Sentences with phrase «types of fraud schemes»

Over the past year, almost 20 of these types of fraud schemes were reported to LAWPRO during the various holiday / long weekend times.

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Work - at - home schemes involving this type of fraud have occurred in two ways, according to the NCL.

Elizabeth Avery, a Washington, D.C., securities attorney and founder of Kalorama Capital, said Ponzi schemes are a common type of fraud, where investor funds are used to attract new investors and make payments.

«Raising awareness of this type of fraud and including it in training schemes for frontline staff can help overcome these issues, and with new technologies coming on line, it should be a challenge that can be tackled with some success.»

Quite apart from the consideration that suspected fraud may continue without swift legal action, prompt retention of lawyers to obtain advice and seek remedies for fraud may be required by the courts, since some types of relief available from the courts require that the relief be sought promptly following its detection — even if the full extent of the fraudulent scheme and your loss have yet to be revealed.

As a result, there are lots of scams, pyramid schemes, and other types of fraud centered around Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.