Exposing Scams

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court put the mortgage relief business permanently off limits to marketers who allegedly charged thousands of consumers up to $2,600 each, based on bogus promises to provide loan modifications that would make mortgages much more affordable.  

Have you ever received an e-card or a link in your email from someone you don't know? What about those emails supposedly coming from your bank? Are they safe? Denise Robbins—a software engineering manager and techno-thriller author—shows readers the ...  

though only 6 percent of those were in the U.S. There are few reliable estimates on the value of the global counterfeit drug trade, though most place it in the tens of billions. Counterfeiting has become more prevalent as pharmaceutical supply ...  

There are only a few days to Valentine's Day. Those of you who are shocked by that revelation are prime targets for Valentine's Day related spam and phishing attacks as hackers hope to catch you with your guard down for this day of romance.  

The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation is warning Michigan consumers of several different types of phishing scams related to financial institutions and transactions. Phishing is an attempt ...  

Scammers pretending to represent H Block Inc. are sending text messages in an attempt to get their hands on personal information, and H Block is trying to short-circuit the scam in the midst of its busy tax season. Typically, victims get text messages saying there has been a problem with their H Block (NYSE: HRB) Emerald Card and giving a telephone number for the person to call to straighten out the situation. Those who call are asked to...  

February 8, 2012 -- Email security provider eleven announced on Wednesday that it has seen explosive growth of phishing email in December and January. According to the report, phishing email's share surged by 194 percent in December, and by a further 214 percent in January.  

PERMIAN BASIN With the rise in popularity of social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, many scammers are finding it easy to sell fraudulent investment scams to unwary investors. The Texas State Securities Board issued a release last...  

Columbia — The SC Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) warns consumers to be wary of fraudulent e-mails that appear to be from American Airlines. These “phishing” e-mails use many different ploys to trick consumers into surrendering personal information or possibly subjecting their computers to a virus.read more  

Nana Boateng, 26, and Jose Dias, 27, allegedly organised sham repayments while working for SERCO, the company who organise the London Cycle Hire programme. The pair, who worked at the firm's Enfield offices, dishonestly arranged for refunds from the bike ...  

Scam artists are using many different types of fraudulent ... For more information about LARA, please visit www.michigan.gov/lara . Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/michiganLARA , " " us on Facebook or find us on YouTube www.youtube.com ...  

One victim, Martha Anderson, says she got a call on the telephone from a scammer impersonating her own granddaughter, Rachel Keller. The impersonator said she needed bail money, needed it now, and not to tell mom and dad - a plea for help Anderson says she ...  

'Nigerian Scam' Emails Now Arriving with a Military TwistPatch.comThe well-known "Nigerian Prince" email scam -- also known as the 419 scam -- seems to be getting a military twist. I got an email yesterday from a person identifying himself as "Capt. Joe Patton Jr." of the 395th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion in ...  

I introduced you to Tania Rieben, who lost $4,300 at the slippery fingers of a scam artist posing as a vacation rental owner in Maui. Since then, I’ve heard from many more phishing victims who wired money to shady characters pretending to hold ...  

He told us if Smith wanted to bag her loot, she'd have to send him cash to cover taxes and travel insurance. In Your Corner reporter, Scott Hines, demanded the scam artist stop bothering Smith. "Okay, well she's not going to wire the money," Hines said.