How often have you booked a hotel and then been disappointed because what you saw in the picture is completely untrue in reality. Now this is one of the most common types of fraud. What other popular types of fraud are there, how to act in such a situation ...
A Georgia man was sentenced to 27 years in prison for participating in a scheme to cheat Medicare by providing more than $463 million worth of genetic and other laboratory tests. In fact, the patients did not need the tests, but the convict ordered them ...
A resident of San Francisco (California), an immigrant from Russia, Gregory Finkelson, is accused of stealing more than $ 340. He used the Section 000 housing benefit fraud method. This is stated on the website of the US Department of Justice. Finkelson is accused of conspiracy, theft of property and money laundering...
Fraud and data leaks can cost victims huge amounts of money, warns Fox News. Here's what you need to know about the five threats you and your card accounts face. Skimmer Skimmers are installed on regular slots for breaks. At first glance, the reader…
West Palm Beach native John McKendrick lost all his money. He is 80 years old, but a veteran of the US Navy has a master's degree and is very technically savvy. But nevertheless, according to him, the scammers emptied his bank account, according to WPBF. “This money that they…
Random Amazon customers have been targeted for brushing. The consumer organization said sly retailers sent out Suzhichou-branded scarves to boost sales and create fake reviews on the website. The BBC published more details. These “sales” help products rank higher…
A high school principal in Florida has resigned after school board members discovered she wrote a check for $100 in school funds to someone posing as Elon Musk online, Vice reports. Dr. Ian McGee worked...
The founders of Forsage, a decentralized financial (DeFi) cryptocurrency investment platform, are accused of $340 million in fraud, according to the website of the US Department of Justice. A federal grand jury has indicted the four founders of Forsage for their roles in the global DeFi Ponzi scheme and financial…
Many people dream of hearing: “You won the lottery!” Unfortunately, this news often comes from scammers who are trying to steal your money. This is exactly what happened to an elderly woman from Knoxville, Tennessee, after she was told that she had won the Mega Millions jackpot.…
The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) announced on Feb. 10 that it had paid more than $115 million to victims in connection with MoneyGram scams. All victims were compensated for the full amount of damage. This is stated on the website of the US Department of Justice. “The payment of $38 million…