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Thousands Of NJ Residents Don’t Realize They Were Scammed, Pass Scam On To Family & Friends

Thousands Of NJ Residents Don’t Realize They Were Scammed, Pass Scam On To Family & Friends

By Chris Morran July 23, 2012

We recently told you about scammers tricking consumers into sharing sensitive information by telling them a federal stimulus plan will pay their power bill for a month; they just need your SSN and bank routing number. If you think that no one would fall for such an obvious ruse, then you might be surprised to know that not only were thousands of people in New Jersey taken in by the scam, but they passed it along to their friends because they thought it was a good deal. [More]

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