2007)

June 5, 2007

New Scam Targeting Military Families
WKBT – La Crosse,WI,USA
The scam caller tells families that treatment cannot begin until paperwork is completed. They then ask for the soldier’s social security number and birth …

IRS reports new e-mail scam
The Register-Mail – Galesburg,IL,USA
GALESBURG – The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday alerted taxpayers to the latest versions of an e-mail scam intended to fool people into believing they …

Agency targeted in adoption scam case heading toward closure
Salt Lake Tribune – Salt Lake City,UT,USA
By Pamela Manson. Posted: 2:01 PM- A Wellsville adoption agency reportedly is moving toward closure following of publicity over a recent federal indictment. …

Scam targets identities of soldiers overseas
KOMO – Seattle,WA,USA
The scam involves thieves calling families of military personnel deployed overseas and claiming to be with the American Red Cross. …

The Truth — Is your friend a scam victim?
Daily News-Sun – Sun City,AZ,USA
“As a result, you may have to read between the lines to determine if your friends or relatives are likely targets of scam artists,” said an AARP bulletin. …

SC issues notice to Amarinder’s son in land scam
DailyIndia.com – Jacksonville,FL,USA
… to Raninder Singh, son of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in connection with the multi-million-rupee real estate Ludhiana City Centre scam. …

New scam: pretending to be an attorney
Jacksonville Daily Record – Jacksonville,FL,USA
It turned out Cook and the Georgia attorney were sort of victims in a variation of identify theft: someone assumed their identity in order to scam another …

Officials warn military families of fake Red Cross scam
El Paso Times – El Paso,TX,USA
LAS CRUCES — Residents of El Paso and Las Cruces are being warned of a scam targeting military families nationwide. The scheme involves a call from someone …

Breaking News: Red Cross warns of scam targeting military families
Citizens Voice – Wilkes-Barre,PA,USA
A national scam targeting military families came to Luzerne County this weekend when a local soldier’s parents received a phone call asking for their son’s …

419 SCAM:A NEW WAY FOR IDENTITY THEFT
IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription) – Irvine,CA,USA
The 419 scam or the ‘Nigerian Advance Fee’ fraud is a fraudulent e-mail scam which takes the form of e-mail messages that generally claim that the target’s …

Police nab duo in fake bar-code scam
By Aaron Pass
Two men used fake bar-code labels in a scam to buy expensive items cheaply at a Home Depot, then return the same items for their proper prices making a substantial profit, the Nassau police said. Read the entire article on bar code …

SCAM ALERT
By Noble Eagle(Noble Eagle)
The scam involves a person with an American accent calling a military spouse, identifying herself as a representative of the Red Cross, and telling the spouse that her husband was hurt in Iraq and was medically evacuated to Germany. …

IRS spear phishing scam targets corporate executives
By Catherine
The scam emails, some of which purport to make these targeted executives aware of an investigation, download a trojan that seeks victims’ passwords and uploads them to remote servers.” link: IRS spear phishing scam targets corporate …

High-Tech Scam: Self-Installs
Whose idea was it to market high technology self-installs — like Verizon’s High-Speed Internet service — to the general public? It’s crazy!

South Carolina scam produces quick indictment
By Helen Huntley
Here’s an interesting story about a South Carolina scam involving 650 investors who are out at least $56-million. Al Parish, shown here, was a well-known economics professor at Charleston Southern University who convinced people to give

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