Fraud and Scam News

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Better Business Bureau, Connecticut has warned all who are looking forward to picking up jobs this summer to be ready for scams out to con them. This is the time when fraudsters train their eyes on desperate and casual job-hunters alike and operate scams that focus on them.
As Bureau President Paulette Hotton pointed […]

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West Bend Savings account holders, beware! – a ‘vishing’ scam currently running in Wisconsin is trying to break into your savings account. Using an automated message, the scam may call you at your home with the ruse that your account security has been compromised. You are asked to call at a particular number […]

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FBI is sounding fresh alerts to warn citizens of the presence of a new wave of phishing scams online. Fraudsters posing as employees of the IRS or organizations like the well-respected TaxPayer Advocate Service (a part of the IRS) and armed with email addresses like service@irs.gov and tax-refund@irs.gov, maybe on the […]