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Friday, July 10, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 10, 2026

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Unclaimed life insurance scams on the rise

SCAMS/Unclaimed Life Insurance— Unclaimed life insurance scams are making a comeback. Sadly, new victims are falling for the fraud. Some of them have reported the scam to the Federal Trade Commission. Here’s how the latest version works. The scammers impersonate lawyers. They send out random snail mail letters claiming one of their clients, with your last name, just died and […]

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

By Guest Contributor Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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Online party invites that look real but are scams

Scams/Online Party Invites— It’s graduation and summer party season. The FTC is getting reports about unexpected “You’re invited” texts and emails that are actually phishing scams. These fake invitations ask for your email login credentials or a special pass code to open them, but don’t do it. Learn how these phishing scams work and how to protect yourself if you […]

Monday, March 23, 2026

By Public News Service Monday, March 23, 2026

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California has a problem with fraud in temporary staffing agencies

CA/Fraud in Temp. Employment Industry— Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. The temporary staffing industry in California is plagued by wage and insurance fraud, with cases piling up in recent years, according to legal experts. In January, a judge fined a company called Man Staffing in Ventura $650,000 for failing to provide workers’ compensation […]

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

By Public News Service Wednesday, June 4, 2025

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Watch out for Medicare scams

Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Medicare loses $60 billion to $80 billion a year to fraud, and this year, for Medicare Fraud Prevention Week, your local Senior Medicare Patrol has good advice on how to spot a con. There are plenty of scams to be aware of. Karen Joy Fletcher, communications director with […]

Thursday, March 6, 2025

By Guest Contributor Thursday, March 6, 2025

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Burbank Police seek information in series of rental gear thefts

Thursday, February 13, 2025

By Public News Service Thursday, February 13, 2025

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Don’t let scammers ruin your Valentine’s Day

Alex Gonzalez, producer, Arizona News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service. Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, and experts want to caution everyone to be careful with whom they are talking to online. The National Retail Federation estimated more than 50% of consumers will spend more than $27 billion on the holiday. Some will get caught up in online fraud […]

Sunday, December 22, 2024

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 22, 2024

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Three major banks sued for fraud by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

A government agency that protects consumers has sued JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. The three major banks and the operator of Zelle, a popular payment app, were sued last Friday, December 20. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused them of allowing fraud to fester on Zelle’s peer-to-peer network. The CFPB says shoddy safeguards on the network […]

Monday, November 25, 2024

By Public News Service Monday, November 25, 2024

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CA community colleges lose millions to financial aid fraud

Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Glitches last winter with federal student aid forms, known as the FAFSA, led the feds to temporarily relax document verification standards – creating fertile ground for bad actors seeking to defraud California colleges. State data first reported by EdSource show that fraudsters have stolen more than $7.5 million […]

Sunday, November 9, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, November 9, 2014

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Millions of email addresses stolen in Home Depot hack

More bad news for Home Depot shoppers. The world’s largest home improvement retailer announced last summer its payment data systems in the U.S. and Canada were hacked between April and September of 2014. In that cyber attack, thieves reportedly got away with the payment information for around “56 million credit cards.” Last, Thursday in an update on its investigation, the company disclosed […]