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Fourteen people have been charged in San Diego with fraud and money laundering for their alleged roles in a scheme to take more than $5 million in state unemployment funds.

NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada finds out how you can protect yourself from becoming the next victim.

According to San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, the scam began with a pop-up message that appeared on the woman’s computer. Believing that the message originated from Microsoft, she called a phone number displayed on the pop-up to receive help with her computer, which was frozen.

Tourism is a multi-billion dollar industry and criminals want their share. Here’s how not to risk falling into their clutches.

In newly public testimony, Donald Trump boasts about building a multibillion-dollar brand and saving “millions of lives” as president.

Thanks to the rise of cybercrime, criminals can easily complete an online or over-the-phone transaction using a stolen credit card. The key to preventing this type of scam is knowing what information to ask before processing the transaction. For the last 30 years Juan Lemus has worked in the automotive industry. His small business in City Heights had never been…

Several California residents say scammers stole their refund, but the state isn’t tracking how much fraud occurred.

A New Jersey man who was twice convicted of defrauding investors out of $230 million and whose lengthy prison sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump is once again facing fraud charges.

Prosecutors have charged a 55-year-old Swedish man with fraud and falsifying records for putting his dead female companion in a freezer and cashing in her pension.

Check fraud is back in a big way, fueled by a rise in organized crime that is forcing small businesses and individuals to take additional safety measures or to avoid sending checks through the mail altogether.

New York Congressman George Santos pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of fraud, money laundering, and theft of public funds.

There’s a dangerous new frontier for fraud: the online job hunt. Slick identity thieves are tricking gobs of people who just want to find work.  It happened to San Francisco resident Diego Martinez.

Four San Diego County residents accused of bilking state childcare benefits programs out of millions were arraigned Tuesday in federal court.

A man who allegedly worked with over 200 co-conspirators to take millions in ill-gotten unemployment benefits intended to assist Californians during the COVID-19 pandemic was charged by San Diego federal prosecutors Thursday.

Consumers lost hundreds of millions of dollars last year and they are expected to lose more this year as scammers continue to strike. Carolyn Johnson reports for the NBC4’s I-team on Jan. 18, 2023.

“Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jennifer Shah was also ordered to forfeit $6,500,000, 30 luxury items, and 78 counterfeit luxury items, and to pay $6,645,251 in restitution, according to prosecutors.

U.S. government regulators charged eight social media influencers Wednesday in a $100 million fraud scheme in which they’re accused of promoting exchange-traded stocks, then selling their shares when prices rose.

U.S. government regulators charged eight social media influencers Wednesday in a $100 million fraud scheme in which they’re accused of promoting exchange-traded stocks, then selling their shares when prices rose.

A Florida pastor and his son were arrested Wednesday on charges of fraudulently obtaining more than $8 million in federal COVID relief funds and attempting to use some of the money to buy a luxury home near Disney World.

Hackers linked to the Chinese Government stole millions in COVID-19 benefits, marking the first time pandemic related fraud is linked to foreign, state-sponsored cybercriminals.