Scam Related News (07/10/2007)
SEC charges Texans in penny stock scam
Investment Executive – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The commission alleges that the pair illegally profited during a 20-month “scalping” scam by obtaining shares from at least 13 penny stock companies and …
Frisco business owner foils potential scam
Summit Daily News – Frisco,CO,USA
In the scam, the customers usually finds the business online, makes the purchase with a stolen credit card and wants to have the merchandise shipped …
BBC fined over kids’ show phone-in scam
Reuters.uk – UK
In its ruling, Ofcom’s sanctions committee said the BBC was guilty of deception and making a child complicit in its scam. “The decision to involve a child …
Cong sniffs out MC land scam
Ludhiana Newsline – Ludhiana,India
He said, “This scam came to light after retired LMC employee Basant Kumar Dutta sought information on the issue through the RTI. …
UK jockeys suspended after a betting scam
Online Gambling Paper – Atlanta,GA,USA
British jockeys Tony Culhane and rival Dean Mernagh were suspended for involvement in a horse racing betting scam. The British Horseracing Regulatory …
Scam unit zeroes in on manipulators
Globe and Mail – Canada
The new scam unit marked its first success last week, receiving a temporary cease trade order involving two Toronto-based companies – Al-tar Energy Corp. …
Cops: Teen nabbed in laptops for $1 scam
Newsday – Long Island,NY,USA
Staples store clerk Kyle Morrison, 17, rang up the three laptops for a total of $1.08 in the Saturday afternoon scam, the police said. …
‘Pretendant’ scam aimed at downtown parkers
WFAA (subscription) – Dallas,TX,USA
A pretendant scam can get even expensive when the self-pay lot attendant eventually checks and sees the driver didn’t pay in the right spot to park.
Online Extortion Scam
Technology News Daily – Scottsdale,AZ,USA
The Mobile office of the FBI wants to advise the public of an online extortion scam in which the e-mail recipients are threatened with death by a hit-man. …
Scam Artists May Be Lurking
WINDSOR, Conn. — When flood waters subside, one of the first things to float to the surface is the scam artist pretending to offer help, warns the State of Connecticut and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
FEMA: News Releases – http://www.fema.gov/news/recentnews.fema
“Freedom Escapes” spam / scam
By Zern
A quick search on Google seem to indicate that this may be a scam as well as spam. They were very insistent that “Freedom Escapes” is an NSW registered company. A search on ASIC shows four entries – one Pty Ltd company and 3 business …
eicolab: creative strategies… – http://eicolab.com.au/blog
Don’t Get Caught in the Recent Rise of Scam Email Messages
By Thor Schrock
This scam involves an email that arrives in your inbox that appears to be from your bank. Typically the message is asking you to click on a link that can look quite legitimate to verify recent activity in your account. …
Thor Schrock’s Technology Blog – http://www.thorschrock.com
BBC Fined Over Blue Peter Phone-In Scam
The BBC has been fined £50000 by media watchdog Ofcom over the Blue Peter phone-in scandal.
Sky News | Home | First For Breaking… – http://news.sky.com/skynews/home
World Scam Roundup Report
By mxw
You are now the target of an Internet scam aimed at the agriculture community, according to Attorney General Jay Nixon. The state Agriculture Department offers a hay directory on its Web site where farmers register to advertise and sell …
ScamBlog – http://www.scamdex.com/ScamBlog
