Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sent a reminder to residents to watch out for post-storm scams after a winter storm brought frigid air and more than two feet of snow to much of the state. To avoid falling victim to a storm-related scam, the following steps are encouraged: Talk to your insurance agent or company. […]
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Tax scams, unfortunately, happen year-round, but they surge during the holiday season. Scammers know that people are busy with year-end distractions like shopping, traveling, not to mention the approach of the tax filing season. And scammers are counting on the season’s stresses to catch people off guard. It doesn’t help that scams have become more
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Insurers in the UK detected £1.16 billion (US$1.5 billion) worth of fraudulent insurance claims in 2024 – a 2% increase from £1.14 billion reported during the previous year, according to the Association British Insurers. Insurers uncovered at least 98,400 fraud-related claims in 2024, a 12% rise from 88,100 in 2023, said the London-based trade association
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Between gift shopping, charitable donations and gearing up to host or travel for the holidays, many Americans will be spending a lot of money over the next couple of months. All that money being spent over the holidays brings scammers out of the woodworks as they try to steal your cash, your credit card information
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In This Article It’s every landlord’s worst nightmare: being scammed by their tenant. As if there weren’t enough scams around, ripping off landlords is becoming increasingly popular. Whether it’s seeing your rental apartment listed online by someone else or receiving fake employment and financial documents, dealing with con artists is one of the reasons why
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It’s almost snowbird season, the annual time of year that typically starts in late October or early November, in which thousands of people, often retirees, migrate from colder northern regions to warmer southern areas to escape the winter. Florida, Arizona and Texas are popular destinations for snowbirds who tend to spend as much as six
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