Scam Alerts

Individuals Can Lose Thousands of Dollars by Falling Victim to Scam; MoneyGram Launching Aggressive Effort to Educate Consumers and Agents

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 13, 2012– MoneyGram (NYSE: MGI), a leading global money transfer company, today ...

Internet Crime Complaint Center's (IC3)
December 29, 2011

This report, which is based upon information from law enforcement and complaints submitted to the IC3, details ...

Here’s a note we received from a Claycordian, who’s currently searching for a place in San Francisco:

I am a college student who has been searching for an apartment/house in San Francisco for the last few days on Craigslist and I have made an interesting discovery. I emailed four people whose listings ...

Federal Courts Order Seizure of 150 Website Domains Involved in Selling Counterfeit Goods as Part of DOJ, ICE-HSI, and FBI Cyber Monday Crackdown

U.S. Department of Justice
November 28, 2011

Office of Public Affairs
(202) 514-2007/
(202) 514-1888

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Listeners have complained about receiving calls from conmen pretending to be from the Hawks.

They will ask you to switch off your cell phone for a while as they are investigating the fact that your Sim card has been cloned. ...

HELENA - Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock on Thursday issued a warning about a new credit card scam that, ironically, ...

Scammers have again stolen the identity of yet another company. This time Wesco International, Inc. a leading distributor of electrical supplies and integrated supply services. Wesco issued the “Alert” below.
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November 9, WLBT 3 Jackson – (Mississippi)
A warning for consumers from Mississippi’s Attorney ...