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Scammer Steals $600 From Local Woman Using "Rocks in a Box" Caper Patch.com As with most of these scams, police say, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. By Emilie Raguso A woman was bilked out of $600 in cash in exchange for what turned out to be pieces of wood packed inside cardboard boxes, police said. See all stories on this topic »

Mayor victim of scammer Lancashire Evening Post A town mayor has spoken of her anger after email hackers sent messages to her friends pretending that she had been robbed at gunpoint and needed money. Every contact in Garstang councillor Lady Dulcie Atkins' address book received an email entitled ... See all stories on this topic » Lancashire Evening Post

Scammer's bright idea has no shine Northern District Times Residents in Carlingford, Dundas, Dundas Valley, Eastwood, Ermington, Epping and Melrose Park are being urged to keep an eye out for a male doorstep scammer. The man recently approached a Dundas Valley resident dressed as a Parramatta Council ... See all stories on this topic »

Guest Voices: Remote Access? Not so fast. San Antonio Express The scammers often phone random people telling them that their system is sending out notifications of a possible infection or that their anti-virus is about to expire. The victim is asked to pay the "helpful" scammer for their services then the scammer ... See all stories on this topic »

You don't need RoboCop to stop illegal robocalls Highland Park News Typically, all the consumer gets is a three-way call with the scammer calling the customer service number on the back of the credit card. The scammer asks the bank to lower the interest rate, the bank predictably says "no" and the consumer still has to ... See all stories on this topic »

Scam Targets Local Bank Customers MyHighPlains KAMR NBC4's Morgan Schutters explains what steps to take to make sure scammers aren't getting access to your account. The scam text says it's coming from Happy State Bank, Education Credit Union and Amarillo National Bank. Greg Houlette with Happy ... See all stories on this topic »

Phone scam tool faces 'tech retards', accuracy challenges ZDNet Asia The technology also analyzes the user's voice and not that of the scammer. "[As such], even if the scammer is able to act and behave naturally, this would have little effect on the overall precision of the detection of a possible phone phishing scam," ... See all stories on this topic »

Senator Charles Schumer Calls On FCC To Put An End To Cell Phone Cramming Huffington Post It's possible you were being targeted by a phone-cramming scammer. On Monday, US Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) called for the government to put a stop to this fraud, which uses text messaging to steal money from unsuspecting consumers. See all stories on this topic »

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