Scam Related News (05/10/2008)

Phoenix-area businessman gets prison time for insurance scam
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
An auto glass repair business operator has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and seven years of probation for scamming insurance companies. …

Elizabeth man accused of trying to scam lottery
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
TRENTON, NJ - An Elizabeth man trying to cash in a scratch-off lottery ticket turned out to be not so lucky. That’s because authorities say the winning …

Brenda Martin released on full parole
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
Mexican authorities arrested Martin in February 2006 and charged her with knowingly accepting illicit funds paid from a massive investment scam involving …

Check scam targets Colo. business owners
9NEWS.com - Denver,CO,USA
Amber Murray of Longmont almost got taken by the scam this month. An engaged couple called her mobile spa business called “Ahhh Mobile Spa” to say they …

Bank Warns Customers About “Phishing” Scam
TriCities.com - Johnson City,TN,USA
BY Nate Morabito Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank is sending out a scam warning to all customers. The bank is alerting customers to a new “phishing” scam …

Scam kingpin in net, police count losses
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
The detective department arrived at a “rough” estimate of the scale of the recruitment scam after the arrest of Gopal Das, one of the kingpins of the racket …

El Sobrante man pleads not guilty in mortgage lender’s killing
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Deputy District Attorney Harold Jewett said it is unclear what Billon, who financed the property purchase, knew about the scam. “We have no evidence at this …

Chandler man faces 2.5 years prison for glass scam, DUI
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) - Phoenix,AZ,USA
A Chandler man was sentenced to spend 2.5 years in prison on Friday for both an auto glass scam and drunk driving. Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard …

Check Scam
WJHG-TV - Panama City,FL,USA
Four Panama City residents are in the Bay County jail, accused of participating in a complicated check fraud scheme. Panama City Police say 42 year-old …

FBI Warns of Tax Rebate Check Scam
ABC News - USA
By JASON RYAN As the IRS begins sending economic stimulus checks to eligible taxpayers, the FBI is warning recipients about a scam related to the money. …

Racked Mailbag: The MTA’s ‘Brilliant’ Scam
By Leslie Price
Was wondering if you’d noticed the brilliant scam in progress at the MTA. They’ve changed the ‘prepackaged’ Metrocard values, such that you’re always left with a value less than one fare on the card. Whereas you used to be able to buy a …
Racked - racked.com/
Craigslist Scam
By Brian Murray(Brian Murray)
The underlying message is if you can spot a scam with your own eyes, spot the scam on the internet. Well an internet scam has come to Hoboken Real Estate. Through a Craigslist posting, the scammer is offering an apartment for rent at …
Inside Hoboken Real Estate - www.insidehobokenrealestate.com/
Spotting a Work-at-Home Job Scam in 5 Easy Steps
By Businesses-Franklin.com(Businesses-Franklin.com)
One of the pitfalls of working from home is that there are numerous scams out there. In the traditional job market, spotting something that is not a real job or that is a bit shady is easy, but in the work-at-home situation where …
Troy Franklin’s Business Blog - www.businesses-franklin.com/blog/
Is CCS a Scam? Greenpeace vs Expert Consensus
By lmeisel
“Carbon capture and storage is a scam. It is the ultimate coal industry pipe dream,” said the report’s author, Emily Rochon, climate and energy campaigner at Greenpeace International. “Governments and businesses need to reduce their …
It’s Getting Hot In Here - itsgettinghotinhere.org
Beware of a Phishing Scam Related to the Economic Stimulus Tax Rebate
The FBI is warning consumers of recently reported spam e-mail related to economic stimulus checks. The e-mail is supposedly from the IRS but is actually an attempt to steal consumer information.
FBI Extra - www.fbi.gov

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