By Karen D. Lorentz Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of recognizing and preventing scams from happening. “I’m too smart to be scammed,” many believe. But the truth is that “Education puts you at risk and higher income makes you […]
Tag: Fraud
State News
Unemployment fraud shuts down portal
A massive surge of fraudulent activity has struck the Vermont Department of Labor. The department announced Friday, April 30, that it had shut down its online portal for filing unemployment claims last Wednesday after finding that up to 90% of entries coming through […]
News Briefs
Lawsuit: Attorneys for EB-5 investors took $5M in kickbacks from Jay Peak
By Anne Galloway/ VTDigger The former developers of Jay Peak Resort gave $5 million in kickbacks to more than 100 immigration attorneys, according to a lawsuit pending in federal court. Bill Stenger, the former CEO of Jay Peak, gave immigration lawyers […]
News Briefs
Experts explain the why, how and psychology of fraud
Tips to heed to stay safe By Karen D. Lorentz “Computers are commodity items. They are inexpensive and it’s easy to use them to commit cyber fraud,” noted Elliott Greenblott, Vermont’s AARP Fraud Coordinator and Volunteer at a recent presentation […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Fraud watch expert gives identity protection presentation
Thursday, March 31 at 4 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — New frauds and scams seem to crop up daily. Identity theft, investment fraud and scams rob millions of Americans of their hard-earned money. Last year, 13 million people were the victims of identity […]
News Briefs
Police warn of social media scam, fraudulent checks issued
On Dec. 10 a concerned citizen made the Vermont State Police aware of an ongoing scam that is currently being conducted over Facebook. The citizen advised that she responded to an ad to be paid to display advertising material on […]