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I was scammed out of $300K in a 3-month-long government impersonation scam
Over the course of 3 months, a 28-year-old woman was scammed out of over $300,000. When she realize…
Jane Zhang
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Top 5 personal finance scams in India and how to stay safe from them
Don’t make any payments just because a stranger told you to. Verify the situation and the person’s …
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Amazon files lawsuit against scammers in India and US for making fake Amazon apps
Amazon has filed a lawsuit against an international ring in Washington State and India that develop…
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Some student-loan borrowers are getting kicked out of classes and racking up debt after being placed in shady payment plans with minimal legal protection, a federal consumer watchdog says
The CFPB found tuition payment plans can be predatory for student-loan borrowers, piling on late fe…
Ayelet Sheffey
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5 ways Biden aims to protect student-loan borrowers from scams as the application for debt relief becomes live
Student-loan borrowers will be able to apply for debt cancellation this month, and Biden wants to e…
Ayelet Sheffey
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How to protect yourself from data breaches and what to do if your personal data is compromised online
Most data breaches involve hacked email accounts or stolen bank information, and can be protected a…
William Antonelli
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TikTok is rife with scams promising to fix your credit score or wipe your debt, finance expert warns here are 3
Accredited financial councelor and Markia Brown spoke to Insider about some of the financial red fl…
Lindsay Dodgson
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TikTok videos produced in China are trying to rip people off with scam products, a report says
Scam products like plain coffee that purports to be special weight-loss coffee are all over TikTok,…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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I paid a stranger on Facebook $1,545 for tickets to Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour.' Here's how I avoided getting scammed.
Joni Sweet turned to Facebook for tickets to Taylor Swift's concert. She says making sure they were…
Joni Sweet
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ICE knows older Americans are targets for scams that have them smuggle drugs to other countries but is failing to inform and protect them, report finds
Information from ICE has caused more than 180 Americans to be stopped in other countries on suspici…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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2 companies scammed student-loan borrowers out of $8.8 million in 'illegal' fees over 'phony promises of loan forgiveness and lower monthly payments,' a federal watchdog says
The FTC stopped operations of two companies it accused of collecting fees from borrowers for "stude…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I got a job offer on my birthday after searching for almost a year, but it turned out to be a hiring scam. Here are the red flags I missed.
When I got a job offer on my birthday, I was thrilled — but it seemed too good to be true, and it w…
Eve Kenneally
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A jewelry designer says she was 'scammed' by Bella Thorne. Now she wants to share her story in hopes of protecting small business owners.
Lauryn Rivera says the Disney actress requested custom jewelry in exchange for Instagram publicity,…
Margot Harris
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A major UK bank will ban its customers from trading on cryptocurrency platforms because of its concerns over fraud
British lender TSB is going to stop its customers from buying cryptocurrencies from accounts that i…
Camomile Shumba
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What is cybersecurity? A guide to the methods used to protect computer systems and data
Cybersecurity is the practice that protects computer technology and data systems from new and evolv…
Dave Johnson
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The best way to protect yourself from tax scams doesn't require special software, consultants, or services
Taxpayers who receive a fraudulent tax refund should follow IRS guidelines for returning the money.…
Lauren Lyons Cole
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Cryptocurrency scams on Twitter are so common, this guy built a tool to help detect fraudsters
On Wednesday, Buterin tweeted that by his math, there are 827 ways to alter his name by only c…