2007)

May 2, 2007

Couple Draws Federal Prison Time for Mortgage Scam
WRAL.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
Greenville — A former UNC accounting technician and her husband are headed to federal prison for their roles in a mortgage scam, the US Attorney’s office …

School security scam trial opens in Lawton
KSWO - Lawton,OK,USA
… a former Lawton police officer, who’s charged with filing false claims against the state in connection with the Lawton Public Schools security scam. …

Marriage scam: Sailor gets probation
Tampa Bay’s 10 - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
(AP) — A former Mayport sailor is on two years probation for helping engineer a marriage scam involving Polish women and Navy members. …

FBI: Former Monroe police union prez lied about insurance scam
KATC - Lafayette,LA,USA
A former police union president is accused of lying to federal investigators about a former officer’s alleged insurance scam. …

Student in hedge fund scam seeks delay in reporting to prison
International Herald Tribune - France
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut: A former New York University student convicted of a hedge fund scam in which he posed as a Turkish heir is asking for more time …

Latinos warned of smuggling scam
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter is cautioning the Hispanic community about a human smuggling scam that is targeting Indiana families. …

Check that cheque; it’s a scam, police warn
Durham region news - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
DURHAM — Letters offering payment on behalf of students looking for rooms in Durham are actually a scam, police are warning. …

Japanese actress baffled by ’sheep-dog scam‘
Brisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
The actress has denied foreign media reports that she had been the victim of a scam by tricksters importing lambs from Australia and Britain to sell as …

‘Hook-up fee’ for two-way pagers a scam, officials say
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign/Urbana,IL,USA
State officials on Monday warned against a scam attempting to trick seniors into giving out credit-card numbers. The scam involves an emergency two-way …

Identity Theft 911 Releases “Credit Repair Scam” Special Report
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
False documents such as police reports, credit card accounts and identity theft affidavits are the tools these scam artists use to misrepresent their claims …

Data theft scam targets Google ads
The number of people affected by last week’s phishing attack is unknown, and Google said the sponsored results associated were totally removed on Tuesday 24th April - although the actual scam site is still available. …

Phishermen use call-forwarding scam to assure bank “all is well …
By Ed Dickson(Ed Dickson)
Consumer Affairs wrote about another variation of the call-forwarding scam — which is designed to charge the victim for long distance calls (possibly used by fraudsters, or even inmates to commit crimes) — where the victim is tricked …

Sailor receives probation in marriage scam
By UpdateFlorida(UpdateFlorida)
JACKSONVILLE - A former Mayport sailor was placed on two years probation Monday for helping engineer a marriage scam involving Polish women and Navy members. Isaac Gordon Bell, 24, avoided prison after prosecutors told US District Judge …

Nigerian Scam (Urgent & Confidential Business Proposal) - Netlore …
This decades-old international con game known as the ‘Nigerian Scam‘ bilks victims out of hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

Bogus police target foreign city residents in identity scam
FOREIGN residents in Southampton are being targeted by a gang pretending to be police officers, say Hampshire Constabulary.

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