Scam Related News (07/08/2007)
The Diaper Caper and the Small-Dog Scam
New York Times – United States
Barton Silverman/The New York Times; below, AP Shopping carts, and the groceries to fill them, were there for the taking in East Harlem during the 1977 …
Gas bosses investigate bear-faced credit scam
Scotsman – United Kingdom
UP to 90 Scottish Gas staff have been suspended after allegedly netting £27000 by taking advantage of a glitch in the company’s reward scheme. …
Corpus Christi resident warns against check scam
KRIS-TV – Corpus Christi,TX,USA
CORPUS CHRISTI – A Corpus Christi man wants to send out a warning about a new mail scam to which he almost fell victim. Victims of these mail scams can lose …
Scam for heroin
Edmonton Sun – Alberta, Canada
Court heard the scam involved Cremer fraudulently reviving two closed files where he had been the case manager and having cheques issued to the two former …
Man mangles hand in alleged insurance scam
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
AP LIVE OAK, Calif.–A man who allegedly tried to burn down his recently remodeled house now has a mangled hand and is facing arson and fraud charges. …
Scam wipes smile off builder’s face
Dispatch Online – South Africa
By LUYANDA MAKAPELA A BUFFALO Flats subcontractor told of how he fell prey to a scam after he met three people believed to belong to a money-making racket …
Beware City Map Scam
Today’s THV – Little Rock,AR,USA
A news release yesterday from McDaniel’s office said scam artists were showing up at small businesses trying to sell advertising space on promotional maps …
Huge fine for Richard and Judy phone scam
Independent – London,England,UK
By Emily Dugan The Richard & Judy television phone-in scandal reached its conclusion yesterday when the competition telephone operator employed by Channel 4 …
5th Dimensions Promotionz (scam?)
By djrayz
I get really passionate about issues and scams like these, that profit off of peoples willingness to help each other out. Definatly don’t support company’s like this. There are resources out there to clairify whether a Charity is out …
RaYz Blizzog – http://www.djrayz.com
Swissfranc Internet Ponzi Scam
By ka edong
In this story, I share how I encountered the Swissfranc Internet Scam 4 weeks before the story broke out, how I analyzed the investment and how we acted based on the information we had. On June 5, an officemate and good friend of mine …
Technobiography – http://technobiography.edongskey.com
Is College a Scam?
By sean
Few scam victims are willing to come forward, so the myth goes on. Benjamin Welch wrote an earnest, though misguided, response to my post called College Degrees: What’s Their Real Value? Since Ben “has been a college instructor in …
Franchise Pick – http://www.franchisepick.com
Encounter with Swissfranc.com: How to Spot an Internet Scam
By ka_edong
This week, I realized the gravity of the scam: 1 Billion Pesos lost by innocent Filipino investors! In this article, I describe how some financial common sense, some use of technology sleuthing and some Internet research could help …
Pinoy Tech Blog – The Philippines’… – http://www.pinoytechblog.com
