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  2. US FTC finalizes ban on companies buying and selling fake ...

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    By Jody Godoy. (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday finalized a ban on companies knowingly buying or selling fake online reviews, giving the agency the power to levy fines ...

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

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    The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 101,000 reports of scams and fraud against people ages 60 and older in 2023, causing seniors to lose over $3.4 billion. And those ...

  4. Abdul Karim Telgi - Wikipedia

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    Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Criminal charge. Stamp paper counterfeiting. Penalty. 13 years rigorous imprisonment. Abdul Karim Telgi (29 July 1961 – 23 October 2017) was an Indian counterfeiter. [ 1] He earned money by printing counterfeit stamp paper in India, with the size of the scam estimated to be around ₹3,000 billion (US$36 billion).

  5. Philatelic fakes and forgeries - Wikipedia

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    In general, philatelic fakes and forgeries are labels that look like postage stamps but have been produced to deceive or defraud. Learning to identify these can be a challenging branch of philately . To a large extent the definitions below are consistent with those given in the introduction to various recent editions of the Scott Standard ...

  6. Ponzi scheme - Wikipedia

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    Charles Ponzi, the namesake of the scheme, in 1920. A Ponzi scheme ( / ˈpɒnzi /, Italian: [ˈpontsi]) is a form of fraud that lures investors and pays profits to earlier investors with funds from more recent investors. [ 1] Named after Italian businessman Charles Ponzi, this type of scheme misleads investors by either falsely suggesting that ...

  7. James A. Mackay - Wikipedia

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    James Alexander Mackay (21 November 1936 – 12 August 2007) was a prolific Scottish writer and philatelist whose output of philatelic works was rivalled only by Fred Melville. [citation needed] He was described by John Holman, editor of the British Philatelic Bulletin, as a "philatelic writer without equal" [ 1] but his reputation was damaged ...

  8. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Call live aol support at. 1-800-358-4860. Get live expert help with your AOL needs—from email and passwords, technical questions, mobile email and more. Protect yourself from internet scams. The internet can be a fun place to interact with people and gain info, however, it can also be a dangerous place if you don't know what you're doing.

  9. A Family Found a Hidden Genie’s Lamp—and Walked ... - AOL

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    A Colorado family solved poetic clues, leading them to a hidden wish lamp and winning $200,000 in Treasure Games, a new treasure-hunting startup by Dirk Gibson.