West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the northeast, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 41st-largest state by area and ranks 38th in population, with around 1.792 million residents. The capital and largest city is Charleston. West Virginia became... Show more a state after the Wheeling Conventions of 1861, at the start of the American Civil War. Delegates from northwestern Virginia's Unionist counties decided to break away from Virginia, which also included secessionist counties in the new state. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key border state during the war. It was the only state to form by separating from a Confederate state, the first to separate from a state since...
In recent years, we’ve seen a significant rise in tax fraud schemes, with cybercriminals using increasingly sophisticated methods. Among the major tax scams in 2024 are multi-factor authentication, tax refund, ATO social media misrepresentation, and tax lodgement scams. In this article, we look at these...
A stark warning from Booking.com highlights a dramatic 900% increase in travel scams over the past 18 months, with artificial intelligence (AI) playing a key role. In 2023, Australians lost a total of $2.7 billion to scams, with 20% reporting they had fallen victim to holiday scams. Nearly one in five...
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