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Emsisoft Warns: Scammers Exploit the Death of Whitney Houston on Facebook Sacramento Bee This is the first of two methods that the scammers use to transform generated traffic into a mode of profit as they get paid for the survey results. And finally, the user will see the YouTube video itself, which is of course nothing special, ... See all stories on this topic »

Baby ID scammer won't pay a penny shropshirestar.com A conwoman who stole the identity of a dead baby to get a false passport in a £164000 scam will not have to pay a penny back, a court has heard. Georgina Murphy, of Lakeholme Gardens, Oswestry, obtained tens of thousands of pounds in benefits and ... See all stories on this topic » shropshirestar.com

Scammers getting more creative online KKCO-TV It's well known names like these that some scammers are now using to get people to trust them. KKCO 11 News met a local woman who lost money in a recent scam. Alexa Sheldon was offered a free iPad, all she had to do was pay for the shipping and ... See all stories on this topic »

Police searching for scammer 7Online WSVN-TV TAMARAC, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police are searching for the woman who is asking businesses for donations, then pocketing the money. The incident occurred at the Bones Tattoo and Barber Shop in Tamarac last Saturday. A woman claiming to raise money for the ... See all stories on this topic » 7Online WSVN-TV

Phone scammer sentenced to term in federal prison Missourinet.com One of three men who telephoned elderly people and falsely told them their grandchildren were in Mexican hospitals or jails, and needed money for treatment or bond, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison. Jerome Mills of Berkeley and the ... See all stories on this topic »

Malicious Facebook scam promises Whitney Houston "secret" TechJournal South The more views the better for the scammer who uploaded the video. Every hit raises its ranking, thus subsequently attracting more viewers. Well-placed Google AdSense ads turn this into profit. Christian Mairoll, CEO at Emsisoft, says, "The YouTube ... See all stories on this topic » TechJournal South

Email Scam Promising Millions Came From SOUTHCOM.Mil Address: Military NBC 6 Miami By Willard Shepard An email scammer purporting to be an Army contractor in Iraq has been sending out a message promising millions for readers' help, in what the military headquarters in Doral says is the first such online deception to come from a ... See all stories on this topic »

IRS: Don't Get Scammed by the Dirty Dozen Patch.com For example, scammers have been known to lure the unsuspecting with promises of non-existent Social Security refunds or rebates. In another situation, a taxpayer may really be due a credit or refund but the scammer uses inflated amounts to complete the ... See all stories on this topic »

Elderly 'memere' from Berwick, Maine gets tricked into sending over $1g to a ... Foster's Daily Democrat By AMANDA BELAND BERWICK, Maine — A cautionary tale of deception and theft to an elderly victim is being told around town to warn people of the dangers of scam artists. According to a press release from the Berwick Police Department, ... See all stories on this topic »

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