Over $10 billion was stolen in DeFi-related theft this year. Here’s how to protect yourself from common crypto scams
It’s been a big year for digital assets. With growing interest in the space and mainstream acceptance, the value of the cryptocurrency market briefly surpassed $3 trillion in November, and top coins like bitcoin and ether hit all-time highs. But with the hype,...
Yes, debt collectors can now contact you on social media. No, they can’t post that you owe money.
With pandemic-related relief either ending or exhausted, debt totals are creeping up for Americans. Credit card balances jumped by $17 billion to $800 billion for the third quarter of this year, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center...
That Facebook ad may be a scam. Here’s how to avoid fraud when shopping for holiday gifts.
Dennis Creedon was scrolling through his Facebook feed when he saw a sale on stamps. The social media website showed an ad offering 100 regular U.S. postage stamps for $46, lower than their $58 face value. The ad noted that stamp prices had jumped in August and warned...
Crowdfunding Scams
Crowdfunding is one way to support a project you believe in and get rewards for that support. But the project you’re backing is only as good as the people behind it. Some dishonest people can take your money but produce nothing – no product, no project, and no reward....
Check Your Credit Card Statments for this Scam
Fraudsters are dipping their toes in the water by making mysterious — yet familiar — charges on users' credit and debit cards. Recently, more scammers. have been using iTunes as a disguise to make fraudulent purchases. According...
Social Security Imposter Scam
One of the most sensitive pieces of personal information is a consumer’s Social Security number (SSN), used by companies, the government, and other institutions to identify individuals--and highly sought-after by identity thieves. In our era of...
Kettering woman falls victim to debt collection scam
The Federal Trade Commission has charged Worldwide Processing Group with illegally purchasing and collecting debts that people didn’t owe or had disputed. The FTC reported the company knew the debts were fake, but collected them anyway. This group also collected fake...
Tech Support Scam
Many have been getting robocalls offering people refunds on tech support because "their company is going out of business". They say they had offered Apple and Windows tech support and to call 1(855) 897-7005 , (855) 573-8777, among others to claim your refund. This is...
Robocall Data – Be Aware of the dangers
Are you aware that robocalls start to peak now during tax season? Readers could be interested in these recently published findings from an analysis of over 15 million FTC consumer complaints that show how tax season is a peak robocall season. You can view the full...
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