The FBI Anti-Piracy Warning MoneyPak Ransomware is a computer infection that locks your screen until you send them a ransom in the form of a GreenDot MoneyPak payment. This lock screen, which is ...

When Neptune resident Alfred Shaw used a Green Dot MoneyPak to send $500, it wasn't a result of a scam. He just wanted to give some money to his son in Virginia to help him out. He had used a MoneyPak ...

Prepaid debit card use is the fastest growing payment method in the U.S. Billions are spent each year on the prepaid cards, according to Network Branded Prepaid Card Association. A tool often used ...

Green Dot said it will phase out MoneyPak cards, which are often used by scammers to steal money. (Tim Farrell/The Star-Ledger) Somewhat quietly, Green Dot — the maker of the popular MoneyPak card — ...

There are 1,001 ways to swindle people online, but the hardest part for crooks is converting those ill-gotten gains into cash. A new service catering to purveyors of ransomware — malware that hijacks ...

After doing a fair amount of research, the answer has to be a “resounding NO!” Reportedly many innocent people are opening their wallets and paying anywhere from $200 to $400, and in some cases more, ...

The NYPD is alerting Staten Islanders to beware the Green Dot MoneyPak card scam. The holiday season is not only about faith, family and fun. There are thieves among us who would love to separate you ...

Peaches Rollins stands in front of the police department in Newark, where she filed a complaint about a MoneyPak scam. (Robert Sciarrino/NJ Advance Media) It's rare that scams are stopped before ...

When Neptune resident Alfred Shaw used a Green Dot MoneyPak to send $500, it wasn't a result of a scam. He just wanted to give some money to his son in Virginia to help him out. He had used a MoneyPak ...