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Beware of iPad 3 scams on Facebook, Twitter ZDNet (blog) Anything suggesting otherwise on Facebook and Twitter is a scam. Of course, one group that isn't bothering to wait are the spammers and scammers who frequently tempt the unwary into clicking on their links, or completing their revenue-generating ... See all stories on this topic »

$375 million Medicare, Medicaid scam busted, may be largest doctor fraud in US ... New York Daily News AP Officials announced federal charges in what they called the largest case of medical fraud in US history involving $375 million. Years after Jacques Roy started filing paperwork that would have made his practice the busiest Medicare provider in the ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Doctor charged in nation's largest healthcare fraud scam Los Angeles Times (LM Otero, Associated Press / February 28, 2012) By Richard A. Serrano, Washington Bureau Federal law enforcement officials announced charges in the largest healthcare fraud scam in the nation's history, indicting a Dallas-area physician for ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

BJP alleges ambulance scam in Rajasthan, company linked to two ministers' sons NDTV The BJP alleges the blatant malpractices including billing the government for bogus trips make this Rajasthan's equivalent of the huge health scam that has embarrassed and infected Mayawati's government in UP. At a press conference held recently, ... See all stories on this topic » NDTV

TD Bank Wants Ponzi Scam Deal Kept Private EDGEOnTheNet by Curt Anderson AP A Toronto-based bank wants to keep details confidential after reaching a multimillion-dollar settlement with a group of investors victimized in a huge Ponzi scheme run by a former lawyer in South Florida. See all stories on this topic »

Liu treasurer charged in 'straw donor' scam New York Post By BRUCE GOLDING, SALLY GOLDENBERG and CARL CAMPANILE Embattled city Comptroller John Liu's campaign treasurer was busted yesterday on federal charges that she helped funnel illegal "straw" donations to her boss' war chest — dealing a crippling blow ... See all stories on this topic » New York Post

Better Business Bureau Scam Pops Up Across Country HispanicBusiness.com Carrying the correct address and phone number for the Council of Better Business Bureaus in Arlington, Va., another email scam or virus is popping up across the country. The contact information on the page might be correct, but the message in the email ... See all stories on this topic »

Doctor Accused of Big Medicare Scam Wall Street Journal By ANN ZIMMERMAN And LOUISE RADNOFSKY Federal agents on Tuesday arrested a Dallas-area doctor accused of bilking Medicare of $350 million over a five-year period, in what the government called the largest Medicare fraud scheme by dollar value linked to ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Wells Fargo scammed out of $2.1 million held in Merced hospital's escrow account Merced Sun-Star After Wells Fargo officials realized they'd fallen for a scam, authorities were alerted and a lawsuit was filed by the US District Attorney's Office to recover whatever money may still be in the fraudulent account, according to the complaint for ... See all stories on this topic » Merced Sun-Star

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Dating scammer sentenced to five years probation; must pay back victims NewsChannel 9 WSYR Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – A Manlius man who used online dating services to meet women and then rip off businesses such as flower shops has been sentenced. Donald Van Valkenburg, 43, will serve five years probation and must repay the $14000 he took from his ... See all stories on this topic »

Scammer targets Trade Me Taranaki Daily News An internet scammer is busy stealing money from Taranaki people who have recently put their vehicles up for sale on Trade Me, police say. Sergeant Terry Johnson said he had received three complaints in two weeks from people who have lost money to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Beware! Scammer using local person to target your wallet Mesquite Local News And the scammer claims the phones in her hotel also were down so all she could do is send out e-mails asking for a loan to get her home. Ireland says this isn't the first time. Previously, her yahoo account was compromised and people received false ... See all stories on this topic »

Is that As Good as It Gets? Brazilian scammer's incompetent attempt at ID ... Mirror.co.uk A barmy Brazilian failed to adhere to what would probably be considered one of the first rules of identity theft: don't try and pass yourself off as an internationally-recognised member of the Hollywood A-list. This principle seemed to elude one ... See all stories on this topic »

Family lost $17000 to scammer impersonating Marine KMOV.com (blog) The scammers live in another country and use temporary phone numbers to communicate with their victims. Once they get the money, they're gone. In similar scams, the caller will often contact someone at random and trick the victim into giving up ... See all stories on this topic »

Suspected serial scammer wanted in Broward 7Online WSVN-TV TAMARAC, Fla. (WSVN) -- A woman accused of going on a multi-state stealing spree has been arrested in Georgia, and police believe criminal activity could reach all the way down to Broward County. Authorities in Georgia arrested Marsha Foster for ... See all stories on this topic »

It Only Took A Scammer 3 Tries To Weasel $2M Out Of Wells Fargo Business Insider A rep told Forbes the bank was the victim of a "sophisticated fraud," but you tell us how sophisticated a scammer could be if they named their bogus account HUGE International T. Ltd. sneaky child. See all stories on this topic » Business Insider

Botox scammer apprehended in Warren Grinza An unlicensed cosmetic practitioner in Warren has been arrested for administering medicines without appropriate certifications. Fifty-two year old Gilles DesGachons was apprehended last week after authorities caught him administering unauthorized Botox ... See all stories on this topic »

Victim who lost life savings to scammer she met through online relationship ... CTV.ca The woman said she got to first know the suspect through an online relationship. (file image) A Manitoba woman who lost her life savings is sharing her tale in the hopes of warning others. The fraud started with an online relationship, said the woman ... See all stories on this topic » CTV.ca

Rice County Sheriff's Office Helps Stop Foreign-Based Romance Scam Patch.com In romance scams, the victim meets the scammer via the Internet in a chat room or on a dating website. An international romance scam and money-laundering operation has been stopped due to the cooperation between agents with the Minnesota Department of ... See all stories on this topic »

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Adarsh scam: Bombay HC slams ED, CBI Hindustan Times PTI The court was particularly unhappy with Enforcement Directorate for its failure to initiate a probe against members of the scam-tainted Adarsh Housing Society for money laundering, terming it as a "serious lapse". "It is unfortunate that ED has ... See all stories on this topic »

Adarsh housing scam: Bombay HC slams ED, CBI, warns of forming SIT Times of India MUMBAI: Severely castigating CBI and ED for their handling of the Adarsh scam probe, the Bombay high court on Tuesday warned it may have to constitute a special team to investigate it if progress was tardy and summoned the director of the anti-money ... See all stories on this topic »

Police warn of scams Bloomington Pantagraph Lance Rogers keeps bank and other business records at hand in his office as he checks up on callers who may be trying to pull off a phone scam, Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Rogers said keeping good records and a healthy degree of skepticism will save ... See all stories on this topic »

Adarsh scam: Bombay HC pulls up ED; summons director on Mar 12 Daily News & Analysis Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI Coming down heavily on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for "serious lapse" and failure on its part to initiate probe against members of scam-tainted Adarsh Society for money laundering, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday ... See all stories on this topic »

Adarsh scam probe: HC pulls up ED; summons Director Deccan Chronicle PTI Coming down heavily on the Enforcement Directorate for 'serious lapse' and failure on its part to initiate probe against members of scam-tainted Adarsh Society for money laundering, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday summoned the Director of the ... See all stories on this topic » Deccan Chronicle

Adarsh scam: Mumbai HC slams ED for lapses in probe All India Radio The Bombay High Court today slammed the Enforcement Directorate for serious lapse and failure on its part to initiate probe for money laundering against members of scam-tainted Adarsh housing Society in Mumbai. A division bench of justices PB Majmudar ... See all stories on this topic »

Cole Hardware guilty in scam to defraud SF San Francisco Chronicle A former store employee, Elizabeth Bradford, has been charged with 12 felonies linked to the scam and is awaiting a preliminary hearing. Cole Hardware owner and President Rick Karp said in an e-mail to The Chronicle that the company was not aware of ... See all stories on this topic »

Suspected scam comes to light Independent Online Photo: Mujahid Safodien A surprise visit to the Westhoven Learners Licence Testing Station by the MEC of transport led to information about an alleged scam that corrupt officials were running there. Ismail Vadi arrived at the Auckland Park, Joburg, ... See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

Fire scam detected: Local briefs The Barrie Examiner Barrie Fire Chief John Lynn says this is a scam and the fire services have nothing to do with collecting money. A man was arrested for not having a place to call home, Monday. According to Barrie police, around 11 am a man was arrested downtown when ... See all stories on this topic »

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NY mortgage scammer gets prison in Hamptons fraud Wall Street Journal AP GARDEN CITY, NY — A New York man called a prime architect of a mortgage fraud involving mostly Hamptons properties has been sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison. Donald MacPherson of Manhattan pleaded guilty in November to grand larceny and other ... See all stories on this topic »

Wells Fargo Bank Gives Scammer Three Tries Forbes Last December, an unidentified scammer sent Wells' Corporate Trust Services department in San Francisco two faxes asking that money be wired from a Wells escrow account to two banks in New York and Hong Kong. After those two banks rejected the ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Alleged Rental Scammer Arrested Martinez News-Gazette By Greta Mart County prosecutors announced yesterday the arrest of a licensed real estate agent suspected of ripping off scores of victims by renting foreclosed homes he had no legal authority over. Using the housing rental section of Craigslist, ... See all stories on this topic »

Scammers "Phishing" For Credit Card Security Numbers NTV Scammers are trolling the waters for your credit card information, using a new "phishing" scam that's targeting the trust of credit card users. The scammer poses as a representative asking if there have been any purchases or changes to your account. See all stories on this topic »

Scammer Targets Kent Businesses with Main Street Kent Hook Patch.com By Matt Fredmonsky Another scammer is targeting Kent business owners, but this time it's not about a phony map. An e-mail blast from Kent Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lori Wemhoff alerted the several hundred chamber members to this ... See all stories on this topic »

Accused nun scammer captured by FBI in Vegas Philadelphia Inquirer A South Jersey man charged in November with scamming at least two nuns and others was captured today by the FBI in Las Vegas. Federal prosecutors said Adriano Sotomayor, 54, of Margate, had been on the lam since he was indicted on November 15 with 13 ... See all stories on this topic »

Scammer asks for $4500 Austin Herald A 57-year-old was nearly defrauded after someone told him he won $8.5 million and a Mercedes Benz Friday. The man was told over the phone Friday afternoon that he won $8.5 million and a Mercedes Benz from a clearinghouse, according to Police Chief ... See all stories on this topic »

Trial of alleged Ed Department scammer begins New York Daily News By Robert Gearty / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The computer consultant accused of looting $1.7 million from the city Education Department saw an opportunity to make a lot of money "by telling lies," prosecutors told a jury in Manhattan Federal Court Monday. See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Fugitive Nun Scammer Caught In Vegas MyFox Philadelphia A New Jersey man on the lam for 3 months for scamming almost a half a million dollars from nuns has been captured in Las Vegas. Margate native Adriano Sotomayor, 54, has been a fugitive since November 2011, one day after he was charged with 13 wire ... See all stories on this topic » MyFox Philadelphia

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Satyam scam: HC asks Sebi to defer probe against PWC team Moneycontrol.com Published on Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 19:19 | Source : PTI In partial relief to Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) auditors Subramani Gopalakrishnan and Sriniwas Talluri, accused in the Rs 14000 crore Satyam scam, the Bombay High Court today directed market ... See all stories on this topic »

Satyam scam: HC asks SEBI to defer probe against PWC auditors Economic Times In partial relief to Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) auditors Subramani Gopalakrishnan and Sriniwas Talluri, accused in the Rs 14000 crore Satyam scam, the Bombay High Court today directed market regulator SEBI to commence its inquiry against them from ... See all stories on this topic »

NRHM scam: CBI offered to probe death of UP Health Dept clerk Daily News & Analysis Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI The CBI had offered to probe the mysterious death of Uttar Pradesh Health Department accountant Mahendra Kumar Sharma, said to be the fifth victim in the NRHM scam since the alleged bungling involving Rs10,000 crore of ... See all stories on this topic »

Sheriff's Office warns of scams South Hill Enterprise The Greensville County Sheriff's Office is asking residents to be wary of a new scam. "The phone rings, you pick it up, and the caller identifies himself as an officer of the court. He says you failed to report for jury duty and that a warrant is out ... See all stories on this topic »

Police: Phone Scam Cheats Resident Out of Money Patch.com By Chris Dehnel A common telephone scam that plays off people's fears has bilked a resident out more than $2000, Vernon police said on Monday. Police said that on Valentine's Day, they received a complaint from an elderly woman stating that she had ... See all stories on this topic »

Attorney general describes scams targeting seniors YourWestValley.com As Arizona's attorney general, Tom Horne spends a fair amount of his time dealing with scams and con artists. But as he noted Friday at Rio Salado College's Lifelong Learning Center in Surprise, not all scams are created equally. See all stories on this topic »

Telephone and internet credit card scams net €14m in year Irish Independent By Tom Brady Security Editor INTERNET and phone scams netted a massive €14m from unsuspecting credit card customers and retailers in a year, according to the latest official figures. They now account for almost three quarters of all credit card frauds. See all stories on this topic »

NRHM scam: UP orders CBI probe into clerk's death Daily News & Analysis The family of the victim has alleged that officials of the department were behind the murder as Sharma was in possession of some documents related to the NRHM scam. They had also demanded a CBI inquiry into his death. The family members had also said ... See all stories on this topic »

NC attorney general warns of scam to get tax refunds Fayetteville Observer The tax season has brought with it a scam in which identity thieves file bogus returns and steal residents' refunds, authorities said. The state Attorney General's Office is getting about 15 complaints per week from people who learn their tax refunds ... See all stories on this topic »

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Facebook scam: Oops!!! There was a hidden camera in Justin bieber's bedroom ZDNet (blog) By Emil Protalinski | February 27, 2012, 8:32am PST Summary: Scammers are once again using Justin Bieber's celebrity name to spread their nonsense on Facebook. This time, the claim is a camera filmed what Bieber did with Selena Gomez in his bedroom. See all stories on this topic »

Columbus Grandmother Scammed Out Of $20000 NBC4i.com A second scammer claiming to be a police officer named "Roger Davis" then got on the phone and indicated Moore would need to send money in order to get Kyle out of trouble. Moore wired approximately $5000 a day for four days. The scammers called Moore ... See all stories on this topic »

Protect kids against spring-break scams Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog) MoneyGram International, a Dallas-based global money transfer company, is sounding an alert about the so-called "family scam," in which a scammer calls parents to inform them their child is in trouble in a distant location and asks for money for ... See all stories on this topic »

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UP health scam: Mayawati recommends CBI probe into accountant's death NDTV The National Rural Health Mission scam in the state had turned murkier with Sharma's death, the fifth victim in the last one year after the alleged bungling of over Rs 10000 crore of central funds surfaced. Mr Sharma, 52, who was reported missing since ... See all stories on this topic » NDTV

NRHM Scam: CBI carries out fresh searches across 12 UP districts Times of India LUCKNOW: The CBI on Saturday carried out fresh searches across 23 locations in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam. The searches were conducted in 12 districts, including Lucknow, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, ... See all stories on this topic »

Politician in Adarsh scam duped by fake CBI sleuths Hindu Business Line The two conmen – Ashwini Kumar Sharma and Rajesh Ranjan – who were arrested by the CBI here last year for allegedly duping people, had also approached a politician accused in the Adarsh scam and promised him help in diluting the case against him in ... See all stories on this topic »

Scam watch: Collection calls, magazine subscriptions, SEC impostors Los Angeles Times By Stuart Pfeifer Telephone collection calls – Callers posing as law enforcement agents, lawyers and debt collectors have been placing random telephone calls and demanding that victims immediately repay nonexistent debts, the Internet Crime Complaint ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Congress accuses Mayawati Government of hushing NRHM scam Newstrack India Shahjahanpur, Feb 26 (ANI): Congress Party has accused the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Government in Uttar Pradesh of trying to hide the truth in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam. "Uttar Pradesh is steeped in corruption. See all stories on this topic »

2G scam: A Raja in the spectrum of BSNL-WiMax scam Daily News & Analysis By DNA Correspondent | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA The CBI on Saturday registered a fresh case in connection with alleged irregularities in awarding BSNL's WiMax franchise to a private firm, considered close to former telecom Minister A Raja, ... See all stories on this topic »

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Scammers targeting elderly Bowling Green Daily News Scammers this month have talked two different elderly women out of a total of $50000. In both cases, a male caller dialed up an elderly woman pretending to be a relative who had been jailed or in some other legal trouble in another country. See all stories on this topic »

Daily Word: Stay Scheming – Don't Fall for the Okey Doke! AllHipHop The Scammer obtains your personal information. There are many ways scammers get your personal information. It could be from something you signed up for online, a sweepstakes, survey, mail that's improperly disposed, newspaper clippings, ... See all stories on this topic » AllHipHop

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