Scam Related News (04/16/2007)
IRS Warns Of Free File Tax Scam
NBC5.com – Chicago,IL,USA
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has issued a warning about an Internet scam that could affect millions of taxpayers who qualify for free tax …
Madigan Issues Warning About Oprah Sweepstakes Scam
NBC5.com – Chicago,IL,USA
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has issued a warning for fans of the Oprah Winfrey show. Madigan said unsolicited mail is being sent out announcing a …
Phone scam victims still owed cash
This is Money – UK
Channel 4 has failed to pay a single penny to viewers ripped off in the Richard And Judy phone quiz scam – despite promising to fully reimburse them nearly …
Email lotto scam targeting Ulster computer users
Sunday Life – UK
A new email lotto scam claiming to come from the Irish National Lottery is targeting computer users in Ulster. A NEW email lotto scam claiming to come from …
Counting the cost of financial scam
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
EVA Koch is trembling as she tries to drink from a cup of coffee in the cafe of Sydney’s Wentworth Sofitel Hotel. Upstairs, just minutes earlier and in …
Chamber groups warned against scam about maps
Orlando Sentinel – Orlando,FL,USA
… issued a warning to businesses throughout the state to be on the alert for scam artists claiming to produce maps in conjunction with local chambers. …
Scam artists abound, by phone, Internet, mail
KPCnews.com – Kendallville,IN,USA
This week a reader asks whether a “free” phone service that received a nice write-up in USA Weekend is for real. This reader has family overseas, she says, …
Scam Watch
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
How it works: People who respond to newspaper, TV and radio ads are told that they will shop at leading retailers, undercover, and then give their opinions …
CREDIT CARD SCAM CONMEN CASHING IN
Glasgow Sunday Mail – UK
A VISA card scam that asks customers for personal details is raking in thousands of pounds for fraudsters. Official-looking emails headed “Visa Service …
Fake nonprofits look for new hires in scam
By By Peter Barnes
SPOKANE – Con artists posing as recruiters for nonprofi groups with points of contact in the Northwest have been exposing well-meaning job applicants around the world to identity theft and fraud, consumer advocates say.
Plausible deniability When one of their scam ope…
By gadfly(gadfly)
When one of their scam operations shows signs of going wrong, the government applies what in the gangsters’ underworld is known as the kite strategy: ie when a kite gets caught in a tree, the handler cuts the strings. …
Nigerian Scam
The Nigerian advance-fee fraud has been around for decades, but now seems to have reached epidemic proportions via the Internet, and many compassionate consumers are continuing to take the bait.
Bible Version Cage-Match Round 3: The Scam Is Revealed
By lingamish
For those of us who like to blog on Bible topics, this scam is an endless source of material. A friend of mine just sent me this verse:. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very …
The Airlines Scam and How I Experienced it First H…
April 14, 2007 Kiruba.com – Weblog of Kiruba Shankar / Kiruba Shankar. Discussions:. Recursive Hypocrisy.: Our pride; More discussions.
