Thursday 12 April 2012

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Online Tax Scams to Guard Against
PCWorld
By John P. Mello Jr., PCWorld Apr 12, 2012 9:47 AM Most people may hate the tax filing season but scam artists are licking their lips in anticipation of this time of year. Scammers are out in force as the tax filing deadline approaches.
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Yo-yo scam exploits credit-challenged car buyers
msnbc.com
Leslie Hurst of Ludlow, Ky., doesn't have to imagine what it's like to be the victim of a "yo-yo" finance scam. Three weeks after she bought her car, the salesman called and said she couldn't afford it and needed to bring it back.
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IRS worker charged in tax scam
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Michael Hinkelman An IRS employee and her boyfriend were arrested Wednesday and charged in a tax-refund scam that defrauded the federal government. In an indictment, federal prosecutors charged IRS worker Patricia Fountain, 34, with conspiring to ...
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Feds charge 3 in wind farm scam
BusinessWeek
By BEN NEARY The pitch on behalf of Mountain State Power sounded enticing: For $25000 and with minimal risk, you could cash in on the green energy boom in Wyoming and South Dakota, taking advantage of a wind farm project partly funded by the federal ...
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Prescription Drug Scam Uses DEA Agents' Identities
ABC News
It's all part of an elaborate scam, including the alleged law enforcement phone calls. According to DEA officials, criminal scam artists first sell prescription drugs online through websites they sometimes operate. After customers input their personal ...
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ABC News
State Warns of Rising Phone, Internet Scams
LoanSafe
(Source: Jonathan D. Epstein The Buffalo News, NY (MCT) — New York's top prosecutor has issued warned to consumers to beware of a couple of scams that are causing a rise in complaints, one involving the national mortgage servicing and foreclosure ...
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Travel Scams Spike During Spring, Summer Months
Huffington Post
By Mitch Lipka April 12 (Reuters) - When it comes to large migrations of people during the US spring break and summer vacations, the travel scams can come from most any angle. College students and families are targeted. So are grandparents back home.
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Food's Biggest Scam - The Great Kobe Beef Lie
Forbes
These are cuts of the famous Kobe beef from Hyogo prefecture in Japan. Note the exquisite marbling of fat throughout. To see it in person, you need to go to Japan, because real Kobe beef cannot be found in the US Photo: Wikipedia Think you've tasted ...
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Barney Frank Unloads On The 'Great Scam' Of Paul Ryan
TPM
Labeling the House-passed GOP budget a "great scam," Frank cited its military spending hikes from current law levels as evidence that Ryan's primary goal isn't deficit reduction. He also cited Ryan's refusal to specify which tax loopholes he'll close ...
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