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Initial Coin Offering Lawsuits Pending as Fraud and Scams Prevail

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FTC Hearings Continue Tomorrow at Howard University School of Law with Session #7: Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century

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Are Young People the Easiest Targets of Tech Support Scams?

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Alison Altenberg, daughter of Leonard Weisman, sued for fraud

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uBiome founders face fraud charges

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New York, FTC Obtain Court Order Banning Deceitful Debt Collectors

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Scam Alert July 20, 2018

California Attorney General Joins FTC’s Crackdown on Fake Veterans Charities

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra participated in the nationwide crackdown against fake veterans charities on Thursday. The Federal Trade Commission…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

uBiome founders face fraud charges

Scam Alert July 16, 2018

Arizona Disciplinary Judge Suspends Lawyer over “Extortionate” Tactics

The presiding disciplinary judge of the Arizona Supreme Court suspended a lawyer who was called a “vexatious litigant” by the…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Scam Alert June 28, 2018

Fake Debt Brokers and Collectors Sued by FTC and New York Attorney General

Consumers Duped Into Paying Fake Debt The Federal Trade Commission and the New York attorney general’s office are suing two…

By Peter Moreno

uBiome founders face fraud charges

Scam Alert June 28, 2018

FTC and New York File Lawsuit to Shutdown Phantom Debt Collection Scheme

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and New York Attorney General’s Office filed a joint lawsuit to shutdown phantom debt collection…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Financial Investigations June 18, 2018
Romanian ATM Skimming Crew Heading to Prison

ATM Skimming Crew Gets Stung A three man Romanian ATM Skimming Crew engage in an ATM skimming operation that steals money from bank accounts. They…

By – Peter Moreno
Investigates June 14, 2018
Get Rich With Amazon Scheme Squashed by FTC

Get Rich With Amazon Scheme As the old adage states, if it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Such is the case with…

By – Peter Moreno
Financial Investigations June 14, 2018
Outlandish Internet Business Coaching Scheme

Internet Business Coaching Scheme The Federal Trade Commission charges three individuals and nine businesses with swindling more than $125 million from thousands of consumers. The…

By – Peter Moreno
Financial Investigations June 7, 2018
Business Owner Goes To Prison For Defrauding Veterans’ Post 9/11 GI Bill For More Than $24 Million

Sham School Bilks Post 9/11 GI Bill For More Than $24 Million David Alvey receives a five year prison sentence for defrauding a federal education…

By – Peter Moreno
Financial Investigations June 5, 2018
Securities and Exchange Commission Terminates Fraudulent Coin Offering Scheme

Fraudulent Coin Offering Scheme The Securities and Exchange Commission obtains a court order halting an ongoing fraud. The illegal operation involves an initial coin offering…

By – Peter Moreno
Financial Investigations May 26, 2018
$7 Million Car Dealership Scam Gives New Meaning to “Used Car Salesman”

International Advance-Fee Scam An Indiana man is arrested in connection with allegations of laundering the proceeds of an international advance-fee scheme through his used-car dealership.…

By – Peter Moreno
Scam Alert February 5, 2021

Health Care Fraud: Texas Hospice CEO Gets 15 Years Jail Time; Florida Businesswoman Faces 13 Years Prison Sentence

The CEO of Merida Group, a health care company operating dozens of hospice, nursing homes, and group homes in Texas, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for committing health…

By – Marivic Cabural Summers
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Scam Alert February 4, 2021
Ponzi Scheme: GPB Capital, CEO David Gentile Sued for Defrauding $1.7B from 17,000 Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against GPB Capital and its CEO and owner, David…

By Marivic Cabural Summers
Scam Alert February 4, 2021
FTC to Send $4.7M Refunds to Victims of Digital Altitude Business Coaching Scheme

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it is sending refunds totaling $4.7 million to the victims of…

By Marivic Cabural Summers
Scam Alert February 2, 2021
SEC Charges Individuals Behind Fraudulent Start Options Crypto Trading Platform, Bitcoiin2Gen (B2G) Tokens

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against three individuals behind the fraudulent Stock Options cryptocurrency…

By Marivic Cabural Summers
Scam Alert January 29, 2021
International Investment Group (IIG) Managing Partner David Hu Pleads Guilty in Over $100M Ponzi-Like Scheme

The Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of International Investment Group (IIG) pleaded guilty to defrauding clients…

By Marivic Cabural Summers
Scam Alert January 28, 2021
SCAM ALERT: SEC sues Vuuzle, Ronald Shane Flynn over $14M fraudulent securities offering

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Vuuzle Media Corporation and its founder Ronald Shane…

By Marivic Cabural Summers
Scam Alert January 28, 2021
Judge Orders Fraudster to Jail, Return Stolen Cryptocurrency to Victims

A federal judge sentenced a cryptocurrency fraudster named Jerry Ji Guo to prison and return the funds he…

By Marivic Cabural Summers
Scam Alert January 25, 2021
Court Orders Sanctuary Belize Scam Ringleaders to Pay $120.M to FTC

A federal district court entered a final order approving a huge amount of financial judgment against the Sanctuary…

By Marivic Cabural Summers
Scam Alert January 15, 2021
Bulgarian Crypto Exchange CEO Imprisoned For Role In Online Auction Fraud

A Bulgarian cryptocurrency exchange CEO was sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in a multi-million…

By Rochdi Rais
Scam Alert January 13, 2021
Mastermind behind “GemCoin” crypto scheme sentenced to 10 years in prison

The mastermind behind the “epic proportions” GemCoin crypto scheme has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison,…

By Rochdi Rais
Scam Alert December 30, 2020
SEC charges Virgil Capital and its 23 years old CEO Stefan Qin with fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an emergency enforcement action against Virgil Capital LLC, its affiliated companies,…

By Rochdi Rais

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