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  2. Who's Behind Those Unsolicited Texts to Buy Your House?

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    1. Scammers. If you’re getting a text message without a company associated with it — maybe from a random guy named “James” — it’s probably in your best interest to ignore it. “If ...

  3. Pig butchering scam - Wikipedia

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    A pig butchering scam, a.k.a. " Sha Zhu Pan " [ 2] or Shazhupan, [ 3] ( Chinese: 杀猪盘 ), translated as Killing Pig Plate, [ 1] is a type of long-term scam and investment fraud in which the victim is gradually lured into making increasing contributions, usually in the form of cryptocurrency, to a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. [ 4]

  4. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    Get-rich-quick schemes are extremely varied; these include fake franchises, real estate "sure things", get-rich-quick books, wealth-building seminars, self-help gurus, sure-fire inventions, useless products, chain letters, fortune tellers, quack doctors, miracle pharmaceuticals, foreign exchange fraud, Nigerian money scams, fraudulent treasure ...

  5. G2A - Wikipedia

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    Users. 30 million (as of 2024) G2A.COM Limited (commonly referred to as G2A) is a digital marketplace headquartered in the Netherlands, [ 1][ 2] with offices in Poland and Hong Kong. [ 3][ 4] The site operates in the resale of gaming offers and others digital items by the use of redemption keys. G2A.COM’s main offerings are game key codes for ...

  6. FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence ...

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    Typically, rules are published within days of their adoption, meaning that consumers can expect to see the FTC’s fake review ban go into effect starting in mid-October. “Fake reviews not only ...

  7. ‘Something was terribly wrong’: North Carolina homeowners ...

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    Commercial real estate has beaten the stock market for 25 years — but only the super rich could buy in. Here's how even ordinary investors can become the landlord of Walmart, Whole Foods or Kroger

  8. List of Ponzi schemes - Wikipedia

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    МММ was a Russian company that perpetrated one of the world's largest Ponzi schemes of all time. By different estimates from 5 to 40 million people lost up to $10 billion. The company started attracting money from private investors, promising annual returns of up to 1,000%.

  9. Top 15 financial scams targeting older Americans — and what ...

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    Seniors are taking the brunt of financial fraud to the tune of $3.4B+. Learn the most common peer-to-peer, impersonation and other scams on the rise to keep your money safe.