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Police Warn of Rogers iPad Return Scam Costing Customers About $2,350

Victims end up financing tablets they no longer have.

IRS Moves Refunds Online, Sending 1.4 Million Banking-Info Notices

Germany Sees Surge in ‘Silent Calls’ Used to Validate Numbers for Fraud

Consumer Watchdogs Warn Pension Website Mimics German Pension Authority and Say Its Invoices Are Not Binding

Police Detain Five in Alicante Province Over Dual Property-Fraud Schemes

Volkswagen Issues Fresh Warning Over Sophisticated Fake Used-Car Sales

Romance Scams Go Industrial as Global ‘Scam Factories’ Scale Up and Outpace Policing

France Issues Nationwide Warning Over Mailbox QR-Code Bank Card Scam

AI Voice Clones Used to Authorise Fraudulent Direct Debits, UK Watchdog Warns

Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Require Social Platforms to Verify Advertisers and Curb Scam Ads

HMRC Begins £100 Fines After Self Assessment Deadline

Aldi Warns of Fake Prize Scams as Counterfeit Lidl Shops Target Shoppers

German Banks and PayPal Targeted by New Phishing Wave Seeking Mobile-Pay Activations

Long Island Travel Agent Arraigned on Charges in Alleged $53,000 Trip-Fraud Case

Hyderabad Police Probe Fake Cruise Booking That Cost Resident ₹2.42 Lakh

Fort Worth Couple Pleads Guilty in $5 Million Home-Building Fraud

Ballet West Warns of Fake ‘Nutcracker’ Tickets as Reports Surge During Holiday Run

Regulators Warn of Surge in Data-Rich Phone Scams and Fake PayPal Calls in Germany

States Launch Phase 2 Robocall Crackdown, Targeting Inteliquent, Bandwidth, Lumen and Peerless

Carlsbad Backs Under-12 E‑Bike Ban, Orders Draft Ordinance With New Safety Rules