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Beware The Newest Type Of Fraud On The Block: Child Tax Credit Scams

July 23rd, 2021 Category: Background Check ABCs

By a Biometrica staffer On Wednesday, July 21, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a warning urging parents to be aware and on the alert for criminals trying to steal their...

Contractor Fraud: ‘If You Didn’t Request It, Reject It,’ Says NICB

July 16th, 2021 Category: Background Check ABCs

By a Biometrica staffer After someone has been evacuated from their home or been impacted in any other way by a natural disaster, the last thing they’d want is to...

Senior Citizens Lost $1B To Scammers Last Year — A Look At The Most Common Elder Fraud Schemes

July 9th, 2021 Category: Background Check ABCs

By Deepti Govind Millions of elderly Americans become the victims of some kind of financial fraud or internet scam each year. Just last year, for instance, senior citizens in the...

Phone Scams Affected Nearly 60M Americans In The Past Year — How To Identify Them

July 2nd, 2021 Category: Background Check ABCs

By Deepti Govind Sample this: Nearly one-in-three Americans have fallen victim to a phone scam in the past year, according to a report from Truecaller published last week. In total,...

Real Estate Wire Frauds Are Still On The Rise: What You Need To Know To Protect Yourself

June 4th, 2021 Category: Background Check ABCs

By a Biometrica staffer There were 13,638 victims of real estate/rental fraud in 2020, amounting to a loss of over $213 million according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI)...

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Beware The Newest Type Of Fraud On The Block: Child Tax Credit Scams

Contractor Fraud: ‘If You Didn’t Request It, Reject It,’ Says NICB

Senior Citizens Lost $1B To Scammers Last Year — A Look At The Most Common Elder Fraud Schemes

Phone Scams Affected Nearly 60M Americans In The Past Year — How To Identify Them

Real Estate Wire Frauds Are Still On The Rise: What You Need To Know To Protect Yourself