Scams on payment apps like Venmo and Zelle are common. And once you hit send, you're unlikely to get your cash back. What to do to protect yourself

Consumer Reports (CR) found that none of the four major apps —Zelle, Venmo, Cash App and Apple Cash — fully reimburse users ...

Payment app scams are on the rise and once you hit send, you're unlikely to get your cash back. How to protect yourself

If you’re one of the hundreds of millions of Americans who use payment apps, you’ve probably wondered which one is the safest ...
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Quick Tip: Beware of scammers claiming they can get your money back

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Here's a Quick "double scam" tip. The Better Business Bureau has a new warning about scammers now targeting people who've already been scammed, promising to get their money back ...
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Why gift card fraud victims almost never get their money back

The AARP runs ads claiming that any request to pay by gift card is always a scam. Patrick McKenzie, writing at Bits About Money, points out this is technically false - gift cards are a legitimate ...
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Got mystery money in your account? It's an accidental payment scam

The truth behind mystery bank deposits These schemes, also referred to as accidental deposit scams, start with you finding an unexpected sum of money in one of your accounts. People have reported this ...
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New AZ law helps bitcoin ATM scam victim get some of her money back

A Mesa senior lost thousands of dollars to a scammer, but Arizona's new cryptocurrency fraud prevention law is helping her recover some of her money.
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Watch out for employment scams

Cameron Nakashima joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss how scammers trick job seekers into handing over personal information or money, how to spot a fake job offer or scam, how to ...