Consumer protection agency recovers nearly $2 million that Mainers lost to Bitcoin kiosk scams

The state office that oversees consumer finance protection has come to an agreement with a cryptocurrency operator that will ...
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Digital robbery scams are on the rise

It’s easy to get robbed these days. All a thief might need are the seventeen numbers found on your publicly available banking ...
Central Maine

Maine secures $1.9M settlement for bitcoin kiosk scam victims

Bitcoin Depot has agreed to refund money that was taken through its kiosks by third-party scammers who defrauded Maine ...
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No, the CFPB is not handing out cash to people scammed on Zelle and Cash App | Consumer Reports

Free money from Zelle or Cash App—just for filling out a government form? That’s what some TikTok videos claim. But Consumer Reports has a warning: it’s not a windfall—it’s simply not true.Victims of ...
Indy Week

NC Officials, Former CFPB Director Talk Scams, Fraud, and Consumer Protection in the Trump Era

Protesters rallying to save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in Raleigh earlier this year. Credit: Photo by Lena Geller North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall sat at the ...
The Banker

CFPB under pressure as consumer complaints pile up

US President Donald Trump’s administration has accelerated efforts to roll back federal oversight of US retail banking, moving to strip the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of authority and ...