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A recovery room scam is a form of advance-fee fraud where the scammer (sometimes posing as a law enforcement officer or attorney) calls investors who have been sold worthless shares (for example in a boiler-room scam), and offers to buy them, to allow the investors to recover their investments. [92]
Fake news websites are those which intentionally, but not necessarily solely, publish hoaxes and disinformation for purposes other than news satire.Some of these sites use homograph spoofing attacks, typosquatting and other deceptive strategies similar to those used in phishing attacks to resemble genuine news outlets.
Grant, along with his sons, invested $200,000 of capital to the firm (Grant & Ward), and the financial operations were left entirely to Ward. After a number of bad investments erased the Grants' initial stake, Ward hid the loss by falsifying the firm's ledgers, and turned to a Ponzi scheme to attract new money and heighten the firm's reputation.
"Always contact back via a known, official channel." Brooks adds: "The bottom line is do not click on links you do not recognize and always check the address of the email sender. Be vigilant."
A daily look at legal news and the business of law: Major Law Firm Helps "Nigerian" Scam Defraud Americans Two Baker Hostetler partners helped defraud nine investors of over $1 million in a ...
Applications officially supported by AOL go through an industry-standard vetting process that offers a clear, obvious authentication known as OAuth 2.0. What to watch out for • Spoofing - used by spammers to make an email or website appear as if it's from someone you trust.
An inventor promotion scam or invention promotion scam is a scam where inventors are lured to pay money for development of their invention, or promotion of it, without the development or promotion actually occurring. Some invention promotion firms have been found to engage in improper and deceptive practices. [5]
Government jobs: If you see a government or postal job requiring a fee to apply, it’s a scam. Legitimate government jobs are available at USAJobs.gov or USA.gov — all real and for free. Job ...