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| Amid Newtown tragedy, scam artists creep in USA TODAY Tragedy strikes — be it a natural disaster, a gunman's rampage or a terrorist attack — and scam artists move in. It happened after 9/11. It happened after Columbine. It happened after Hurricane Katrina. And after this summer's movie theater shooting ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AG targets drama camp scam Chicago Tribune Illinois Atty. General Lisa Madigan filed suit Wednesday against a summer camp director who Chicago parents said collected thousands of dollars in payments for a drama program that never happened. The lawsuit alleges that the camp's executive director, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| I-Team investigates international pet scam abc7news.com "The red flag totally went up then, that I knew that was it, I was being scammed and there was going to be no dog," said Nails. Nails reached the scammers on the phone. Scammer on the phone: Your puppies are in Nashville airport. You need to pay $1,500. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Postmaster warns of 'work-at-home' scam Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette The Urbana postmaster is warning residents not to get involved in a scam that would have them receiving and shipping items purchased with stolen credit card numbers. Michael Hicks, the postmaster, said the scam has affected Urbana residents several ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| MYSTERY SHOPPER: Beware Of Email Scam WHOTV.com 'Tis the season to be scammed. Con artists work year round, but the Iowa Attorney General's Office says scams tend to increase around the holidays. Just ask the Corley's of Des Moines. "She was supposed to be a mystery shopper," says George Corley of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Man uses apt in $10k Craigslist scam WOOD-TV This type of Craigslist scam is common. Typically, the victim will see an ad on Craigslist offering an apartment for rent. The fake landlord will post pictures of the place and talk the victim into sending them money for a deposit and the first month's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Couple who scammed veterans are headed to prison Houston Chronicle The elderly Houston couple responsible for the largest scam ever uncovered in a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' program meant to protect vulnerable veterans will be going to federal prison for 46 months after conspiring to carry out a $2.3 million ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Billions lost in LIBOR scam The Spokesman Review WASHINGTON – A federal watchdog has found that government-controlled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may have lost more than $3 billion from big banks' alleged rigging of a key interest rate. The staff of the inspector general for the Federal Housing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Deputies told to butt out by angry scam victim Arizona Daily Star (blog) No amount of reasoning by bank administrators and sheriff's deputies could convince an elderly Green Valley woman she was being conned. A bank manager called the Pima County Sheriff's Department in mid-October when she learned a customer was ... See all stories on this topic » |
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