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Protect older Pennsylvanians

The Danville News 20 Dec 2024
Scammers are constantly targeting older adults through a variety of schemes, like romance scams and investment frauds. Tech support scams were the most reported last year by older adults ... We believe if you can spot a scam, you can stop a scam.
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Your View: Proposed law would protect senior from financial exploitation

The Morning Call 20 Dec 2024
Scammers are constantly targeting older adults through a variety ofschemes, like romance scams and investment frauds ... They use many tools and tricks, from phishing schemes, email scams, keystroke cloning and identity theft.
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Ubisoft's New Game Has Rayman! And Blood Dragon! And NFTs!

Kotaku 20 Dec 2024
Remember NFTs? They were this hilariously stupid and obvious scam from 2021, where people—and you’ll laugh—sold the “rights” to jpegs! Yeah, I know, those things you can right-click and make an infinite number of.
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5 holiday scams to be aware of this holiday season

The Columbus Dispatch 19 Dec 2024
Temporary gigs and seasonal work opportunities may sound appealing, but the BBB warns that employment scams were the number one riskiest scam for people ages 18-44 in 2023 ... Work-from-home scams are also prevalent around this time, the FBI says.
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FTC data reveals surge in online job scams, with losses exceeding $220M in 2024

Nashville Pride 19 Dec 2024
These scams typically begin with unsolicited texts or ‘WhatsApp’ messages offering vague online work opportunities ... Cryptocurrency is the primary method of payment in these scams ... In 2023, overall losses from online job scams totaled $286 million.
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BBB Scam Alert: 'Tis the season to donate, and scammers are taking advantage

South Bend Tribune 19 Dec 2024
How the scam works ... Your card details may have been shared in a scam or as part of a data breach ... How to avoid unauthorized credit card scams ... Your story can help protect consumers from similar scams.
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‘Them having my address is a bit concerning’: Customer says person sent them $700 through ...

The Daily Dot 19 Dec 2024
Beware—it might be a payment app scam,” the blog post reads. How does the scam work? Well, the bank says, a scammer creates a Zelle account linked to a stolen credit card and uses the app to send payments to other accounts ... That’s how the scam works.
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The 12 scams of Christmas to watch out for: From sites selling fake cashmere, knock-off ...

The Daily Mail 19 Dec 2024
Cadbury scam dupes victims with chance to win 'gift' ... The scam works similarly to other WhatsApp scams where users will receive a message with a picture of a Cadbury chocolate selection, Which? report ... Scam sites advertise £250 advent calendar for £30.
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Wind power produces almost no energy yet UK energy providers still claim to deliver “green” ...

The Exposé 19 Dec 2024
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready ... So how does the “green” electricity scam work? ....
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Prosecutor calls Hunter Hanson sentence commutation 'ridiculous' and 'despicable'

Grand Forks Herald 19 Dec 2024
... to work with others," the motion for sentence reduction said ... "These cases were very sophisticated and egregious fraud scams that were devastating to honest, hard-working North Dakota victims.".
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In terse email, North Dakota judge asks for explanation of recent Biden commutations

The Jamestown Sun 19 Dec 2024
ADVERTISEMENT ... In a scathing email sent to the U.S. pardon attorney on Wednesday, Dec. 18, U.S ... U.S ... "These cases were very sophisticated and egregious fraud scams that were devastating to honest, hard-working North Dakota victims." ... 12 ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Port.
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Got a UPS, FedEx, USPS delivery text? It's probably a scam. How to spot one

The Herald News 18 Dec 2024
Phishing scams worse than ever ... The most common way these scams work is through hyperlinks, which can direct you to a website that contains malware.How to spot a UPS, FedEx, USPS scam ... What to do if you get a delivery scam message.
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Zerodha CEO shares courier scam video that he wants you to share with everyone

The Times of India 18 Dec 2024
Nithin Kamath, CEO of online brokerage firm Zerodha, is urging caution against an online scam targeting Indian citizens ... Recently, the Zero1 team spoke to an actual scammer and recorded the call to break down and explain how this scam works.
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Scam Alerts

Opelika Observer 18 Dec 2024
For years, members of the Security Summit – representing state tax agencies, tax professionals, tax software companies and the financial industry – have worked to raise awareness about tax-related identity theft and related tax scams.

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