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Did You Get Your Refund? FTC Recovered $17 Million For MA From Alleged Scammers Did You Get Your Refund? FTC Recovered $17 Million For MA From Alleged Scammers
Did You Get Your Refund? FTC Recovered $17 Million For MA From Alleged Scammers More than $17 million is being returned to people in Massachusetts who had fallen prey to false advertising or another business scam since 2018. According to data provided by the Federal Trade Commission, since July 2018 more than 99,000 Massachusetts residents have been bilked out of $17.65 million through savings and loans, unauthorized debts and charges, grant, and payday loan scams among other types of deception. When the FTC sends refunds, it usually uses customer lists and contact information it gets from the defendants, the FTC said. If that information isn’t available, the agency …

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
There Is No COVID-19 Vaccination Wait-List - New Scams Exploit Pandemic Fears There Is No COVID-19 Vaccination Wait-List - New Scams Exploit Pandemic Fears
There Is No Covid-19 Vaccination Wait-List - New Scams Exploit Pandemic Fears The winter holidays typically see a surge in scams and this year, crooks are exploiting people’s fears around COVID-19 to get them to open their wallets and/or share personal information. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office warned the community about a host of new COVID-19-themed schemes that are already being used against people. The Federal Trade Commission said vaccine-related scams have begun to make the rounds. To better prepare yourself against being tricked out of money or information, the FTC and DA advised people of the following: You likely will not…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Scam Alert: College Students Targeted By Fake Job Offers Scam Alert: College Students Targeted By Fake Job Offers
Scam Alert: College Students Targeted By Fake Job Offers A new scam is targeting college students with job offers from phony professors. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission for Consumer Information is warning college and university students about a new twist on the fake check scam that defrauds its victims, on average, of about $2,000. People in their 20s are more than twice as likely as people over age 30 to report losing money to fake check scams, the FTC said. About half of the forged check scams in the U.S. revolve around phony job offers. Common fake job offers include car wrapping, mystery shopper, and personal assistant.  “Never use mo…

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by Kristin Palpini