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| Commentary: Biggest scams of 2011 Alexandria Town Talk ---Granny scam: If someone calls and says he is your grandchild who is in jail in a foreign country, and needs money ask him to tell you his middle name. If he doesn't know it or tries to make you feel bad for asking, hang up. If he answers correctly, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Vermont police say 2 duped into rental scam Boston.com SHERBURNE, Vt.—Vermont State Police say two Massachusetts residents are out hundreds of dollars each after being duped into a rental property scam. Police say 25-year-old Caitlin Malbeouf of Boston and 28-year-old Maura McSharry of Duxbury found a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mumbai Journal: The Best and Worst of 2011 Wall Street Journal (blog) The scam that truly did us in. Corruption may have hogged the headlines this year but it was the appalling state of Mumbai's potholed roads that was the scam that caused us the most mental and physical anguish. In a series of laughably incompetent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Juneau man says gift mix-up was not a scam Fairbanks Daily News-Miner The group told the Juneau Police Department they had been scammed. Turns out it was just an honest mistake, the group conceded Monday. "We were so sure that we were scammed," parent-teacher volunteer Kathleen Galau said by phone Monday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Week in Review: Patch Apps, 'Robo-Call' Scam and a Child Safety Seat Law Patch.com Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley warned consumers about a "robo-call" scam to get confidential banking information from unsuspecting victims. 4. A college football player performed the Heimlich maneuver on a diner during the Beef Bowl ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ctwatchdog.com: There's no such thing as "free" Torrington Register Citizen It is used by scam artists and respected businesses, both knowing what a powerful consumer magnet that word is. Just think about the ads from furniture stores about free delivery, television ads about buy one product and get the second one free, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Four arrested over phone credit scam gulfnews.com Police found some of the phone numbers used in the scam belonged to people who had left the country several years ago in addition to people who never entered the country. "Two Pakistani shopkeepers were found with a large amount of passports and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Online scam costs Radio New Zealand The Ministry of Consumer Affairs says investment scams obtain the most money, followed by dating and romance scams. Romance scams are just the sixth most-reported hoax, but the ministry believes it is very under-reported because people are embarrassed ... See all stories on this topic » |
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