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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "scam"
The Grandma Scam: How Con Artists Trick the Elderly
Peter M. Nardi, Miller-McCune.com. June 26, 2011.
People of any age can be financial scam victims, but the elderly are specific targets.
10 of the Con Artists' Favorite Ways to Scam the Elderly
Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. July 17, 2010.
The older we get, the more attractive we become to fraudsters. Preying on those breakdowns that come with age, from hearing loss to loneliness, criminals tailor special scams.
How the IRS Helps H&R Block Scam Taxpayers
Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. March 17, 2010.
Tax preparation giants are making a killing on short-term, high-interest, fee-laden loans on tax returns.
A $50 Billion Con Job Rocks Wall Street
Danny Schechter, AlterNet. December 24, 2008.
Outlaws used to rob banks; now banks rob us. Meet the new poster boy for Wall Street excess and larceny.
Google Blacklists Faux Bank of America Site, the Work of the Yes Men\'s Yes Lab
Angela Lee, December 31, 1969.