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Online Tax Scams to Guard Against PCWorld By John P. Mello Jr., PCWorld Apr 12, 2012 9:47 AM Most people may hate the tax filing season but scam artists are licking their lips in anticipation of this time of year. Scammers are out in force as the tax filing deadline approaches. See all stories on this topic »

Yo-yo scam exploits credit-challenged car buyers msnbc.com Leslie Hurst of Ludlow, Ky., doesn't have to imagine what it's like to be the victim of a "yo-yo" finance scam. Three weeks after she bought her car, the salesman called and said she couldn't afford it and needed to bring it back. See all stories on this topic »

IRS worker charged in tax scam Philadelphia Inquirer By Michael Hinkelman An IRS employee and her boyfriend were arrested Wednesday and charged in a tax-refund scam that defrauded the federal government. In an indictment, federal prosecutors charged IRS worker Patricia Fountain, 34, with conspiring to ... See all stories on this topic »

Feds charge 3 in wind farm scam BusinessWeek By BEN NEARY The pitch on behalf of Mountain State Power sounded enticing: For $25000 and with minimal risk, you could cash in on the green energy boom in Wyoming and South Dakota, taking advantage of a wind farm project partly funded by the federal ... See all stories on this topic »

Prescription Drug Scam Uses DEA Agents' Identities ABC News It's all part of an elaborate scam, including the alleged law enforcement phone calls. According to DEA officials, criminal scam artists first sell prescription drugs online through websites they sometimes operate. After customers input their personal ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

State Warns of Rising Phone, Internet Scams LoanSafe (Source: Jonathan D. Epstein The Buffalo News, NY (MCT) — New York's top prosecutor has issued warned to consumers to beware of a couple of scams that are causing a rise in complaints, one involving the national mortgage servicing and foreclosure ... See all stories on this topic »

Travel Scams Spike During Spring, Summer Months Huffington Post By Mitch Lipka April 12 (Reuters) - When it comes to large migrations of people during the US spring break and summer vacations, the travel scams can come from most any angle. College students and families are targeted. So are grandparents back home. See all stories on this topic »

Food's Biggest Scam - The Great Kobe Beef Lie Forbes These are cuts of the famous Kobe beef from Hyogo prefecture in Japan. Note the exquisite marbling of fat throughout. To see it in person, you need to go to Japan, because real Kobe beef cannot be found in the US Photo: Wikipedia Think you've tasted ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Barney Frank Unloads On The 'Great Scam' Of Paul Ryan TPM Labeling the House-passed GOP budget a "great scam," Frank cited its military spending hikes from current law levels as evidence that Ryan's primary goal isn't deficit reduction. He also cited Ryan's refusal to specify which tax loopholes he'll close ... See all stories on this topic » TPM

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