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10 of the Biggest Scams of 2022

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Photo: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock) Another improvement in technology that has helped scammers fill their pockets with more money this year has been the ability to falsify checks: At its root, the…

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Sending Money to ‘Yourself’ on Zelle Is a Scam

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Photo: XanderSt (Shutterstock) The point of Zelle was to be able to make easy, quick transactions between friends and family who trust each other: There is no fraud protection for…

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You Need to Know About ‘Recovery’ Scams

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Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) So you’ve just discovered you were scammed out of $1,000. You are feeling emotional and upset, and understandably so. You post about it on Twitter, notifying your…

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