Western Union scam refund: the Justice Department’s final phase is open for 2004 to March 2020 transfers. Filing is free. Deadline: December 31, 2026.
Sent money through Western Union to a scammer between 2004 and 2020? The $586M FTC refund is in Phase 3 — file free by August 19, 2026. Here’s exactly how, and who qualifies.
An MCA debt-settlement owner pleaded guilty to wire fraud after taking $3.7M from small businesses. The one red flag that gives the scam away.
Scammers posed as senior military officials on social media and stole $165K from newly enlisted troops. The red flags and your federal protections
DOJ is still prosecuting EIDL fraud in 2026. If you took a legitimate EIDL loan and can’t repay, that’s different — here are your real options
Michelle Hill pleaded guilty to stealing $2.5M in federal student aid using 80+ fake students at Wayne County Community College. Sentencing August 2026.
Every investment fraud follows the same 5-pattern playbook — hidden identity, industry cover, guaranteed returns, referral distribution, and regulatory arbitrage. Here are the checks that would have stopped each one, documented across $6.5B+ in cases covered.
Par Funding raised $547 million from 1,200+ investors. Its founder used a fake name to hide two felony convictions. All eight defendants pleaded guilty. Here are the five red flags that were there from the start — and how to spot the same pattern.
Former Tompkins Community Bank VP Timothy Siverd was sentenced to over 9 years in federal prison for two separate fraud schemes. He stole over $500,000 through fake real estate deals, then launched a cleaning company that charged customers for services never performed — while awaiting sentencing for the first crime.
A federal grand jury indicted five people in a wire and bank fraud conspiracy that used tradelines, stolen Social Security numbers, and forged financial documents to fraudulently obtain $3.7 million in mortgage loans through a Florida-based credit repair operation.
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