5 Ways Dealers Can Scam Both Car Buyers and Lenders
Tom Richardson had bad credit. His credit score dropped to less than 600 last year when he had a workplace accident and he had to go on disability. With the crippling debt of the hospital bills mounting, and the $75,000 in student loan debt he had to pay back there was no way he could […]
10 Ways to Enlist an Army To Help You Fight Fraud
Cheats, scammers, and liars. Fraudsters are all of those things. And they are defrauding consumers at record levels. 2021 is going to be a record year for fraud – particularly against consumers. Thanks to epically horrible data breaches, heightened fraud perpetrated by scammers during the pandemic and high rates of identity theft – no […]
Personal Data Can Prevent Fraud – Here’s How.
Millions of Californians now have more rights than ever before when it comes to their personal online data. That includes the right to find out what’s been collected and ensure it is not sold. That new legislation is called California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and many other states are following suit. Most consumers think that […]
New Ruling Helps Fraud Victims Get Money Back
Victims of fraud in the UK just won a major victory in their battle against fraudsters and the banks that refuse to refund their money. The Daily News reports that thousands of fraud victims tricked into handing over their life savings could now get their money back following a landmark watchdog ruling. In a major victory […]
How Fraudsters Trick You To Bypass 2FA
An interesting and clever example which shows just how scammers and fraudsters will go to get your one-time password or those 2 Factor Authentication codes to your bank accounts. This example popped up here on Reddit. The person that received the text was tricked into sending the scammer the one-time passcode that they then used […]
Read How Chase Wrongly Refuses Fraud Claim
There are always two sides to every story but in this particular case, I think Chase has made a huge mistake. I was reading this post here, where a man was lamenting the fact that Chase refused his fraud claim. His card number was compromised by a waitress at a restaurant and he reported […]