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2. Men stole homeowners’ identities and sold their houses ‘out ...

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   A group accused of a real estate fraud scheme conspired to steal at least 10 homeowners’ identities and sold their properties “out from under them” without permission, federal officials said ...

3. Charity scams: Check out these FBI tips before you donate - AOL

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   Here are four of them: Be on the lookout for groups with copycat names or names similar to those of reputable, well-known organizations. Avoid clicking on links or opening attachments from ...

4. FDA Warns of Hidden Ingredients in Arthritis, Pain Products

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   4 min read. Oct. 24, 2023 – Certain products marketed for arthritis and pain management could contain hidden ingredients that could harm consumers, according to an FDA warning. Some of these ...

5. Smoke and Mirrors: Tips for Spotting Hair Restoration Scams

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   Minoxidil (Rogaine). This is a cream or foam you apply to your scalp every day. It helps stimulate hair follicles so there are more hairs in the growth phase of the hair cycle. While this topical ...

6. Scam - Wikipedia

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   A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent ...

7. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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   An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [1] [2] If a victim makes the payment, the ...

8. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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   In September 2011, Microsoft dropped gold partner Comantra from its Microsoft Partner Network following accusations of involvement in cold-call technical-support scams. However, the ease of which companies that carry out technical support scams can be launched makes it difficult to prevent tech support scams from taking place.

9. McAfee Warns Consumers of the "12 Scams of Christmas ... - AOL

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   McAfee Warns Consumers of the "12 Scams of Christmas" as 70% of Americans Plan to Shop Online During the 2012 Holiday Season 1 in 4 Americans Plan to Shop Online this Holiday Season via Mobile ...