Wednesday 10 October 2012

Google Alert - scam

News8 new results for scam
 
Mortgage modification scam watchdog cheers federal crackdown
Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON --Since early 2010, a leading civil rights group has helped compile a database of approximately 26,000 complaints about mortgage modification scams -- attempts by fraudsters to take advantage of those hardest hit by the housing market ...
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Lengthy investigation into mortgage scams resulted in 530 arrests, feds announce
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
As the economic crisis unfolded and millions of Americans fell behind on mortgage payments and faced foreclosure, scam artists preyed upon suffering homeowners with vigor, officials say. Yesterday, in both a news conference in Washington and a ...
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Scam artists prey on all ages
San Francisco Chronicle
But legions of other scam artists prey on people from all walks of life, often targeting those they already know - perhaps they attend the same church or knitting club - in what is known as affinity fraud. Investment fraud "applies to all kinds of ...
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San Francisco Chronicle
Phone scam warning for Avon residents regarding water meters
Sun Star Courier
AVON, Ohio – Avon residents are being alerted via the city's CodeRED telephone emergency communications alert of a utilities scam going on in the area. According to the telephone alert, there have been unauthorized telephone calls from a toll-free ...
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Sun Star Courier
Delta ticket scam targets unsuspecting
WXIA-TV
According to users targeted by this scam, the scammers send out official looking emails telling them a ticket has been purchased and their credit card has been charged. Some emails even include invoices for the supposed purchases. "People will usually ...
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WXIA-TV
Santa Clarita scams prompt LASD to issue warning
Los Angeles Daily News
SANTA CLARITA - The sheriff's Santa Clarita Valley Station issued a warning today about two scams that have been increasingly reported in the area. | » POLICE NEWS. One scam involves a victim receiving a telephone call from someone claiming to be a ...
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Fuel Scam - Capital Oil Boss, Ifeanyi Uba Arrested, Quizzed
AllAfrica.com
Lagos — The Special Fraud Unit, Milverton Ikoyi, has arrested the Managing Director of Capital Oil & Gas Industries Ltd , Mr Ifeanyi Uba, over alleged involvement of his companies in the fuel subsidy scam. At press time, the oil magnate who arrived ...
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Bail hearing to be held in Russian electronic scam
Businessweek
HOUSTON (AP) — The owner of a Texas microelectronics firm accused of illegally selling military-grade electronics to Russia faces a hearing to determine whether he can be released on bail. Alexander Fishenko, who owns Arc Electronics Inc., and seven ...
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