scam alert

A Livingston accountant has been indicted today and is charged with orchestrating a scheme in which he and 14 co-defendants allegedly defrauded the state of nearly $700,000 by filing false claims for unemployment benefits. Todd Halpern allegedly filed claims using identities stolen from clients, and filed fraudulent employment records in the names of businesses he served in order to support the cl

Eight alleged members of an international cybercrime, money laundering and identity theft conspiracy are federally charged in New Jersey with a scheme to use information hacked from customer accounts held at more than a dozen banks, brokerage firms, payroll processing companies and government agencies in an attempt to steal at least $15 million from U.S. customers. The announcement comes today fro

A warning for New Jersey grandparents.  Scams targeting grandparents are on the rise.

A New Jersey businessman who sells, installs and repairs blinds and draperies will have to pay more than $350,000 in consumer restitution and civil penalties after a Judge ruled he violated the State’s Consumer Fraud Act, and Home Improvement Contractor’s Registration Act.

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

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

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

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 throughou

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.

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).