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Beware of suspicious texts from the “DMV.” The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles is warning residents about a scam that aims to steal personal information via text messages that are falsely claiming the state is offering $1,500 rebates as a result of high gas prices. While we all wish for that to be […]
A Florida man is facing charges and is expected to plead guilty after scamming more than 20 women out of $750,000. The man identified is Brian Brainard posted on several dating sites as a single man who is a well accomplished surgeon ready to settle down. The man used at least 12 different names to […]
Scamming Season Is All Year Around! A 82-year-old Florida woman who apparently fell for a scam, that could cost more than $700,000. Over the summer, the scammers convinced the woman that her granddaughter was in legal trouble and needed her help. They told her to make withdrawals from her bank and hand the money over […]
Matt Drouin, a landlord in Greece who owns over 117 properties was on craigslist the other day, when he saw an ad that listed one of his homes for $45,000. “I came to find out it was a tenant that was posing as me, the property owner, looking to ‘sell’ the property and collect cash,” […]
A married couple from Virginia are facing wire fraud charges after lying to get Federal money from the government that was meant to help businesses that struggled during the coronavirus pandemic. According to report Monica Jaworska and Tarik Jaafar were able to pull off a $1.5 million dollars scam after filing for 18 different loan […]
Could unemployment claims be going to the wrong place? Yep! Many people are filing for unemployment and are getting denied. But if the message says “This Social Security Number was already used to file a claim”. Sorry, scammers gotcha! According to the Secret Service, scammers are using Social Security numbers to claim unemployment benefits for […]
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