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Gold bar scammer pleads guilty to bilking nearly $800,000 from Maryland woman

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Gold bar scammer pleads guilty to bilking nearly $800,000 from Maryland woman

‘We’ve got screenshots:’ Scam surging in Fairfax Co. threatens release of online activity

‘We’ve got screenshots:’ Scam surging in Fairfax Co. threatens release of online activity

Love and lust that makes your bank account go bust

Love and lust that makes your bank account go bust

Watch your money! Don’t fall for phony donation campaigns

Watch your money! Don’t fall for phony donation campaigns

FBI wants you to ‘Take A Beat’ as cases of fraud and scams grow

FBI wants you to ‘Take A Beat’ as cases of fraud and scams grow

VDOT warns of text message scams involving bogus toll charges

VDOT warns of text message scams involving bogus toll charges

More scams

‘Organized crime at the highest level’: At least 5 people in gold bar scam, Montgomery Co. officials say

‘Organized crime at the highest level’: At least 5 people in gold bar scam, Montgomery Co. officials say

VA offers help for veterans and their families to avoid getting scammed

VA offers help for veterans and their families to avoid getting scammed

How to protect your child’s privacy ahead of the new school year

How to protect your child’s privacy ahead of the new school year

How to avoid becoming a victim of donor scams as Election Day nears

How to avoid becoming a victim of donor scams as Election Day nears

Police: Man who posed as FBI agent in Montgomery Co. gold bar scam arrested in Chicago

Police: Man who posed as FBI agent in Montgomery Co. gold bar scam arrested in Chicago

What police in Greenbelt found on ATMs over the weekend

What police in Greenbelt found on ATMs over the weekend

Fairfax students’ award-winning scam detection site uses AI to tell you what’s ‘too good to be true’

Fairfax students’ award-winning scam detection site uses AI to tell you what’s ‘too good to be true’

Do you recognize that phone number? Prince George’s Co. police have tips on how to avoid over-the-phone scammers

Do you recognize that phone number? Prince George’s Co. police have tips on how to avoid over-the-phone scammers

‘They have a lot of money to end up losing’: Why criminals are choosing to commit gold bar scams

‘They have a lot of money to end up losing’: Why criminals are choosing to commit gold bar scams

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