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  2. FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence ...

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    “Fake reviews not only waste people’s time and money, but also pollute the marketplace and divert business away from honest competitors,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statement.

  3. U.S. Government Asks For Consumer Help on Solar Scams

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    The FTC received 5,331 complaints containing the phrase “solar panels” between Jan. 1 and Sept. 19 of 2023, up 31% from the entire year of 2022 and up 746% since 2018, when it received just ...

  4. ‘Something was terribly wrong’: North Carolina homeowners ...

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    Lisa Labelle discovered a lot up for sale with the perfect view of the Lincoln County Hills in North Carolina and decided to buy it — hiring a construction group to build her a $429,580 home.

  5. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Prisoner scam—and its modern variant, the advance-fee scam or "Nigerian letter scam"—involves enlisting the mark to aid in retrieving some stolen money from its hiding place. The victim sometimes believes they can cheat the con artists out of their money, but anyone trying this has already fallen for the essential con by ...

  6. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Call live aol support at. 1-800-358-4860. Get live expert help with your AOL needs—from email and passwords, technical questions, mobile email and more. Protect yourself from internet scams. The internet can be a fun place to interact with people and gain info, however, it can also be a dangerous place if you don't know what you're doing.

  7. Ryland Homes - Wikipedia

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    The Ryland Group, Inc. was a company engaged in home construction based in Westlake Village, California. In 2015, it was the 5th largest homebuilder in the United States. [2] In October 2015, the company merged with Standard Pacific Homes to form CalAtlantic Homes . In addition to homebuilding, Ryland provided financial services such as ...

  8. White van speaker scam - Wikipedia

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    The white van speaker scam is a scam sales technique in which a con artist makes a buyer believe they are getting a good price on home entertainment products. Often a con artist will buy inexpensive, generic speakers [1] and convince potential buyers that they are premium products worth hundreds or thousands of dollars, offering them for sale at a price that the buyer thinks is heavily ...

  9. ‘I don’t need to own’: This California couple surrendered ...

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    Construction commenced on about 18,000 single-family, built-for-rent homes in the first quarter of 2024 — surging 20% compared to the first quarter of 2023, according to the National Association ...