There's a chance that you'll see "Scam Likely" appear for a legitimate call, since no automatic filter is perfect. Another leap in safety came in 1922, when Congress legislated that…
Sometimes, the scammer will also use a legitimate routing number and account number on a check, so the bank will have to inspect the check for other indications of fraud.…
Instead, in 1879, at the age of 22, Betty launched what would become her trademark scam. The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy recently launched a sample ICO website.…
However, bank account information obtained by scammers is sometimes sold in bulk to other fraudsters who wait a few months for the victim to repair the damage caused by the…
But it’s a scam. It’s not true. Instead, you’re likely to end up paying their fee, plus extra balance transfer and other fees they didn’t tell you about. If you…
She cast the fraud as a nationwide problem. New federal unemployment programs with differing eligibility criteria exacerbated the problem and made them a particular target. DOES has seen a spike…
Another one playing on the fear of recent world events is the bomb threat scam. There are two main types of this sports scam -- both exploiting scarcity of tickets,…
In this paper, we address this question by studying how consumers respond to potentially fraudulent reviews and how review portals can leverage this knowledge to design better fraud management policies.…
This makes this form of fraud very credible and often difficult to spot. The IRS encourages all filers to use the simplest form that they can to speed up processing…
This leads us to think even more seriously and wisely about fraud preventive activities as this has become essentially important if harmony and evenness of society is required. The same…