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March 19, 2007

Scam Alert: Book ‘em, Dano, the firm, that is
Modesto Bee - Modesto,CA,USA
HOW IT WORKS: Many people enjoy having a good book to read, but they don’t always expect a bill to come with it. Scholastic, a Missouri-based company, …

Doing some homework can help you avoid becoming victim of grant scam
LubbockOnline.com - Lubbock,TX,USA
If you have been a victim of a grant scam, file a complaint with the FTC at www.ftc.gov, or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). ..

IAS officer in Srinagar sex scam reinstated
Times of India - New Delhi,India
JAMMU: Mohammad Iqbal Khanday, a 1978 batch IAS officer who was suspended following his arrest in a sex scandal case in Jammu and Kashmir in June 2006, ..

Woman falls for fake gold bar scam
Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA
A Salinas woman was the victim of a $10000 scam when she fell for a tale of fake gold bars. The victim was shopping at Wal-Mart early Saturday when she was ..

Petro scam network in 9 states
Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh,India
The cell has sought help from the directors of Excise and Taxation and Vigilance departments to further unearth the multi-crore scam. ..

• Scam alert
Times Online - Auckland - New Zealand
“It’s estimated more than 20000 New Zealanders a year get caught up in a scam and invest time or money in it,” says consumer affairs minister Judith Tizard. ..

Patient indicted in scam
Pueblo Chieftain - Pueblo,CO,USA
Raul Horacio Caraveo, 35, was one of several people indicted by a Pueblo County grand jury that has been investigating the scam for several weeks, ..

It’s PINs to go for fast-food scam artists
Montreal Gazette (subscription) - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Police in Alberta say they suspect a Quebec-based organized crime group of installing wireless transmitters in debit keypads at a fast-food restaurant. ..

Scam of the Week: Another ’suspended account’ ploy
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
This week’s scam plays the “your account has been suspended” theme, but in a slightly different mode. Instead of simply saying that your account has been ..

From Heroes to Zeroes: NBC’s viral scam
Internet parodies of TV and movie trailers from that family Shining clip to Ken Burns’ The Office have been calling cards for would-be Spielbergs and Shyamalans, and add tothe perception that any of us are as funny and creative as the ..

Creative MySpace Scam
By nospam@example.com (Kurt Radwanski)
Not that bad for a scammer… he should have toned it down a bit, but as Hitler said, people are more likely to believe the really big lies than the modest ones. By the way, for those who want to spot spam/scam profiles in the future: ..

Lotteries No. 1 scam in Monroe County
By Charles Slat
Rounding out the top five scams that victimized Monroe County residents were:shop at home catalog sales (12.5 percent); Internet auctions (7.4 percent); Internet services and computer complaints (7.4 percent); advance fee loans and ..

Myth Blaster - Case of the Credit Card Scam
By Keith
Myth Blaster Verdict: True. Tara, Wisconsin received the following in an email and checked it out at Snopes – then sent it for important information to readers:

When Adoption “Professionals” Scam - Part Three
Continued from Part Two. The transracial couple I knew of did everything to prepare for the possibility of adopting and very quickly, so what went wrong? Well suddenly after the birth of the baby they were told that the mother had ..

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