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Social engineering scam: Your password's worthless CBS News (MoneyWatch) By now -- in the final days of 2012 -- if you ever have a financial account compromised because of your password, it's almost certainly your own fault. Here's some tough love for you: Banks and stores typically have such good online ... See all stories on this topic »

Inside a fake BCS title game ticket scam ESPN (blog) Paul Crowley believed something was sketchy about the potential transaction he would make with a scalper for two tickets to the Discover BCS National Championship. So he contacted our Darren Rovell on Twitter, and step-by-step the curtain was drawn ... See all stories on this topic »

Detectives warn of lottery scam, still searching for two women Sun-Sentinel Detectives with the Broward Sheriff's Office want to warn the public about a lottery scam that has netted at least one victim. Two women were able to steal $12,300 from a woman in mid-November, said Keyla Concepcion, a spokeswoman for the Sheriff's ... See all stories on this topic »

Jet ski scam: Swiss tourist beaten by 4 men Bangkok Post In the scam, people who rent jet skis are forced to pay inflated sums for repairs when they return the craft. The jet skis already have superficial damage before they are rented out, but the customers tend not to notice as the damage is usually on the ... See all stories on this topic » Bangkok Post

The Obama Green Energy Scam You May Have Missed Town Hall WASHINGTON - Have you seen the latest development in President Obama's waste-ridden, clean energy program that's now under federal investigation at the U.S. Treasury Department? Three of the country's biggest residential solar panel installers ... See all stories on this topic »

Sheriff: Lottery Scam Cost Elderly Person $90000 Patch.com The scam takes effect when a person responds, and he or she is asked to send money through Western Union or a cashier's check to a foreign address to pay for added taxes and handling charges, as examples, according to the release. Sometimes, the ... See all stories on this topic »

Phishing Scam Uses California Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund ... JD Supra (press release) Earlier this month, the California Secretary of State warned of yet another phishing scam. Criminals typically phish by associating themselves with legitimate businesses. Their goal is to obtain personal information that can be used to steal your identity. See all stories on this topic »

Sheriff Warns of Lottery Scam NBC Chicago That's Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's message in a warning about a scam that recently cost an 80-year-old suburban resident $90,000. Another 74-year-old person lost $82,000, he said. Scammers contact victims by phone, fax, email or letter, often with ... See all stories on this topic » NBC Chicago

Bangor police issue warning about apartment scam Morning Sentinel BANGOR — Bangor police have issued a warning about an apparent scam targeting people looking for apartments advertised on Craigslist. Police say a woman last week replied to an ad and received a call back from a number that later appeared to be from ... See all stories on this topic »

Va. couple charged in million-dollar cash scam The Virginian-Pilot A Powhatan couple faces federal charges of structuring more than $4.6 million in cash transactions to avoid federal reporting requirements. Loveleen Khare, 55, and Jayant Khare, 50, are scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Richmond today. A ... See all stories on this topic »

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