Scam Related News (05/31/2007)
New scam involves ads for puppies
AZFamily (subscription) – Phoenix,AZ,USA
The scam artists are placing classified ads for puppies. There’s just one small catch. They’re out of the country — usually somewhere in Africa. …
Puppy Advertisements Could Be Scam
WIBW – Topeka,KS,USA
The Council of Better Business Bureaus and the American Kennel Club wants to warn you about a pet scam. Fraudulent web sites, MySpace postings and print ads …
Scam targets military families, Red Cross says
Syracuse Post Standard – Syracuse,NY,USA
A Red Cross news release says the scam goes like this: A caller, saying she represents the Red Cross, tells the wife of a soldier that her husband has been …
Warning For Pet Owners About Puppy Scam
CBS2 Chicago – Chicago,IL,USA
(CBS) CHICAGO There’s a warning for pet owners about a scam that tries to take advantage of their puppy love. CBS 2′s Dorothy Tucker reports the Chicago …
Authorities warn of jury duty scam in Luna Count
KOB.com – Albuquerque,NM,USA
DEMING, NM (AP) – The Luna County district attorney’s office is warning residents to beware of a telephone scam where a caller warns of a purported arrest …
Phishing scam targets Better Business Bureau
Secure Computing – Australia
In this scam, the spoofed email’s subject line refers to a “complaint case number,” according to Websense. The message body says, “You have received a …
Waterbury fire department warns against solicitation scam
WTNH – New Haven,CT,USA
(Waterbury-WTNH)_A warning going out to the public about a possible scam involving a Waterbury fire captain who was recently killed. …
Online Scam Targets Would-Be Puppy Owners
WKRN – Nashville,TN,USA
The scam begins with an adorable image on the internet and they’re posted by people who claim they are breeders, offering free or inexpensive puppies. …
39 convicted in fodder scam
Hindu – Chennai,India
… including former treasury officer KN Jha who is already serving a jail term after being convicted in five other cases in the multi-crore fodder scam.
Montreal man fined $1M for telemarketing scam
CTV.ca – Scarborough,ON,Canada
MONTREAL — A Montreal man was fined $1 million Tuesday for his role in a telemarketing scam that generated more than $136 million in fraudulent sales. …
How to Deal with Timeshare Scam Companies
By Veron
now, for something more lighthearted… how should we deal with these timeshare scammers in the first place? well, i stumbled upon jayson’s blog a few days ago. yet another of these timeshare scam companies, global trend this time, …
Weekly Scam Roundup
By mxw
Internet Puppy Scam Computer Crime Research Center – Ukraine The Council of Better Business Bureaus and American Kennel Club are warning consumers about a new scam involving ‘free’ puppies being promoted on MySpace, … …
Internet Scam Foiled
By Maria Langer
Back in 2004, when I sold my old helicopter, someone had tried a similar scam. They’d offer to pay you more than they owed you for an item you had for sale (in my case, an R22 helicopter listed for $110000) using a certified check. …
Nigerian Puppy Scam
By fracas
“And now for the latest scam from Nigeria: puppies.The Council of Better Business Bureaus and American Kennel Club were to issue a warning today about fraudulent Web sites, MySpace postings and print ads asking people to help save …
Don’t sign Jessica’s Law – Political Scam Targets Mentally Ill …
By ZMan!(ZMan!)
But the destruction to families and hype is so intense that I cannot sit on the sidelines silently and just let this one slip by without laying out the facts of what is no more than a public relations scam. …
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