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Scam Targets Patriots

Monday, November 15, 2010

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Look out, patriots. Crooks want to play off your love of country to steal your cash. The fax claims to be from a soldier, who needs help securing millions in cash for his unit in Afghanistan. The Better Business Bureau reports: The fax asks for the recipient’s full name, address to where the box of [...]

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Watch Phone Bills for Fraudulent Charges

Friday, November 12, 2010

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A Missouri man got a surprise when his phone bill had an extra $30 for a service he never wanted. An Internet service provider had signed up the man for its service and charged him for it – even though he’d never signed up himself, KRCG reports. Luckily, the man found the charge before it [...]

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Two Arrested in Massive Online Bank Fraud in Wisconsin

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

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Two men suspected of handling the cash in a multi-million dollar Zeus malware scheme were arrested in Wisconsin last week. Both men will be taken to New York to face bank fraud charges, several media outlets report. Both are 21-years old and from the Eastern European country of Moldova. Zeus is an online software program [...]

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Medicare Open Enrollment Begins Next Week

Monday, November 8, 2010

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Want to make changes to your Medicare Advantage plan? You can beginning next week. Open enrollment for Medicare Advantage begins on Monday, Nov. 15, and runs through the end of the year. “Every year, most Medicare Advantage plans change. They can begin to charge or raise their premium, enter or leave the program, or change [...]

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Editorial: Don’t Trust All Medicare Ads

Thursday, November 4, 2010

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The Dunn County News takes on Medicare ads that use what the paper calls misleading allegations about the program. Ads running in western Wisconsin warn viewers that leaders in Washington will cut Medicare by about $500 billion. From a recent editorial: Medicare’s cost is actually expected to almost double between now and 2020 ($499 billion [...]

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Holiday Travel Scams Get Started for Winter

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

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Recently, the CBS Early Show offered up a terrific article on holiday travels scams. Like everything that attempts to swindle good people out of their hard-earned dollars, travel scams promise way more than they deliver – for a nominal fee. Some buyers think they are getting a great deal, but in reality, are getting much [...]

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WI Man Guilty of Bank Fraud

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

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A former junior partner at Affordable Homes mobile home sales in Tomah pleaded guilty to bank fraud on Monday. 58-year old Dennis J. Deeny told the court that sales were slow. He opted to pay subcontractors, rather than Farmers and Merchants Bank – and, he claimed, it wasn’t intentional, the Tomah Journal reports. LoanSafe.org reports [...]

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Compare Medicare Plans for Free

Monday, October 18, 2010

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Need to know which is the best Medicare plan for you, but not sure you are comparing things correctly? Extend Health is ready to help. The California-based company offers free assistance to those who need a side-by-side comparison of Medicare plans. The website lists 66 Medicare plans, which you can access 24 hours per day. [...]

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Officials Warn of Craigslist Real Estate Scams

Thursday, October 14, 2010

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Scammers are targeting people selling and buying real estate with scams on the popular site, Craigslist. Here’s how they do it: Crooks paste legitimate real estate ads into Craigslist. Then, they change the contact information to their own. Calls from Craigslist are then routed to them instead of the legitimate broker. Crooks get unsuspecting home [...]

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Got Flood Damage? Beware Fraudsters

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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Wisconsinites are still dealing with the aftermath of flooding – and crooks are just waiting to take advantage of them. The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau says to beware of scammers who want to take your cash to repair flood damage – and leave you in the lurch. Crooks follow bad weather across the U.S. just [...]

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