NEW YORK -- With the holiday season in full swing, Zelle® today announced the return of its Scam and Fraud Elimination (S.A.F.E.) Squad campaign featuring actor and producer, Christina Ricci. In its second year, S.A.F.E. Squad is a content series...
How could an attempt to sell a timeshare property result in a loss of more than half a million dollars before the property is even sold? Unfortunately, for one victim of the “Planet Travel” Mexican timeshare scam, that’s exactly what happened. And...
How do they do it? That’s what we really wanted to dive into as we close out season two of Nickel and Crime (don’t worry, we’ll be back with season three very soon!). Because if there is one thing we know scammers excel at, it’s the skillful...
Synthetic identity fraud losses rose to an estimated $20 billion in 2020—spiking sharply from an estimated $6 billion in 20161. One of the fastest growing financial crimes in the U.S., synthetic identity fraud is now one of the nation’s leading...
What happens when the person you turn to for help is the one committing the crime? We uncover the shocking story of Nakeisha Hall, an IRS employee who masterminded a $400,000 tax fraud operation. Instead of helping taxpayers reclaim their stolen...
When almost everyone with a phone and an email address (that’s most of us) has confronted criminal attempts to steal their money, how does anyone avoid being scammed?
The law of averages means the more times a scammer tries, the better their chances...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and for financial criminals, that’s doubly so. In a season when everyone is at their most generous (and their most stressed) now is one of the best times for scammers to scam.
That’s why on this special...