Christmas is a busy time for most people – including scammers looking for a festive bonus by creaming money or personal details off unsuspecting consumers. “Although scammers are always around, they have greater opportunity at Christmas to sneak under the radar of consumers who are busy with trying to buy the perfect present or arrange [...]
Telemarketers scamming Australians about the Do Not Call Register
September 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Unscrupulous telemarketers are offering to list consumers’ phone numbers on the Do Not Call Register for a fee, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). ‘The Do Not Call Register is a free service provided by the Australian Government,’ said ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman, who warned consumers not to provide any personal identification [...]
MoneyGram ordered to pay $18m for fraud-related cases of agents
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
MoneyGram International, Inc., the second-largest money transfer service in the United States, will pay $18 million in consumer redress to settle FTC charges that the company allowed its money transfer system to be used by fraudulent telemarketers to bilk U.S. consumers out of tens of millions of dollars. MoneyGram also will be required to implement [...]
ID theft on the rise again
March 9, 2009 By 1 Comment
Please i am in a Critical situation right now which i will need your urgent response,Actually, I had a trip to United Kindom but unfortunately for me all my money got stolen in the hotel where i lodged due to a robbery incident that happened in the hotel.I had been so restless since last night cos i have been without any money i am even oweing the hotel here as well moreover the Hotel’s telephone lines here got dissconnected [...]
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