The scam is called card cracking* and it may start off innocently enough. You see a post on a social media site announcing a contest. Or maybe a webpage that claims to have a celebrity affiliation is offering a gift card giveaway. The variations are endless, but here’s the tip-off that fraud is afoot. At […]
The FTC has warned college students about a scam involving scammers posing as fake professors. They send you an email using a college domain name and offers the student a part-time job. The scammer then sends the student a check, asks them to deposit it at a financial institution, send the money to someone else […]
The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the tax industry today warned of a new text scam created by thieves that trick people into disclosing bank account information under the guise of receiving the $1,200 Economic Impact Payment. The IRS, states and industry, working together as the Security Summit, remind taxpayers that neither the […]
If you get a robocall saying you paid too much on a utility bill, then it could be a scam. They’ll usually say you’ll get a cash refund, but utility companies typically don’t give cash refunds. That’s your first sign it’s fraud. GET THE DETAILS FROM THE FTC
Many college students are on the lookout for flexible, part-time employment to help cover their school expenses. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic and many other people out of work, finding a job may be even more difficult and may create more pressure to find work quickly. If this situation describes you or a student in […]
Tech support scammers want you to believe you have a serious problem with your computer, like a virus. They want you to pay for tech support services you don’t need, to fix a problem that doesn’t exist. They often ask you to pay by wiring money, putting money on a gift card, prepaid card or […]
