Friday 23 March 2012

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Mendota Heights PD Blotter: Phone Scammer Gets Sensitive
Patch.com
The resident knew it was phony and argued with the scammer, but then the scammer threatened to shoot him. A resident reported that her social security number was used to open cell phone accounts in Wisconsin and Illinois. The accounts were cancelled ...
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Feds Accuse AT&T of Using Nigerian Scammers for Profit
Gizmodo
The Justice Department is accusing AT&T of skimming a little off the top every time a Nigerian scammer uses a phone service designed for deaf people called IP Relay. Which is a lot. The practice apparently netted AT&T as much as $16 million.
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Drive through scammer sentenced to 8 years
ABC Online
A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years jail for his involvement in a card skimming scheme, which fleeced millions of dollars from the bank accounts of thousands of West Australians. In 2009, Navaneeth Ponnambalam tampered with Eftpos ...
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FTC Helps Freeze Assets of California-Based Mortgage Relief Scammer
National Mortgage Professional Magazine
This is the FTC's first case against alleged scammers who pitch these kinds of lawsuits. The order also freezes the operation's assets and appoints a permanent receiver to run it while the FTC moves forward with the case. Among other things, the agency ...
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Fujitsu has phone fraudsters in its sights
Register
By Phil Muncaster • Get more from this author Boffins at Fujitsu and Japan's Nagoya university are claiming to have successfully developed technology designed to prevent phone scammers by recognising certain keywords and detecting changes in voice ...
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Jury Summons Requests New Tool For Scammers
WBAL Baltimore
If the victim says they never got a summons, the scammer asks them for their Social Security number and date of birth to verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. The FBI and court officials nationwide are warning people to never give out ...
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Feds Order Cambridge Investment Scammer To Repay Millions
CBS Local
By Anthony Silva, WBZ NewsRadio 1030 New England Business Editor BOSTON (CBS) – A local hedge fund manager is being ordered to payback more than $7 million in profits and penalties after he failed to show up in court to face charges.
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CBS Local
Scam threatens arrest, but worse, it has your personal info.
KBOI-TV
Jes Dimas recently received an email from a scammer threatening his arrest; however, it also contained all of his personal information. VANCOUVER, Wash. - Jes Dimas is pretty tech savvy and careful with his personal information, but the email he found ...
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Phone Scammer Claiming To Be A Cop In Brown County
CBS Local
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – If you live in Brown County and get call from the sheriff's office asking for donations, don't give the caller any money or personal information: the call is a scam, according to police. The Brown County Sheriff's Office says the ...
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Suspected glam scammer Michael Manos back behind bars
Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog)
When we checked in on suspected "glam scam" con artist Michael Manos last fall, he had embarked on a new venture as a Washington lobbyist. It was the latest and perhaps most audacious makeover by Manos, 48, a convicted kidnapper, jewelry thief and ...
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