Tuesday 10 January 2012

Google Alert - scammer

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Phone scammers target Anchorage hotel guests
TheNewsTribune.com
The scammer calls a hotel guest and tells the guest that there was a problem running his credit card number when checking into the hotel. The scammer then asks for the guest's credit card information over the phone. Obviously the scammer just wants the ...
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Lifting the lid on scammers and their trade
The Witness
"Those cutesy e-mails that arrive in your inbox wishing you a great day or the ones that say you must forward the e-mail to five friends for good luck — are actually created by scammers who are collecting the addresses, thus increasing their chance of ...
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The Witness
Timeshare scammer sentenced to 15 years
Timeshares Daily
A judge in East St. Louis has sentenced a woman from New Jersey to more than 15 years in prison for helming a timeshare telemarketing scam that took more than $30 million from more than 20000 unsuspecting victims across North America and Puerto Rico. ...
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Speeding ticket scammer jailed
RAC
A fraudster who pulled off a nationwide driving scam has been jailed for seven years. Colin Lowndes, 41, was charging motorists up to £400 to help them dodge penalty points for speeding offences and other motoring offences, such as using a mobile phone ...
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Seniors, Stay Clear of These Scams
Patch.com
Sweepstakes & Lottery Scams: Here a scammer informs their mark that they have won a lottery or sweepstakes of some kind and need to make some sort of payment to unlock the supposed prize. Often you will be sent a check that can be deposited in your ...
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BBB lists top scams for 2011
KSAT San Antonio
They include: Check Cashing Scam: The scammer finds a victim who has posted an ad. The victim is sent a check for more than the amount owed, then asked to deposit the funds in his bank account and then send the difference via Western Union. ...
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Sullivan County couple headed to prison in $500K scam
Knoxville News Sentinel
By Jamie Satterfield When it comes to convicted scammer Stephanie Bare, this federal prosecutor is having a tough time choosing her most outrageous act. Was it ripping off elderly relatives and friends to the tune of more than a half-million dollars ...
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Hendersonville businessman pleads guilty to federal fraud charge
The Tennessean
Last year, the Better Business Bureau of Nashville called Minton "a scammer who has a long history of deceptive business practices, shady offers, misleading marketing schemes and fraudulent investment scams" in a news release that warned Rutherford ...
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