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2007)

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Lonely farmer beaten in web bride scam
Scotsman - United Kingdom
AN AUSTRALIAN who was kidnapped and beaten in Mali after an internet bride scam has warned people to be careful looking online for love. …

South Riding Man Charged With Check Scam
Leesburg Today - Leesburg,VA,USA
A South Riding man has been charged for his alleged involvement in a scam using counterfeit checks, commonly referred to as the “Nigerian Scam,” according …

‘Hitman’ e-mail scam reported at UM
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
A nationwide e-mail scam that threatens recipients of losing their lives unless they pay senders large sums of money has reached the University of Michigan, …

Worcestershire MEP latest to fall victim to phone scam
Worcester News - Worcester News, UK
By James Connell AN MEP is warning people in Worcestershire to beware of a new text message scam after she became a victim herself. …

Edmonton man arrested in fake bill scam
Edmonton Journal - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
EDMONTON - Police have announced the arrest of an Edmonton man in connection with a spate of bogus bills where someone has peeled the holographic stripes …

Fake bride jailed over marriages scam
Lancashire Evening Telegraph - UK
By Charlotte Bradshaw A BOGUS bride has been jailed for her part in an East Lancashire-based fake wedding scam. Sonal Soyantar, 35, of Gregson Field, …

7 People Behind Bars For Magazine Scam
NBC 17.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
By NBC17 RALEIGH, NC - A group of seven people were arrested over the weekend for their alleged involvement in a door-to-door magazine scam. …

Scam Sportsbook BlackDog offering credit accounts
SportsBook Review - San Jose,Costa Rica
SCAM ALERT: BlackDog Sportsbook falsely claiming to be part of 5Dimes (SBR rating A) and offering credit accounts. Players report being solicited by the …

IRS Email Scam Returns
WCPO - Cincinnati,OH,USA
This is a foreign scam. The IRS does not send out refund emails. The other e-mail scam is one I have warned about several times recently: a supposed online …

Be on the lookout for water filter scam
The DC Water and Sewer Authority is warning District residents to ignore unsolicited water-testing kits that a yet-unidentified company has been offering residents of Northeast Washington. The kit, essentially a plastic bottle, …
Examiner Washington DC - http://www.examiner.com/Washington_DC-Top_News.html?cid=rss-Washington_DC

Aussie farmer abducted in Internet love scam
ADELAIDE, Australia — (AP) An Australian farmer held hostage in Mali for 12 days by a gang of men who had posed as an online love interest has urged others to be careful when seeking romance on the Internet. via CTV.ca.
Offbeat News - http://www.topix.com/news/weird

Bottle Water Scam Exposed: Yeah, I Tapped That!
The real fake story behind fake bottled water. “Noah Lot More” is a brilliant satirical blog.
digg / dig - http://digg.com/

Immigrants target of citizenship scam — August 10, 2007
Members of a non-recognized Indian tribe have targeted undocumented immigrants in several Nebraska communities. They’re being offered tribal membership and US citizenship in exchange for hundreds of dollars per person.
News & Features | NET Radio - http://netnebraska.org/radio/index.htm

Comment on Facebook Source Code Leaked by Don’t count on Facebook …
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