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Scams and Frauds
Here are some of the latest Scams, Frauds, and Consumer Abuse items in the news.

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Viatical Settlement Scams

Thousands of victims every year buy phony life insurance policies allegedly belonging to terminally ill patients. Investors in viaticals are often victims of deceptive marketing--they are given phony death estimates and false promises of "guaranteed" payoffs, or they are sold the same policy shares as other investors. And they often don't find out what happens to the sick policyholders. Read more...

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