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"The operators of an invention promotion business, which a judge called "one grand con game to take money away from consumers," have been ordered to......

Money Mules

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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has halted an elaborate international scheme that used identity theft to place more than......
From Vending Times, the Energy Chews fraud.Five men are accused of mail and wire fraud in connection with a "business opportunity" offer involving vending machines......
Image by cliff1066™ via FlickrTwo U.S. citizens charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities were arrested today in Costa......
Image via WikipediaOn June 7, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") filed an emergency civil injunctive action to halt an ongoing religious affinity fraud......

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