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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...
Whether your bank refunds money lost in a scam depends on several factors: the type of scam, how you sent the funds, the bank’s policies and if you authorized the transaction. Learn more in our ...
A Boardman couple reported that they had fallen victim to a bank scam when they got a phone call saying their account had been compromised. Boardman couple reports $65K stolen in bank scam Skip to ...
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.
Sam Bankman-Fried, owner of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was convicted of multiple counts of wire fraud and conspiracy. The fraud centered around the laundering of over $10 billion between FTX and Alameda Research, another company owned by Bankman-Fried.
Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...
Coin-rolling related scams are a collection of scams involving coin wrappers (rolls of coins). The scammer will roll coins of lesser value or slugs of no value, or less than the correct number of coins in a roll, then exchange them at a bank or retail outlet for cash.
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.