Credit Repair Scams News
- Appleton man gets 3 years in prison for repair scams Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 8:38AMWISCONSIN RAPIDS An Appleton man said his addiction to gambling was the reason he took money from Wisconsin Rapids-area hailstorm victims without repairing their homes.
- David Gieschen sentenced to prison for hailstorm roof repair scams Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 7:55AMAn Appleton man said his addiction to gambling was the reason he took money from Wisconsin Rapids-area hailstorm victims without repairing their homes.
- Tough times give schemers more chances to victimize Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 10:02PMPeople are worried about making ends meet. We’re scared about our personal finances. That can turn normally level-headed people into suckers. Beware. We’re being bombarded with easy-money offers, scams and work-at-home schemes. Scammers claiming to be from Citibank recently advised people in an e-mail to move their money to a safe overseas location in case the U.S. financial system collapses, ...
- Maid-Turned-Realtor Ran Vegas Mortgage Scam, Prosecutors Say Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 3:57AMOct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Eve Mazzarella was a Las Vegas success story. The high-school dropout and former housemaid moved to the Nevada city in 2000 from Seattle, got a certificate from the ABC Real Estate School and started selling houses in what would become the hottest market in the country.
- Workshop offers tips to avoid scam, fraud Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 7:36AMPEMBROKE — Seniors can learn how to avoid fraud and scam during a Scam Jam event Thursday. The event is free and will help educate seniors, caregivers and others about topics such as identity theft, investment scams, home repair scams and telemarketing fraud.
- Identity week offers tips on prevention Tuesday, October 28, 2008 @ 11:37PMIt is recommended that personal papers or credit cards statements be shredded according to identity theft specialists. Using a crosscut shredder is best as the strip shredders can still be taped back together to gather information.
- Credit Repair Scams Circulating Thursday, October 23, 2008 @ 2:36PMThe Attorney General wants to warn you about some credit scams that are circulating all over the media.
- Victim: Carbon scammer is conning court system, too Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 2:14AMA Carbon County man whose scams took nearly $7,000 from people for car and home repairs that were never done and for a bogus youth football fundraiser was sentenced Monday to nine months to 21/2 years in state prison.
- Identity week offers tips on prevention Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 12:25AMIt is recommended that personal papers or credit cards statements be shredded according to identity theft specialists. Using a crosscut shredder is best as the strip shredders can still be taped back together to gather information.
- Florida attorney general targets debt-relief scams Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 10:19AMIn another sign of tough economic times, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is going after debt-relief scams after his office recorded more than...
