Washington state agencies open fraud prevention Web site | News Briefs (Mercer Island Reporter)

In an effort to counter consumer fraud and give residents a way to report crooked businesses, the Department of Revenue, Department of Labor and Industries and several other agencies have established a Web site, www.suspectfraud.com, that allows consumers to check if a business is registered before they sign on the dotted line. The site also allows consumers to report …

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LifeLock Named “Best Overall” by Identity Theft Labs - MarketWatch (press release)


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LifeLock Named "Best Overall" by Identity Theft Labs
MarketWatch (press release)
2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — With an estimated 11.1 million Americans victimized by identity fraud in 2009 ("2010 Identity Fraud Survey Report," Javelin
LifeLock to pay $12M to settle deceptive-ad claimsChicago Sun-Times
Combating identity theftPrairie Business
LifeLock to Pay $12 Million to Settle FTC, States' ComplaintPC World
Credit Loan (blog) -WalletPop (blog) -LoanSafe
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Scam of the Day: Beware of foreclosure scams (Nevada Daily Mail)

Editor’s note: This week is National Consumer Protection Week, and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is issuing a “scam of the day alert” each day this week, in an effort to help consumers protect themselves.

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IRS warns Oklahoma residents of tax refund scam - NewsOK.com


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IRS warns Oklahoma residents of tax refund scam
NewsOK.com
Scams involving the impersonation of the IRS usually take the form of e-mails, tweets or other online messages to consumers. Keep in mind that phones,
Tax season bringing out the fraud artistsThe Associated Press
IRS warns of e-mail scamSt. Louis Globe-Democrat
Hood Renews Warning About IRS Email ScamsWTOK

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Report on Md. police tuition aid cites poor oversight, abuse (Washington Post)

Montgomery County awarded more than $600,000 in no-bid payments to nine companies that had ties to county police officers and were part of a controversial tuition-assistance program, Montgomery’s inspector general said in a report released Monday.

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CARVER COUNTY - Residents report phone scams (Waconia Patriot)

The Carver County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous reports of attempted phone scams in recent weeks, one of which included a caller claiming to be from Prudential Insurance and another claiming to be from Wells Fargo.

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BBC holds firm over Ethiopia report (Guardian Unlimited)

Bob Geldof and charities deny aid was spent on weapons but corporation executives say reports are credible The BBC is standing by a report that 95% of the $100m aid raised to fight famine in northern Ethiopia in 1985 was diverted by rebels and spent on weapons, despite denials by Bob Geldof and leading charities. A programme broadcast last week by the BBC World Service’s Africa editor, Martin …

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Online lenders draw complaints Posted On: Sunday, Mar. 7 2010 05:24 AM - Killeen Daily Herald

Online lenders draw complaints Posted On: Sunday, Mar. 7 2010 05:24 AM
Killeen Daily Herald
BBB Reliability Reports are available free of charge online and will tell you how many complaints BBB has received, how the company responded to complaints

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Online lenders draw complaints (Killeen Daily Herald)

Consumers report unscrupulous online payday lenders charging unlawful interest rates of more than 300 percent. Handing over your bank account information to an online payday lender without doing your homework could leave you paying hundreds and even thousands of dollars more than you bargained for.

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Cornell University law clinic aims to deter investment fraud - Ithaca Journal

Cornell University law clinic aims to deter investment fraud
Ithaca Journal
The things we focus on are not just outright scams like Bernie Madoff — for those people the money is gone, or they're in prison, or they have so many

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