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How to protect yourself from real estate fraud. 'This is pure, pure evil': Florida real estate agent allegedly scammed an elderly couple when they became sick — stole properties totaling $1.6 ...
Seniors are taking the brunt of financial fraud to the tune of $3.4B+. Learn the most common peer-to-peer, impersonation and other scams on the rise to keep your money safe.
A Florida man pretending to be billionaire Elon Musk on Facebook scammed an older woman out of over $250,000, police say. Police arrested Jeffrey Moynihan, Jr., 56, earlier this week for grand theft.
A Florida man found a mysterious $528 charge on his bank account from Walmart — here’s how he discovered the fraud and how you can spot the red flags Christy Bieber February 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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 ...
In mid-2017, Kitboga found out that his grandmother had fallen victim to many scams designed to prey on the elderly, both online and in person. [4] He then discovered "Lenny", a loop of vague pre-recorded messages that scam baiters play during calls to convince the scammer that there is a real person on the phone without providing any useful information to the scammer.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against a group of unregistered investment funds, alleging a Ponzi scheme. The Feds say they just blew up a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme ...
As a young man, he did construction work, and purchased Windsor Plumbing Supply in 1974, at the age of 20. The firm was profitable for the 1970s and for most of the 1980s, but declared bankruptcy in the late 1980s. [4] In 1994, Weiss was indicted on mail fraud charges and found guilty, for which he served eight months in prison. Weiss had ...