There are 6 article(s) tagged Scammers:

• March 2026

  • Opinion: Beware of deceptive business opportunities

    “Consumers have been scammed out of tens of millions of dollars in recent get-rich-quick schemes.”

    By Randy Hutchinson March 14, 2026

• April 2022

  • Guest column: Amazon impersonation scams run rampant

    From July 2020 to June 2021, 96,000 people reported an Amazon scam to the FTC. Only a small percentage of people report scams, so the actual numbers are much higher.

    By Randy Hutchinson April 09, 2022

• December 2019

  • Nigerian citizen extradited to Memphis in cybercrime scam

    A Nigerian man has been extradited to Memphis in connection with a cybercrime scheme involving several U.S. businesses, including a Memphis real estate company. 

    By Yolanda Jones December 10, 2019

• February 2019

  • Spoofs vs. hacks and how to protect your email security

    Email scams are on the rise. It’s important to know the severity of something you may be receiving and how to protect yourself and your account from being hacked.

    By Patrick Tamburrino February 18, 2019

• November 2018

  • Scammers target Memphis small businesses, franchisees

    A new scam is targeting Memphis-area small-business owners and franchisees, with victims in two reported cases losing at least a day’s revenue.

    By Kate Crawford November 15, 2018

• October 2018

  • Guest column: Email scam costs businesses billions of dollars

    Most businesses would be ecstatic if their revenue increased more than 100 percent in less than two years. Scammers are business people too, scams are their products, and the FBI reports that their revenue from one scam increased 136 percent between December 2016 and May 2018.

    By Randy Hutchinson October 13, 2018