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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FEMA will soon accept funeral assistance applications to help families whose loved ones died from COVID-19, but it’s also issuing a warning to watch out for frauds. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have been lost to COVID-19, and families around the country now dealing with the pain. That includes Corey Warren’s family, […]

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Bartlett Police Department is issuing a warning after a scammer tried to use one of the most recognizable companies in the Mid-South to defraud people of thousands of dollars. In a Facebook post, officers warn of a scam where someone is calling businesses pretending to be a FedEx representative inquiring about […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis roofing company responded to a frustrated customer after the Problem Solvers got involved. Trena Beasley needed her roof replaced in 2015. “I ended up getting two quotes before this company but I went on a referral from a friend and I settled on him,” Beasley said. She’s talking about Brian […]

Graham has filed around 50 small claims cases just in Travis County and several more in North Texas and said he’s collected about $75,000 in settlements.

You may not realize just how much you bought online until those boxes are delivered to your door. But the Amazon packages sent to Jillian Cannan and her family weren’t ordered by anyone in her household.

NEW YORK (AP) — Banks will need to start reporting the demographics and income of small business loan applicants under new rules published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday. It’s a move that policymakers hope will lead to less discrimination and more transparency in the small business lending market, similar to how other […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Better Business Bureau says crooks are targeting seniors with a new scam involving phone calls from people pretending to be with your doctor’s office. It is happening at a time when Memphians and Mid-Southerners have their hands full just dealing with life in a pandemic. Now, there’s a new scam out there […]

The video chatting service Zoom has become extremely popular due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Now, the Better Business Bureau says scammers are taking advantage of the platform’s users.

The Federal Trade Commission says it received more than 35,000 reports of fraud in Tennessee in 2020, resulting in more than $40.6 million in losses.

There’s a big shift in who’s falling victim to online scams.