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  2. Feds warn of phone scams involving jury duty and bail money

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    May 10, 2024 at 5:50 PM. May 10—Federal authorities are warning New Hampshire residents about two telephone scams by fraudsters posing as law enforcement officers. In the first scam, a caller ...

  3. Scams stealing government benefits like unemployment ... - AOL

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    Identity theft to receive government benefits — typically unemployment insurance — shot up 82% in 2023, according to a ConsumerAffairs analysis of Federal Trade Commission data, topping 82,000 ...

  4. What You Need to Know About Phone Scams - AOL

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    Phone scams are on the rise as scammers see opportunity thanks to many Americans getting stimulus checks, an increase in concern about COVID vaccine distribution and soon, the annual tax season ...

  5. Electronic Communications Privacy Act - Wikipedia

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    The seizure of a computer, used to operate an electronic bulletin board system, and containing private electronic mail which had been sent to (stored on) the bulletin board, but not read (retrieved) by the intended recipients, does not constitute an unlawful intercept under the Federal Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. s 2510, et seq., as amended by Title ...

  6. Mail and wire fraud - Wikipedia

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    Mail and wire fraud. Mail fraud and wire fraud are terms used in the United States to describe the use of a physical (e.g., the U.S. Postal Service) or electronic (e.g., a phone, a telegram, a fax, or the Internet) mail system to defraud another, and are U.S. federal crimes. Jurisdiction is claimed by the federal government if the illegal ...

  7. Universal Service Fund - Wikipedia

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    The Universal Service Fund ( USF) is a system of telecommunications subsidies and fees managed by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) intended to promote universal access to telecommunications services in the United States. The FCC established the fund in 1997 in compliance with the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

  8. FTC Cracks Down on Cell Phone Bill 'Cramming' Scam - AOL

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    Alamy Cell phone bills are steep enough as it is, but many consumers have had to deal with bills further inflated by scammers who use spam text messages to cram fraudulent charges onto them.

  9. Federal Communications Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction over the areas of broadband access, fair competition, radio frequency use, media responsibility, public ...

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