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May 3, 2021 The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is warning the nation’s veterans about scams specifically created and aimed at them. “In addition to many of the same scams fraudsters use to target veterans, we’re now seeing more ‘timely’ scams, like those related to COVID,” Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale said. “And as May is Military Appreciation Month, it’s a great time for everyone to become informed and spread the word about scams targeting veterans in order to, in some...

ICE transfers women out of detention center that became infamous over allegations of forced sterilization cdavis@insider.com (Charles Davis) © AP Photo/Jeff Amy FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, Dawn Wooten, left, a nurse at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, speaks at a news conference in Atlanta protesting conditions at the immigration jail. The Trump administration is deporting several women who have alleged they were abused or mistreated b...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, Dawn Wooten, left, a nurse at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, speaks at a news conference in Atlanta protesting conditions at the immigration jail. The Trump administration is deporting several women who have alleged they were abused or mistreated by a Georgia gynecologist at an immigration detention center, according to lawyers representing the women. AP Photo/Jeff Am...

Kate Kleinert never imagined she would ever rush to a store to buy gift cards to fix somebody elses string of problems. First, there was the young teen who lost her mother a few years ago, found herself in a boarding school in London and needed motherly assistance — and a $100 gift card — as she developed into a woman. Then, the teens father Tony needed to hire a lawyer — and get ahold of several thousand dollars — to get out of a work contract overseas so that he could return to ...

Pennsylvania widow drained of $39K in gift card scam by a man she fell for Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press © Kate Kleinert Kate Kleinert, 68, warns others about gift card scams. The first line in her prepared remarks for senior groups involves pointing to herself and saying "This will never happen to me!!" Of course, she follows, it did and she lost $39,000 — much in gift cards — to scammers. Kate Kleinert never imagined she would ever rush to a store to buy gift cards ...

The AARP Fraud Watch Network has issued a warning to older Americans of a gift card scam where criminals are posing as clergy and asking people to help the less fortunate. Seth Boffelli with the

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- AARPs Fraud Watch Network is warning Wyoming residents about a new take on an age-old scam targeting older Americans across the country. Seth Boffeli, advisor for the AARP Fraud Watch Network, said criminals are taking advantage of peoples sense of charity during the economic fallout of the pandemic. ...

New Research Shows Prevalence of Gift Card Use as Payment in Scams Report kicks off a three-year effort to remove this tactic from scammers toolboxes News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly one in three adults say they or someone they know has been asked to purchase a gift card to pay a bill or some other obligation, according to the Gift Card Payment Scams report released by the AARP Fraud Watch Network. The research is a compo...

Scam Alert: Find a COVID Vaccine, but Avoid Criminals Bev OShea, NerdWallet FacebookTwitterEmail This article was first published on NerdWallet.com. The rollout of COVID vaccines offers rich opportunities for scammers: There’s not yet enough supply for everyone who wants a shot. Eligibility rules and sign-up procedures vary by location and change frequently. Everyone is tired of pandemic restrictions and desperate to hear — and believe — that they can get that coveted jab sooner. It can ...

Demand for COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States, combined with confusion over how to sign up for one, have created an opportunity for con artists to scam trusting folks out of money and personal information.