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The Federal Trade Commission says it has permanently shut down an online scam that lured consumers into signing up for phony "free government grants" and debited their bank accounts without their ...
Several government institutions, including the FBI, [5] have issued warnings about the fraudulent character of redemption schemes. The ideas of the redemption movement should not be confused with the actual legal right of redemption , under which a debtor may buy back property that has been levied or foreclosed , either by paying the balance of ...
The latest scam is claiming that adults over the age of 51 can get a spending card through certain government programs. However, no programs exist and Social Security benefits are limited to ...
By tackling waste and protecting taxpayer resources, this administration could rebuild public trust while saving hundreds of billions of dollars.
An IRS impersonation scam is a class of telecommunications fraud and scam which targets American taxpayers by masquerading as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collection officers. [1] The scammers operate by placing disturbing official-sounding calls to unsuspecting citizens, threatening them with arrest and frozen assets if thousands of dollars ...
A Nigerian 419 scam victim might receive a solicitation claiming to be from the Nigeria Economic and Financial Crimes Commission or another government agency. [93] The scam involves requiring an advance fee before the payment can take place, for example a "court fee". [94]
Over three months, a 28-year-old woman was scammed out of over $300,000. When she realized it was a scam, her world came crashing down.
Scam letter posted within South Africa. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is a common confidence trick.The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum.