Thursday 28 February 2013

Google Alert - scam

News10 new results for scam
 
Anatomy of a scam: Phone caller warns your PC is infected
Houston Chronicle (blog)
But what many folks don't know is that there's a counterpart to this scam in the "real" world, in which con artists contact victims by phone to tell them their computers are infected. I hear several times a year from people who've fallen for this scam ...
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SFO warns of pet scam misusing airport's name
abc7news.com
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT -- Officials are warning potential dog owners, specifically those wanting "Yorkie" dogs to beware of a pet scam that may be using the SFO name to entice its victims. Airport Duty Spokesman Doug Yakel reported ...
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Rihanna Sex Tape Scam Travels Around Facebook
WebProNews
Rihanna isn't the only celebrity with a recent sex tape scam on Facebook. Earlier this month, a viral scam made the rounds suggesting that Taylor Swift's iPhone had been hacked and a sex tape had been leaked. Clicking on the provided link directed ...
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Elderly woman duped in Social Security scam
Ct Post
MONROE -- If someone with an official-sounding voice calls claiming they are from the Social Security Administration and tells you they want to verify your Social Security number and the bank account you use for the federal government to deposit you ...
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NorthWestern issues scam warning
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Sioux Falls-based NorthWestern Corp. is warning customers that scammers increasingly are posing as utility company employees or people trying to help them save energy costs. The fraudulent workers are trying to get customers to provide money, valuables ...
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Susan Hogan warns about new phone scam
Providence Eyewitness News
Hogan joined The Rhode Show Thursday morning to give a warning about a new telephone scam that seems to be sweeping the country. Scammers are pretending to call from the Do Not Call registry, asking unsuspecting people if they'd like to be placed on ...
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BBB warns of secret shopper, check scam
Boston.com
These sorts of scams can be devastating to victims. Typically, the "shopper" is sent a check - the BBB says they have been around $2,000 - and are asked to deposit it and then send part of it to someone else through a money transfer service, such as ...
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Pop-A-Lock scam suspect arrested
WBXH
A Caddo Parish couple says when they called the system for help, the system turned it's back on them, then came after them. After a two month battle to get their daughter out of protective custody, ToddMore >>. A Caddo Parish couple says when they ...
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Rihanna sex video event scam spreads on Facebook
Naked Security
In the past, scams like this have been used to earn affiliates money by driving traffic to surveys or have installed Mac malware onto the computers of visiting Facebook users. Scams like this only spread because of human's natural curiousity and desire ...
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A $1 million scam to help her family - embezzler Annie Le avoids prison sentence
The Daily Telegraph
Yesterday, the Downing Centre Local Court was told the 31-year-old Marrickville woman scammed the money from life insurance provider TAL out of a "misguided" attempt to help her family. She had two sisters suffering from lupus - a debilitating ...
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Police: Scammer claimed man was kidnapped
The Salem News
Police: Scammer claimed man was kidnapped. By Neil H. Dempsey Staff Writer The Salem News Thu Feb 28, 2013, 04:30 AM EST. SALEM — A Department of Transitional Assistance employee told police yesterday that she'd received a phone call saying ...
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Victims of alleged scammer increase reward
CANOE
WOODSTOCK, ONT. - Victims of William Charles Rath's alleged investment fraud scheme have upped the ante in an attempt to find justice. The group has raised the reward for information that will lead to his "successful apprehension" from $25,000 to ...
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Wednesday 27 February 2013

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News10 new results for scam
 
Govt forms JPC to probe helicopter scam, BJP walks out of Rajya Sabha
Times of India
NEW DELHI: A Joint Parliamentary Committee will probe the controversial chopper deal, with the government on Wednesday asserting that there will be "no cover up" as it was determined to go to the root of the scam and give maximum punishment to the ...
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Times of India
Helicopter scam: I feel ashamed, taxpayers' money can't be wasted, Antony says
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Defence minister AK Antony has said that the culprits in the VVIP helicopter scam will be punished and any company found guilty in the deal will be blacklisted. Responding to the debate on the chopper deal in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, ...
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Times of India
Mohawk Dairy employee charged in scam
Albany Times Union
AMSTERDAM — A Mohawk Dairy employee who allegedly altered delivery invoices in order to steal $2,000 from the milk producer has been charged with multiple counts of forgery and falsifying business records along with one count of fourth-degree grand ...
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Chopper scam offers both CBI and UPA-II an opportunity to redeem themselves
Times of India
There is a really good reason why the launch of CBI's formal investigations into the chopper scam is drawing more yawns than thrills. After all, the regularity with which defence scandals have surfaced over the past three decades has only been matched ...
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California prisoners scam millions in tax returns from IRS
News10.net
SACRAMENTO, CA - Prisoners typically earn chump change by working in maintenance, the kitchen or laundry. But it turns out the big money comes from the outside, from Uncle Sam. It turns out inmate tax fraud is much more common than you'd think. In one ...
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Lynchburg police warn of another contest scam
Lynchburg News and Advance
A new iteration of an old scam is circulating through Lynchburg. Residents receive a check and letter claiming they've won a contest through "USA Mega Publishing Clearing House Draws." The letter offers instructions for the recipient to contact a claim ...
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Couple loses $1K in mystery shopping scam
ksl.com
SALT LAKE CITY — For those looking to make a a few extra bucks getting a job as a mystery shopper, beware that many of the opportunities might be scams. Ivan Saez and his wife got scammed out of nearly $1,000 when they decided to try mystery shopping ...
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Chief: Beware the Chimney Sweep Scam
Patch.com
I was going to have someone come over but I then remembered speaking with some friends who told me that they knew people who had been scammed from an out of state chimney sweep company. Do you have any information regarding chimney sweep ...
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State investigating potential mailing scam, urges businesses to be cautious
Concord Monitor
The state attorney general's office is investigating possible scam mailings from a company called Corporate Revenue Service, which ask business owners to submit annual minutes as required under state law for a fee of $125. Although the envelope states ...
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Biodiesel scam case draws civil lawsuit
Knoxville News Sentinel
PONTOTOC, Miss. (AP) — Former biofuels business partners W. Tommy Tacker II and Janey Tyner allege they were duped by a Tennessee businessman into getting involved in a scam that defrauded a biofuels subsidy program. The Northeast Mississippi ...
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Gambling scammer who fled on furlough caught in AC
Philadelphia Inquirer
Gambling scammer who fled on furlough caught in A.C.. Barbara Boyer, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER. Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 8:11 PM. Patrick Giblin pleaded for "one final chance" when he wrote to a federal judge in 2009 asking for a reduction in ...
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Scammer calls in well-being check for victim
NBC2 News
She explains how the scammer called her to let her know she'd won a sweepstakes. First though, the elderly woman was instructed to send money to receive her winnings. "I thought he was just going to ask for one amount and that would be it," she said.
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Seizure-Faking Restaurant Scammer Lands in Jail Again
Eater National (blog)
Less than a week after being released from jail, Baltimore's notorious seizure-faking restaurant scammer is back behind bars after being caught skipping tabs at two more local restaurants. The Baltimore Sun's Richard Gorelick reports that Andrew Palmer ...
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Alleged phone scammer sentenced in separate Missoula case
KBZK Bozeman News
MISSOULA - The man who prosecutors say sold a marijuana growing facility to Jason Washington will spend four years on probation. Steven Sann was convicted of "conspiracy to maintain a drug involved premises." Federal prosecutors say Washington, ...
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Phone scammer asked for police yearbook donations: Vineland Police
NJ.com
Phone scammer asked for police yearbook donations: Vineland Police. Alex Young/South Jersey Times By Alex Young/South Jersey Times The News of Cumberland County on February 26, 2013 at 4:31 PM. Print. View/Post Comments. VPD 3.jpg ...
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Phone Scammer Tells Rockville Woman Her Son Would Be Killed If She Didn't ...
Patch.com
Generally speaking, the scammer tells the victim that a family member or friend of the victim is in trouble or needs help. He or she asks leading questions in order to retrieve personal information, creating a sense of urgency. To assist in helping the ...
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Scammer pretends to be Verizon employee
WTXL ABC 27
Scammer pretends to be Verizon employee. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. phone scam. Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:00 pm. Scammer pretends to be Verizon employee By: Jade ...
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Calgary police charge alleged Kijiji scammer
MetroNews Canada
Calgary police charge alleged Kijiji scammer. By Staff Metro Calgary. Share this Article. Police have charged a Toronto man in connection with alleged internet scams they say were taking place for more than 6 months. Calgary investigators say between ...
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Aussie Music Ticket Scammer Faces Court After Ripping Off $17K
Tone Deaf
The war against ticket scalpers and scammers continues with a 22-year-old NSW man set to face court for online ticket scams that could be worth up to $17,000 across last year. Desperate punters looking for tickets to sold-out events on classified ...
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Alleged wedding video scammer skips court
Worcester Telegram
Alleged wedding video scammer skips court. Picture. Mr. Clark. By Susan Spencer TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF susan.spencer@telegram.com · Add a comment. DUDLEY — Jesse J. Clark, the former wedding videographer accused of not delivering ...
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Tuesday 26 February 2013

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News10 new results for scam
 
Students warned on money laundering scam
Telegraph.co.uk
A spokesman from the Payments Council said: "There's no doubt that criminals are increasingly trying to dupe customers into becoming money mules and the Payments Council supports any campaign that prevents someone falling for such scams.
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2G scam: JPC yet to decide if Raja will be called as a witness
Indian Express
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), probing the 2G telecom spectrum allocation scam, is yet to take a decision on calling former Telecom Minister A Raja as a witness before it, its Chairman PC Chacko said today. "The general impression among the ...
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Boston Globe
Mike Peraino was sitting in his South Shore office on Friday, thumbing through his mail, when he came across an envelope whose return address in Oklahoma meant absolutely nothing to him. But the contents certainly meant something: It was a check, made ...
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Mom-daughter duo caught in Coke contest scam
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
A mother-daughter team who managed to manipulate a Coca-Cola bottle cap contest and steal more than $200,000 now must repay thousands of dollars to the Atlanta-based company, though not as much as they stole. Carrie Jones, 55, and Sarah Jones, 31, ...
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Here's another scam for Brillantes to abet
Philippine Star
What is it in the Comelec chairmanship that turns good men bad? There was Benjamin Abalos with the abominable MegaPacific, ZTE, and Virgilio Garcillano. Jose Melo left soiled by the unsecured precinct count optical scanners, and overpriced ...
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Rockville woman defrauded by phone scam, police say
Washington Post
A Rockville woman who sent money last week in the belief that she was saving her son from being killed appears to be one of the latest targets of a telephone scam that has been spreading through the Washington area. Montgomery County police said the ...
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Westerville Police Warn Residents About Jackpot Scam
10TV
Over the past several days, individuals have reported several scams involving older adults in Westerville. According to Westerville police, several residents reported receiving phone calls from people claiming to be associated with Publishers Clearing ...
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Police Warn Residents of Utility Worker Scam
NBC Southern California
Burglars are trying a new way to break into homes by posing as utility workers. When Long Beach resident Jana Wenger had a visit from the gas company, she made sure it was legitimate. Hetty Chang reports from Long Beach for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on ...
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New cyber scam takes your computer hostage
fox5sandiego.com
SAN DIEGO – A new computer scam "Ransonware" is infecting and affecting thousands of people across the country. Some cyber security analysts have dubbed it the "new Nigerian scam." "If I'm an attacker, I'll go ahead and put Ransomware on your ...
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Fake money order scam targets isle residents
Hawaii News Now
The latest version of this scam -- involves something a lot of us often depend on: postal money orders. According to Hawaii's Better Business Bureau, the alleged scammers are now mailing counterfeit postal money orders to unsuspecting isle residents.
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Monday 25 February 2013

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News9 new results for scam
 
NY officials: Healthcare scam cheated govt
Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK — Authorities say a Medicare and Medicaid scam cheated the government out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The office of Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes Jr. says a doctor now faces indictment in the multi-agency investigation.
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Chopper scam: CBI names ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi as suspect
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Armed with documents from Italy, CBI today named former Air Force Chief S P Tyagi in its preliminary enquiry (PE) into allegations of kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, the second former defence services chief to figure in a ...
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Times of India
Conmen target 1D gig scam
The Sun
ONE Direction fans desperate to see their heart-throbs and vote for them at the Brit Awards have been hit by THREE scams. Conmen set up a fake website inviting followers to register for a non-existent phone vote for the Brits to obtain fans' personal ...
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The Sun
JBT scam: Delhi HC seeks CBI response on Sanjiv Kumar's plea
Deccan Herald
Kumar, the then Director of Primary Education in Haryana, had initially exposed the scam after he filed a plea in the Supreme Court. Later, he was also found to be involved in the scam during a CBI probe. On February 14, Chautala moved the high court ...
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Social Security scams: Treasure Coast residents unwitting victims of Social ...
WPTV
Since 2011, authorities have been tracking a nationwide scam that diverts Social Security Administration checks from seniors by rerouting monthly payments using direct deposit systems at financial institutions. Social Security's Office of Inspector ...
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2G scam: Attorney General to testify as witness on February 27
Daily News & Analysis
Attorney General (AG) Ghoolam E Vahanvati is likely to appear on February 27 before a Delhi court trying the 2G spectrum allocation scam accused to depose as a prosecution witness in the case. The CBI, in its chargesheet, has alleged that former ...
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Peninsula man indicted on Bay Area foreclosure scam
San Jose Mercury News
Owners already in foreclosure or threatened by it in San Ramon, Hayward, Castro Valley, Oakland and Half Moon Bay paid a monthly fee to Harrell who promised to help them delay the process, Haag said. The scam went on at least from March 21, 2011, ...
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Man gets Nebraska prison for roof repair scam
San Francisco Chronicle
(AP) — A man has been given three to four years in prison for bilking homeowners out of thousands of dollars in a roof repair scam. The Norfolk Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/Xwh8wx) that 29-year-old Jerry Hendon was sentenced on Friday in Madison ...
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Make money from home; scam or get rich quick?
News24
There are many opportunities and scams, trying to find something legitimate amongst all the crud can seem impossible. Today I want to show you how you can make some money from home, There are three types of people that will be looking at opportunities ...
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Pizza Man Delivers Woman, Ice Twice, Scooter Scammer: Woodbury Police Blotter
Patch.com
Two women, whom corporate officials at Carters had identified as scammers, caused a scene when employees asked them to leave. The women began swearing loudly, and also claimed discrimination after employees were watching them carefully in the ...
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Sunday 24 February 2013

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News10 new results for scam
 
VVIP chopper scam: Indian investigating team gets documents from Italian ...
NDTV
Milan/New Delhi: The investigating team from India probing the alleged kickbacks in the VVIP chopper scandal has procured some documents from the Italian authorities in Milan, according to sources. The documents are reportedly company papers of ...
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Some victims of luxury car dealer scam reimbursed by state
Daily Press
NEWPORT NEWS — While about 60 people were victimized by a scheme at the defunct Showcase Select Imports luxury car dealership, only 11 have been compensated by a state fund established to help those who lost money, according to a state official.
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BETTING scam boxer arranged for four grams of cocaine to be delivered to our ...
The Sun
The betting-scam boxer arranged for four grams of cocaine to be delivered to our undercover reporter in his hotel suite. It came after Hide claimed during a conversation with our man that a figure within the boxing world liked the drug. Herbie Hide. Ex ...
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Boise woman warns others of phone scam
KTVB
Boise woman warns others of phone scam. Boise woman warns others of phone scam. Print. print. Email. Email this article. |. Tweet. MORE. MORE! X; Digg · Delicious · Tumblr · LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Newsvine · Reddit · Pinterest. by Stephanie Zepelin ...
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Oregon mom, daughter guilty in Coca-Cola scam
The Columbian
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon mother and daughter who devised an elaborate scheme to scam Coca-Cola in a bottle cap promotion have been sentenced to probation and must pay back almost $50,000 to the corporation. Carrie Jones, 55, and Sarah ...
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Inmate phone scam could cost CenturyLink $200000, sergeant says
StandardNet
CLEARFIELD — New details released Saturday indicate two inmates suspected of running an elaborate identity-theft ring from inside Davis County Jail sold phone numbers to fellow prisoners, resulting in losses to CenturyLink that may total $200,000.
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Dh40 million scam surfaces in Dubai
Emirates 24/7
Last week, 'Emirates24|7' had reported about a similar scam where a company with an office in Wafi Residence had duped traders of almost Dh20 million. It later emerged that the company was registered under the name of an Indian mason who was paid a ...
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2G scam: A Raja ready to depose before JPC
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Former telecom minister A Raja, facing trial as an accused in the 2G case, has written to the Speaker seeking to depose before the JPC on allocation of telecom licenses and spectrum from 1998 to 2009 to "tender his evidence" which would ...
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Hot Line: Couple report two scam letters in two days from similar senders
New Philadelphia Times Reporter
"We have this job offer, but we think it may be a scam," a Uhrichsville couple told Hot Line. They said they had received a letter from Direct Line Mailing Co. with an address of a post office box in Delray Beach, Fla. The letter urged them to accept ...
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Lincoln Woman Warns of Housing Scam
1011now
If you're looking for a new place, a Lincoln mom is asking renters and buyers to beware, after she was approached five times by scam artists offering deals on homes that seemed too good to be true. Taylor Spittler's family has expanded since she moved ...
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