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• Spike in foreclosures predicted
As msnbc.com reported Monday , state and federal regulators are now looking into a pattern of questionable lending practices and outright fraud that has already sparked a wave of criminal and civil actions against various players in the $10 trillion ...
• Hatch appeals conviction
Survivor’ champion Richard Hatch, seen leaving federal court in January during his tax-fraud trial in Providence, R.I., is serving four years for failing to pay taxes on his $1 million prize.
• Tribal links to violence
Opposition supporters accusing Kibaki of fraud have clashed with police, and direct tribal fighting also has flared across Kenya. Both the president and his rival urged an end to ethnic violence that killed more than 100 people since Saturday ...
• When are Social Security numbers required?
Tips to protect your identity, password dos and don'ts, fraud statistics and more. Because the Social Security number has become a personal identifier, you will need to use it for many other transactions ...
• Army overhauls wartime buying
WASHINGTON - The Army is ordering a major overhaul of the way it buys supplies for troops in combat zones as the number of criminal investigations into wartime contract fraud nears triple figures. Chief among the moves is the formation of a new ...

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» AIDS Fraud Task Force - Advice and information on how to evaluate HIV products or treatments to prevent fraud.
» Bally Total Fitness - Articles and discussion over the alleged abuses and scams of the Bally Total Fitness national gym chain.
» BBB Tips - Health - Articles mainly warning about dangerous or questionable products and services related to health care or pharmaceuticals.
» Bureau of Health Professions - Manages and provides access to the National Practitioner Data Bank, the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank, and the Federal Credentialing Program.
» DietFraud.com - Exposes diet fraud, rip-offs and scams and allows consumers to file complaints and even join class action lawsuits against companies that market fraudulent products and devices.
» File a Complaint - Better business bureau online accepts your complains and forwards them to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.
» Health Care Fraud Report - Features a broad range of health care fraud and abuse issues in the private insurance industry, managed care organizations, federal and state programs.
» Health Hippo: Fraud and Abuse - Policy and regulatory materials related to health care fraud and abuse.
» Health Watch UK - Information on how to spot fraudulent claims. Non-profit organization in the UK.
» HealthWatcher.net - Provides several recourses related to health fraud including books and articles.
» MedlinePlus: Health Fraud - Focuses on health fraud resources and tips on where to report fraud cases. Partially in Spanish.
» National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association - Issue-based organization for the detection, investigation, and prosecution of health care fraud.
» New Jersey AIDS Health Fraud Task Force - Identifies the promotion of an AIDS related health product, treatment or service that is known to be false, unproven, or potentially harmful.
» Pay It Right - Protecting Medicare from Fraud - Online booklet on how to identify and avoid fraudulent Medicare billing practices and how to report suspected fraudulent products and practices.
» Protecting Yourself Against Health Fraud - U. S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition provides a guide to health care practices and products that may be fraudulent.
» Recognizing Fraud in Health Care - List of resources and links related to various kinds of health care fraud.