A tragedy can bring out the kindness of others, or it can become a playground for fraud and deception. Aftermath Inc., a company that offers crime...
AP | DAN SEWELL | Posted 05.08.2012
CINCINNATI — The U.S. Justice Department has released $24 million to pay people who bought products promising sexual enhancement and other benef...
Jason Alderman | Posted 04.03.2012
Getting paid to go shopping may sound like a dream job to some, but buyer beware: For each legitimate mystery or secret shopper opportunity, probably hundreds more are scams.
Reuters | Posted 04.02.2012
(Adds details) By Suzanne Barlyn Feb 1 - Bank of America Corp's Merrill Lynch unit must pay nearly $1.4 million in dama...
Jason Alderman | Posted 01.16.2012
Years ago, fake checks were easier to spot. But today's sophisticated scanners, printers and software programs make it simple to create checks that sometimes even fool authorities.
AP | BOB CHRISTIE | Posted 05.25.2011
PHOENIX — Attorneys general in Arizona and Nevada filed civil lawsuits Friday against Bank of America Corp., alleging that the lender is mislead...
Lisa Madigan | Posted 05.25.2011
The signing into law of my office's initiative -- the Illinois Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act -- will provide Illinois consumers with the strongest protection in the nation against the abuses of debt settlement companies.
ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011
In Georgia, most of the state workers handling mortgage-related complaints have been laid off. Now, just one staffer -- working "more than full time" -- handles all of the complaints.
Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011
Exodus Intl. may smile and tell the mainstream media they love homosexuals, but at the "ex-gay" group's glitzy annual conference in Asheville, NC., 700 confused gay people had their souls strip-mined.
The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 05.12.2012