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  2. Internet fraud - Wikipedia

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    Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 tsunami were popular targets of scammers perpetrating charity scams; other more timeless scam charities purport to be raising money for cancer, AIDS or Ebola virus research, children's orphanages (the scammer pretends to work for the orphanage or a non-profit associated with it), or impersonates charities such as ...

  3. Scam - Wikipedia

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    A sudden manufactured crisis or change of events forces the victim to act or make a decision immediately. This is the point at which the con succeeds or fails. With a financial scam, the con artist may tell the victim that the "window of opportunity" to make a large investment in the scheme is about to suddenly close forever. The in-and-in

  4. Credit card fraud - Wikipedia

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    Cardholders' money is usually protected from scammers with regulations that make the card provider and bank accountable. The technology and security measures behind credit cards are continuously advancing, adding barriers for fraudsters attempting to steal money. [4]

  5. I’ve been scammed — will my bank refund the money? - AOL

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    Whether your bank refunds money lost in a scam depends on several factors: the type of scam, how you sent the funds, the bank’s policies and if you authorized the transaction. Learn more in our ...

  6. How to protect yourself from scammers offering fake jobs - AOL

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    This is a way for scammers to steal money from job seekers, said Alvaro Puig, consumer education specialist at the Federal Trade Commission. “If you deposit a check and it’s fake, your account ...

  7. Scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year ... - AOL

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    Victims rarely get their money back, including older people who have lost life savings to romance scams, grandparent scams, technical support fraud and other common grifts. Scammers are swiping ...