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- Sep 12, 2007 FTC Warning: Mortgage Ads May Be Deceptive
The Federal Trade Commission warns that some home mortgage ads currently appearing in Web…
- Sep 06, 2007 Beware of free Wi-Fi scam at airports
In order to keep up in today’s world, a business needs to make sure its employees stay connected, even on…
- Sep 05, 2007 Be cautious when buying tickets online
With the college football season underway, the National Football League (NFL) kicking off this week and Major League Baseball (MLB)…
- Aug 30, 2007 IRS warns of new e-mail scam
The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers of a new phishing scam, in which an e-mail purporting…
- Aug 29, 2007 Job hunters: Don’t post phone numbers online
Posting your resume on sites such as Monster.com or CareerBuilder.com might result in some annoying phone calls—and these calls may…
- Aug 29, 2007 Beware of bogus senior census survey
Look carefully at any mail you get from the Census of Senior Citizens. It’s not the U.S. Census Bureau! The…
- Aug 22, 2007 No acepte los cheques emitidos por Ciudades Unidas
El Nuevo Día alerta a la comunidad: No toque esos cheques pagaderos en “dólares privados” que…
- Aug 21, 2007 Protect your computer from ‘bot herders’
As part of an initiative called Operation Bot Roast, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is urging computer owners to… - Aug 20, 2007 Avoid scams when helping Peru earthquake victims
Disasters like the earthquake in Peru evoke a response to help. But scam artists know that people will generously open… - Jun 26, 2007 Hispanics targeted in Tono Records collection scheme
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) successful petitioned a federal court to stop an operation that…
- Jun 06, 2007 Warning: New scam targeting military spouses
The American Red Cross has issued a warning about a new scam targeting military families. According to this
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- May 31, 2007 Avoid home loan and foreclosure scams
As the housing market softens and fewer people are buying homes or refinancing their mortgages, unscrupulous lenders are using mass…
- May 17, 2007 FDIC says classic cons continue to target trusting investors
According to the Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation (FDIC), the age-old “Ponzi” or “pyramid” scheme is still netting big profits for…
- May 15, 2007 New spam tactic: threats and extortion
Earlier this year, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warned consumers of e-mails…
- May 01, 2007 “El auto de tus sueños…la pesadilla de tu vida”
Tener un bonito auto es el sueño de muchas personas. Sin embargo, muchas veces por descuidos y falta de información,…
- May 31, 2007 Avoid home loan and foreclosure scams
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