We recently had a thread about an Oz bank that refused to give a man his money until they knew what it was for. We’ve internationally all heard about the California man who withdrew over $200,000 and he was mugged …
More than 46,000 people say they lost over $1 billion in crypto to scams since the start of 2021, according to a report released by the Federal Trade Commission on Friday. Losses last year were nearly sixty times what they …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkqm1LZ_R0Y Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many self-proclaimed Ukrainians have asked for donations on social media. We verify how to know which ones are untrustworthy.
Edit because some don’t read: email sender can be spoofed. So, you can verify the sender, and still get scammed! Just saw this article in the nypost. Amazon email scams are up 500%! And, my inbox is filling up with …
From Birch Gold Group Investing in cryptocurrency definitely means taking on risks. There’s an inherent volatility in this new asset class. Every time Elon Musk tweets, the crypto marks might surge or plummet 20%. Further, there’s a definite flavor of the …
From Birch Gold Group According to HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world with offices in Britain, the U.S. and Asia, bank fraud is among the UK’s top exports. HSBC staff released the following statement: The UK is the hotbed of …
Online-scam complaints from the under-21 crowd to the FBI reached about 23,200 last year, up from 9,000 in 2017. That age group reported total losses in 2020 of roughly $71 million, compared with $8.3 million in 2017. Across all ages, …
From Birch Gold Group Among the many contenders for the most frequent scams in 2021, Business Insider has selected the five most frequent offenders. Last year, there were more than 800,000 scams with some form of online presence, resulting in losses of …
From Birch Gold Group Used to be an overpriced tourist trap was the biggest concern most travelers faced. The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns temporarily ended tourism and travel worldwide. The end of lockdowns created a flood of Americans who are desperate …
Want the secret on how to make money online fast? Create a fake dating profile of an attractive person living an adventure filled lifestyle and scam people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. That’s how to make money online. …
from Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival Network FSN community member Joe brought this to my attention… The promise is fast easy business loans with minimal documentation. Give them 3 months of checking account statements and they’ll handle the rest, but there’s always …
100% Fed Up reports, Thank goodness Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not a Republican or this would be a huge news story. Supporters of the New Green Deal, came out for a “Fun Run” in Queens to lend their financial support …
via CNBC: “We can’t arrest our way out of this situation,” the FBI’s financial crimes section chief said Monday. Victims lost $83 million to extortion scams, which frequently target individuals who are worried they owe a tax bill. You’re not …
By Julianne Geiger As if the solar industry didn’t already face significant headwinds on its way toward world domination, a Facebook page called Solar Energy Today has promised solar energy tax credits or rebates to thousands of unsuspecting Facebook users—tax …
From Birch Gold Group Tax filing season is underway, and scammers are wasting no time when it comes to adjusting their cons accordingly. Until we meet the IRS deadline in April, citizens should be on alert for fraudsters reaching out to …
LONG ISLAND, New York – A man is accused of scamming $45,000 from an elderly woman on Long Island, detectives say. An unknown man reportedly contacted the 81-year-old victim and said that her son was arrested for being involved in …
Fraudsters most often use local prefixes to trick people. Many of us are already conditioned to ignore phone calls from unknown numbers. A new study seems to validate that M.O. By next year, nearly half of the mobile phone calls …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter This is so thick it’s hard to believe. It’s far beyond just a Brick & Mortar Meltdown. “I recently sold a small strip center with my last Mattress Firm,” a relieved real estate developer told me …
This is not good… Deep state will not go down without a fight… AC
by Aviator2903 I saw plenty of other posts about various employment scams and I recently encountered one myself. My sister-in-law is in college and in the process of applying for internships. She ran into one job posting on Indeed that …
from Financial Survival Network Heather Wagenhals joined us again to talk about the FBI scam. Scammers got a hold of the FBI’s identity theft reporting data base. Then they started a sophisticated campaign to convince those already victimized people to disclose financial …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOIqSn-dFfQ In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy discuss JP Morgan stacking silver in response to Max Keiser and also about the whistleblower claiming the VIX index is manipulated. In the second half, Max interviews Mitch Feierstein …
from Financial Survival Network Heather Wagenhals returns… Car scams are all the rage these days. Scammers get you to wire money for a car that they’ve advertised. They get your money and you never get the car. It all seems so real …
by Amna El Tawil Tax season is already which means you have to be extra careful to ensure everything’s okay by the deadline day. But that’s not the only concern you should have; with every tax season, there also come …