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That’s the overarching scam holding all the other scams together. Another variation of investment scams is the "advance fee fraud." In this type of scam, fraudsters target individuals by promising…

But anyway, that form of fraud is soon to disappear: your credit card still has a magstripe, but it's only for backwards compatibility with old magstripe-only readers. If anyone asks…

Another subset of this is the hacked account scam. If you are signing in using a third-party, such as Google or Microsoft, we will store your basic third-party profile information…

The scam is not always associated with a transfer-of-funds request. New York Times. Associated Press. The Seattle Times. Associated Press. NBC News. Associated Press. Seong Myong-hoon told a news conference.…

The most reported category of consumer fraud is known as imposter scams-with the advance-fee loan scam being the most common. He appears on the $20 bill and was integral in…

Fraud and scams have become synonymous with business. While there are no doubt a few lying persons they prey upon the lonely and worried with immigration / marriage fraud as…

The BBB Scam Tracker is a robust interactive tool to track fraudulent activity in throughout North America. Here is a link to the BBB Scam Tracker. Please see our FAQ…

Here’s another Craigslist rental scam e-mail I received. If a business is ever convicted of any of these offenses, it could be fined as much as $11,000, and its e-mail…

Much of domestic food fraud happens in the seafood arena. There is also ample opportunity for fraud in imported food. As seen above, there are some techniques attackers use to…

BBB Scam TrackerSM reports indicate that consumers who purchase pets without seeing them in person, use hard-to-track payment methods like Zelle and accept extra charges like shipping insurance or special…