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Scam watch: Grandparent scheme, debt collection, investment fraud Los Angeles Times Grandparent scam -- This scheme has been highlighted before in this space, but it's so common it's worth sounding the alarm again. There have been numerous reports about bad people trying to trick older Americans into giving them money by calling and ... See all stories on this topic »

N2.7 Billion Subsidy Scam - EFCC Goes After Unregistered Firm AllAfrica.com Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have launched a massive investigation into how an unregistered firm, Pinnacle Contractors Limited, received a whopping N2.76 billion of the oil subsidy funds without supplying even a ... See all stories on this topic »

Financial Scam Costs Uganda Sh52.8 Billion Irish Aid AllAfrica.com The Irish Government has cut sh52.8b (Euros 16m) of aid to Uganda on grounds that it is being mismanaged. According to Irish Times, the government withdrew the aid on Friday following the disappearance of sh13.2b from the Prime Minister's Office. See all stories on this topic »

SM Krishna happy at 'scam-free' tenure Times of India NEW DELHI: A day after he was eased out of the foreign ministry, a stoic S M Krishna met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday. While he thanked him for his support and even credited him for the "change" in relations with Pakistan, he couldn't ... See all stories on this topic »

Phone scam tries to coerce ransoms NorthJersey.com SADDLE BROOK — A new telephone scam has been making the rounds recently, in which a Spanish-speaking man threatens to hold victims' family members against their will unless they pay a ransom, according to police. A township woman nearly fell ... See all stories on this topic »

IRS Warns of Internet Scam Patch.com Editor's Note: The following is a news release from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Internal Revenue Service is issuing a warning about a new tax scam that uses a website that mimics the IRS e-Services online registration page. The actual IRS ... See all stories on this topic »

Coal scam: CBI likely to register cases against two companies Daily News & Analysis CBI has found prima-facie evidence against two companies which benefited from the allocation of coal blocks during 1993-2004 and may register cases against them this week. These will be the first set of cases registered in the preliminary enquiry by ... See all stories on this topic »

Raining scams: Why we need a new generation of political leaders Economic Times It is raining scams. Oddly, "scam" is a relatively new coinage, circa 1960s, though it has roots in "scamp". In the 1960s US, it was an expression used in carnivals, signifying attempts to fleece the public. If fleecing is perpetrated by private ... See all stories on this topic » Economic Times

Beware of 'health inspection' scam, Toronto health agency warns Globe and Mail If you operate a restaurant in Toronto and someone claiming to be a health inspector tries to set up an "inspection" that requires buying a "first-aid kit," don't bite, Toronto Public Health is warning. The city-operated agency knows of about 10 recent ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

Police Appointments, Cafe Closing, 'Mechanics' Scam Top Local News Patch.com 'Mechanics' Nearly Scam Woman of $4K Cash, Police Say. Madison Police said in a news release an elderly woman was nearly scammed by two men claiming to be mechanics after one of the men approached her near the Madison Post Office, said he saw ... See all stories on this topic »

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