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Baseball Fans Beware Ticket Scams
The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau offers these tips for baseball fans who want to see Wisconsin pummel Arizona in the Major League Playoffs: Since winning the National League Central Division Championship, Milwaukee Brewers fans definitely have baseball fever. However, the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns fans to beware of potential scams by fake ticket [...]
Continue reading...Beware Calls from “608″ Area Code
29. September 2011
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Beware scams from crooks using the “608″ area code. The September Fraud Alert Newsletter tells you why: The Wisconsin Bureau of Consumer Protection is receiving an increased number of contacts from consumers in the “608” area code reporting suspicious phone calls. The caller identifies themselves from “Bank of America,” congratulates you on winning prize money [...]
Continue reading...Fundraising Scam Spotted in Dane, Madison Counties
20. September 2011
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Authorities are on alert for a new scam – this one a fake fundraising scheme for a legitimate organization. Crooks set up shop at Wal-Mart stores in Dane and Madison counties, asking for donations to the Wisconsin Well Woman Program (WWWP). This program provides free cancer screenings. A woman arrested in the scheme said she was [...]
Continue reading...Got Students in the Family? Make Sure They Are Safe
15. September 2011
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This month, many families sent children and grandchildren to colleges and universities across the state. It’s their first outing, and no matter how much you prepare your kin, they can never be fully ready for that first time of life independence. Unfortunately, crooks – and sometimes fellow students – are just waiting for an opening [...]
Continue reading...Beware Jamaican Lottery Scam
13. September 2011
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If someone from Jamaica calls to say you’ve won the lottery, hang up. It’s a scam. An Eau Claire woman alerted authorities to the fraud via an interview with WEAU 13. The scam is similar to many out there: Someone – usually from a foreign country – calls or sends an email to say you won [...]
Continue reading...Five Tips for Safety Online
9. September 2011
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As a society, we are so plugged in that sometimes, it is hard to remember that each and every post is broadcast to the entire world. Many people share so much information, that it would easy for someone to stalk them. For example, some people will have a public calendar, complete with dates and times [...]
Continue reading...Beware Hurricane Irene Scams
31. August 2011
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As residents on the East Coast clean up after Hurricane Irene, cons across the nation are gearing up for the usual set of storm-related scams. Residents who need repairs need to be wary of door-to-door scammers who promise a lot – but never deliver. They always require cash up front and use high-pressure tactics to [...]
Continue reading...Beware Door-to-Door Magazine Scam
29. August 2011
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If someone comes to your door, selling magazines for troops via the Absolute Marketing company, shut the door and call police. A Wisconsin SMP supporter alerted us to the scam after an article appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal. The scam was reported in Middleton, but could easily work its way through the state. It is [...]
Continue reading...County Employees Charged in FoodShare Scam
22. August 2011
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Five people have been charged with skimming $350,000 from the Wisconsin FoodShare program – including three Milwaukee County employees. Law enforcement suspects the employees – who worked for the health department – issued fake cards to people who didn’t exist, the Green Bay Press Gazette reports. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel - which has documented rampant fraud [...]
Continue reading...Man Gets Prison Time for ID Fraud
21. August 2011
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A Stevens Point man will serve 18 months in prison for bribing a DMV official to help with get driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants. The scam netted thousands for the crooks. Eric Silva, 38 would find immigrants who needed a license, then work with Khue Xion, a DMV employee to get them, the Wausau Daily [...]
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2. October 2011
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