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☆ Walmart shoppers may have used fake payment machines that look identical to the real thing — here's how to avoid 'skimmers'
  + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Our experts answer readers' credit card questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess credit cards). Authorities have seized a batch of remarkably sophisticated credit card skimmers that fraudsters installed in Walmart stores in central New York and Maine. The skimming devices are designed to fit over the real payment terminal in order to capture customers' financial data during a transaction. One of the card skimming devices seized by law enforcement. The FBI estimates credit card skimming fraud costs consumers and financial institutions more than $1 billion per year, and recommends shoppers take precautions to avoid falling victim to the scam.
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☆ Freshman Rep. Andy Ogles once raised $23,000 to create a burial garden for stillborn babies with a 'life-size statue of Jesus.' It was never built.
  + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Andy Ogles once raised more than $23,000 to create a burial garden for stillborn babies. The Republican lawmaker says he didn't raise enough to build the garden, so he donated it to families in need, but didn't offer proof. Ogles embellished details of his resume before he was elected, Insider reported. But, the garden was never built and Ogles — now a freshman GOP congressman — hasn't offered proof of where the money went, according to multiple reports. The fundraiser said the burial garden would feature benches, flowers, and a "life-size statue of Jesus watching over the children."
☆ GOP Rep. Andy Ogles claimed to fight international sex crimes and be an economic expert. Like George Santos, his real resume tells another story.
  + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Katherine Long | Bryan Metzger | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +14 min
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) claims he's a real estate magnate, policy expert, and sex crime investigator. Ogles' business experience seems to be limited to owning two restaurants, a short-lived travel agency, and becoming licensed as an insurance agent. Ogles' supposed experience rescuing sex trafficking victims helped propel him into national headlines in his first week in Congress. During one debate during his campaign, Ogles described himself as "a former member of law enforcement" who worked "in international sex crimes, specifically child trafficking." Fighting international sex crimes and traffickingWhen discussing his support for a more militarized border with Mexico, Ogles has repeatedly referenced his involvement in combating human trafficking and working to fight international sex crimes.
☆ A Fox affiliate in Phoenix accidentally shared test election results during a live broadcast, sparking conspiracy theories about rigged elections
  + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A Fox affiliate station in Phoenix mistakenly shared test election results during a live newscast. "This graphic was never meant to go on air — the numbers were only part of a test," Fox 10 said. It said the results were generated and distributed by the Associated Press, which has historically provided election results to clients. In defense of Fox 10's mistake, Tennessee's WTVC NewsChannel 9 said the test election results are "not some nefarious, election-rigging plot. "Making you aware that before every election night, the @AP tests its election results system — which we use — to make sure it's running properly.
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