Education Aug 24 How scammers are siphoning college financial aid with stolen student identities By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery
Nation Aug 13 U.S. sanctions cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans The U.S. imposed sanctions on more than a dozen Mexican companies and four people it says worked with a powerful drug trafficking cartel to scam elderly Americans in a multimillion-dollar timeshare fraud. By Associated Press
World Jan 04 Watch 8:10 How human trafficking victims are forced to run ‘pig butchering’ investment scams An investment scam called “pig butchering” has cost victims around the world an estimated $75 billion in just the last four years, and it's not just the targets who are being harmed. The imposters on the other end of the… By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson
Health Aug 22 Fake Arizona rehab centers scam Native Americans from across the country, officials warn during investigations Arizona's Medicaid program has now suspended payment to more than 300 providers pending investigations. Government and tribal officials in other states are warning people in their areas as the fraud's reach becomes better known. By Anita Snow, Associated Press
Economy Oct 03 Senate report finds increasing cases of fraud, scams on Zelle The report also found that the large banks who partly own Zelle have been reluctant to compensate customers who have been victims of fraud or scams. By Ken Sweet, Associated Press
Apr 14 Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in federal prison at 82 By Associated Press Madoff's death at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, was confirmed by his lawyer and the Bureau of Prisons. Continue reading
Mar 23 Feds see uptick in virus frauds preying on Medicare recipients By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Federal law enforcement warns that scam artists are preying on older people's fears by peddling fake tests for the coronavirus to Medicare recipients. In Florida, some seniors are being told falsely that President Donald Trump has mandated they get tested. Continue reading
Apr 09 Feds break up $1.2B Medicare orthopedic brace scam By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Justice Department announced charges against 24 people across the U.S., including doctors accused of writing bogus prescriptions for unneeded back, shoulder, wrist and knee braces. Others charged included owners of call centers, telemedicine firms and medical equipment companies. Continue reading
Apr 02 How these scam ads promoting fake tax breaks prospered on Facebook By Amanda Seitz, Jeff Horwitz, Bernard Condon, Mae Anderson, Associated Press Hundreds of ads on Facebook promised U.S. homeowners that they were eligible for huge state tax breaks if they installed new solar-energy panels. There was just one catch: None of it was true. Continue reading
Jul 13 FDA warns of fake government warning letters sent to consumers By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press U.S. health authorities are alerting consumers to a new scam involving fake government warning letters sent to people who tried to buy medicines online or over the phone. Continue reading