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Migrants seeking US sponsors find questionable offers online 02/11/2023 10:14am • Pedro Yudel Bruzon was looking for someone in the U.S. to support his effort to seek asylum when he landed on a Facebook page filled with posts demanding up to $10,000 for a financial sponsor. It's part of an underground market that's emerged since the Biden administration announced it would accept Data Doctors: Why scammers love gift cards 02/10/2023 05:41pm • Q: How and why are gift cards used by scammers to steal money? A: Using gift cards is one of scammers' favorite methods to extract money from victims for a variety of reasons. They are available everywhere, easy to buy, easy to use and generally impossible to trace. The lack of recourse for vi Man City case could join list of soccer's biggest scandals 02/07/2023 11:02pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Manchester City is not the first high-profile soccer club to be caught up in a scandal. The Premier League has accused City of breaching a host of financial regulations, and the club could face a range of punishments including a fine or a deduction of points. As City mounts its defen How to Avoid IRS Tax Refund Delays in 2023 02/07/2023 07:00pm • The past three years have been challenging for the IRS. COVID-19 shutdowns, last-minute tax law changes and staffing issues led to a notorious backlog of returns to process. National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins' 2022 annual report to Congress, released on Jan. 11, 2023, reported that the IRS s Kimberly Palmer: How to safely use payment apps 01/30/2023 09:00am • As a frequent PayPal user, I wasn���t surprised to see a payment request on the app pop up. But when I read it, I knew something was wrong. In the message, a stranger asked me to send them $699 in order to get a ���refund.��� While I instantly recognized the request as a scam, I still felt vulner Beware of scammers impersonating Prince George���s Co. sheriff���s deputies 01/26/2023 07:36am • The sheriff's office in Prince George's County, Maryland, is warning people of a recent phone scam involving calls with scammers impersonating deputies. The callers are claiming to be from the Prince George's County Office of the Sheriff and are using internal office phone numbers, according to a Tax season already? Some tips for avoiding stress and scams 01/25/2023 02:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� For many people filing U.S. tax returns ��� especially those doing it for their first time ��� it can be a daunting task that's often left to the last minute. But if you want to avoid the stress of the looming deadline, start getting organized as soon as possible. Whether you do yo What Is Credit Card Fraud? 01/12/2023 07:00pm • If a thief uses your credit card to make purchases or get cash advances, you are a victim of credit card fraud. According to the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. consumers reported 389,737 cases of credit card fraud in 2021, with losses totaling $181 million. The best way to deal with credit card frau College scam mastermind Rick Singer gets 3.5 years in prison 01/04/2023 07:41pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents who used their wealth and privilege to buy their kids��� way into top-tier schools was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Wednesday. The punishment Convictions, prison time: A look at college admissions scam 01/04/2023 04:01pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� More than 50 people were convicted in the sprawling college admissions bribery scheme that embroiled elite universities across the country and landed a slew of prominent parents and athletic coaches behind bars. The case dubbed Operation Varsity Blues by authorities revealed a schem Prince William Co. warns residents of scam letter 01/01/2023 12:13pm • Prince William County Tax Administration officials and county police want residents to know that a scam letter sent to residents is not legitimate. In a notification to the community, the county said that the fraudulent letter is not from the county's "Tax Processing Unit." More Prince EXPLAINER: How Trump ignored advisers, spread election lies 12/21/2022 05:40am • The executive summary of the House Jan. 6 committee���s report documents how then-President Donald Trump was repeatedly warned by those closest to him ��� Cabinet members, campaign officials and even family members ��� that claims he had lost his reelection due to fraud were false. But Trump spread Biden administration proposes crackdown on scam Medicare ads 12/14/2022 06:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed a ban on misleading ads for Medicare Advantage plans that have targeted older Americans and, in some cases, convinced them to sign up for plans that don't cover their doctors or prescriptions. The rule, proposed by the Centers for Catfish scams target everyone: Here's how to keep kids safe 12/03/2022 07:13am • Catfishing crimes have ensnared people for years. This week, a grieving family implored parents to monitor their children's online activity after a former Virginia state trooper catfished a 15-year-old girl online. He then traveled to Southern California, where he allegedly killed the girl's moth Fairfax Co. police want victims of cash-for-gold ruse to come forward 12/02/2022 09:01am • Fairfax County police are still looking for more victims of a bizarre cash-for-fake gold scheme where drivers who stop to help a fellow driver on the side of the highway end up possibly getting abducted and intimidated into draining their bank accounts. Three people have been arrested in the Virg