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  2. How to help victims of the Los Angeles wildfires and avoid scams

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    Wildfires have decimated more than 40,000 acres of the Los Angeles metropolitan area over the last week, charring more than 12,000 structures, displacing over 150,000 residents and leaving at ...

  3. Column: They each lost almost $80,000. How to avoid becoming ...

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    Mrs. K., a retired educator living in the downtown L.A. area, was shopping online for a car several weeks ago when she got reeled in. The scam began with a pop-up alert about a computer virus and ...

  4. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    A legitimate law enforcement agency would normally allow the victim to make the first contact, and will not solicit an advance fee. The recovery scam has the victim's number only because it is operated by an accomplice of the original scammer, using a "sucker list" from the earlier fraud. [96]

  5. Overpayment scam - Wikipedia

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    An overpayment scam, also known as a refund scam, is a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith.In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer claiming, falsely, to have sent a victim an excess amount of money.

  6. Scam baiting - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. BBB Scam Alert: Emergency scams instill fear via fake texts ...

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    Rick Walz is the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Northern Indiana, which serves 23 counties. Contact the BBB at 800-552-4631 or visit www.bbb.org .

  8. Dream Center - Wikipedia

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    Dream Center offers a food bank, clothing and assistance programs for victims of disaster, domestic violence, drug addiction, human trafficking and prisoners. [7] [8]Dream Center came to the aid of many Los Angeles fire victims in 2025 with housing, clothing, groceries, toiletries and meals.

  9. Can romance scam victims get their money back? - AOL

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