Friday 27 April 2012

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RI renters warned against Craigslist housing scam
Boston.com
PROVIDENCE, RI—The state attorney general is warning Rhode Islanders of a housing scam on Craigslist that tries to lure people into providing personal financial information on phony rental agreements. Peter Kilmartin says scam artists are apparently ...
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Hyde Park man charged with defrauding Medicare in medical equipment scam
Boston.com
By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff A Hyde Park man is facing federal charges that he bilked the Medicare program in a scam involving medical equipment. Blessing Sydney Iwuala, co-owner of Above All Home Care and Medical Supply Inc., has been arrested and ...
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Child porn scam linked to bogus Bieber
The Commercial Dispatch
Christopher Patrick Gunn, 31, of Montgomery is also accused of working a similar scam by posing as a new kid in town on social media sites such as Facebook. The indictment alleges that Gunn used the two ruses to coerce young girls between the ages of 9 ...
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Mystery shopper scam targets Manna Bakery
CBC.ca
A popular St. John's business is the latest company to get caught up in a sophisticated financial scam. Manna Bakery started to get calls last week about bogus cheques surfacing in something called the mystery shopper scam.
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Local Woman Falls Victim To Internet Scam
LocalNews8.com
RIGBY, Idaho -- Internet scams can affect anyone, anywhere. A local woman fell victim to a scam through a job she found on Craigslist. The catch? The scammers not only fooled her, but also the Better Business Bureau. Scammers hijacked the company's ...
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Three new scams reported to City Police
SooToday.com
A number of the calls were with regards to the computer repair scam that the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service alerted the public to yesterday afternoon, and several were in relation to other scams. Police received a call last evening from a citizen that ...
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Craigslist rental scam hits Twin Ports
Superior Telegram
The local scam seems to involve the poster claiming to be in Africa, or some other urgent scenario, and therefore they need to rent/lease the property. The poster requires detailed personal information and a security deposit in advance of closing any ...
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Man scams 5-year-old girl
WLBT-TV
The new Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia,More >> NEW YORK (NBC) – Walmart is warning customers to be on the lookout for a "scam" text message that promise a $1000 gift card. Although the message appears to be from the retailer, Walmart said it ...
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NEW: AG Kilmartin Warns of Craigslist Rental Scams
GoLocalProv
Think twice before you give away any information for a rental property found via Craigslist, says Attorney General Peter Kilmartin--there's a scam running that could steal your identity. As reported by reporter Mark Curtis on ABC News, scam artists are ...
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Toilet scam stinks online
Times of India
TOI's front-page report on the UP Toilet Scam published on Thursday has moved many on Twitter and Facebook to comment on the same. From punstars to celebrities, all started tweeting on the new scam - with bits of sarcasm, satire and sense of disgust.
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