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The holiday season is a time for cheer and goodwill towards others. Unfortunately, it’s also a time when scammers and fraudsters come out of the woodwork. They know that people …
How to Protect Yourself From Holiday Scams and Fraud Read More
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has identified and reported thousands of fraudulent domains linked to MMS/SMS scams. So far in 2022, they’ve seen a significant increase compared with other years …
Don’t Be Scammed: IRS Warns of Increase in MMS/SMS Fraud Read More
In a hearing on Thursday, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA) and Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) examined the most common scams targeting older adults.
Senators Spotlight Senior Scams in New Hearing, Urge Passage of Bipartisan Stop Senior Scams Act Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that Pennsylvania this week joined an Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force of 50 attorneys general to investigate and take legal action against the …
Pennsylvania Joins Task Force to Fight Robocalls Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Department of Revenue continues to warn Pennsylvanians of a new scam in which fraudsters are sending phony letters to Pennsylvania business owners to try to trick them into …
Don’t Be Scammed: The Department of Revenue Is Not Investigating You Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service declared that spear phishing is the 8th item on the 2022 “Dirty Dozen” scams warning list and a serious problem because it can …
Tax Professionals and Other Businesses, Beware of Dangerous Spear Phishing Attacks Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Suspicious communications in all its forms designed to either trick, surprise or scare someone into responding before thinking is No. 7 on the 2022 “Dirty Dozen” scams …
Scammers Use Every Trick to Steal Your Identity, Personal Financial Information, Money and More Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — The FBI Philadelphia Field Office says it wants to increase public awareness of common elder fraud scams, including romance scams, tech support scams, “grandparent” scams, and government …
FBI Philadelphia Seeks to Raise Public Awareness of Elder Fraud Scams Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission’s recent trial win against On Point Global has made $102 million in refunds available to consumers who were harmed by a wide-ranging scheme …
$102 Million in Refunds Available for Consumers Harmed by Fake Government Website Scams Read More
SCRANTON, PA — The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Friday that John Law, age 43, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 10 years …
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 10 Years Prison in Multi-Million Dollar Nationwide Ponzi Scheme Read More