The FBI warned in a notice Wednesday of a new fraud scheme involv...
The FBI warned in a notice Wednesday of a new fraud scheme involving telecom relay services. The FBI has recently received several reports of fraudsters exploiting auto repair shops by using TRS to request services for a vehicle, the…
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bureau said. “The fraudster claims the vehicle has to be shipped to the shop and requests the repairs and shipping fees be charged to a credit card,” it said. “The charges initially go through without any complications, but unbeknownst to the business, the credit card is fraudulent or stolen. The business is then directed to wire the money to the shipper to cover the shipping costs. After the money is wired, the business is notified of the fraudulent credit card and forced to bear the loss.”