Wednesday 9 January 2013

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Guilty plea in LIRR disability scam
Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK — A Long Island Rail Road manager has pleaded guilty in connection with a massive disability scam. Gregory Noone, of East Islip, is the 13th person to plead guilty in the scheme in the past two years. He was charged with wrongly collecting ...
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Website 'ripped off music fans in £3million scam for tickets that didn't exist'
Daily Mail
Three company bosses swindled thousands of music lovers out of concert and festival tickets in a £3million scam, a court heard. Andrew Lagan, 49, David Rolls, 48, and Gary Agar, 44, allegedly ripped off fans of acts including Kings of Leon, Jay-Z and ...
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ND couple accused of building scam in South Dakota
San Francisco Chronicle
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A North Dakota couple is facing charges in South Dakota for an alleged building scam. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says 45-year-old George Nelson III and Karla Nelson of Fargo are charged with felony grand theft by ...
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State warns of fake Packers tickets scam
Wisconsin State Journal
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) calls a play at the line of scrimmage during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Minnesota Vikings Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) ...
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Mark Mayes: Scam artists prey on seniors' fears of losing Medicare
Lansing State Journal
One pesky — and, unfortunately, effective — scam making the rounds in recent months involves a phone caller claiming to be mailing out new Medicare identification cards and seeking verifying information. The caller starts by checking basic facts ...
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Police: Man ran parking lot scam
Austin American-Statesman
A man has been arrested after authorities said he had been posing as a parking attendant and selling fake parking passes for a downtown Austin lot. Freddie James Savage, 45, has been charged with felony theft after he solda driver a $10 ticket for a ...
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McGinn, Smith case: Investment scam or just bad luck?
Albany Times Union
UTICA — The federal government's criminal case against embattled brokers Timothy M. McGinn and David L. Smith is a "fundamental misunderstanding" and the two men never schemed to defraud the many investors who put their faith and money in the ...
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Police warn area residents about secret shopper scam
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
The press release goes on to say that the scammer provides a fictitious email and name in the hopes that the person will fall for the scam and deposit the check, which is fraudulent, then turn around and send the majority of the money to various ...
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Warning out vs. 'Faceboourk' phishing scam
GMA News
Australian researcher Troy Hunt said the scam starts with a shortened link to a supposed meme, Gangnam Style parody or video, but links to faceboourk.com instead of facebook.com. Victims are fooled into giving away their online credentials, including ...
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Local Police Issue Craigslist Scam Alert
Patch.com
The following information was released about a recent scam that affected an Arlington Heights area business: An area Arlington Heights business owner was contacted by a Chicago bank informing him about a bank customer attempting to cash one of his ...
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