A scam designed to separate you from your hard-earned money is using popular online sites to reel you in. This latest attempt is targeting home or apartment renters and landlords, and actually hijacks legitimate ads. View original post here:  Scammers hijacking CraigsList ads in...

Skanska USA, one of the nation’s largest construction companies, faced criminal allegations involving the $1.4 billion Fulton Street Transit Center in Manhattan and other public works projects. The rest is here:  Skanska USA to Pay $20 Million in Construction Fraud Settlement

We’ve got a scam alert for Texoma. This time it’s coming door-to-door in the form of phony magazine sales. Ray Burt and his wife fell victim to scammers earlier this week. They say two young people came to their door, claiming to be a junior and senior at Christ Academy...

(03-30) 16:53 PDT Redwood City, Calif. (AP) — In a March 22 story about a Santa Clara County man ordered to serve time in prison for running up thousands of dollars in hotel and car rental bills while claiming he was… Original post: Correction: Pipeline Explosion-Fraud

The former teenage con artist says he conspired to manipulate Lennar stock and agrees to continue aiding a federal inquiry into a dispute between the homebuilder company and a San Diego developer. Barry Minkow, who billed himself as a reformed con man, pleaded guilty to a federal...

DETROIT, March 30 (UPI) — A year in jail is not long enough for a mom’s cancer scam, her family told a Macomb County, Mich., court. See more here:  Mom used son in cancer scam

A Saudi Arabian company is suing the former chief executive of a collapsed Mideast bank for $9.2 billion, alleging he helped stage one of the largest global fraud schemes in history. More:  Saudi firm sues American over alleged $10B fraud

The U.S. attorney’s office says a 48-year-old Eugene, Ore., man has pleaded guilty to three counts of mail fraud and one count of tax fraud in an investment fraud scheme that brought him more than $850,000. Originally posted here:  Oregon man pleads guilty to investment fraud