Online romance scams are growing at a breakneck pace, with scammers in the United States making millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims, CNN reports. Some scammers “process” their victims for months and years. Ahead of Valentine's Day, federal officials announced that Americans lost $201 million last year...
The US Department of Justice is issuing interim restraining orders against carriers that allegedly facilitate hundreds of millions of fraudulent robotic calls. Americans lose millions of dollars a year due to calls, usually from India, writes CBS News. According to the Senate, the most common scam is ...
Be aware of these common tricks that can end up costing you dearly. We all know the old mantra about things that seem too good to be true. Hence it follows: if you are faced with a deal or opportunity in which you ...
A green card is not only the dream of those who would like to move to the USA, but also of many people already living in America. Tourist or work visa, university study or business visit - there can be many reasons for staying in the country, ...
Last Cyber Monday, American shoppers spent a record $9,4 billion online, up $1,5 billion from last year. During the busiest hours, US residents spent $12 million per minute. Yes, every minute. But where there is...
Stephanie Rinna, 26, was initially delighted to receive a message from a potential employer. He claimed to have seen information about a young woman on a job search site, which seemed to be true. In September, Rinna took the chance to get an interview through the Google Hangouts app. Interviewer…
Often tourists in big cities are deceived by playing on their kindness. On the Lövik channel in New York and other places on Zen.Yandex, a typical situation is described that occurs every day in the New York subway, and which tourists are often “led to.” Next - in the first person. Almost every…
Probably almost every resident of the United States has already received a phone call from scammers, or maybe more than one. And by now, most likely, many already understand these calls. For example, when someone impersonates a credit card company in order to get ...
The star of the TV series "Desperate Housewives" Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison. In addition, the actress must pay a fine of $ 30 thousand and complete 250 hours of community service. Writes about this "Voice of America". In May 2019, Huffman admitted ...
The court sentenced a false fortuneteller from the American state of Florida to three years and four months in prison. According to Lenta.ru, the woman took from a client from Texas $ 1,6 million, allegedly for removing the curse from her family. According to the case file, 28-year-old Sherri Tina ...