Fraudsters are hijacking Facebook accounts to send bogus “invites” to win an Apple iPad. But the only thing that will earn you is an scam invitation to be harassed by spammers and telemarketers. Today, I received an invitation to an “Free! iPad! Event!” allegedly from someone in my Facebook friends list. That Facebook invite links [...]
Is A Reverse Mortgage Right for You? These days, that hype is about reverse mortgages so check it out to make sure it is not fraud. A good percentage of reverse mortgage products fall flat. But every once in a while, one will take hold in a way that even the experts didn’t see coming. [...]
More and more iTunes users have been reporting fraud activity on their Apple iTune accounts, reporting hundreds or even thousands of dollars worth of bogus purchases. With the reports of this type of fraud on the uptick in recent weeks, many users have been quick to blame Apple or PayPal, since many of the affected [...]
The BBB is concerned that the iEarn, LLC credit card charges may be fraudulent. Mysterious charges of about $65 – $68 from iEarn, LLC, Coppell, TX, are turning up on credit card and bank accounts across the U.S., according to recent complaints to the Better Business Bureau. Some complaints allege that accounts have been charged [...]
Mortgage companies accused of fraud, returned approximately $21 million to North Carolina consumers recently. 4 large mortgage companies — WR Starkey Mortgage, Beazer Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Countrywide Homes — are accused of utilizing inaccurate information to obtain loans for consumers or working with home dealers to inflate the prices of homes. The Commissioner of [...]
New data suggests that mortgage fraud – which got tougher to scam consumers after the collapse of the U.S. real estate market is returning in a big way. Data prepared for The Wall Street Journal by research firm CoreLogic, examining about seven million home loans made by hundreds of lenders, show that losses from mortgage [...]
Another work-at-home opportunity that seems to be questionable fraud at best. Like clockwork, a consumer alerted the BBB to another one, this time a data-entry job that she’d come across via a search at http://www.hotjobs.com. The company in question, Data Direx Jobs. They claim “You are guaranteed to make money from home,” and that you [...]
Be cautious of any personal loan offers you find online and avoid falling for what is known as the – “Advance Fee Loan Scam” fraud. According to a slew of recent complaints, Assurance Financial Services has been offering these small personal loans on their website. But these loan offers are nothing more than a fraud [...]
Advertisements on TV may promise to modify car loans and keep the repo man at bay, but some companies fail to carry through on their promises. To prevent fraud the Better Business Bureau (BBB) recommends that cash-strapped consumers save their money by trying to work out a deal with the lender directly before paying out [...]
With the economic downturn many people have seen their finances and credit scores go south. A poor credit score can make it hard to rent an apartment or do any number of things essential to daily living. So an online advertisement offering a credit protection number (CPN) to clean up your credit score may sound [...]
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