10 New Scams for Troubled Times
Old Cons, New Angles
The current financial crisis has unleashed a new torrent of scam artists who are working overtime to get their hands on your money. Many of these scams prey on current fears about bank safety, mortgage foreclosure, and the credit crisis.Click through our gallery as personal finance experts Ken and Daria Dolan expose 10 popular scams being run right now -- and learn how to protect yourself from them.
First Up: New Scam No. 1
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