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Frosty the Con Man: avoiding family emergency scams
“Hello? It’s me — Frosty. Look it’s a long story but without my top hat, I’m melting. Please, I need your help — send money now or I’ll be nothing but a puddle!” OK, so that’s a silly example and real imposters aren’t funny. But, on the 8th day of Consumer Protection,...
NYP – Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad
Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm less than a year before the elder Biden pressured government officials in Ukraine into firing a prosecutor who was investigating the company,...
Scammers Offer Facemasks but don’t Deliver
If there’s a high demand online for health and safety items, like facemasks and paper products, guess what scammers pretend to sell? That’s right: health and safety items, like facemasks and paper products. Since the beginning of March, dozens of people, including...
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Law Enforcement and USPS issue alert about scam that could impact your personal information
A warning tonight from the U.S Postal Service and area law enforcement to stay alert for a new scam that’s sweeping the nation. It’s a scam aimed at stealing your identity and your money. It’s called the “change of address scam” investigators say people are being...
Beware of Amazon and other Online Retailers Fake Surveys
Fake survey scams have been cropping up as shoppers pounce on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, the Better Business Bureau warns. Scammers send you a text message that appears to be from a well-known chain store offering a free product, discount or gift card to...
Avoid OfferUp Scams
Scammers are the worst. As marketplaces continue to grow their online presence, scam artists are stepping up their games (from all over the world). In 2015, 44.9%—or almost half of all consumer complaints—were related to online fraud. OfferUp, a popular site for...
Zelle Phishing Scams on the Rise During Holiday Season
Last week, popular peer-to-peer payment (P2P) service Zelle experienced a hit from cybercriminals, who drained funds from accounts. Zelle is partnered with dozens of banks and credit unions. The most recent attack was based off a phishing scam with a spoofed text...
Beware of this Malicious Amazon Scam
It’s a phone scam that’s here to stay. And it’s expected to get worse during the holidays. Crooks call and say there’s a problem with your Amazon account. Don’t buy it.
Broward Commissioners Make Private Parking Citations Unlawful – “It’s a scam”
In downtown Fort Lauderdale, visitors said they have used private parking lot meters designed to look like public ones to trick customers. “It looks like they’re legitimately city or county tickets, and people are then threatened if they don’t pay that it’s going to...
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Scams in the Marketplace
I spend many hours each week grocery shopping. Prices are changing daily at numerous stores. Right now pineapples range from $1.29 to $4.00. The two for sales are clever as they increase the single price before they offer 2 for 1. Packaging is another scam. Reduce...
Fake News
I went to five Trump rallies in the last two years. I am amazed at the main stream media down playing how many people are in attendance. Now that Trump has been in office two years and what he has done for this country you think the fake media would give Trump some...
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Lost over $6k to someone I knew online
This guy claimed himself as James Chan, was born in Singapore and studied at UK since 8 years old. Own few businesses in UK and owned a private jet. I knew him from facebook, then we talk on whatsapp. He never do any video call with me, always said camera broken on...
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