Scam Related News (04/29/2007)
Oshkosh police warn of scam aimed at EAA renters
The Reporter – Fond du Lac,WI,USA
Homeowners who are renting their homes out to EAA AirVenture attendees should be on the lookout for a scam looking to obtain personal bank information. …
Hunt for trafficking scam’s kingpin
Times Now.tv – Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Now the police are on the lookout for the kingpin, an agent called Rashid whose arrest could open up another can of worms in the scam. …
Tax assistance is a business scam
Blue Springs Examiner – Blue Springs / Independence,MO,USA
I believe, and others I’ve spoken with believe, that TIF is a scam used by business to help mitigate risk exposure. To successfully manage a business, …
Police break up alleged scam
Bellevue Leader – Bellevue,NE,USA
The Sarpy County Sheriff’s Department arrested an Arkansas man and warned the public about a scam that was busted up in a rural part of Bellevue last week. …
Six LTTE agents operating a credit card scam were sentenced to …
SPUR.asn.au – Mulgrave,Victoria,Australia
The main criminal, Mr. Satrubarajah Shanamugarajah (RUBY), in Norway?s larges credit card scam has today been sentenced to five years and six months prison. …
Scotland Yard on track of suspected Tiger siphoning scam
Sunday Times.lk – Columbo,Sri Lanka
At least 40 Sri Lankans owning filling stations in several counties were questioned by Scotland Yard detectives in connection with the scam. …
Beware of scam
Coshocton Tribune – Coshocton,OH,USA
I just received a letter and a check all very official-looking with names and numbers and all the stuff to suck you right in. You deposit the check and then …
Fodder scam case: Tirkey to depose case
Times of India – New Delhi,India
According to CBI sources, Tirkey was not made a co-accused despite his prima facie connivance with one of the fodder scam accused because his act amounted …
Carbon Trading Is A Scam?
Anorak.co.uk (satire) – UK
The government department spearheading Britain’s effort to reduce carbon output is driving companies and individuals towards paying for emissions cuts that …
LinkedIn Scam-fest?
By David Wilkinson
Speaking to Ray van den Bel about social networking tool, LinkedIn, resulted in a rather interesting discovery on his behlaf, on how the ‘LinkedIn Jobs’ network operates. The results were rather shocking, too… Here’s the full story, …
Linux used as hook in 419 scam
By Eric
Yet another 419 scam. No, there isn’ta lottery for Linux users. And there aren’t any lotteries that pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to people who have not purchased lottery tickets. The scammes count on their victims being so …
Television Preview is a bait and switch scam
They lure you in by saying you’ll be part of a test group for potential tv pilots. It’s actually a trick to get you to participate in extensive and lengthy products surveys. Don’t waste your Saturday night.
