There may be nothing new under the sun, but when it comes to crime there are certainly variations on old themes. A cash transfer product called MoneyPak has attracted online fraudsters who use old ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – The only things between a criminal and someone else's money are a 14-digit number and a good lie, as too many Arkansans are learning. Criminals are increasingly turning to ...
The FBI Anti-Piracy Warning MoneyPak Ransomware is a computer infection that locks your screen until you send them a ransom in the form of a GreenDot MoneyPak payment. This lock screen, which is ...
Prepaid debit card use is the fastest growing payment method in the U.S. Billions are spent each year on the prepaid cards, according to Network Branded Prepaid Card Association. A tool often used ...
Peaches Rollins stands in front of the police department in Newark, where she filed a complaint about a MoneyPak scam. (Robert Sciarrino/NJ Advance Media) It's rare that scams are stopped before ...
When Neptune resident Alfred Shaw used a Green Dot MoneyPak to send $500, it wasn't a result of a scam. He just wanted to give some money to his son in Virginia to help him out. He had used a MoneyPak ...
CHAMBERSBURG - If you get a call from someone who says you committed some legal wrong and must pay a penalty using MoneyPak cards, be wary; it is likely a scam. Pennsylvania State Police in ...
After doing a fair amount of research, the answer has to be a “resounding NO!” Reportedly many innocent people are opening their wallets and paying anywhere from $200 to $400, and in some cases more, ...
SAN JOSE — An unexpected call from a man claiming to be a lawyer presented a San Jose grandmother with both a dilemma and an offer to help. He said her grandson had just been jailed, but if she acted ...
Green Dot said it will phase out MoneyPak cards, which are often used by scammers to steal money. (Tim Farrell/The Star-Ledger) Somewhat quietly, Green Dot — the maker of the popular MoneyPak card — ...