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Feds Catch Navy Veterans Charity 'Scammer' KMAS Multnomah County Sheriff's Dept./US Marshals(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- The man accused of setting up a fake Navy Veterans charity and siphoning away millions of dollars was captured by US Marshals in Portland, Ore., after nearly two years on the run. See all stories on this topic »

Phone scammer targets local upscale restaurants KXLY Spokane The owners of two upscale restaurants in Spokane were almost victims in a phone scam, to the tune of $1600. Bill Alles, the owner of Churchill's Steakhouse, was one of the targets. Someone called him and claimed to work for the Spokane County Sheriff's ... See all stories on this topic »

Portland arrest ends cross-country run of scammer known as 'Bobby Thompson' OregonLive.com By AP CLEVELAND — Acting on a tip, authorities in Portland, Ore., arrested a fugitive Monday night on accusations that he ran a scam that collected millions of dollars in donations from people who believed they were helping US Navy veterans. See all stories on this topic » OregonLive.com

US Marshals catch fugitive Navy charity scammer Gant Daily The scammer was later charged with identity theft, fraud, and money laundering. Meanwhile, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said investigators do not yet know who is Thompson as he has been using the identities of different people from different ... See all stories on this topic »

Metro Woman Warns Of Scammers Who Claim To Fix Computer Problems news9.com KWTV A scammer is targeting Oklahomans, posing as a computer whiz and preying on residents. "He claimed to be a representative from Microsoft, and said our computer notices message to them, and we had a virus, actually more than one virus," Diana Giles said ... See all stories on this topic »

Big fish con man gets 8 years for bilking elderly San Jose woman San Jose Mercury News By Mike Rosenberg An infamous scammer, who went on lavish shopping sprees in Las Vegas and bought a Porsche Boxster, $350 sunglasses and Armani clothing using an elderly San Jose woman's savings, pleaded guilty Tuesday and will spend eight years in ... See all stories on this topic »

Facebook scam: I just got my hillbilly name! Hilarious!! ZDNet (blog) By Emil Protalinski | May 1, 2012, 10:23am PDT Summary: Scammers are once again trying to trick Facebook users into installing a rogue Facebook app that simply spams their friends. Always remember to only install Facebook apps that you trust. See all stories on this topic »

Top Army general: I'm a victim of online impostors Military Times (blog) One of the most common iterations of this scam is when a scammer poses as a soldier, using pictures and details lifted from social media, to scam lonely-hearted women out of their money. Scammers have impersonated average Joes and top officials in the ... See all stories on this topic » Military Times (blog)

PA Police Warn of Phone Scam WBNG-TV The supposed winner is instructed to call back and read the scammer the number on the gift card. Victims are told then they'll get their winnings in the mail. Troopers say people need to remember the Publishers Clearing House does not contact ... See all stories on this topic » WBNG-TV

Man Scammed By Caller Claiming to Be His Nephew Patch.com Police said a Manassas Park man wired money to a telephone scammer claiming to be his nephew. By Jamie M. Rogers A Manassas Park man told police he's out $1500 after he wired money to a caller claiming to be his nephew in trouble. See all stories on this topic »

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