WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — More than 550 employees in Worcester, Massachusetts, have been targeted in a nationwide unemployment insurance benefits scam, city officials say. Load Error The scam involves identity thieves using the victims’ personal information to file claims for unemployment benefits. The city received about 40 fraudulent claims from […]
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Voice of the consumer: Tech support scam | Local News
Scammers are adapting to the coronavirus pandemic and targeting people’s technology as more families work from home. The AARP Fraud Watch Network is warning of a tech-support scam that’s impacting a lot of people right now. It starts with a phone call that appears to be from a computer company […]
$100K Stolen From Elderly Couple In Insurance Scam: Police
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — An insurance agent stole $100,000 from a St. Petersburg client whose husband was diagnosed with dementia, said St. Pete police. The suspect, 52-year-old Charles Kleinmetz, was arrested on Thursday and faces charges of exploitation of the elderly or disabled adult, said law enforcement officials. The victims […]
PA Inmates Paid Thousands In Pandemic Unemployment Scam: AG
HARRISBURG, PA — Dozens of inmates in Pennsylvania prisons have been charged in connection with a large-scale COVID unemployment scam, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced this week. More than 50 people are charged in connection with the scam, including more than two dozen inmates — one who received more than […]
Man broke his teeth with pliers in insurance scam
A man in the United States illegally has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for involvement in an elaborate insurance fraud scam with ties to Las Vegas. A news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Washington said Misael Reyes-Tajimaroa, 36, of Michoacan, Mexico, […]
Part-time job involving advertising on car is a scam :: WRAL.com
It sounded like an easy opportunity to make some extra money, getting paid to advertise on your car. But when the viewer realized it sounded too easy, she contacted 5 On Your Side’s Monica Laliberte. The unsolicited text seemed simple enough: get paid to drive around with advertising on your […]
Commonwealth Bank and St George held accounts for Options Rider investor scam, FinCEN files show
A friend recommended Carmelita Roque invest her savings in Options Rider. Options Rider’s use of Australian banks gave the US Army soldier comfort her money was safe. “Seeing the money that I would be wiring would be going to a country like Australia, in my mind that was convincing enough […]
Canadian linked to money laundering and million-dollar Ponzi pyramid scheme scam arrested and deported
The network moved more than RD $ 86 million in the country in less than 3 years SANTO DOMINGO (Dominican Republic) .- The Specialized Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Office, together with the National Police and Interpol, carried out seven raids in Barahona, Boca Chica and the National District to […]