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  2. Beware Latest Government Grant Scams — Warning Signs ... - AOL

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    Beware Latest Government Grant Scams — Warning Signs and How To Protect Yourself. Selena Fragassi. August 10, 2022 at 12:27 PM. Kang Iwan / iStock.com. Free money always comes at a cost.

  3. Government grant scam looks like text from a friend - AOL

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    Is there a government grant to fix financial woes relating to COVID-19? Or student loans? Scammers impersonate friends, family to tell you about one.

  4. Woman Records Fraudsters in 'Grant Scam' - AOL

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    A South Carolina woman learned the hard way that it's best not to trust strangers who ask for money over the phone. The victim fell for what's as the "government grant scam," in which the caller ...

  5. Matthew Lesko - Wikipedia

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    Critics claim that Lesko is misleading in his advertisements. A 2004 report by the New York State Consumer Protection Board claimed that most of the grants mentioned in Lesko's books were actually public assistance programs that many people were not eligible for, and that Lesko misrepresented examples of people who had taken advantage of government programs.

  6. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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    • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links. Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL.

  7. Scam Alert: Social Security Spending Card for Adults Over 51 ...

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    The latest scam is claiming that adults over the age of 51 can get a spending card through certain government programs. However, no programs exist and Social Security benefits are limited to ...

  8. Sextortion - Wikipedia

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    A demand of money is then made, though usually the scam is either a bluff (e.g. the scammer never intended to publish them) or the pictures/videos are published regardless even if the money is sent. [1] Sextortion (a portmanteau of sex and extortion) employs non-physical forms of coercion to extort sexual favors from the victim.

  9. COVID-19 scams - Wikipedia

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    In this variation of COVID-19 scams, the fraudster claims that the victim is eligible for a COVID-19 benefit payment. This scam is a derivative of the advance-fee scam, where the scammer will ask the victim for a small payment in return for the 'benefit'. The scammer will then ask for further payments under the guise of problems, until the ...