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Aust hitman scam goes mobile
TVNZ - New Zealand
Detective Sergeant Duncan Taylor said although it appeared that any money from the scam was being sent to Thailand, it could be collected anywhere in the

Pay up or die threat a scam: police
ABC Online - Australia
Police in Perth are warning people to ignore a scam text message which threatens the lives of people unless they hand over thousands of dollars.

New version of an old scam: Fake checks
KAALtv.com - Rochester,MN,USA
But chances are, if you unexpectedly receive a check in the mail, its part of a scam. “Enforcement agencies are pulling together to try and bring some of

Australians lose $1bn to scam artists
NEWS.com.au - Australia
By Karen Dearne July 01, 2008 12:00am AUSTRALIANS lost almost $1billion to fraud and scams last year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’

Pay up or die - SMS scam
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
“The latest scam follows a flood of spam emails requesting money through romance scams with the promise of marriage and payment of large sums of money as a

2 former execs sentenced in $5M stock scam
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
NEWARK, NJ - Two former executives of a New Jersey-based technology company have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud

WB fund scam, state vigilance files two cases
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
BHUBANESWAR, June 30: The state vigilance which was directed to conduct a probe into allegations of a scam in the World Bank aided health project today

Marshfield residents charged in alleged mortgage scam
Marshfield Mariner - MA, USA
By lydia mulvany Two Marshfield residents were indicted June 26 on charges relating to an alleged mortgage scheme involving properties in Worcester County.

Clever Credit Card Scam Preys on Unwary
Sovereign Society - Delray Beach,FL,USA
There’s yet another credit card scam making the rounds. It’s slick because the scammers already have 95% of what they need to rip you off.

Internet Scam in Lonoke County
KARK - Little Rock,USA
The scam consists of a threatening e-mail in which someone claims they have been contracted to kill you. However, if you pay them a fee of $8000 they will

Consumer Alert: Hoodia Gordonii weight loss pills scam expos
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Bank of America scam email
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SMS Scam – Do a report to MCMC
By lompiang
number from and your own detail (phone number, IC and Address). So to all reader, if you have received scam SMS on your phone, report it. You can just browse to their website for more info. www.skmm.gov.my/contact/contact.asp.
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Wind power scam
Industrial wind farms are invading Maine. The companies that seek to build these farms say they will decrease the production of greenhouse gases, reduce our reliance on imported oil and diversify our nation’s electricity generation
National Wind Watch: News - www.wind-watch.org/news



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