Friday 20 January 2012

Google Alert - scammer

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If you lose a pet, beware of scammers
WDIV Detroit
BBB has received calls about scammers who are defrauding heartbroken pet owners in order to line their own pockets and advises pet owners who have advertised a lost pet to be wary of the following pet scams. "Scammers play on your emotions", ...
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Account hack costly for traders
The Australian
The regulator is having trouble tracking down the scammer as the trades were routed through at least three foreign financial intermediaries and it is not known how the accounts were accessed. ASIC market supervision senior executive leader Greg Yanco ...
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Be Wary Of 'Phishing' Scams From Familiar Names
NY1
NY1's Consumer Watch reporter Asa Aarons offers a personal account of dealing with a scammer via email. There I was minding my own business when this slithered into my email box: Dr. Naftali Garcia Berrill tells me he's traveling with his family in the ...
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Consumers: Don't Be Fooled by Imposters Tempting You with Big Financial Prizes ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The scammer gains their trust and explains that, in order to collect their winnings, they first have to send a small sum of money back to pay for processing fees or taxes. Following the instructions they're given, they immediately wire the money. ...
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Renter Scam In Camarillo
KEYT
The scammers use classified ads, as well as websites such as Craigslist to post these ads. Once contacted, the scammer will give the excuse that they are out of the country and cannot show the residence, but will provide pictures. The scammer will then ...
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Wired for Love
Isthmus Daily Page
Over a series of 40 emails, a "scammer" and a "baiter" each assumed new online identities (a white Zimbabwean farmer and the aforementioned supermodel, respectively) in hopes of goading the other into sending money. All Hui had to do was come up with ...
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Lynchburg Couple Hit by Rental Scam
WSET
Then, the scammer took their money and disappeared. The victims say they not only lost $1000, they also moved into the home, only to find out two days later they had to get out. Now, they're speaking out to help protect others. ...
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Valentine's Scams: Don't Be a Fool for Love Online
DailyFinance
Another ploy scammers use is the promise of astronomical discounts on everything from flowers to Rolex watches, warns McAfee's Marcus. In most cases, clicking on a scammer's link will take a user to a fake website where these cunning cupids ask for ...
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