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Salvant faced four federal charges, including possession of stolen mail, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and two counts of ...

A Quincy man has been sentenced to federal prison for bank fraud and money laundering, the U.S. Attorney said.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - CONSUMER FIRST ALERT is following up on a local woman who lost $19,000 to scammers in what investigators say is a growing and increasingly sophisticated crime. We’re getting ...

Losing your life savings to fraud is not a distant fear; it is a real and growing risk. Scams involving criminals pretending to be bank representatives have surged, with the Federal Trade Commission ...

Every year, about 90% of consumers either fall for or encounter online scams. And while many consumers are sophisticated enough to avoid some of the most common scams, it doesn’t take much for a ...

HOUSTON - A disabled veteran contacted us after she said her bank account was hit by a scammer. But she says after reporting it to her bank, her funds were frozen for a month, leaving her unable to ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Cranston residents Richy and Terri Kless mailed out a $200 check two years ago as a gift to their son. But unbeknownst to them, that check never made it to its destination. “He ...