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4. Unsolicited loan offers. Another good way to spot a scam is if it comes as an unsolicited offer, usually over email, text message or social media. A telephone offer is an immediate red flag. It ...
1860s. Jacob Young, William Abrams, and Nancy Clem ran what author Wendy Gamber argues, in her book The Notorious Mrs. Clem: Murder and Money in the Gilded Age, was the first-ever Ponzi scheme. [ 1][ 2] In Munich, Germany, Adele Spitzeder founded the "Spitzedersche Privatbank" in 1869, promising an interest rate of 10 percent per month.
Website. www .bcdgroup .com. BCD Group (formerly BCD Holdings N.V.) is a privately owned Dutch company and consists of BCD Travel (global corporate travel management and its subsidiaries BCD Meetings & Events, global meetings and events agency, and Advito, global business travel consultancy). Founded in 1975 by John Fentener van Vlissingen, BCD ...
America's Frontline Doctors ( AFLDS) is an American right-wing political organization. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Affiliated with Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin and publicly led by Simone Gold, the group is opposed to measures intended to control the COVID-19 pandemic, such as business closures, stay-at-home orders, and vaccination.
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 101,000 reports of scams and fraud against people ages 60 and older in 2023, causing seniors to lose over $3.4 billion. And those ...
Since there is no limit to a scam artist’s potential, recognizing signs of common scams will serve you well. Here are examples of three of the most common scams out there today and how to block ...
January 29, 2015. ( 2015-01-29) N/A. In case 1, Rodney Hailey scams millions from major corporations with a fake green energy business, but his collection of luxury cars draw attention from the authorities. In case 2, cat burglar Blane David Nordahl steals antique Sterling silver from rich neighborhoods.
August 11, 2024 at 11:07 AM. Scams asking people for personal information to fix their voter registration are rising. Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images. Officials are warning about voter ...