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2. Kroger is warning customers that a $250 coupon making the ...

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   The fake coupon, which features Kroger's logo, offers shoppers $250 to spend in its stores. It is not yet clear how many customers have been impacted by the scam. However, Kroger's Facebook post ...

3. 4 Election Donation and Identity Scams To Avoid - AOL

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   As such, Americans will need to know how to recognize a scam when they see one. Here are four types of donation and identity scams to look out for and some ways to protect yourself, according to ...

4. Top 15 financial scams targeting older Americans — and what ...

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   The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 101,000 reports of scams and fraud against people ages 60 and older in 2023, causing seniors to lose over $3.4 billion. And those ...

5. Franchise fraud - Wikipedia

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   Franchise fraud in U.S. federal law. The FBI website states: "pyramid schemes — also referred to as franchise fraud or chain referral schemes — are marketing and investment frauds in which an individual is offered a distributorship or franchise to market a particular product. The real profit is earned, not by the sale of the product, but by ...

6. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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   An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [1] [2] If a victim makes the payment, the ...

7. Email spam - Wikipedia

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   An folder filled with spam messages. Email spam, also referred to as junk email, spam mail, or simply spam, is unsolicited messages sent in bulk by email ( spamming ). The name comes from a Monty Python sketch in which the name of the canned pork product Spam is ubiquitous, unavoidable, and repetitive. [1] Email spam has steadily grown since ...