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A warning for college students in the job market: Scammers are looking too 01/09/2024 09:00pm • When you least expect it, scammers will try and trick you — and while older adults have long been popular targets, college students are not immune. The Federal Trade Commission said bad actors are posing as recruiters from big firms, tech companies and national retailers through social media. Movie Review: Audacious Bible-era story 'The Book of Clarence' is maybe too audacious 01/09/2024 10:10am • Somewhere between the sacred and profane, comedy, drama and satire comes “The Book of Clarence,” a retelling of The Greatest Story Ever Told that arrives in theaters appropriately between Christmas and Easter. It's a remarkably idiosyncratic approach by rising auteur Jeymes Samuel, who for this New year, new you? New weight loss scams to watch out for 01/05/2024 09:20am • Did you make a resolution to get fit this year? If you are considering buying a weight loss product you saw online, here are some red flags to watch out for. While not all health and fitness ads are scams, the Federal Trade Commission has put out a consumer alert with a list of common ways scamme A wave of cryptocurrency scams has Fairfax Co. Police on alert 12/29/2023 11:49am • Fairfax County Police are warning the community about a growing trend of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency scams. "In almost a dozen reported cases since the end of October, our investigators have observed a trend in scams involving cryptocurrency," the department stated in a press release. "Criminals a Ways to Find Unclaimed Money 12/25/2023 07:00pm • If your idea of a windfall is finding money under couch cushions or a coin in a parking lot, just wait until you start looking through databases for finding lost or unclaimed money. Chances are, you'll find it more fun -- and possibly far more profitable. Banks, insurance companies and the U.S. Depa Crypto’s 2023 was marred by fraud and scandal. It may have been its best year ever 12/24/2023 08:00am • New York (CNN) — Crypto’s 14th year in existence was one marred by scandal, bankruptcy, fraud and regulatory squabbling. It still may have been the industry’s best year ever. The cast of “Crypto 2023” starred figures that are now practically synonymous with fraud: Sam Bankman-Fried, Ch Used car dealer sold wheelchair-accessible vans but took his disabled customers for a ride, feds say 12/21/2023 03:47pm • A Philadelphia used car dealer took disabled customers' money but failed to deliver the wheelchair-accessible vehicles they had paid for, victimizing more than 100 people across the nation, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Edward Scott Rock, 47, defrauded customers of more than $2.5 million betwee What Is Escrow? 12/19/2023 07:00pm • Most people never encounter the concept of escrow until they buy a home. Escrow accounts are set up by third parties as a safe place to hold money. They are used for two main purposes when it comes to real estate: during a home purchase and afterward as an easy way for homeowners to save for propert Guide to Boosting Your Metabolism 12/19/2023 07:00pm • What does it take to keep the lights on in the human body? How does the body power actions from blinking and cell repair to washing dishes and running a marathon? In the simplest terms, all of these activities are powered by calories, which come from the food you eat. Generating that energy from cal Man who helped bilk woman out of $1.2M is sentenced to prison and ordered to repay the money 12/19/2023 05:09pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Texas man who was part of a romance scam that bilked a Missouri woman out of $1.2 million was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in federal prison and ordered to repay the money. Rotimi Oladimeji, 38, of Richardson, Texas, was sentenced one year after he pleaded guilty to two c What You Should Know About Tenant Rights 12/17/2023 07:00pm • The radiator stopped working in your apartment and your landlord hasn't responded to emails or answered the phone for two days. As much as you love your new winter coat, wearing it while you watch TV -- and while you sleep -- isn't your idea of fun. The arctic chill may have you thinking: At what po British man pleads not guilty in alleged $99 million wine fraud conspiracy 12/16/2023 04:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A British man pleaded not guilty in a New York courtroom Saturday in connection with an alleged $99 million, Ponzi-like fraud involving high-priced fine wine and duped investors. Stephen Burton, 58, was extradited Friday to New York from Morocco, where he was arrested in 2022 after Why So Many Americans Delay Holiday Shopping -- And Why You Shouldn't 12/13/2023 07:00pm • About a quarter of Americans (26%) do the bulk of their holiday shopping in December, according to the 2023 Intuit QuickBooks Holiday Shopping Survey. And 15% wait until December to even start buying gifts. With big sales like Black Friday and Cyber Monday in November, why are so many putting off sh How Repairing Credit Works 12/13/2023 07:00pm • If you don't have a good credit score, you may have trouble getting approved for loans or credit cards, or you may only qualify for high interest rates. It makes sense to want to improve your situation right away, but fixing your credit requires patience. Companies may offer paid services for repair War-wracked Myanmar is now the world's top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency 12/11/2023 11:37pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of the world’s biggest opium producer, according to a U.N. agency report released Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country's opium output has topped that of Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban imposed