Friday 4 May 2012

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Phone scam exploits Broward County Sheriff
CBS News
Broadbent called the sheriff's office and says he was told it was all a scam, CBS Miami reported. A Broward Sheriff's Office spokesperson said this scam has become commonplace. However, this is the first time the agency has heard of someone trying to ...
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Victims of alleged Ponzi scam testify today
Chicago Tribune
... and 25 counts of general violations of the state's Securities Act. State Attorney General Bill Schuette said the men conducted the scam from July 2006 through January 2012, selling false securities through their company, API Worldwide Holdings, ...
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Refinance Scams Bleed Homeowners
LoanSafe
Federal authorities and local consumer advocates say this scenario is the latest twist on a scam to trick desperate homeowners into forking over cash. The scammers collect lists of homeowners who are in default on their mortgages or in foreclosure.
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BBB phishing scam surfaces once again
WAFF
The Better Business Bureau says this is the fifth wave of phishing scams that use their logo since Thanksgiving. Law enforcement officials are sworn to protect and serve, but in Morgan county, dozens of volunteers are taking that same oath.
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Phone scams, beanbag lounges and...cannibalism?
Fox Business
Earlier this month, a resident of Niceville, Fla., was scammed out of nearly $1000 over the phone, reports The Destin Log, a twice-weekly newspaper of Destin, Florida. The victim received a phone call from a representative claiming to be from "Life ...
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Tenants beware: Rental scams proliferating
OCRegister
He was an imposter, one of a horde of scam artists who post bogus rental ads – often promising below-market rents – then coax tenants into paying deposits up front before showing them the home. "Typically, a landlord asks for a pre-credit report," Shaw ...
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Fla. Ponzi associate seeks lenient sentence
Fox News
MIAMI – An associate of convicted Florida Ponzi scheme operator Scott Rothstein is seeking a lenient prison sentence because of her cooperation with investigators and low-level role in the $1.2 billion scam. A South Florida federal judge is scheduled ...
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Mystery Man Who Ran $100M Charity Scam Won't Reveal Identity
KMAS
Courtesy US Marshals(WASHINGTON) -- The man accused of using a fake identity to set up a bogus Navy Veterans charity (and then pocket millions in donations) has been captured, but authorities still have no idea who he is.
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