Beware of Mystery / Secret Shopper Fraud

Be aware that CGM Dynetics, Inc. and L.W.A. Virtue Group and others are fraudulent, and the checks they’re mailing out are not legitimate. One report with L.W.A. Virtue Group, acquired a persons bank account information and proceeded to use it to ‘wipe out’ their account. There are legitimate companies that offer mystery shopping opportunities. However [...]

Fraud Report – Email from scammers impersonating the BBB

Fraud Email from scammers impersonating the BBB The “From” Email Address has even been hijacked to look like it is coming from the BBB: risk.manager@bbb.org Subject line will look like this: Re: BBB Case # 36890901 It asks you to click on a link to see your case description. DO NOT CLICK On the link. [...]

Job Fraud Email – rock zone management identity theft

Job Fraud – rock zone management identity theft Yet another scam to get your information to sell to other companies or for themselves to spam you through email. You never know. Possible identity theft since they ask for a lot of your information. In there email they ask for you to fill out an application [...]

Fraud Report – Microsoft tech support Identity theft imposters

Fraud Report – Microsoft tech support Fraud imposters According to reports from consumers, the phony tech specialist claims that the consumer’s computer has a virus and that they can fix the problem. The caller then directs the consumer to take a series of steps, supposedly to get rid of the computer virus. Full Story Share [...]

Identity Fraud – Alternate Billing Corp. fraudulent phone billing

Identity Fraud – Alternate Billing Corp. fraudulent phone billing The FBI is seeking information from consumers who believe that they have been improperly charged on their telephone bill for services neither ordered nor authorized related to Alternate Billing Corp., 24078 Greenway Road, Forest Lake, Minnesota, or any of its affiliated companies or services listed below. [...]

Credit Fraud – Texas Credit Card Fraud Ring Busted – ACCESS DEVICE FRAUD

Credit Fraud – Texas Credit Card Fraud Ring Busted – ACCESS DEVICE FRAUD The results of this investigation show that beginning on or about March 1, 2010 until August 18, 2010: Nathan Paul Michael – W/M, DOB 02-07-1980, Age 30, 13596 Melody Lane, Malakoff Tx. Christopher Scott Michael – W/M, DOB 05-26-1986 Age 24, Same [...]

Identity Theft – ATM crime : Skimming Fraud

Identity Theft – ATM crime : Skimming Fraud So what exactly is ATM skimming? At its most basic level, it’s when a thief affixes a phony card reading device over the face of an ATM, and uses either Bluetooth or cellular technology (text messages) to transmit the data received from the magnetic strip to his [...]

Fraud Report – Tips for Holiday Season to Prevent Credit and Identity Fraud

Fraud Report – Tips for Holiday Season to Prevent Fraud Holiday Season Fraud Prevention Tip1: Monitor purchase activity: Remember to review your account activity regularly, especially when you’re busy shopping for the holidays. Enroll in mobile banking so you can view a snapshot of your accounts while on the go and monitor your purchase activity [...]

Fraud Report – List of Holiday Scams

Fraud Report – List of Holiday Scams See video below from ABC… Holiday Scams 1: Scam shopping sites online We’re all looking for a great deal online, but some sites offer electronics or luxury goods at prices that are too good to be true. To be sure the shopping site is for real, Always look [...]

Identity Fraud – Another McDonald’s Email Scam

Identity Fraud – Another McDonald’s Email Scam. There’s an email scam going around that claims to be from McDonald’s. Fill out a survey, and the scammer says you’ll get $90.00. It’s really someone trying to steal your personal information. Source: http://www.bbb.org/us/article/beware-another-mcdonalds-scam–23298?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+US-BBB-Alerts-and-Scams+(US+BBB+Alerts+and+Scams) Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook [...]

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