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Beware of Sandy Relief Charity Sitting on One Million Dollars

Matt Ryan — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 03:44:37 +0000

According to a local newspaper's investigation, "The Hurricane Sandy Relief Foundation" has raised $1 million dollars. However, the organization is not registered, is not tax exempt and has $800,000 in their account.

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Operators Of Bogus 9/11 Charity Ordered To Pay Donations Back

Stacy Proebstle — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:53:39 +0000

The two operators of a bogus charity who falsely claimed to be supporting the families of emergency responders who died at the World Trade Center on 9-11 have been ordered to disgorge $121,116 in donations, pay civil penalties and are permanently barred from working for any charitable organization in New Jersey, under terms of a Final Consent Judgment that resolves a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Jeff Chiesa and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.

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NJ Attorney General Warns Of Scams [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:21:44 +0000

Law enforcement officials in Jersey are expressing concern about an increasing number of scams and flim-flam operations across the Garden State.

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DCA Urges You To Investigate Before You Donate [POLL/AUDIO]

Rosetta Key — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:19:56 +0000

The State Division of Consumer Affairs reports that Veterans Charities made its Top Ten List of the most inquired-about charities during the first half of 2012.

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New Jerseyans Warned Of Attorney General Impostor [AUDIO]

Kelly Waldron — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:15:53 +0000

A fraudulent email that bears the logo and seal of the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General is going around.

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Scam Alert: New Jerseyans Warned of Attorney General Imposter

Kelly Waldron — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:05:12 +0000

If you receive an email about a legal settlement bearing the logo of the New Jersey Attorney General's Office, don't fall for it. It's a fake.

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Telemarketing Scheme Boss From Howell Gets 15 Years

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:28:35 +0000

A judge in East St. Louis has sentenced a New Jersey woman to more than 15 years in prison for heading a timeshare telemarketing scheme that bilked $30 million from more than 22,000 victims across North American and Puerto Rico.

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81-Year-Old Man Offers Free Door-To-Door Breast Exams

Dennis and Judi Show — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:39:44 +0000

On the show we talked about this 81-year-old man who was posing as a doctor and offering free breast exams. It gets better. He was going door-to-door. Winikoff even carried around a little black bag to seem more like an actual doctor. App

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