Friday 13 April 2012

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Tax Refunds Delayed By Rising Identity Theft
Huffington Post
Mike Bucalo, 71, of Akron, Ohio had his Social Security number stolen and scammers filed a fake return to steal a refund through a Miami bank. The IRS said the problem is growing. Mike Bucalo Jr., 71, has never lived in Miami.
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Accused Canadian lottery scammer picked up at Honolulu airport
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
By Star-Advertiser staff A 35-year-old Canadian will make his initial appearance in US District Court today facing charges of mail and wire fraud relating to an alleged fake lottery and sweepstake scheme. Williams E. Njoku was arrested Wednesday after ...
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Beware of scammer pretending to be involved in crash
News1130
ABBOTSFORD (NEWS1130) - It's a good reminder to always call police if you have a collision with a cyclist; one man in his 50s is scamming women in Abbotsford. Constable Ian MacDonald says the man is throwing himself in front of cars, then demanding the ...
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More People Come Forward Over Craigslist Scam
KERO-TV 23
Scammers then take that information and post it on websites like Craigslist as their own. The scammer, who is usually out of the country, lists the property for much less money than the actual owner, luring in victims. The Better Business Bureau said ...
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Grandparents scammed out of $2100 by phony grandson
Morning Sentinel
The scammer, who knew the real name of the grandson, said he had accidentally bumped into someone on the street and caused him to fall down. He said he was in court and was being asked to pay money. He asked them to not tell his parents.
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Cyclist will peddle you a line of...
CKNW News Talk 980
Police in Abbotsford ask drivers to be on the lookout for a scammer on a bike. Police say the man cycles around town, looking for women driving alone who are about to make a turn. He then approaches and tries to pretend the driver has hit him, ...
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State Police Seeing a Spike in the Number of Fraud Cases
WDTV
As the pastor of Trinity Episcopal Church in Morgantown, Hadaway knows all to well about potential scammers, but even he's aware you don't have to read to the good book to fall victim to one of their tricks. Morgantown resident Donald Sachs remembers ...
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KY Gov. Rips Roof Off Unscrupulous Contractors
PropertyCasualty360
Steve Beshear signed HB-421 into law as part of "storm scammer legislation," which seeks to protect Kentucky's legitimate contractors and homeowners from roofing replacement schemes. The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) ...
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Online scams and how to avoid them
GMA News
When a scammer sees an item he likes being sold online he would contact the seller to ask for the specific payment details and informs the seller to reserve the item to him. The scammer would then try to resell the same item on a different website and ...
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Smiley Anders for April 13, 2012
The Advocate
"The scammer first receives copious praise for his generosity. "Next comes the bad news. I would be more than willing to accept his offer, but I am a religious person who has taken a lifelong vow of poverty which does not allow me to accept large sums ...
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