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Learn: Pocket an Extra $400 a Month With This Simple Hack. State and local governments, law enforcement officials and consumer advocate groups are warning holiday shoppers this year to be aware of ...
Authorities nationwide are warning holiday shoppers to take extra precautions when purchasing gift cards to put under the Christmas tree this year, as a gift card scam called "card draining" is ...
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 ...
Here's how the scam works: Thieves steal gift cards from numerous Target stores and save the security codes and card numbers. The compromised cards are then returned to Target stores and placed ...
Rules. To play three-card monte, a dealer places three cards face down on a table, usually on a cardboard box which provides the ability to set up and disappear quickly. The dealer shows that one of the cards is the target card, e.g., the queen of hearts, and then rearranges the cards quickly to confuse the player about which card is which.
Scam. A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of ...
Attorney Thomas Kollin with client Ming Xue Thursday in Coshocton County Common Pleas Court. Xue received 4 to 6 years in prison for his participation in a gift card scam that had him charged with ...
The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 is a federal statute passed by the United States Congress and signed by U.S. President Barack Obama on May 22, 2009. It is a comprehensive credit card reform legislation that aims "to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under ...