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It was 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 5 when the Maine resident received a call from a person claiming to be a customer service representative from the Bank of America’s fraud department. The man said his ...
Bank of America was fined $250 million this week by US federal regulators for allegedly harming customers by double-dipping on fees, withholding credit card rewards and opening fake accounts.
However, the value of those credit card payments ($5.42 trillion) was more than one-third higher (36 percent) than the debit card payments ($3.99 trillion), implying that people spend more on ...
You work hard for your money, so the last thing you want to do is inadvertently hand it over to a scammer pretending to be your bank. Unfortunately, these crimes are more common than you might...
The bank claims the charges were authorized. This Long Island man lost his entire life savings after suspected debit card skimming scam — 1 year later, Chase bank still hasn’t reimbursed him.
For scams conducted via written communication, baiters may answer scam emails using throwaway email accounts, pretending to be receptive to scammers' offers. [4]Popular methods of accomplishing the first objective are to ask scammers to fill out lengthy questionnaires; [5] to bait scammers into taking long trips; to encourage the use of poorly made props or inappropriate English-language ...
To combat digital transaction fraud, prepaid cards have been offered as an effective alternative to ensure customer payment. [ 3 ] MasterCard was sued in 2003 by an Internet vendor for having credit card policies and fees that have made Internet vendors especially vulnerable targets of friendly fraud.
A savvy bank teller kept a local grandmother from falling victim to a recent grandparent scam, a type of fraud that tries to scare people into turning over money to save a loved one in crisis.