New credit card scam: they give you flowers and wine and empty the bill

Police warn of new type of credit card fraud. According to USA Today, the scammers were recorded in Placer County in California. A courier called one of the residents of the district and said that he was ordered to deliver a parcel that required a signature. An hour later, the fraudulent courier approached ...

Scammers are sending chain letters on Facebook

A viral message is spreading on Facebook that invites you to take part in the 'holiday gift exchange' and send someone a gift that costs $ 10 or more. This is a scam, writes the Los Angeles Times. Some posts suggest sending a bottle of wine or a book. The essence of the action ...

How to avoid becoming a victim of fraudsters when making insurance

Are you going to take out or renew insurance soon? You should be careful when registering, writes The Penny Hoarder. Registrations for Obamacare, Medicare and Private Insurance began November 1 and will run until December 15. You should be aware of the risks ...

Fraudsters send fake letters about the lottery Green Card 2019

Fraudsters on behalf of the US government are sending letters to participants in the Green Card 2019 (Diversity Visa) lottery demanding payment for participation. The US State Department warns about this and advises lottery participants to familiarize themselves with the DV 2019 rules in order to understand what official letters they ...

FBI warns of fraud W-2

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warns of a sharp increase in fraud by mail (the so-called "phishing") with the W-2, leaving social security numbers and other data in the dirty hands, writes the Los Angeles Times. According to the FBI, this ...

Police warned of an increase in cases of virtual kidnapping

Police and federal agents are warning citizens that so-called virtual kidnapping is on the rise and dozens of people have given money to scammers. Not spared it and a resident of Los Angeles, Valerie Sobel. The person who called her on her cell phone said a terrible thing: “We have ...

More 400 people are accused of medical insurance fraud

Attorney General Jeff Sessions worked with federal authorities to carry out "the largest ever public health scam operation" ever, and convicted more than 400 people. Sessions said the country has spent more than $ 1,3 billion on these scammers. In addition, no less ...

In New York, multiple “lottery winners” were arrested for fraud

Several New Yorkers, who for several years became lottery winners, which allowed one of them to increase their capital by $ 1,48 million, and the second - by $ 273, fell for fraud. In fact, they have never won the lottery ...

Russian will go to prison for three years for fraud with bank cards

A US court sentenced Timur Safin, one of four accused in a bank card fraud case, to three years in prison and ordered him to pay damages to the victims in the amount of about $ 250. According to the documents at the disposal of the Russian Agency ...

In New York, scammers promise immigrants "easy and fast" legalization

Fraudsters in New York are trying to use the attempts of illegal immigrants to obtain legal legal status by falsely promising them an American visa, which can allegedly be obtained after 10 years of living in the United States in any status. The New York Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) warns about this, writes ...

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