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Police department scam calls make their way through Kalispell
KULR-8 Billings· 7 days agoKALISPELL, Mont. - Another phone scam is making its way through the Flathead Valley asking for...
Louisiana ranks as one of the states with least amount of elderly fraud victims
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Elderly citizens in Louisiana have lost over $18 million due to fraud,...
Eastern Carolinas BBB receives record number of phishing scam reports
WPDE· 5 days agoThe Better Business Bureau serving Eastern Carolinas (BBB) is warning residents of unknown links in...
Sheriff: Lowndes man loses thousands in scam
The Valdosta Daily Times· 3 days agoAn old scam is winging its way back around the Internet and the phone system, and at least one Lowndes County resident has suffered as a result, the...
Phony toll-bill texts flood WA drivers' phones
The Wenatchee World· 5 days agoScammers are trying to extract personal information from Washington drivers by blasting out fake toll-bill notices to cellphones. The text messages...
These nonprofits enrich fundraisers — and neglect their causes
The Raw Story· 5 days agoIn September 2020, the Federal Trade Commission joined regulators in four states to sue four men...
AARP Report Finds Nearly Half of U.S. Adults Targeted for Financial Exploitation
Sierra Sun Times· 6 days agoWASHINGTON - Half (48%) of American adults report having been a victim or intended victim of financial exploitation in the past, according to a new report from AARP. While adults ages 18 to ...
Fake GoFundMe page collected $15K for phony Rochester Hills splash pad victims
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoDo an online search to see whether the information checks out. "You do not want your money to go to...
'I had won $8.5M': Valley woman shares warning signs to avoid sweepstake scams
ABC 15 Phoenix· 4 days agoLet ABC15 Know viewer Deborah was woken up by an early morning phone call. "They were from...
Wiley Consumer Protection Download (June 18, 2024) | JD Supra
JD Supra· 4 days agoWelcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal...