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Drone DMND Controller Scam Suspended On Kickstarter Forbes The recent discovery of a copycat scam on Kickstarter raises questions about accountability and transparency for backers of crowd-funded projects. Back in April, a project on Kickstarter designed to crowd-fund the manufacture of a universal video game ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

BJP to launch nation-wide protest over coal scam from Sep 8 Hindustan Times BJP on Friday said it would continue to stall the Parliament till the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh resigned over the alleged coal allocation scam, and would organize a nation-wide protest from September 8. "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is directly ... See all stories on this topic »

Police warn elderly of 'grandma scam' targeting a growing number of victims San Jose Mercury News "Grandma, it's Ben. I've been in a car accident. I've hit two other people." In that moment, an Alamo grandmother says her head began to spin. Her 27-year-old grandson Ben was on the phone, or so she believed. She had no reason to think otherwise. See all stories on this topic »

Super Bowl Scam Suspect Wendell Southerland Turns To Democratic National ... STLtoday.com St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 31, 2012 – Wendell Southerland, a St. Louis area ticket broker accused of tricking a Rhode Island man out of $5,200 during February's Super Bowl, again is facing scrutiny – this time for reneging on hotel room payments for the ... See all stories on this topic »

AG: Scam aims at grandparents Attleboro Sun Chronicle ATTLEBORO - The state attorney general is warning seniors about the "grandparent scam" in which phone callers pose as relatives in trouble to trick the elderly out of money. "These scams prey on many of our seniors to get money from well-meaning ... See all stories on this topic »

Confection scam leaves sour taste Las Vegas Review-Journal A confection shop on South Eastern Avenue got scammed for a $675 order by someone claiming to be boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s personal assistant. The caller said the chocolate-laden gift basket was for a birthday party for Mayweather's girlfriend. See all stories on this topic » Las Vegas Review-Journal

Latest sweepstakes scam lures victims using fake PNC checks WDRB LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Check your mailbox for a new scam that targets almost everyone in Kentuckiana. It uses big name stores where almost all of us shop and a big name bank as pawns to get money. Just ask Jean Hume, an area resident who ... See all stories on this topic »

Hillsborough couple target of scam artists San Mateo Daily Journal An elderly Hillsborough couple thought they were giving their grandson money Tuesday to get out of jail but instead learned they were the victims of an international scam. Al and Sandy Schlesinger got a call from who they thought was their grandson ... See all stories on this topic »

Scams worth noting in the Vietnam capital The Australian That scam didn't succeed, but by now my delighted faith in a country with a Temple of Literature is a bit tattered. We count together and work out the ticket seller has kept 50,000 dong. The amount is minimal in Australian currency but it doesn't feel ... See all stories on this topic »

NRHM scam: CBI registers four fresh cases, searches on Indian Express After a rap from the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court, the CBI registered four new cases in Uttar Pradesh's multi-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam. The tardy pace of investigations into the NRHM scam has drawn the court's ire after ... See all stories on this topic »

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Feds: Pa. scammer claimed to have $1B in Texas oil San Francisco Chronicle HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man once convicted in an AIDS treatment scam now faces charges he falsely claimed to control more than $1 billion in Texas oil to defraud investors. Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Thursday alleging ... See all stories on this topic »

Sheriff warns of Medicare scammer Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA — Elyria neighborhood watch captain Polly Onderko is warning residents to be careful after her friend was scammed by a woman pretending to work for Medicare. The woman, a 77-year-old Elyria resident who did not want to be named, said she ... See all stories on this topic »

Convicted construction scammer indicted again Wilmington News Journal, OH Convicted construction scammer indicted again. WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE — A former contractor with a criminal history of scamming local residents out of money has been indicted again by a Fayette County grand jury on two separate cases. Timothy J. See all stories on this topic »

How to detect and report investment fraud scams Yahoo!7 News Scammers will try to keep you talking on the phone stressing the opportunity that you could miss out on should you disagree. MoneySmart says: 'Investment scammers will not take no for an answer and ask you about your worries to reassure you. As long as ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo!7 News

Better Business Bureau Gives Advice To Avoid Romance Scams CBS Local Some common signs that you might be dealing with a scammer are: (1) messages and emails are written poorly, (2) misspelled words and (3) requests for money, the BBB said. To avoid being scammed, the bureau suggests you use an established dating ... See all stories on this topic »

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NRHM scam: After high court rap, CBI registers four new cases Times of India LUCKNOW: A day after being rapped by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court for not probing the Rs-5799 crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam properly, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered four new cases ... See all stories on this topic »

The Investment Scam That Refuses to Die Minyanville.com ... to explain to you why the Iraqi Dinar is not a scam," it's...a scam. PRINT · Post Comments. MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL When a sales pitch begins with, "Hello, my name is John Vallee and I'd like to explain to you why the Iraqi Dinar is not a scam," it's ... See all stories on this topic »

Telephone scams — New schemes surface in region Bluefield Daily Telegraph Just last week, a new version of an old scam hit the area with the fraudulent caller contacting a local resident — calling her "grandma" and even using her grandson's real name — in an attempt to illegally secure money via the telephone. The schemer ... See all stories on this topic »

Another Day, Another Scam: How the CAG Report Impacts India's Overall Outlook Knowledge@Wharton Although the scam is snowballing in Parliament, corporate India has been dismissive. This is not a case of breaking laws, they say. Nor, it seems, has anyone made any money. Yes, the private companies will gain in the long run. But they argue that the ... See all stories on this topic » Knowledge@Wharton

Media Falling for Short Sale Scam in Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Firedoglake A couple other outlets have picked up on my research of the first report from the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight, showing that banks have, to this point, paid off practically all of their "punishment" through short sales that they were already ... See all stories on this topic »

Scam alert: PCSO impersonator trying to collect fines in connection with jury duty AZFamily PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. -- Somebody pretending to be part of the Pinal County Sheriff's Office is calling people and demanding they pay fines for failing to appear for jury duty. PCSO said a woman who lives in Casa Grande received such a call Wednesday ... See all stories on this topic »

SP, Left demand judicial probe into coal scam Hindu Business Line The "Third Front", consisting of the Left parties, SP, AIADMK, TDP and the BJD, has decided to hold a sit-in at the premises of Parliament on Friday demanding a judicial probe into the coal scam. The parties will also demand that the ongoing ... See all stories on this topic »

Coalgate scam: CBI focusses its probe on 12 mining firms Economic Times NEW DELHI: With just two days left for it to decide on filing FIRs in the coalgate scam, the CBI is focussing its probe on 12 firms which were given licenses under the 'fast track' category but had not yet commenced mining of the allocated coal blocks. See all stories on this topic »

NDA allies together on coal scam: Sharad Yadav TwoCircles.net New Delhi : Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav said Thursday that his party was with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner BJP in its protest over the coal allocation scam. Sharad Yadav, convenor of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA ... See all stories on this topic »

Bail scam: Cash seized from jailed MLA Business Standard The Cherlapally Central Jail officials today seized Rs 15,000 from jailed Bellary city MLA Gali Somashekhar Reddy, an accused in the cash-for-bail scam, involving his brother and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy. Cherlapally jail ... See all stories on this topic »

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Scammer trying to collect phantom jury fines InMaricopa.com Scammer trying to collect phantom jury fines. Submitted. August 29, 2012 - 4:00 pm. Clerk of Pinal County Superior Court Chad A. Roche. A possible phone scam involving individuals attempting to collect failure-to-appear fines from unsuspecting ... See all stories on this topic » InMaricopa.com

McMartin: Former small-town mayor tries to scam a scammer Vancouver Sun On Saturday, July 28, Chris O'Connor, forestry consultant and former mayor of Lytton, got a call on his cellphone. The caller, who had a Jamaican accent, identified himself as Frank Walker. Walker, O'Connor said, asked him if he had entered any ... See all stories on this topic »

Spotting that Sweepstakes Scam Leader and Times Scammers will follow the exciting news that you've won with a request that you first send them money to cover taxes, fees, shipping or other costs — even though it's illegal in most places, including Kansas, to require purchases or the payment of fees ... See all stories on this topic »

Scammer targets senior Gladstone Observer Ada Roberts received a telephone call from a scammer trying to get her bank account details. Tom Huntley. ADA Roberts was in the comfort of her home recently when the phone rang. She answered and a voice said: "Hello Mrs Roberts, I have a surprise for ... See all stories on this topic »

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Coal scam: Sibal asks Delhi Cong MLAs to counter BJP's criticism Daily News & Analysis As part of Congress' counter- offensive on the coal block allocation controversy, Delhi Congress MLAs and block level leaders are being educated on the issue to inform citizens about the "real position" and expose the "misleading campaign" of main ... See all stories on this topic »

UP NRHM scam: Court tells CBI to hand over probe to local police if it is ... Times of India LUCKNOW: Expressing dissatisfaction over the progress of the CBI probe into Rs 5700 crore NRHM and related murders of two chief medical officers (CMOs), the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday pulled up the agency saying that if ... See all stories on this topic »

Ex-registrar convicted in housing scam New York Daily News New Delhi, Aug 29 — A special court Wednesday convicted 11 people, including a former registrar of cooperative societies, in a Rs.4,000 crore scam here, on charges of fraudulently allotting plots. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special ... See all stories on this topic »

Hoboken police alert public to telephone scam targeting senior citizens The Jersey Journal - NJ.com Police say senior citizens are often targets of phone scams because con artists believe they are particularly susceptible. Last week an 80-year-old woman reported to police that she gave out her personal information before realizing it could be a scam. See all stories on this topic »

Coal scam: BJP burns PM's effigy in Noida Daily News & Analysis Local BJP leaders here today held a protest demonstration and burnt the effigy of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, highlighting the alleged scam relating to coal blocs allocation. BJP MLA from Noida Mahesh Sharma said "we will continue highlighting the ... See all stories on this topic »

Scam Alert: "Storm Chasers" May Target Arkansans KARK Scammers known as "storm chasers" are known to take advantage of unsuspecting storm victims by offering home-repair and debris-removal services following severe weather. These types of scams often involve door-to-door solicitations with the promise of ... See all stories on this topic »

Charges laid in immigration scam involving suspicious marriages Montreal Gazette The RCMP have charged a first batch among hundreds of people allegedly involved in an immigration scam in which Canadian women married in exchange for money so that their North African "husbands" could stay in the country. As part of Operation ... See all stories on this topic »

Coal scam: BJP holds demonstration against PM Daily News & Analysis Delhi BJP on Wednesday staged a protest here demanding resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on coal blocks allocation issue to ensure an impartial and transparent probe into the matter. Members of Delhi BJP and party's youth wing Bharatiya ... See all stories on this topic »

Bedfordshire businessman guilty of sham marriage scam BBC News A Bedfordshire restaurant owner has been found guilty of being involved in a sham marriage scam. Gyash Uddin, 39, of Ivy Road, Luton, used his business to help Bangladeshi men gain UK residency. Luton Crown Court heard he set up marriages between ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Scam Uses Fake Facebook Photo Updates NBC Bay Area (blog) A spreading scam is exposing Facebook users to malware. An email arrives with "One of your Friends added a new photo of you..." and it needs to be ignored. The jist of the note is that one of your friends added a photo and that you're listed as a close ... See all stories on this topic »

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Blotter: Phone scammer claims to be woman's son Denton Record Chronicle Blotter: Phone scammer claims to be woman's son. Comments ( ) A Text Size. Denton Record-Chronicle. Published: 29 August 2012 06:24 AM. The caller sounded like her son, a woman told a Denton County sheriff's deputy Monday. He told her he had been ... See all stories on this topic »

Storm Damage Scammer Pleads Guilty Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH Storm Damage Scammer Pleads Guilty. Last Updated: August 29, 2012 8:22:55 am. Share |. Salyers. Joshua Salyers. (Cincinnati, Oh.) - A Butler County, Ohio man who swindled storm victims out of money by making false promises to repair their homes is ... See all stories on this topic » Eagle 99.3 FM WSCH

Cheque scammer trolling Campbell River waters Canada.com A cheque-fraud artist appears to be working the Campbell River area with a variation of an age-old scam. The 'overpayment' scam surfaced this month as Phil Cassidy tried to rent out space in his home. "Basically, I've been targeted by a cheque-fraud ... See all stories on this topic »

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Gold-based scam unravels, robbing Poles of savings Businessweek WARSAW, Poland (AP) — It was pretty much all the money Bozena Oracz had after a working life as an accountant: the equivalent of $15,000. She placed it in a fund investing in gold, with the hope of paying for her daughter's studies and getting ... See all stories on this topic »

How Ponzi Schemer Sam Israel Fell for Conspiracy Scam: Review Bloomberg The globe-trotting, cloak-and-dagger fantasies and conspiracy theories that overwhelm the size of Israel's own scam would make "Octopus" an excellent gift for a budding regulatory compliance officer or someone charged with vetting fund managers to make ... See all stories on this topic »

Gold-based scam unravels, robbing Poles of savings The Associated Press Gold-based scam unravels, robbing Poles of savings. By VANESSA GERA, Associated Press – 1 minute ago. WARSAW, Poland (AP) — It was pretty much all the money Bozena Oracz had after a working life as an accountant: the equivalent of $15,000. See all stories on this topic »

W.Va. power-scam ringleader sentenced to prison San Francisco Chronicle CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former property claims adjuster has been sentenced to three years in prison for orchestrating a power-surge scam against American Electric Power. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that 47-year-old Deborah Farmer of ... See all stories on this topic »

Coal scam: Govt may go ahead with bills despite BJP stalling Parliament Daily News & Analysis In a toughening of stand, Government on indicated it may go ahead with legislative business despite the BJP's "diabolical design" to disrupt Parliament on the coal scam issue. A bill seeking to replace an ordinance on setting up of centres like AIIMS ... See all stories on this topic »

Nebraska family trying to buy a puppy duped by scam artist Examiner.com A woman and her daughter in Omaha, Neb. were scammed by a con artist who utilized the internet and a cute photo to secure money for a puppy who did not exist. According to a story published Monday on WOWT News, Theresa Jones and her daughter fell ... See all stories on this topic » Examiner.com

Adarsh scam: Bench recuses itself from hearing Hindu Business Line A division bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday recused itself from hearing a bunch of PILs in the Adarsh scam case and also the application of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan who has sought quashing of the corruption case against ... See all stories on this topic »

Arrests ongoing in massive SoCal bank scam that could top $100M Long Beach Press-Telegram HUNTINGTON BEACH - An investigation headed by Huntington Beach police and the U.S. Secret Service has rounded up seven people allegedly involved in a massive bank scam with losses of up to $100 million, and more arrests are expected, a sergeant ... See all stories on this topic »

NRHM scam: Role of Kushwaha's wife under CBI scanner IBNLive.com NRHM scam: Role of Kushwaha's wife under CBI scanner. PTI | 05:08 PM,Aug 28,2012. New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) CBI has examined former Uttar Pradesh Minister Babu Singh Kushwaha's wife in connection with alleged swindling of funds in National Rural ... See all stories on this topic »

Woman caught in Justin Bieber ticket scam KPHO Phoenix So far, three people reported the same scam to police, and there may be more. The victims went to Craigslist to buy tickets for the upcoming Justin Bieber concert in October at the Sprint Center. They agreed to pay $125 for the tickets and met the ... See all stories on this topic »

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Accused Scammer Lists 'The News Station' as Charity Sponsor WNEP-TV Accused Scammer Lists 'The News Station' as Charity Sponsor. Posted on: 7:30 pm, August 27, 2012, by Stacy Lange, updated on: 06:16am, August 28, 2012. SCRANTON — Several people filed a lawsuit Monday in Scranton against a person who hired ... See all stories on this topic » WNEP-TV

Scammer Poses at Chief of Police fox4kc.com HEATH, Oh. — Police in Ohio are searching for a man who is running a scam. The thief even went as far as to pose as chief of police. A woman who fell victim to the scam says the thief has a lot of her personal information. "They've got my social ... See all stories on this topic » fox4kc.com

Firefighters Sound Alarm Over Scammer WPRI.com Firefighters Sound Alarm Over Scammer. WPRI. Subscribe Subscribed Unsubscribe. Loading... 26,816 videos. Loading... Alert icon. You need Adobe Flash Player to watch this video. Download it from Adobe. Alert icon. Close. Upgrade to the latest Flash ... See all stories on this topic »

Why older people are more gullible Health24.com Whether it's an e-mail from an unknown gentleman on another continent pleading for money or a financial scammer selling a promising penny stock, the young and old tend to be more easily duped than middle-aged people. Now, researchers have pinpointed ... See all stories on this topic »

Beware of phone, internet and email scams 7Online.com She says, 'You know it sounds like a scam to me,'" Gambitta said. She didn't heed that warning, instead put $500 on the card. As soon as she got home, the aggressive scammer called her again. "So he says, 'You know what, I need the number on the back. See all stories on this topic » 7Online.com

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Hajj scam: Hamid Saeed Kazmi released on bail The Express Tribune The two other accused in the scam, former additional secretary to ministry of religious affairs Raja Aftabul Islam and former director-general Hajj Rao Shakeel were also present during the hearing. Shakeel filed an application, requesting the court to ... See all stories on this topic » The Express Tribune

Coal scam: Sonia to address Congress Parliamentary Party Daily News & Analysis Leading the counter-offensive on the coal block allocation issue, Congress President Sonia Gandhi is expected to rally the party behind Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by making a strong attack on BJP at a party meeting tomorrow. Gandhi will be ... See all stories on this topic »

Coal scam: Congress rejects bribery charge, dares BJP to make public proof Daily News & Analysis Rejecting BJP's charge that bribes were paid to it in coal blocks allocation, Congress on Monday dared it to make public any proof it had and asked the opposition party to "look within" as its former president had been jailed for graft. Stung by the ... See all stories on this topic »

Adarsh scam: Chavan challenges CBI's jurisdiction in court India Today Almost two months after the CBI filed its chargesheet against the 13 accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, including former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, the latter moved a petition in the Bombay High Court on Monday, seeking quashing ... See all stories on this topic » India Today

Coal scam: PM may make a statement in Parliament, say govt sources Daily News & Analysis Government sources say that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a statement on the coal block allocation issue in Parliament on Monday. As Parliament convenes on Monday, all eyes will be on BJP, to see whether the main opposition party remains ... See all stories on this topic »

Scam artists prey on vulnerability of seniors The Detroit News Chicago — Downers Grove, Ill., retiree Robert Govenat was on the computer every day, watching prices of his stocks go down. It was November 2007, and a bear market was threatening. "He was about to have a nervous breakdown or a heart attack," said his ... See all stories on this topic »

No Kill Movement: Savior or Scam? Opposing Views Recent events in the past few weeks are bringing a focus on the No Kill movement. The No Kill movement is a movement that declares there is no pet overpopulation problem, there are plenty of homes. That gives way to saying that animal shelters make the ... See all stories on this topic » Opposing Views

Hospital pays out in scam involving work done on homeless Catholic Online ... they took in homeless people - and then charged the government for the unnecessary work. Under the scam, homeless people were then treated -- even if they did not need treatment. Some of the recruits were found in 'Skid Row' in downtown Los Angeles. See all stories on this topic »

Ethanol Industry Scam Energy and Capital Big Ag worked around the clock and "donated" millions of dollars to various campaigns to ensure that this particular welfare scam keeps funneling taxpayer dollars away from our paychecks and into the hands of ADM, Cargill, and Monsanto — the latter ... See all stories on this topic »

Scam-a-day India or more accountable India Firstpost Everything seems to be dank and dark today. Every political party is being exposed in corruption issues, some small, some large, some beyond comprehension. Inflation is rampant, IIP is down, GDP growth is shrinking, reforms seem to be in cold storage ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

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