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Beware pyramid schemes posing as direct sales opportunities

March 1, 2019 in Fraud Alerts /by Fraud.org staff

If you’ve been on social media recently, chances are you’ve seen someone in your network launching a business in direct sales. You may have even been approached by someone inviting you to attend a get-together to learn about a “can’t miss” multi-level marketing (MLM) opportunity. Most of us are familiar with direct selling companies like […]

Don’t be blinded by the promise to “fire your boss” by joining too-good-to-be-true sales teams

March 1, 2019 in Fraud Alerts /by Fraud.org staff

Found a can’t-miss opportunity that requires you buy a bunch of products and start recruiting friends? Beware this direct sales trend

Love hurts! Avoid romance scams and the other 2018 Top Ten Scams 

February 1, 2019 in Fraud Alerts /by Fraud.org staff

Sweetheart swindles and other scams-of-the-heart among the top frauds plaguing Americans in 2018

Resolve to protect you and your family from fraud in 2019

January 1, 2019 in Fraud Alerts /by Fraud.org staff

Happy New Year! Scammers are always looking for new ways to steal from you. This year, make protecting yourself and family from scammers your top resolution.

Quora Breach

December 7, 2018 in Latest Breaches /by Fraud.org staff

Quora, the crowdsourced question and answer website has announced that 100 million user accounts have been compromised.  Breach announced: December 3, 2018 Description of the breach: The popular question and answer website Quora, has announced that 100 million of its users may have had their account information compromised. The breach is believed to have compromised users’ names, email addresses, encrypted passwords, any data users may have […]

Boss on vacation this month? Beware the employer imposter scam

December 1, 2018 in Fraud Alerts /by Fraud.org staff

Scammers pose as real-life executives and ask employees to send money, reassuring them it’s a legit business expense. It’s not.

Marriott Starwood Breach

November 30, 2018 in Latest Breaches /by Fraud.org staff

Marriott and Starwood properties have announced that the personal data of up to 500 million of their customers has been compromised. Breach announced: November 30, 2018 Description of the breach: Marriot International, which includes many popular hotel brands such as, Sheraton, and W Hotels, announced that the data of up to 500 million of their guests […]

Got vacation on the mind? Beware cruise scams

November 1, 2018 in Fraud Alerts /by Fraud.org staff

Millions of Americans enjoy cruises to escape winter, but when you find a too-good-to-be-true deal on a cruise, it probably is.

Don’t be spooked by the latest gift card scam!

October 1, 2018 in Fraud Alerts /by Fraud.org staff

Criminals are stealing gift card codes and draining their balances before the legitimate card holders can use them

Facebook breach

September 28, 2018 in Latest Breaches /by Fraud.org staff

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