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Australian death threat text scam under investigation BBC News Thousands of Australians have received a "death threat" text, demanding they pay 5000 Australian dollars ($5140, £3311) or face being murdered. The scale of the scam has surprised the police authorities. At a press conference in Queensland, Det Supt ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Top US travel scams Fox News But for all too many American travelers, things can go terribly wrong if scam artists wreak havoc on their carefully planned trip. From suspect taxi cabs to rampant credit card fraud, scams exist in every facet of travel. Here are a few big ones to look out for and ... See all stories on this topic »

ZeroWater Scam Debunked as Clean Water Initiatives Take Center Stage MarketWatch (press release) However, the new information on Los Angeles County drinking water has weakened arguments of a ZeroWater scam, by showing that toxic drinking water is a real threat. According to the article and Gail Farber, director of the Department of Public Works, the ... See all stories on this topic »

Pak visa scam puts London Olympics at security risk Firstpost Lahore: Nine people, including five women, were arrested today by Pakistani authorities for their alleged involvement in a visa scam that could have allowed terrorists to sneak into Britain along with the country's Olympic team. Among those arrested by the ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

Two Karnataka legislators summoned in Andhra cash-for-bail scam New York Daily News Hyderabad, July 24 — Andhra Pradesh's Anti-Corruption of Bureau (ACB) Tuesday issued notice to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy's brother G. Somasekhara Reddy and T. H. Suresh Babu, both legislators in Karnataka, in the cash-for-bail ... See all stories on this topic »

Scam insurance: CME offers to hold deposits of futures brokers' customers New York Post Scam insurance: CME offers to hold deposits of futures brokers' customers. By KAJA WHITEHOUSE. Last Updated: 3:05 AM, July 24, 2012. Posted: 12:02 AM, July 24, 2012. Tweet · More · Print. Terry Duffy is sick and tired of futures customers getting ripped ... See all stories on this topic » New York Post

Olympics passport scam: FIA arrests 11 suspects The Express Tribune UK-based tabloid The Sun had claimed to have unearthed a scam on Monday, involving a "Lahore-based politician" and other officials, wherein Pakistani nationals were brought into England under the garb of participants and officials accompanying the ... See all stories on this topic » The Express Tribune

Cash-for-bail scam sucks in many more names gulfnews.com Even as the Anti Corruption Bureau has issued notices to Gali Janardhan, Reddy's brother Somashekhar Reddy and a Karnataka MLA Suresh Babu to appear for questioning about their alleged role in bribing a judge to secure bail for Janardhan Reddy, the ... See all stories on this topic »

Adarsh scam: Ashok Chavan's kin to depose before panel tomorrow Economic Times MUMBAI: The two-member inquiry commission probing the Adarsh Society scam will record the statements of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan's relatives Seema Sharma and Madanlal Sharma tomorrow. Chavan's sister-in-law Seema and ... See all stories on this topic »

Scary New Text Scam: Pay or Die Newser (Newser) – Get ready for a massive new wrinkle in texting scams: death threats. Australian authorities are hunting for crooks who are ordering victims via text to "pay up or die." The texts talk of a contract to kill the textee, who can undo the hit by paying $5000 ... See all stories on this topic »

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