A Tall Order of Fraud
Bartenders seem to be pretty close with locals/regulars; memorizing drink orders, personal interests, jobs, etc. What do you do when a bartender puts these people skills to use, in the wrong way? A StarTribune.com article reports how one Minneapolis bartender used her connections to...
Aspirations
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Coming to the United States offers immigrants an opportunity to prosper in a country with more pervasive social freedoms and economic opportunities. However, The Star Tribune tells the story of a Minnesota couple who took the opportunity to use some aspiring...
Exploiting the Dead
Fraudsters don't discriminate. They target victims of all shapes and sizes and from all walks of life or death. An article posted on ConnectMidMissouri.com states that a Georgia man used the identities of deceased individuals to steal more than $2.3 million...
Dark Clouds Are Building
Spring has given way to summer and both seasons have been chock full of heavy storms. While we think Mother Nature is the only thing to fear as tornados and hurricanes run roughshod over the country, we should remember that the fraudsters targeting disaster...
A Change of Mind
You've probably heard the expression: ''it's a woman's prerogative to change her mind.'' In today's Fraud of the Day from WTVA.com, a Mississippi woman changed her mind and made a decision to reverse her ''not guilty'' plea regarding her involvement in a...
Student Loan Scam Unravels
College is expensive. The costs add up quickly? books, tuition, and food students have to eat and room and board can easily reach into the thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars, per year. If you've ever been a student or...
Missouri Tax Fraud Aimed at $100 Million Payout
A million dollars isn't cool, you know what's cool? A hundred million dollars. According to The Kansas City Star, that amount of money was apparently the target of a nationwide conspiracy to defraud the government that spanned eight states and was...
An Insider’s Opinion
Whenever you are looking to enter a venture you do not have experience in, it's a great idea to get an ''insider's opinion.'? Let's say you want to build a pool. Sure, you've been to many pools, but that doesn't qualify you as a...