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• Safe from Scams: Children's Identity Safety
• FRESNO, Calif. - Just days after they are born, children receive a Social Security number and immediately become vulnerable to identity theft.
• Safe from scams: PayPal Scam
• FRESNO, Calif. - A fake pay-pal scam is costing consumers a lot of money and some big headaches. The new scheme is usually linked to online auction users.
• Safe from Scams: Filling envelopes for money
• FRESNO, Calif. - A warning from U.S. postal inspectors, beware of rip-off artists who claim they will pay you big money for stuffing envelopes at home.
• Overseas lotto scams prey on elderly
• FRESNO, Calif. - Cha and Marcia tell us how their mother has been repeatedly tricked into sending money to unknown sources because she thinks she will strike it rich.
• Safe from Scams: Foreign lottery scheme
• FRESNO, Calif. - Authorities say to just say no if a con artist tries to convince you to pay a fee on winning a foreign lottery.
• Safe from Scams: Online bullying
• FRESNO, Calif. - It is luxury eyewear at a fraction of the cost; that is what the ads promised but what did customers actually get?
• Safe from Scams: Identity theft
• FRESNO, Calif. - Usually identity theft involves someone racking up charges on stolen credit cards, but in one particular case, the suspect purchased thousands of dollars-worth of cosmetic surgery.
• Safe from Scams: Gift card scams
• FRESNO, Calif. - Win a $500 gas card by paying just $79.99. Sounds like a scam. And it is.
• Safe from Scams: Funeral Scams
• FRESNO, Calif. - Preparing for a funeral is usually the last thing people want to think about. But it can also be an opportunity for thieves.
• Safe from Scams: Apartment hunting
• FRESNO, Calif. - Any time you share your personal information, there's a chance you could become a victim of identity theft.
• Safe from Scams: falling victim to con-artists
• FRESNO, Calif. - If you think you're too smart to fall victim to con-artists, this next story might just change your mind.
• Safe from Scams: duped by a financial advisor
• FRESNO, Calif. - Surveillance pictures show Andrew Myers in the grocery store with his young son.