'Tis the Season to Shop Smart
As you shop for gifts for the ones you love this holiday season, be aware of scammers looking to take advantage of the rush.
As you shop for gifts for the ones you love this holiday season, be aware of scammers looking to take advantage of the rush.
Wire transfers are a fast and easy way to send money from your account to individuals and businesses. However, because wire transfer payments are typically irreversible, they are commonly used in fraud schemes. These five tips can help you protect your accounts.
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Scam artists know how stressful paying for college can be and they’ve tailored scholarship scams to separate eager students and their families from their money.
To commit check fraud, criminals may steal and alter an existing check, or they may produce counterfeit checks to allow for unauthorized withdrawals.
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In a typical money mule scam, criminals use another person’s bank account to transfer and launder illegally acquired money.
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As the holiday season approaches, cybercriminals ramp up their attacks, hoping to catch consumers off guard.
Al Perales is an investigator with the Consumer Protection Division. In his seventeen years in the office, he's seen every type of scams and tracked down scammers. Here are his tips to protect yourself against fraudsters.
Before you send or transfer any money, consider these warning signs.
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