Field Notes: Disability Scam
106 Defendants, January 2014 Largest Social Security Disability Insurance fraud case ever prosecuted. 80 of them were retired police and fire department officers. NYPD. FDNY. Manhattan District Attorney indicted them …
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How to Avoid a Medicare Scam Before It Costs You Everything
How to Avoid a Medicare Scam Before It Costs You Everything The call looks real. The number on the screen says “Medicare” or your insurance company’s name. The voice on …
How to Freeze Your Credit (And Why You Should Do It Before You Need To)
How to Freeze Your Credit (And Why You Should Do It Before You Need To) So you’ve heard about credit freezes. Maybe a data breach notification landed in your inbox …
They Called Him Billy: Inside the Grandparent Scam Stealing Millions From America’s Elderly
They Called Him Billy: Inside the Grandparent Scam Stealing Millions From America’s Elderly A week after it happened, the grandchildren were still trying to process it. Their grandparents — two …
The Pill That Wasn’t: How Fake Online Pharmacies Are Killing People Who Think They’re Playing It Safe
A woman in the United States needed oxycodone. She found what looked like a legitimate pharmacy online. The site had a clean layout, what appeared to be proper credentials, and …
When Disaster Strikes, So Do the Scammers
When Disaster Strikes, So Do the Scammers The Altadena neighborhood was still smoldering when grahamd1983’s phone rang. An 800 number. A stranger on the line who somehow already knew they’d …
The $3,200 Check That Almost Cleared: How the Car Wrap Scam Works
The $3,200 Check That Almost Cleared: How the Car Wrap Scam Works One victim waited seven full days. After receiving a $3,200 check connected to a supposed car wrap deal, …
The Machine That Eats Money: Inside the Bitcoin ATM Scam
The Machine That Eats Money: Inside the Bitcoin ATM Scam Myndi Jordan was just stopping for gas. It was June 2024, a Fort Worth gas station, an ordinary afternoon. Then …
The Email Looked Exactly Like Amazon. It Wasn’t.
The Email Looked Exactly Like Amazon. It Wasn’t. Amazon has 220 million Prime members. Scammers know this. They also know that if they fire off a fake “your membership fee …
AI Voice Cloning Scams: When the Voice You Trust Is a Lie
AI Voice Cloning Scams: When the Voice You Trust Is a Lie A woman in Lawrence, Kansas got a call that stopped her cold. The caller ID showed her mother’s …