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These Dangerous Scams Are On Rise: How To Protect Yourself
A new consumer warning highlights how quickly an ordinary message, purchase, or conversation can become a costly trap.
The Better Business Bureau Serving Metro New York is urging consumers to watch for seven scam categories involving investments, jobs, online shopping, relationships, home repairs, phishing, and travel.
The warning draws from the BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust’s 2025 Risk Report, which analyzed more than 146,000 scam reports. Rankings consider how often scams were reported, the likelihood of losing money, and the median reported loss.
Investment and cryptocurrency scam…
$144K In Questionable Payroll, Benefits Found In Audit Of Hudson Valley Village: Comptroller
More than $144,000 in unsupported, unauthorized, or inaccurate payroll payments and employee benefits were uncovered in a state audit of an Orange County village.
The findings were detailed in an audit of the Village of Walden, located in the Town of Montgomery, released by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's Office earlier this month.
According to the Comptroller's office, the audit looked at the village's payroll and employee benefits from June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2023, as well as other dates in August 2023 and February 2024. During the audit period, Walden paid a…
