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- Phantom Help Scams
- Financial contributor Vera Gibbons explains to Harry Smith what to watch out for with loan modification calls and ads.
- Videos 2009-04-07
- Credit Card Scams Exposed
- Some borrowers turning to debt consolidators are finding promises too good to be true, reports Michelle Miller.
- Videos 2009-06-02
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- What You Need to Know About Job Scams
- Enticed by advertisements to work from home or make quick cash, more and more job seekers are falling prey to Internet employment hoaxes. Job scams target job seekers searching for high-paying, convenient opportunities. This paper explains what you need to know about job scams with example, types of scams, warning...
- White papers 2007-09-24
- Consumer Victims Fed Up With Job Scams on Career Websites, Says Legal Fund for Justice
- WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The job scams on career websites are more widespread than many Americans may realize. Victims of these scams are afraid and ashamed, resulting in thousands more being victimized, according to the Legal Fund for JustWASHINGTON, Feb. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The job scams...
- Research articles 2006-02-15
- Tax Watch: IRS warns taxpayers on 'dirty dozen' tax scams.(News)
- Byline: Mark Battersby In a recent update of an annual consumer alert, the Internal Revenue Service urges taxpayers to avoid falling victim to one of the so-called dirty dozen tax scams. In a ranking for 2004, several new scams reached the...
- Research articles 2004-03-22
- The Dirty Dozen of tax scams
- There are two classes of tax scams: those in which taxpayers try to avoid taxes and those in which identity thieves use the tax law as a way to obtain sensitive personal information to use for illegal purposes. The IRS is identifying these scams so that taxpayers can learn to...
- Research articles 2004-10-01
- Debit Card Scams to Avoid
- Crooks are coming up with clever ways to steal money from debit card customers. Here's how to protect yourself. And when it comes to card...
- Articles 2009-07-28
- Scams target you! Protect your phone.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 March 2007-ACCC: Scams target you! Protect your phoneC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13032007 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned consumers to be alert to scams that operate by way of calls or texts to private phones. ...
- Research articles 2007-03-13
- ACCC joins enforcement agencies to target scams.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-11 June 2002-ACCC: ACCC joins enforcement agencies to target scams C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06112002 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has joined with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Australian Tax Office and the Department of...
- Research articles 2002-06-11
- Scam Alert How To Avoid Work At Home Scams
- Every year at least three million people fall victim to work-at-home scams. The sad part is that avoiding scams is not that difficult if you heed the advice of work-at-home professionals. The best way to avoid scams is to be informed, take the time to research and understand work-at-home opportunities,...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Tax-refund phishing scams hit an all-time high
- The number of scam emails offering fake tax refunds hit an all-time high last month. According to HM Revenue & Customs, a record 83,000 such phishing attempts were reported in September. The phishing deluge has continued into October, with taxpayers alerting HMRC to 10,000 scam attempts in a single day...
- News items 2009-10-16
- EU Cracks Down on Free Ringtone Scams
- BRUSSELS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The European Union said on Tuesday it had forced the closure or changes to more than 200 websites after a crackdown on mobile-phone ringtone scams that often target children and teenagers. The EU's Consumer Commission said it had investigated 301 websites since June 2008, after...
- News items 2009-11-17
- Aging committee schedules hearing on Internet scams against seniors.(Senate Aging Committee will hold a hearing on ways to protect seniors from Internet fraud)(Brief Article)
- As millions of seniors and other Americans put their names on the do-not-call system, officials at the Federal Trade Commission are working to design a similar system for email. For the victims of such scams, an email registry cannot happen too soon, As millions of seniors...
- Research articles 2004-03-12
- TraceSecurity Exclusively Tapped for Three-Part Series by NBC "Today" Show to Educate Viewers About ID Theft Scams
- TraceSecurity, a leading provider of on-demand security compliance management solutions, announced today that it was hand picked by NBC's "Today" Show to demonstrate, over a series of three segments the week of February 12, how consumers can protect themselves from common id theft and cyber spying scams. During the...
- Research articles 2007-02-20
- Federal Court Permanently Bars Two Florida Men From Promoting Tax- Fraud Scams, Says Justice Department
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A federal court in Tampa, Florida has permanently barred Carel A. "Chad" Prater and his associate, Richard Cantwell, both of Sarasota, from promoting tax- fraud scams that allegedly have cost the federal tWASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A federal court in Tampa, Florida...
- Research articles 2005-09-27
- Senate probes international reinsurance scams.
- Senate Probes International Reinsurance Scams WASHINGTON--The offshore reinsurance industry is dangerously unregulated and poses a serious threat to the integrity of the insurance policies of thousands of American citizens and corporations, accordingSenate Probes International Reinsurance Scams WASHINGTON--The offshore reinsurance industry is dangerously...
- Research articles 1991-07-29
- The Top Six Holiday Season Financial Scams: Consumer Finance Expert and New York Law School Professor Karen Gross Offers Advice on How to Avoid Them
- NEW YORK -- The December holidays are just around the corner, and holiday shopping has now begun in earnest. At this time of year, according to consumer finance expert and law professor Karen Gross, uninformed consumers may be at risk of being victimized by several common financial scams that will...
- Research articles 2004-11-10
- PHILIPPINE GOV'T, CENTRAL BANK TO TARGET PYRAMID SCAMS.
- MANILA, Jan 27 Asia Pulse - Monetary officials have joined hands with the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC in seeking to prosecute entities behind pyramid scams masquerading as pseudo-investment companies, beginning this week. MANILA, Jan 27 Asia Pulse - Monetary officials have joined hands...
- Research articles 2003-01-27
- Senate Wants Special Counsel on Power Scams
- Senate Wants Special Counsel on Power Scams Senate Wants Special Counsel on Power Scams
- Research articles 2002-05-16
- Eset Warns of Email Scams in Wake of Tsunami Disasters
- Eset, a global provider of next-generation virus protection, today warned of money collection scams taking advantage of the recent tsunami disasters. Criminals often prey upon sympathy for tragedy victims by emailing millions of spam messages requesting aid sent to a particular bank account or donated from a Web site linked...
- Research articles 2005-01-03
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