Latest Fraud Reports and Alerts
Investment Fraud – Pre-IPO Investment Scams Warning about investment scams that offer investors the opportunity to buy pre-IPO shares of Facebook, Twitter, Groupon, or other popular companies. There are a number of complaints and inquiries about these types of pre-IPO investment fraud, which may be promoted on social media and Internet sites, by telephone, email, [...]
Investment Fraud – Solar Energy Investments Consumers need to be cautious of home improvement contractor installers that offer deals that are too good to be true. Usually they are. Solar Investment Fraud 1. Determine if solar energy is right for you. Due to the high costs associated with the initial investment of solar power, it [...]
Mortgage Fraud – Google and other search engines profiting from Mortgage Fraud ads Google has a policy of prohibiting deceptive advertising, such as those placed by mortgage fraudsters, however one group says the giant search engine company doesn’t typically ban misleading ads from a questionable advertiser until after a company is sued by federal regulators. [...]
Credit Fraud – Classmates.com rebranded MyLife.com Scam Email An Internet scam formerly known as Classmates.com has been rebranded MyLife.com and continues to defraud people who respond to its spam solicitations, a class action claims in Federal Court. Victims who respond to a message that “someone is looking for you,” are offered a “trial subscription” for [...]
FDA impersonators extortion scam The FDA warned the public last month about an ongoing extortion scam run by FDA impersonators. Consumers should continue to be on the lookout for the scam as it continues to thrive. The scammers call the victims and state they are FDA special agents or law enforcement officials. (In a lot [...]
Ponzi Scheme – Utah : E&R Holdings, Wise Financial Holdings, Momentum Leasing … The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the filing of a complaint in federal district court against Raymond P. Morris (Morris), James L. Haley (Haley), Jay J. Lindford (Lindford), attorney Luc D. Nguyen (Nguyen), E&R Holdings, LLC (E&R Holdings), Wise Financial Holdings, LLC [...]
Mortgage Fraud – Real Estate Renting Scams Real estate scams are prevalent today and are showing no signs of going away. A common form of these scams involves a con artist advertising a house as a rental when it is not. In fact, it’s a house that is actually for sale and being advertised on [...]
Credit Fraud – Credit card fraud claims from customers of local banking institutions Bay County sheriff’s investigators on Monday reported a string of credit card fraud claims from customers of local banking institutions. Customers with Visa cards from Innovations Federal Credit Union and Tyndall Federal Credit Union are finding fraudulent charges that started the day [...]
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. [...]
Ponzi Scheme – Carr Miller Capital LLC New Jersey The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and the Bureau of Securities has filed a lawsuit against Carr Miller Capital LLC and its three principals. The firm’s principal place of business is listed on JFK Parkway in Short Hills and has operations out of South [...]