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Scammer's sentencing hearing set StarNewsOnline.com The sentencing hearing set for Monday morning for a Bald Head Island man who bilked some $9 million from investors in a reported Ponzi scheme has been reset for next month. According to court documents, as part of a scheme from December 2006 to July ... See all stories on this topic »

Gift Card Fraud: The Silent Christmas Killer? Gothamist As Scambusters notes, "Most of these systems don't require a password, so it is very easy for the scammer to do this. Other times the scammer is able to steal the PIN at the same time as the gift card number." Yesterday, Schumer called upon the ... See all stories on this topic » Gothamist

NC warns older adults to be wary of holiday scams Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald Then, the scammer asks for money to be wired to them to help them out of a jam. The sums can be ruinous for people living on a fixed income. One Greensboro grandfather lost $5700 to a scammer claiming to be his grandson asking for bail money, ... See all stories on this topic »

Relative bail, money scam preys on seniors, others Prescott Daily Courier The scammer gleans just enough information about a family member to impersonate them during a brief phone call to another family member, and say they are a victim of legal problems, theft or fouled-up travel arrangements, leaving them stranded far from ... See all stories on this topic »

Coshocton Couple Pleads Guilty to Craigslist Ticket Scam ABC6OnYourSide.com "These first-degree felony convictions should make every scammer out there think twice before preying on Ohio families. We are working to drive these scammers out of Ohio one by one." For the last four years, Todd and Jessica Steinhaus posted thousands ... See all stories on this topic » ABC6OnYourSide.com

Lottery scam KNDO/KNDU A viewer called us and said she's receiving up to 50 calls a day from what she believes is a scammer. The caller with an out-of-area number says you have won the lottery. The scammer tell you all you need to do is fill out a money order, ... See all stories on this topic »

Romania, FBI agents to crack down on cybercriminals AFP "We sometimes arrest the same scammer two or three times. If the sentence had been harsher he would have probably thought twice before relapsing into crime," Spiridon said. The FBI office also stressed that "trials are drawn out and take at least ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

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