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  2. Don't Wire Money to Someone You Don't Know - AOL

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    The victim, whom we'll call Miranda due to her wish to remain anonymous, learned that painful lesson when she fell for an advance-fee loan scam, an old and effective con that tricks victims into ...

  3. Student loans: Borrowers should beware of 'Biden loan ... - AOL

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    For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ... our tips to protect yourself from falling victim to a student loan scam." ... to $1,200 in advance fees for enrollment in a "financial ...

  4. 8 ways to spot personal loan scams and protect your finances

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    For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. ... costing loan scam victims billions of dollars. ... they deduct the fees from the loan amount or include them in the ...

  5. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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    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.

  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. Watch out for student loan forgiveness scam attempts ... - AOL

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    "Hey, it's Elizabeth with Student Advisors," a warm, professional voice began in a voicemail left on Sept. 13, weeks after the Biden administration announced it would be offering up to $20,000 in ...

  8. Miracle cars scam - Wikipedia

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    The miracle cars scam was an advance-fee scam run from 1997 to 2002 by Californians James R. Nichols and Robert Gomez. In its run of just over four years, over 4,000 people bought 7,000 cars that did not exist, netting over US$ 21 million from the victims.

  9. Consumer Complaints: Advance fee loan scams - AOL

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