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they seek to get people who are already registered to fill out their form
Published: Saturday, July 6th, 2024 @ 4:57 pm
By: John Steed
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This time of year, online shopping surges as folks scramble to buy holiday gifts and find the best deals online. Unfortunately, scammers know this all too well and will be trying to take advantage of unaware shoppers.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 11:23 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The horrific stories we are all reading about Saturday’s attack in Israel are hard to process, but our hearts go out to the innocents.
Published: Saturday, November 25th, 2023 @ 7:25 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for governor, has given over $50,000 to a scammer, according to his campaign. Rather than accepting responsibility for falling victim to a scam, Stein’s campaign pointed the finger at a vendor.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As the student loan landscape continues to evolve, borrowers face shifting deadlines, confusion, and uncertainty.
Published: Sunday, October 1st, 2023 @ 11:02 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has become aware of a potential scam targeting Food and Nutrition Services beneficiaries.
Published: Sunday, September 10th, 2023 @ 12:41 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Come for Morning Wire’s Afternoon Update’s straight news, but stay for the Rapid Reactions
Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 12:59 am
By: Daily Wire
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April is Financial Literacy Month, a time we dedicate to empowering people with the information they need to make the personal finance decisions necessary to meet their goals.
Published: Monday, April 17th, 2023 @ 10:46 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Are you currently looking for a new job? Scammers have ramped up efforts to take advantage of job seekers to trick them out of their money or steal their identity.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 7:18 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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You would think The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and NPR, not to mention all the “fact-check” scammers, would be furious with Anthony Fauci.
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 @ 9:55 am
By: Daily Wire
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Our office has been notified of a scam involving people impersonating state government employees on social media. These scammers will claim to be with a state agency and inform you that you are being awarded a large sum of grant money.
Published: Thursday, February 16th, 2023 @ 1:37 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Card skimming thieves have recently been ramping up efforts to scam North Carolinians through EBT card skimming and cloning.
Published: Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 @ 7:42 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Elon Musk blasted the environmental, social, and corporate governance movement, also known as ESG, on social media in response to the World Economic Forum advancing the ideology.
Published: Saturday, January 21st, 2023 @ 10:25 am
By: Daily Wire
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The FBI is warning the public to beware of an increase in financial sextortion schemes targeting children under 18.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 4:01 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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As the student loan landscape continues to evolve, including the recent announcement extending the payment pause, borrowers face shifting deadlines, confusion, and uncertainty.
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2022 @ 9:13 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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International Fraud Awareness Week Begins Nov. 13
Published: Saturday, November 19th, 2022 @ 3:37 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Twitter’s recent change to their account verification policy has inundated users with tweets from fake accounts impersonating famous people, government entities, and brands.
Published: Sunday, November 13th, 2022 @ 6:21 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Watch out for Hurrican Ian Scams
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 11:13 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Following the damage and destruction Hurricane Ian left across North Carolina and the Southeast last week, state officials are warning all North Carolinians to be on higher alert for online scams and threats.
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 1:56 am
By: Governor's Office
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A popular female thriller author in Spain who has been lauded for her feminism recently won a prestigious award for her latest novel. During the award ceremony, “she” turned out to be three male television scriptwriters.
Published: Friday, January 28th, 2022 @ 11:59 am
By: Daily Wire
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Who knew I had so many friends worried about my car’s warranty? Before Christmas it felt like a horde calling to warn me.
Published: Thursday, January 27th, 2022 @ 10:42 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Vidant Health is aware scammers are calling community members in an attempt to solicit Medicare or financial information.
Published: Sunday, June 6th, 2021 @ 11:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The FBI has arrested a Georgia man and charged him with defrauding an Atlanta-based company where he worked by allegedly lying about having COVID-19, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia said in a press release Thursday.
Published: Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 @ 11:33 am
By: Daily Wire
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Gov. Roy Cooper recently made it easier for people to apply for Medicaid coverage during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Published: Sunday, May 17th, 2020 @ 12:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Sunday, the Department of Justice announced it had obtained a temporary restraining order against a website accused of wire fraud because it offered non-existent vaccines to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Published: Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 @ 11:34 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Monday,the White House announced that President Trump had signed S. 151, the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, which will prevent criminal robocalls.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2020 @ 2:50 am
By: Daily Wire
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Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement after voting in favor of S. 151
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2019 @ 8:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The military and social media websites like Facebook still have not gotten a handle on dating scammers using photos of military servicemen to catfish unsuspecting women.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 @ 9:16 am
By: Daily Wire
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Yesterday, the Senate passed the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that would crackdown on robocalls
Published: Saturday, May 25th, 2019 @ 1:03 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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A message from Senator Thom Tillis
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2019 @ 1:50 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the bipartisan Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act
Published: Thursday, March 28th, 2019 @ 4:23 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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For many Americans, the end of the year is a great opportunity to donate to charities and use our finances to do a little good in the world.
Published: Friday, December 28th, 2018 @ 6:54 pm
By: Center for Consumer Freedom
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Even without a direct hit on North Carolina, Hurricane Irma is expected to bring heavy winds and rain to the state beginning Monday and North Carolinians need to be prepared, Governor Roy Cooper said today
Published: Monday, September 11th, 2017 @ 3:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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