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Mutual Benefits Corporation was a Ft. Lauderdale, Florida based investment sales company that operated a huge ponzi scheme selling viatical settlements, with investors losing an estimated $835 million. The principal ring leader of the scam was Joel Steinger.
As the amount fraudulently claimed from each victim is relatively low, some will give the scammers the benefit of the doubt, or simply seek to avoid the nuisance of further action, and pay the claim. The scam's return address is a drop box; the rest of the contact information is fictional or belongs to an innocent third party.
In France, the Caisse d'allocations familiales reported in 1994 an estimated amount to 2,000 to 3,000 fraud cases per year, which was considered low. [10]: 36 When asked whether they would take a black market job while receiving unemployments benefits, more than 85% answered yes if the risk of audit was 1 ⁄ 6, close to 50% if the risk was 1 ⁄ 4, and 6% if the risk was 1 ⁄ 2.
The Emmy scam was first revealed by The Athletic, which reported that ESPN personalities like Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and Desmond Howard on “College GameDay” were given awards they were not ...
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.
Photos of Tania Head and newspaper articles: Head's personal stories of surviving on the 78th floor of the south tower, encountering a dying man who gave her an inscribed wedding ring that she ...
A vanity award [1] is an award in which the recipient purchases the award to give the false appearance of a legitimate honor and achievement. [2] [3] [4] In some countries, those conferring awards may seek "sponsorship fees," "dinner fees," charity donations, and other financial "contributions" to avoid the perception that the award has not been "bought."
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California doctors were bribed to prescribe a pain-relief concoction as part of a $25 million workers' compensation scam that inadvertently caused a baby's death ...