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Criminals Hide Skimmers on Card Readers, Then Use the Stolen Data to Drain Accounts and Benefits

A customer can swipe a card at what appears to be an ordinary checkout terminal and unknowingly give criminals the information they need to steal … Read More

30,000$ in shoebox

A Fake Microsoft Pop-Up Told Her Money Was at Risk, Then She Handed $30,000 in a Shoebox to a Stranger

A 71-year-old Ohio woman says a fake Microsoft warning on her computer ultimately led her to withdraw $30,000 in cash, put it inside a shoebox … Read More

Police, City of Bristol, Virginia

Scammers Posed as Wells Fargo and Got a $153,860 Check Mailed to New York, Then Police Stepped In

A Virginia resident came within a package delivery of losing more than $153,000 after scammers posing as Wells Fargo convinced the victim to withdraw the … Read More

Kiyah Ashante Holman

A Phishing Email Changed a Company’s Payment Info, Then $63,599 Was Sent to Her Accounts, Police Say

A phishing email that appeared to come from a real business client led an employee to change payment information, and police say the mistake ultimately … Read More

passport renewal scam victim

She Paid $167 to Renew Her Passport Online, Then Learned the Site Wasn’t the Government

A Toledo woman says she paid $167 while trying to renew her passport online, only to discover later that the website she had used was … Read More

Franklyn Miguel De Mesa

One Fake Company Check Was Paid and Two More Were Tried, Then Police Traced the Money to His Account

A Pennsylvania man is facing fraud and forgery charges after police say a counterfeit business check put money into his bank account and two additional … Read More

King Harris

T.I. And Tiny’s Son King Turned A Parking Lesson Into A Painful Family Viral Moment

King Harris was trying to help his younger brother learn how to park. The lesson ended with him wearing a leg brace and using a … Read More

Daryl Herell

Investors Thought They Were Buying ATMs. He Admitted Thousands Did Not Exist or Were Not Working

Investors were told their money was going into something easy to picture: ATMs and Bitcoin teller machines that would sit in the real world, process … Read More

territories affected by gas and grocery voucher scam

Mailers Promise $309.64 in Gas and Grocery Vouchers, but Some Recipients Get Charges Instead

A postcard arriving in the mail tells recipients that $309.64 in grocery and gas vouchers is waiting for them, but the Better Business Bureau says … Read More

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PIN pad payment terminal

Criminals Hide Skimmers on Card Readers, Then Use the Stolen Data to Drain Accounts and Benefits

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