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Written by: Dan Evon
Dec. 10, 2020
Another giveaway scam was circulated on Facebook in December 2020.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 8, 2020
Experts warn consumers to be skeptical of email and unsolicited calls.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Dec. 6, 2020
Phishing scams have proliferated on the internet since the start of the pandemic.
Written by: Dan Evon
Nov. 30, 2020
Making fraudulent promises about free holiday groceries as unemployment rises during a pandemic ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Nov. 20, 2020
Falsely tying celebrities to CBD oil sales isn't a new internet scam.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Nov. 12, 2020
The IRS warns that it will never send unsolicited text messages or emails.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 26, 2020
A post circulating on Facebook falsely offers a Chick-fil-A gift basket.
Written by: Bond Huberman
June 23, 2020
Just another day at the "like farm."
Written by: David Mikkelson
June 16, 2020
Southwest Airlines is not giving away free air travel tickets to those who share and comment on ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 5, 2020
Coupon scams often play on moments of crisis.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 8, 2020
Yet another "free coupon" scam attempted to lure social media users with bogus promises.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 3, 2020
Yet another "free coupon" scam attempted to lure social media users with bogus promises.
Written by: David Mikkelson
April 2, 2020
Someone you don’t know sends you a check, then asks you to deposit it and send some of the money ...
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 30, 2020
Scam text messages purporting to be from the U.K. government informed recipients they had been i ...
Written by: Bond Huberman
March 25, 2020
A dubious Facebook post triggered a flood of reader inquiries.
Written by: Bethania Palma
March 20, 2020
Coupon scams are not uncommon — with or without a global pandemic.
Written by: Bond Huberman
Feb. 18, 2020
The airline is not celebrating its anniversary in February 2020 with a ticket giveaway.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 31, 2020
Coupon scams are common ways perpetrators can use technology to deceive people.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Jan. 24, 2020
Probably best to ignore any strange links offering free merchandise.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Jan. 24, 2020
In January 2020, members of the public reported receiving suspect SMS messages from scammers pre ...
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