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NJ 9/11 Scammers Face Charges over Bogus Charity

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:06:17 +0000

Two New Jersey men who admitted operating a bogus 9/11 charity have been indicted on conspiracy and theft by deception charges.

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New Jersey Health Care Sham Broken Up

David Matthau — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:15:40 +0000

Three top officials of Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services (BLS) – a New Jersey medical diagnostics lab - are facing federal conspiracy charges.

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IRS Releases "Dirty Dozen" Tax Scams [AUDIO]

Joe Cutter — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:00:16 +0000

Warnings from the Internal Revenue Service about what they call their, "dirty dozen," 12 tax season scams designed to separate taxpayers from their money.

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NJ Scam Alert: Beware of a Company Called Profitable Sunrise

Kevin McArdle — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:46:46 +0000

Today, New Jersey’s top law enforcement official and the Division of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Securities issued an alert to all New Jersey investors regarding a foreign-based company known as ‘Profitable Sunrise,’ which has allegedly attempted to sell unregistered investment contracts through multiple online sources. This has prompted serious concern and action by securities officials throughout the country.

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Beware of Quickie Tax Refund Scams

Kevin McArdle — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:47:10 +0000

By now, most people have heard of so-called ‘quickie tax refund loans.’ New Jersey’s top law enforcement official is warning Garden State residents to be smart when filing your tax returns. These ultra-fast refund shops could actually cut deeply into federal refunds.

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NJ Told To Beware Of Healthcare Insurance Fraud

Kevin McArdle — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:41:22 +0000

Be alert for healthcare insurance fraud. That’s the warning issued today by the head of New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI).

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NJ Con Artists Busted in "Black Money Scam;" Says Attorney General

Kelly Waldron — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:48:02 +0000

A pair of alleged con artists have been arrested in connection with a so-called "Black Money Scam" in which they allegedly attempted to scam unsuspecting victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by falsely promising an amount of money several times the amount of money that the victims fronted to the defendants
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Opportunistic Scammers Target Newtown in Wake of Massacre

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:55:08 +0000

The family of Noah Pozner was mourning the 6-year-old, killed in the Newtown school massacre, when outrage compounded their sorrow.
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NJ Undercover Sting Busts 10 Unregistered Contractors

Kelly Waldron — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:00:07 +0000

State law enforcement officials are warning New Jerseyans to be aware of home repair scams after Hurricane Sandy following the citing of 10 unregistered home improvement contractors who were rounded up in an "Undercover House" operation conducted in partnership with the Mercer County Office of Consumer Affairs.
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NJ Investigating Bloomfield Travel Club After Wave of Complaints

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:18:51 +0000

New Jersey officials are reviewing numerous complaints from members of a travel club who say the business has closed its office and stopped returning phone calls.
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