TSB is First Bank to Give Customers Fraud Guarantee
TSB has 5.2 Million customers and they are all now covered under a newly announced “Fraud Guarantee Program”. This makes TSB the first bank in the UK to announce a program to protect customers from scams by refunding their money when they fall victim to them. UK Finance shows £354 million was lost last year […]
Fraudster Steals 178 Identities and Heists PenFed for $1M
A press release was filed by the District Attorney of Brooklyn to announce a massive fraud case perpetrated against Pen Fed which originally appeared here – Press Release. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service New York Field Office David E. Beach, today announced that a […]
The World’s Greatest Counterfeiter of All Time
The art of making money as described by the greatest counterfeiter of all time. Frank Bourassa, printed $250 million in fake US currency until he was caught by an undercover cop in 2012. And yet he hardly served any jail time. In this episode, Bourassa reveals his process, and the aftermath of his arrest.
Meet the Romance Fraud Scammers from Nigeria
Meet the scammers breaking hearts and stealing billions online. Watch this video where you can see behind the scenes how these teenage men are duping victims in romance scams.
SelfMade Kash Bragged He Was the Goat of Card Fraud
Jonathan Woods is a Detroit-based rapper who goes by the stage name Selfmade Kash. But the way he made he made his cash is anything but self-made. You see, SelfMade Kash, who often sported a Golden Credit Card Medallion around his neck, claimed to be SwipeGoat – the greatest swiper of all time. His ability […]
Fraud Scam Targets People With Low Interest Rate Offers
Canadians and Americans are increasingly being targeted by phone scammers promising low-interest rate offers but the calls are often originating from Pakistan and the scammers are just looking for money.
Fraudsters Find Instamules On Social Media
Fraudsters and scammers have found a perfect place to locate people willing to make a quick buck – Instagram. Using Instagram, scammers finding unwitting young people who are lured in by their promise of quick and easy money. Check out this recent report by SkyNews on how Instamules are becoming a real thing.
How Dotted Gmail’s Are Wreaking Online Fraud Havoc
Fraudsters are exploiting a Gmail feature to file for fraudulent unemployment benefits, file fake tax returns, bypass trial periods for online services and commit online fraud according to a new article filed by ZDNet. The scam used by fraudsters exploits the fact that Gmail addresses ignore dots inside the email address itself. For example, if someone […]
Mark Kasak Discusses Synthetic Identity Fraud
Mark Kasak believes that synthetic identity fraud is a growing epidemic across the nation. And he should know, since he has performed hands-on investigations and seen the problem grow throughout the years. Listen to his podcast where he discusses the growing problem of Synthetic Identity Fraud.
SWAT Team Arrests $3 Million Discover Card Fraudster
20 armed Secret Service and police SWAT team agents stormed a luxury apartment in New Rochelle, New York and arrested the ring leader of a massive $3 million dollar fraud ring. The luxury apartment complex was raided at 10:30 PM and police uncovered a treasure trove of stolen card information that was being used by […]
Social Security Fraud Scam Goes Nationwide
The IRS scammers are losing steam as most consumers are now aware that those threatening phone calls are originating from India or Pakistan and not from IRS agents located here in the US. But it is being replaced with another insidious scam just as damaging – threatening consumers that their SSN will be suspended immediately […]
Zelle Fraud Scams Drain Consumers’ Bank Accounts
Zelle fraud continues to impact consumers’ bank accounts, often behind the scenes without their knowledge.
Was World’s Oldest Lady A Case of Identity Theft?
Jeanne Calment was the oldest living person in the world until she died in 1997. Or was she? Recently, a Russian mathematician cast doubt on her claim and believes it might have been an imposter. Nikolai Zak, released a report on an investigation where he believes that Jeanne Calment was actually a case of identity […]
The Parable of Many Monkeys and Fraud
An interesting parable originally was written and published on Reddit – here. Once upon a time in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them. The man […]
Fraudster receives 18 months in Prison for Using CPN’s
Calvin Wayne Cade Jr of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to eighteen months in prison for using credit profile numbers, or CPNs, to falsely report his Social Security Number in credit applications. According to charges filed in November 2017, Cade used CPNs, also known as “credit privacy numbers” or “credit protection numbers,” instead of his own […]
Rappers Attorney Busted for Check Fraud
If you think check fraud in on the decline, think again. In fact, it’s worse than ever thanks to all the scammers sending people bad checks. But one case in particular caught my eye – Suge Knights attorney Thaddeus Culpepper was just busted for cashing $1 million in stolen federal tax return checks. Now this […]
By Next Year 50% Of All Calls Will Be From Fraud Scammers
When was the last time you got a Robo Call? How about a call from an IRS Scammer or even one of those calls in Chinese meant for someone else? If you’re like me, you probably get them just about every day and it just seems to be getting worse. One Company Has Discovered That […]
Who Wants to Be A Millionaire Major Fraud
Every so often there is a story of fraud and greed that is so interesting that I just have to share it. About 15 years, one particular story caught my eye. This is a story how a family almost cheated the show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” out of $1 Million Dollars. This is […]
Using A CPN Is A Fraud and A Crime
It’s called a CPN which stands for Credit Privacy Number. A CPN claims to be a nine-digit identifying number that you can use instead of your Social Security number to protect your privacy on credit documents. But using a CPN, instead of your real social security number to apply for loan or credit card can spell […]
How To Use Your Phone To Detect Skimmers
The secret service issued a warning to consumers to be on the lookout for skimming devices at gas pumps this 4th of July. The scam is on the increase and it involves crooks implementing a card reading device on top of the gas stations pumps that can intercept the details from the magnetic strip and […]
A Quick Way To Defraud a Fraudster
Are you pissed at fraudsters and scammers that are constantly phoning or emailing you with every scam known to mankind? I regularly receive at least 1 fake IRS phone call a day and I am fighting back. One of the best ways to fight back is to waste the scammers time. This site is an […]