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  2. Text scam targeting voters in Pennsylvania county; officials ...

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    FOX 29 Staff. August 26, 2024 at 1:48 PM. BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - The Bucks County Board of Elections is putting out an "Election Alert" after a new phone scam has been making the rounds recently. "A ...

  3. Scams are in the air this election season: How to spot phony ...

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    Here are a few dos and don’ts for keeping your money safe: Do use a credit card. Checks and debit cards don’t have the same scam protections. Don’t give payment info over the phone. Find the ...

  4. 50 “Massive” Scams That “Everyone Buys Into”, According To These Internet Users. Ieva Pečiulytė. August 31, 2024 at 9:00 PM. No matter how you spin things, potential scams are everywhere ...

  5. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The Noorseekee (нурсики) scam is a multiple-round variant of the gold brick scam which has entered Russian urban legends from unverifiable incidents during the Afghanistan conflict. The scam consists of multiple "seller" and "buyer" rounds, the sellers and buyers both being Soviet officers in on the con.

  6. Telemarketing fraud - Wikipedia

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    [2] Older people are disproportionately targeted by fraudulent telemarketers and make up 80% of victims affected by telemarketing scams alone. Older people may be targeted more because the scammer assumes they may be more trusting, too polite to hang up, or have a nest egg. [3] Many older people have money to invest and are in need of profit.

  7. People are losing more money to scammers than ever before ...

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    With the help of technology, scammers are tricking Americans out of more money than ever before. In 2022, reported consumer losses to fraud totaled $8.8 billion — a 30 percent increase from 2021 ...

  8. Exit scam - Wikipedia

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    Exit scam. An exit scam is a confidence trick, con job or fraud, perpetuated under the guise of a legitimate business, that ends when the originator absconds with the funds contributed by participants. [1] When a business entity rug-pulls and stops shipping orders while receiving payment for new orders, it could take some time before it is ...

  9. 6 Scams Every Older American Should Know About

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    Jul. 18—(StatePoint) Amid technology advances enabling scammers to commit fraud, elders and their loved ones need to stay informed. Typically, elder scams involve the transfer of money to a ...