Saturday 19 May 2012

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News9 new results for scam
 
Alleged scam target: 'Just hang up the phone'
NECN
"It's estimated that each day, 30000 telephone calls are made from area code 876 into the United States as part of phone scams," Attorney General Bill Sorrell, D-Vt., told reporters at a press conference Thursday. "Is Vermont immune from the 876 scams?
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Ticket scam reportedly cost theater $4200
Journal Times
STURTEVANT — A former employee of Renaissance Theater in Sturtevant could be facing a charge of felony theft after allegedly using a ticket swapping scam to bilk the movie house out of more than $4200. According to a Sturtevant Police report, ...
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PG&E warns customers of nationwide utility scam
San Jose Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is alerting customers to be aware of a scam that has impacted other utility customers across the country. The scam, which has been reportedly taking place in person, through social media, ...
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Scam watch: Beware of online romance
NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - NewsChannel 9 has spent the week profiling scams that have been reported by people throughout Central New York. Some new data has recently emerged indicating which scams are the most effective in separating victims from their money ...
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Military members often scam victims
TheReporter.com
By Melissa Murphy/ MMurphy@TheReporter.com Preying on the young and inexperienced, unscrupulous bank lenders and scam artists have targeted military men and women. That's why federal and state officials are working together to prevent military ...
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Crimes Nearby: Struck Pedestrian, Sweepstakes Scam and Shortchanged Workers
Patch.com
The Garden City Police Department is investigating a report on May 15 of an apparent scam where a person claiming to be from a sweepstakes network called a resident stating that she had just won a sweepstakes prize of $350000 and to cover delivery ...
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Scam is targeting Memphis-area elderly drivers
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The first step in a scam that would net the con man $200 and leave the couple's 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis with a cut transmission fluid line was complete. Buddy Chapman, executive director of CrimeStoppers and a former Memphis police director, ...
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Environment: Judge hits out at 'episode of shame' as four skippers are fined ...
Scottish Daily Record
MORE than £1million has been confiscated from four skippers involved in landing undeclared fish in a scam described as an "episode of shame" for the industry. Ian Buchan, 55, was ordered to pay £1million - thought to be one of the largest amounts ...
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Store owner tried to scam NO woman out of lottery winnings, say officials
WWL
NEW ORLEANS - A woman was almost scammed out of her lottery winnings by the convenience store where she bought the ticket, according to Louisiana Lottery officials. But a simple step helped authorities find the rightful winner.
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