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This Queens woman got swindled out of $700K in life savings in shocking gold bar scam — here’s how it works and the 3 red flags to watch out for Danielle Antosz January 31, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A 75-year-old Alabama grandmother, who said earlier that she became outraged when she discovered that the $1,500 in Trump Bucks she had purchased were worthless, said she, too, was happy the ...
The scams – mostly run out of Southeast Asia - are given that name because they involve “fattening up” victims before taking everything they have.
Some promotion, such as on TikTok, used synthesized audio of Trump endorsing the products. [ 2 ] In 2023, NBC News identified three Colorado-based companies, Patriots Dynasty, Patriots Future, and USA Patriots, as being behind the marketing operation for "Trump Bucks" and TRB membership cards, collectibles marketed as being redeemable for a ...
This scam got a new lease on life in the electronic age with the virus hoax. Fake anti-virus software falsely claims that a computer is infected with viruses, and renders the machine inoperable with bogus warnings unless blackmail is paid. In the Datalink Computer Services incident, a mark was fleeced of several million dollars by a firm that ...
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 ...
This Executive Lost Her Life Savings to a Real Estate Scam: 7 Key Ways To Keep Your Money Safe. Cara Danielle Brown. August 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM. cnythzl / Getty Images/iStockphoto.
Muddy Waters gained notability in 2011 following the release of a negative research report on Sino-Forest Corp, [5] in which Muddy Waters alleged that the company was fraudulently inflating its assets and earnings hence, making the company's shares worthless. Muddy Waters declared that the Sino-Forest was a "multi-billion dollar ponzi scheme".