Category: Scams & Your Rights
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The FTC alleges ticket broker REPS & Company dodged purchase limits to spend more than $1.3 billion on event tickets and made at least $120.8 million in profit reselling them
The Federal Trade Commission alleges that ticket broker REPS & Company illegally dodged limits on how many tickets one buyer can purchase, spending more than $1.3 billion on tickets and making at least $120.8 million in profit by reselling them. The Justice Department filed the complaint on the FTC’s behalf on Oct. 15, 2026. The…
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The FTC warns scammers pay for top search results during Medicare and Marketplace enrollment
Federal Trade Commission staff are warning that scammers and dishonest businesses sometimes pay to land at the top of search results while Medicare and Marketplace open enrollment is under way. A person who types “Medicare plans” into a search box and taps the first result may not end up at the government. The warning, in…
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Vice President Vance’s fraud task force is asking officials at every level of government to pledge to stop fraud before the money goes out, the White House says
Vice President JD Vance is asking officials at every level of government to sign a pledge to stop fraud before the money goes out, the White House said Oct. 16. Vance leads the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, and the announcement lists governors, cabinet secretaries, state auditors, U.S. attorneys and members of Congress…
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Michigan regulators warn Medicare open enrollment brings scam calls and fake Medicare postcards
Michigan’s insurance regulator and health department are warning older adults that Medicare open enrollment, which runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, 2026, is a busy season for scammers. The warning names unsolicited phone calls and mailers that look like government communications, including a postcard claiming to be from Medicare. Both are described as scams.…
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Jeep will fix tire-pressure warnings free on 201,975 Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer and Cherokee SUVs
Jeep owners with certain Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer and Cherokee SUVs can get a tire-pressure software fix at no cost. FCA, the company behind Jeep, is recalling 201,975 vehicles because a software error may stop the tire pressure monitoring system from detecting low pressure or lighting its warning light. Dealers do the repair. The National Highway…
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Norada Capital’s Marco Santarelli gets 33 months after investors lost about $63 million
Marco Santarelli, the former CEO of Norada Capital Management, was sentenced on October 15 to 33 months in federal prison for running a promissory note scheme that cost investors about $63 million. A judge also ordered him to pay $63,165,357 in restitution. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California says more than…
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Medicare open enrollment scammers are calling, visiting and mailing look-alike postcards through December 7, and Michigan regulators say Medicare never calls or visits
Medicare open enrollment began October 15, and Michigan regulators are already warning that scammers are working it by phone, at the front door and through the mail. The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services and the state health department say the federal Medicare agency will never call or send someone to a person’s home.…
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New Jersey fraudster gets 200 months; ring deposited a $13.9 million stolen Treasury check
A federal judge in the Southern District of New York sentenced Laquan Williams, 42, of Florham Park, New Jersey, to 200 months in prison on October 13, which is 16 years and 8 months. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the sentence in a press release dated October 14.…
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A Decatur, Georgia courier got 14 years and must repay $886,799.84 after collecting gold from a senior citizen in a fake FTC agent scam
Javed Ashiq did not make the phone calls, according to federal prosecutors. They say the 52-year-old, who lives in Decatur, Georgia, was the courier who collected an elderly victim’s gold bars and cash and handed them to the people running the scam. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia announced on October…
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Toyota’s free Land Cruiser fuel-line repair covers about 106,000 2024 to 2027 models
Toyota is recalling about 106,000 Land Cruisers in the United States over a fuel tube connection that can come apart, and the fix is free. The company’s October 14 recall announcement covers certain model year 2024 to 2027 Land Cruiser vehicles. Dealers will inspect the connection and add a clamp at no cost, and Toyota…