One international scam artist has hit pay dirt with a woman who has sent him more than $1 million because she thinks they’re in love.…

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(HOUSTON) — You may be familiar with the scam that involves a loved one supposedly in trouble in a foreign country and in desperate need…

Finance

Foreclosure rescue fraud is sweeping the country and can end up costing you the home and equity you’re desperately trying to save from foreclosure. If someone who is not your mortgage lender promises to save your home and asks for you to pay money up front, you need to be very cautious.  Here are 5 […]

Finance

The government received more than a million consumer complaints last year, with identity theft enraging the most people. The Federal Trade Commission counted 250,854 complaints about identity theft in 2010, according to a report issued Tuesday. That was 19% of the 1.3 million total complaints the agency received, putting it at the top of the […]

But seniors aren’t the only targets. People who buy insurance out of pocket — unemployed individuals, underinsured individuals, as well as individuals who do not get dependent coverage through their work — are also vulnerable…”Read More:

Words like “scam,” “fraud,” and “arrest” filled the air during a Senate hearing on Tuesday that focused on the controversial marketing companies that allegedly dupe consumers into paying monthly fees to join online loyalty programs. Vertrue, Webloyalty, and Affinion generated more than $1.4 billion by “misleading” Web shoppers, said members of the U.S. Senate Committee […]