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 | MARCY GORDON | Posted 05.08.2012
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are seeking $52.6 million from a billing company that they accuse of adding unauthorized charges to consumers' p...
Loren Berlin | Posted 05.01.2012
In a major victory for consumers, the Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that it won a hefty court judgment against four companies that all...
Betabeat | Posted 05.01.2012
When Kickstarter projects go wrong, backers often think they’ve been scammed; usually, the creators simply overpromised. But a campaign for an actio...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 04.13.2012
Mike Bucalo Jr., 71, has never lived in Miami. He's spent the past 25 years in Akron, Ohio. Yet according to his 2011 tax return filed in January, he ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 04.11.2012
The police car was only 30 minutes away, the caller told Brenda Foster, 46. If she wanted to prevent her own arrest, she better cough up $300, ASAP, h...
Reuters | Posted 04.12.2012
(The author is a Reuters contributor.) By Mitch Lipka April 12 (Reuters) - When it comes to large migrations of people ...
HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.10.2012
The FBI is warning citizens to be aware of the resurfacing of the "Grandparent Scam" -- a con that targets elderly people and can cost them thousands ...
Reuters | Posted 04.07.2012
BEIJING, April 6 (Reuters) - A 30-year-old Chinese woman was sentenced to death by a court in Wenzhou for "cheating" investors of 100.11 million yua...
The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.28.2012
The phone calls came from "Stacey with account holder services." She prompted consumers to "press 1" to get more information. Waiting on the other end...
The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 03.28.2012
If someone calls to say you've a won sweepstakes that you never registered for, don't fall for it. An elderly woman in South Florida lost $9,500 to...
Christopher Elliott | Posted 05.19.2012
The process of making sure you don't leave your data lying around carelessly starts when you spend the first dollar of your allowance and develops as you become a gainfully-employed, taxpaying citizen.
AP | Posted 01.31.2012
LONDON -- London police said Tuesday they have arrested a man on suspicion of fraud after he allegedly duped an American woman into handing over tens ...
The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 01.25.2012
What else is in the teachings of Peaches? Fraud, that's what. So say Florida cops, who arrested "psychic" Peaches Stevens for allegedly defrauding ...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.01.2011
With the economy losing momentum and the housing market sagging, there has been no shortage of scammers looking to take advantage of struggling homeow...
InvestingAnswers | Posted 12.06.2011
There are only a few things you can count on in the world: death, taxes and Wall Street scams. Here are five of the biggest Wall Street scams of all time.
Posted 11.02.2011
Still on the prowl for some exciting, albeit unusual, plans for your long weekend? Many bargain hunters, collectors and the generally curious alike tr...
Amy Chavez | Posted 09.20.2011
There once was a millionaire from Brunei...
Jerry Chautin | Posted 08.31.2011
With declining prices, scammers are using short sales to make a fast buck by purchasing properties at below-market prices and immediately flopping them to new buyers.
Joe Trippi | Posted 08.30.2011
It's no coincidence that the most insulting ad I've ever seen in politics was made in support of Craig Huey.
The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 12.25.2011
Lady Gaga loves helping people, which is why this bit of news might come as a surprise to some. The singer is selling rubber bracelets to help supp...
Posted 08.21.2011
A phony story about a dead baby got two California women plenty of sympathy and more than $600. But it also earned them a number of criminal charges. ...
Jim Thomas | Posted 08.15.2011
The scam was designed to take advantage of the way law firms handle dispute resolutions and debt collections. The story of what happened could be helpful to your business.
YumSugar | Posted 06.06.2011
Last Thursday, stadiums across the country opened their doors and baseball season started. With it comes the arrival of America's favorite pastime, ga...
The Huffington Post | Chris Kirkham | Posted 05.25.2011
HSBC Bank customers have been receiving fraudulent text messages in recent days asking them to dial in to a 1-800 number and enter their account infor...
The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 05.12.2012