Scam Related News (01/03/2008)

Bay Bank and Trust customers targeted in scam
The News Herald - Panama City,FL,USA
By S. Brady Calhoun Bay County Sheriff’s Office investigators and the Secret Service are looking for people behind a phone scam. The Bay County Sheriff’s

Court Official Warns of Jury Duty Scam
KUSH Radio - Cushing,OK,USA
(Stillwater)- Payne County Court Clerk Lisa Lambert is warning area residents of a scam attempt involving jury duty. Lambert says she has received calls

New asylum scam exposed
Irish Independent - Dublin,Ireland
An investigation into asylum seeker abuses has also uncovered elaborate scams being used by the illegals to evade detection by immigration authorities.

Alaska’s biggest investment scam ending
United Press International - USA
2 (UPI) — Alaska’s biggest investment scam is ending with $1.2 million being sent to about 700 hoodwinked investors in 42 US states, Puerto Rico and Kenya.

Sheriff’s officials warn residents about scam
Sierra Star - Oakhurst,CA,USA
“Publishers Clearing House had the unfortunate task of telling the woman she had fallen victim to a scam, and she needed to report her loss, more than $1000

How to spot a scam in between the lines
KOMO - Seattle,WA,USA
It’s really easy to spot the contest, lottery, sweepstakes scams. Here are the rules I follow: You can’t win a contest you didn’t enter.

FBI Warns of New Scam
Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA
Boise, Idaho– The FBI has a warning for Idahoans about a scam that’s spreading rapidly. They say hang up if you get a call from someone who claims to be an

Sheriff Warns of Bank Scam
WMBB-TV - Panama City,FL,USA
Sheriff Frank McKeithen issued a warning today to residents of Bay County about a bank scam currently being perpetrated in Bay County.

Accused foreclosure scam artist behind bars
KVBC - Las Vegas,NV,USA
It’s a housing scam so big investigators admit the cases they know about may be just the tip of the iceberg. A Las Vegas man is behind bars accused of

Fire Fund Scam?
WBGA-TV - Green Bay,WI,USA
A devastating fire leaves dozens homeless. A relief fund was established to help the 70 tenants recover. Now, five-months later, tenants say they’re

Top cop admits 2.4 mil. yen payoff from spiritual scam artist
By The Mainichi Newspapers(The Mainichi Newspapers)
YOKOHAMA — A high-ranking police officer, who faces punishment for his involvement in a manipulative spiritual-pressure sales scam, has admitted getting paid about 2.4 million yen for working as an accountant for the operator of the
Japan National News - http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/

Iowa’s shameful sham is a subsidy scam
By Jim Addison
Iowa’s phony position as the “first” political contest of the Presidential race ensures their billions of dollars of federal ethanol subsidies are safe from reformers, and that competing ethanol from other countries will be kept out by
Wizbang - http://wizbangblog.com/

Mike Huckabee’s Passive-Aggressive Advertising Scam
By Jimmie
In an earlier post I called Mike Huckabee “passive-aggressive”. It was kind of a throw-off that had just occurred to me, but the more I think about it, the more it seems incredibly fitting. A few days ago, Huckabee called a press
The Sundries Shack - http://www.sundriesshack.com

Facebook Phishing attack - Have you been tricked?
By AzzidReign
Phishing scam reports have been flooding in about the new Facebook phishing scam. Why should you be concerned? Well, if you’ve ever used your credit card to purchase the various gifts and add-ons then you should be very much concerned.
Propeller.com Tag Search - “scam” - http://www.propeller.com

Is Armando Montelongo a Real Estate Guru or a Scam Artist?
Has anyone heard of Armando Montelongo? For the uninitiated, he apparently works as a real estate investor / flipper and is featured on the A&E Television Network’s reality show, “Flip This House.” Anyhow, he’s now considered an
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