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Category: Scams

SolarWinds Hack & Pandemic – Sheer Madness

December 28, 2020 CardBuzz Staff 113 Comments

The SolarWinds hack of supply chains did unfathomable devastation to the U.S. while the ravages of a global pandemic raged…

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Posted in: Breach, BUSINESS, Cybersecurity, Fraud, Military, Scams, Security, Uncategorized

Fake Debts Spreading Among CRAs

December 15, 2020 CardBuzz Staff 85 Comments

The Federal Trade Commission is targeting fake debts and recently took action against a Missouri collection company and its owners, alleging that…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Consumer Debt, Debt, Debt Collection, FTC, Litigation, Scams, Uncategorized

Amazon Threatens Face Mask Price Gougers

February 26, 2020 CardBuzz Staff 98 Comments

As the world struggles to contain the Covid-19 coronavirus disease, social media and news sites have flooded with pictures of people…

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Posted in: Amazon, BUSINESS, Health, Marketing, Profits, Scams, Uncategorized

Digital Coin Gem Scam Nets $147MM

February 21, 2020 CardBuzz Staff 95 Comments

A Southern California man collected about $147 million from more than 70,000 investors around the world by promising them profits…

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Posted in: BUSINESS, Cryptocurrency, Digital Banking, Fraud, Scams, Uncategorized

Robocallers Call into a New Revenge Trap

February 14, 2020 CardBuzz Staff

DoNotPay, the family of consumer advocacy services meant to protect people from corporate exploitation, is launching a new app aimed…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Fraud, FTC, Mobile, Scams, Uncategorized

Coronavirus Scams Spread Rapidly Exploiting Fear

January 31, 2020 CardBuzz Staff

A sample phishing email, detected by security firm Mimecast, shows attackers disseminating malicious links and PDFs that claim to contain…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Fraud, Health, Medical, Scams, Uncategorized

H.S. Teacher Kraninger Further Defangs CFPB Powers

January 28, 2020 CardBuzz Staff

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is putting limits on the ways that it will use its power to pursue banks…

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Posted in: BUSINESS, CFPB, Fraud, Litigation, Scams, Uncategorized

Email Scams Move Beyond Penis Enlargement & Nigerian Princes

December 27, 2019 CardBuzz Staff

Email grifts have evolved significantly over the last decade, as scammers have learned that they can extract much bigger payouts…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Fraud, Money Laundering, Scams

Fake FTC Notices Threaten Consumers with Money Laundering

December 17, 2019 CardBuzz Staff

Did you recently get an official FTC letter from “me”? That’s in quotes because it wasn’t actually from me. And…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Fraud, FTC, Scams

Holiday Spirit – Cyber Scams

December 10, 2019 CardBuzz Staff

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. But for consumers, it’s also the most dangerous. From gift card rackets…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Fraud, Scams, Security

AT&T Unlimited Data Plans Get Nailed Again

November 12, 2019 CardBuzz Staff

AT&T agreed to a $60 million settlement over allegations it misled more than 3.5 million customers by charging them for…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Mobile, Scams

Vulnerable Retiree Scams Spread

October 11, 2019 CardBuzz Staff

Nearly half of Americans age 65 or older manage their finances on their own, according to a recent survey of 2,200…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Retirement, Scams

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