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CONSUMER FIRST ALERT: Scammers’ favorite companies
WBAY Green Bay· 5 days agoA new report reveals scammers’ favorite businesses to impersonate. The Federal Trade Commission says people lost more than $600 million to business...
Watch Out For This Sneaky Toll Phone Scam That's Affected Thousands Of People
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIf you do believe your identity has been compromised, go to Federal Trade Commission website...
Ohio ranks No. 2 in the US for Robocall complaints
WBNS-10TV Columbus· 1 day agoOhio is being inundated with robocalls. From January 2023 to December 2023, total complaints exceeded more than 6,000. It’s become a bigger problem for...
Scammers love impersonating these 5 major brands to steal your money
Detroit Free Press· 7 days agoThe Federal Trade Commission drilled down on the data and reported that Best Buy’s Geek Squad,...
Scammers Posing As Well-Known Businesses, Agencies: Here's What To Know, Feds Say
Daily Voice· 6 days agoIn 2023, data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alone show more than 330,000 reports of business impersonation scams and nearly 160,000 reports of ...
Oregon Lottery officials issue scam alert
Tribune via AOL· 5 hours agoJun. 4—Following news of the $1.3 billion Powerball win in Portland this April, Oregon Lottery officials are urging the public to beware of scams and phishing attempts associated with jackpots ...
FTC says email and text message scams are soaring
Newsday· 5 days agoThe Federal Trade Commission says frauds that begin via email or text accounted for 40% of scams last year, up from 19% in 2020. As EV prices have...
Pandemic puts Pioneer oil price-fixing accusations in a different light
Semafor via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoPioneer and another shale producer, Parsley, run at the time by Sheffield’s son, filed a petition to...
Former tech exec admits to fraud involving a scheme to boost Getty Images shares, authorities say
Associated Press· 4 days agoA former technology executive has pleaded guilty to a single count of fraud involving a scheme to...
It's important to be aware of this recent scam involving this tech support team
News Channel 5 Nashville· 2 days agoHere's another reminder to beware of calls or emails from someone claiming to be from Best Buy or...