With increasing number of people especially in the United States suffering from debts daily, others are also taking advantage of this unfortunate experience by many. Life insurance, tax, mortgage, credit card debts, and other lo...

Many of us may think that returning goods from a store is not illegal, but apparently if one returns goods one too many times then it may be considered a crime. This crime has been known as refund scam, refund theft or refund fr...

One of the basic foundations of the judicial system of every free nation is the notion that "no one is above the law". This concept is very vital in the preservation of social order. In line with this, most laws are enacted in o...

The welfare system in the United States, as well as many other developed nations around the world, is in place to help those who are unable to work, or experiencing financial hardships for reasons beyond their control. Welfare h...

Wire fraud is defined as attempting to defraud using electronic means, such as a computer or telephone. What must be proved is that the person knowingly and willfully devised or intended to devise a scheme to defraud. Since the ...

As the price of new vehicles increases, there is more and more interest in used cars and subsequently odometer tampering has become a very lucrative criminal activity. Odometer is an instrument that indicates distance traveled b...

Accounting fraud habits seem to be popping up everywhere these days. Many small business owners feel that their companies are immune to accounting fraud for two basic reasons: they don't have many employees, and the ones who dea...

Most of us have the gift of human compassion. Whether it is the victim of September 11th or the little orphan across the street we are glad to help out. Unfortunately, thieves know that and take advantage.

Variations on travel scams are numerous and ever changing. If you travel frequently, informing yourself on some of the details about travel scams will pay off for sure. Most travel scams occur in big cities, still if you are in ...

You probably haven't heard or even are not aware of moving company scams. Nevertheless the moving industry seems to be much more scam-ridden than many other industries. Before we begin I just want to point out that is recommende...

Rather than receiving proper medical treatment on time, a lot of it was wasted on false drugs and medications.

Telemarketing fraud is a term referred to any scam scheme in which the persons carrying out the scam use the telephone as their primary tool to defraud victims.

Lottery Scam is a form of advance fee fraud or money laundering. Every day thousands of false emails are sent to potential victims.

Pyramid schemes are deceptive practices which promote themselves as legitimate businesses

Cheque Fraud is one of the oldest types of financial crime. Even in our computer and internet technology era, many still prefer to pay by cheque or bankers draft.

Insurance industries report a possible 3% to 10% of all insurance claims are frauds.

Credit Cards are a convenient payment method, although they do carry risks.