Spot and stop dishonest charity fundraisers
WHAT’S worse than a bogus charity? A bogus charity with a dishonest fundraiser. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued and stopped dishonest charity fundraisers that called people to get them to…
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Impersonation scam targets doctors, nurses, and other medical providers to steal money
SCAMMERS are at it again, this time pretending to be “Sheriff’s deputies” and threatening to arrest doctors, physician assistants, and nurses for missing a court date. So how do you…
‘Serial filers’ — San Francisco businesses still vulnerable to fraudulent ADA lawsuits
by Selen Ozturk, Ethnic Media Services Business owners in San Francisco say they remain vulnerable to fraudulent ADA lawsuits which have targeted more than 35,000 businesses statewide. LAST April, the…
No — HHS didn’t reach out about free grant money
DID you get a message from a friend on social media about a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant opportunity? Or from someone saying they were an HHS…
The top scams of 2022
WHAT are scammers up to these days? Every day, people just like you tell the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) what they’ve spotted, and maybe even lost money to. Then, every…
Beware of Impostor Scams
Criminals Pose as Businesses or Government Agencies to Steal Your Identity AARP has found that older Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are often targets of certain fraud (www.aarp.org/AAPIfraudsurvey). Scammers often…