Monday 19 March 2012

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Scammers Target Diabetes Patients
WJXT Jacksonville
Scammers are calling patients, offering to send free diabetes supplies, but government officials say it's just a fraud. They pose as Medicare employees, even as members of diabetes groups to try to get your information.
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Victims mount in rent scam. Con artists post phony ads, abscond with money ...
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Home Scammers: Real Estate Agent Geoffrey Barry of White Plains, talks about scammers who falsley list properties on websites. (Video by Xavier Mascarenas) Real estate manager Geoffrey Barry of White Plains stands in front of 32 Sammis Lane in White ...
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Military Widow Victimized by Securities Scammer
Courthouse News Service
By DAVID LEE (CN) - An unlicensed securities dealer pleaded guilty to scamming people for $735000 - including a widow who invested all her survivor benefits after her husband was killed in Iraq, federal prosecutors said. Lee Charles Johnson, 42, ...
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Woman dodges online scammer
Timaru Herald
A Timaru woman wants to warn others after a close call with a scam two Christchurch women have already fallen foul of. The woman, who did not want to be named, only realised she was nearly the victim of a scam when she saw a story in the Herald about a ...
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Police: Scammer spotted in Dalton
Rome News Tribune
A Catoosa Springs man wanted by the Ringgold Police Department for scamming citizens out of thousands of dollars in a computer scam was seen in Dalton on Friday, police say. According to the Ringgold Police Department, 41-year-old Greg Ratliff of Dawn ...
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Scams reported to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission almost double ...
The Daily Telegraph
And bucking the online trend of recent years scammers are also going old school, using the telephone to contact victims at home rather than via email according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's latest Targeting Scams annual report ...
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Scam reports nearly double in 2011, ACCC reveals – five lessons you need to know
SmartCompany.com.au
One of the biggest categories of scams hitting small businesses is where the scammer will send an invoice for a service you never actually bought. This could be advertising, some sort of B2B service, or anything. They'll just assume you're so busy ...
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Bank to pay feds $194K for house
Amarillo.com
Government attorneys and FirstBank Southwest struck a deal in the forfeiture case of convicted mail scammer Tommy Lee Buckley. By BOBBY CERVANTES Government attorneys and an Amarillo bank have struck a deal in the forfeiture case of a southwest ...
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Govt to form special anti-scam group
TechDay.co.nz
"One in 10 New Zealanders approached by scammers will hand over money," Tremain says, "with the average victim losing almost $5000. "The internet is making it even easier for fraudsters to deceive people through online fraud like dating and investment ...
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Online trader stung by fraudster
The Dominion Post
An Otaki man is far more aware of scammers after an experience selling his car online turned sour. Fraud Awareness Week kicked off yesterday. It is estimated that Kiwis lose $448 million to scams each year. Contractor Stephen Pitcher, 28, ...
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