Fraud

More and more people are paying bills and doing banking online these days because it's very convenient, but it can also be dangerous if you're not careful because your personal and financial information is out there in a scammers playground.

For less than 50 bucks, scammers are purchasing a product that has the ability to latch onto a store's data channel and steal customers' personal information.

Monmouth County Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Toms River man, accused of taking money from Superstorm Sandy victims for gas-powered electrical generators, but never delivering them.

It is a sad fact of life, but there are always people who will prey on the hardships of others. It's happening in post-Sandy New Jersey and State Sen. Jennifer Beck wants to put a stop to it.

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is expanding its "Skip the Trip" drivers license renew-by-mail program to include drivers of all ages.

By Jeff Deminski Yesterday, a New York man admitted his role in a 9 year credit card fraud scheme that ultimately caused $200 million in losses and is said to be the largest ever prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department. Other defendants involved are from Pennsylvania and, of course, New Jersey.

A majority of New Jersey residents who have registered and received assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the wake of Superstorm Sandy have genuine needs. Unfortunately, the rush to get millions of dollars to those affected also brings out the dishonest people looking to defraud victims.

The latest take-down of an organized crime ring that hacked their way into the websites of numerous major corporations, and then stole millions of credit and debit card numbers, is a reminder of how unsafe the internet can be.

Four Russians and a Ukrainian are charged with heading up the biggest hacking and data breach scheme in U.S. history.

There's been a spike in pet flipping across the country, when a dog or cat is either stolen or found and then put up for sale online.