Wednesday 6 February 2013

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2 men in NJ charged in scam with dyed money
Philadelphia Inquirer
TRENTON, N.J. - Officials say two men have been charged in New Jersey in connection to a scam in which worthless paper dyed black was portrayed as real money and sold to people if they paid to have the dye removed. The state attorney general says the ...
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Lakewood residents warned of scam artist claiming to collect money for Boys ...
Dallas Morning News
Lakewood residents are being warned of a scam artist requesting donations on behalf of The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas. Carolyn Jordan, director of volunteer services at the club, says no volunteers are currently going door to door to raise ...
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Dallas Morning News
Telephone scam targets LA utility customers
San Jose Mercury News
LOS ANGELES—Customers of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are being targeted by a telephone scam in which they are told they must pay their utility bill with a pre-paid cash card or their service will be cut off immediately. The Police ...
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Online Dating Scams Cost Victims More Than $50 Million A Year
Business Insider
The online dating industry is becoming a multibillion dollar business — roughly $4 billion, or four times the net worth of JK Rowling. And with that type of money comes greedy criminals looking to make a quick buck. "Unfortunately, the online dating ...
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Feds charge 18 in massive credit scam
Allentown Morning Call
Like pool sharks hustling their prey, members of a massive credit card fraud ring used an intricate network of false identities and fake credit reports to lure banks into making millions in loans that were never repaid, federal authorities say ...
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Sheriff's office warns of credit card scam, but no local cases reported
AnnArbor.com
Washtenaw County residents probably don't have to worry about a scam involving flowers, wine and a credit card reader, even though they may have gotten an alert about it Wednesday. According to a Nixle alert sent out by the Sheriff's Office, a person ...
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Consumer Alert: Avoid common sweepstakes scam
Today's THV
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas consumers are once again the targets of a common scam in which con artists pose as representatives of a sweepstakes company and make false promises of free cars and cash. Many consumers have contacted the Attorney ...
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$200M credit card scam alleged
Albany Times Union
NEWARK, N.J. — Eighteen people have been charged in what may be one of the nation's largest credit card fraud rings, a sprawling international scam that duped credit rating agencies and used thousands of fake identities to steal at least $200 million, ...
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Warning About Operating System License Scam
KELOLAND TV
You get a call telling you your Microsoft licensing agreement for your operating system is about to expire and you need to pay for an update, don't fall for it. It's a scam circulating in KELOLAND. And it can do major damage to your computer as well as ...
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Woman loses $4K in grandson kidnapping scam
WPXI Pittsburgh
An 82-year-old Greensburg woman lost $4,000 when she fell victim of a wire money scam. Authorities said the woman received a phone call last Wednesday from a man claiming to be her grandson. He told her that he had been arrested and was in prison.
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