Scammers flood US class action settlements with fraudulent claims

Reuters spoke with ClaimScore co-founder Don Beshada about the rise of claims fraud in class actions. Fraudulent claims have exploded in the last year, siphoning money out of settlements and threatening the class action system itself.

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Scammers flood US class action settlements with fraudulent claims

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