MoneyGram
| 6:00PM 2/15/2011
The recent fleecing of a Consumer Ally reader by a bogus online lender underscores a basic rule of the road when trying to avoid getting scammed: Never, ever wire money to someone you don't know.
The victim, whom we'll call Miranda due to her wish to remain anonymous, learned that painful lesson...
| 1:00PM 10/28/2009
With Christmas less than 60 days away, the shopping season has already begun, which means scammers are on the lookout for some holiday happiness of their own in the form of your money and information. In order to keep you abreast of the latest holiday scams we spoke to Fred Touchette, a security...
| 5:00PM 10/20/2009
MoneyGram International, Inc., has agreed to pay $18 million to settle federal charges that the money transfer service allowed itself to be a conduit for con artists who allegedly bilked people out of tens of millions of dollars.
The money will be used to help consumers recoup some of their...