Fraud and Scam News

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Albert Lea resident, Frank Buchanan, along with his mother, has been charged with playing out a refund scam on big retail outlets in and around Minnesota. He is said to have made 192 purchases over a period of one year on stores like ShopKo, Wal-Mart and Target using two credit cards. He later […]

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Authorities from North Valley claim to have busted an online auction fraud by arresting Ben Haag, an old hand at eBay auction site. Merced county officials made the arrest on receiving several complaints of a scam on eBay against Haag. He is alleged to have duped at least half a dozen victims […]

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Esther Elizabeth Reed was arrested by the State Police in Chicago on February 3rd this year. Law enforcement agencies have charged her with identity theft and other fraud-related charges. Originally from Townsend, Montana, authorities have accused her of using stolen identities to gain admissions to top universities in the US. She is […]