By Eric Harvey Consumers reported losing nearly $8.8 billion to scams in 2022, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In first quarter of this year alone there have been nearly 22,688 fraud reports in New York state with 8,083 of them coming from imposter scams. They come in all sorts…
Dominique Golden, 31, admitted that, as part of the scam, she opened mailboxes and bank accounts in the names of fake individuals and businesses for the purpose of receiving and depositing “romance scam” victim funds. From about Feb. 4, 2018, through Dec. 12, 2018, she collected and deposited a total of…
A National Insurance scam is once again circulating as fraudsters try to get their hands on Britons’ hard-earned cash. A number of people have reported receiving a phone call, with an automated message informing them about an issue with their National Insurance number. The message tells the person there have…
