6 Scams That Target College Students
By
Kim Clark
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College Cash 101 - October 13, 2009
In a new and ironic twist, illegal downloaders are targeted by Internet scammers.
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Will More Reverse Mortgages Mean More Fraud?
By
Philip Moeller
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The Best Life - July 1, 2009
Abuses are minor but support for stronger consumer safeguards is growing as loans become more popular.
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Is Your Money Manager Scamming You?
Money - May 5, 2009
Its may be time to stop taking those longstanding relationships for granted.
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30 Steps to Financial Health
By
Philip Moeller
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The Best Life - April 28, 2009
Web site provides tips, online quizzes and tools to help you improve your financial situation.
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Amid Recession, FBI Makes New Push on Financial Crimes
By
Alex Kingsbury
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Nation & World - April 1, 2009
In the age of Bernie Madoff, agents are scrambling to focus on white-collar criminals.
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Montana Students Warned of 'Fishy' Financial Aid Letters
By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - March 25, 2009
Offers that require an application fee may be bogus, financial aid officials say.
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Obama's Sloppy Stimulus Attracts Crooks, So the FBI Gets Swamped
By
Bonnie Erbe
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Bonnie Erbe - March 25, 2009
Willie Sutton robbed banks because that's where the money was. Same goes for Obama's stimulus.
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David Friehling, Madoff's Accountant, Surrenders to the FBI
Nation & World - March 18, 2009
Bernard Madoff's accountant was charged with securities fraud.
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Madoff's Scam Could Lead to Tougher Wall Street Regulations
By
Justin Ewers
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Nation & World - March 16, 2009
The SEC chief, Mary Schapiro, has made it clear Wall Street's go-go days are over.
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5 Scams You Might Be Falling For
By
Kimberly Palmer
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Money - March 10, 2009
The recession is fertile ground for fraudsters.
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The Psychology of Investing Scams
By
Katy Marquardt
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Money - March 5, 2009
5 techniques fraudsters use to draw investors into Ponzis, pyramid schemes, and other scams.
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Student Media Voter Fraud?
By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - February 9, 2009
In our Best Alternative Media Outlet contest, the numbers just don't add up.
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Tufts, Yeshiva, New York Law School, and Harvard Hurt by Madoff
By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - December 22, 2008
Yeshiva lost $110 million; Tufts $20 million. Harvard Medical School researchers see funds dry up.
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Top 5 Banks Hit Hardest by the Alleged Madoff Fraud (So Far)
Opinion - December 17, 2008
And $29 billion of the $50 billion exposed is still unaccounted for.
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5 Ways to Avoid a Ponzi Scheme: Madoff Edition
By
Katy Marquardt
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Money - December 16, 2008
How not to get caught up in investment fraud.
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Why the Mumbai Terrorists Used Credit Cards
By
Kimberly Palmer
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Alpha Consumer - December 4, 2008
Plastic makes it easy for terrorists to access funds.
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5 Predatory Money Pitches
By
Philip Moeller
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The Best Life - November 21, 2008
Nasty times bring out commercial bottom feeders.
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Fraud Rattles SBA Program
Money - November 11, 2008
An investigation of HUBZone revealed millions in loans to ineligible and even fake businesses.
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Questions About Barack Obama's Online Fundraising Prowess
By
Robert Schlesinger
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Robert Schlesinger - October 27, 2008
Shouldn't his campaign be more secure about these things?
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4 Financial Crisis-Related Scams
By
Emily Brandon
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Money - October 20, 2008
Con artists are using market fears to collect personal information and defraud investors.
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McCain Likely to Make ACORN an Issue Until Election Day
By
Liz Halloran
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Nation & World - October 17, 2008
The Republican has tried to tie Obama and Democrats to the third-party registration group.
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Obama and the Republican Machine's Voter Fraud Hoax
By
Robert Schlesinger
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Robert Schlesinger - October 10, 2008
The Republicans' record on voter fraud is thin.
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Obama's ACORN Connection to Voter Fraud
By
Bonnie Erbe
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Bonnie Erbe - October 10, 2008
The Democratic candidate's connections to the group raise questions.
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Who Were Abramoff's Victims?
By
Sam Dealey
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Sam Dealey - September 4, 2008
The Indian tribes aren't among Abramoff's victims.
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