Scam Related News (08/31/2007)
Cong alleges land scam in South Dinajpur
The Statesman – Kolkata,India
Alleging a scam, the Congress here has taken up the issue and is threatening to launch an agitation. The controversy arose following the recent drive of the ..
Maine Bomb Threat at Supermarket Linked to National Scam
FOX News – USA
MILLINOCKET, Maine — A bomb threat at a supermarket on Wednesday appears to be part of a national scam targeting banks and retailers, police said. ..
The Democratic Mega-Money Mega-Scam
National Review Online – New York,NY,USA
By Byron York Author’s Note: On Wednesday, the Federal Election Commission slapped America Coming Together with a $775000 fine — the third-largest such ..
WV Attorney General Warns of IRS E-mail Scam
WSAZ-TV – Huntington,WV,USA
That’s according to the state Attorney General who is warning West Virginians to watch out for the latest Internet scam. E-mails that look like official IRS ..
Nigeria: Don’t Cover Up N628m Contract Scam, AC Warns PDP
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Action Congress (AC) has again reacted to the N628 million contract scam levelled against House of Representatives Speaker, Mrs Patricia Etteh, ..
Senate to probe alleged Wowowee scam
INQ7.net – Philippines
… said he supports any investigation the chamber will undertake into the alleged Wowowee scam but cautioned against prejudging the show. ..
LDF recommends judicial probe into land scam
Hindu – Chennai,India
30 (PTI): In a setback to Kerala Public Works Minister TU Kurvila, the ruling LDF today announced a judicial probe into the land scam allegedly involving ..
RCMP warn of recent scam
Nipawin Journal – Nipawin,Saskatchewan,Canada
The RCMP would like to advise the public of a scam, which has been circulating in Saskatchewan and elsewhere in western Canada. At least two Saskatchewan ..
In another scam, official withdraws education funds
Indian Express – New Delhi,India
BHOPAL, AUGUST 30: Yet another scam in centrally-funded education schemes has come to light in Raisen district where officials allegedly colluded with bank ..
WCB case manager avoids jail in scam for heroin
Edmonton Sun – Alberta, Canada
The fraud was discovered during a 2003 audit which revealed Cremer was able to pull off the scam due to his knowledge of the WCB system for payments to ..
Spam and scam: a new drug culture
Customers who think they’re saving money by cutting out the middleman are getting poor quality drugs from scam sites. These are not ‘recreational chemicals’ either, these are common drugs that elderly folks with fixed incomes might …
Computerworld Blogs – Security – http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/security
A new BBB phishing scam
By Frank Washkuch
Phishers target corporations and corporate executives for the same reason that bank robbers target banks – because that’s where the money is. With that in mind, Alex Eckelberry, Sunbelt Software president, has the details on his …
The IT Security Blog Roundup – http://roundup.scmagazineblogs.com
Linux Corporation Scam Targets the Unwary
Linux.com: “Be on guard against alleged representatives of Linux Corporation offering to buy your photos–it’s a scam…”
Linux Today – http://linuxtoday.com
Bomb Scam Targets Stores Nationwide
By Vic
A small Maine store is the latest target of a nationwide scam. The FBI says one person or group is likely behind the threat that’s hit at least 11 states. A guy is calling banks and retail stores claiming there is a bomb in the business …
Bu.bulicio.us – http://bu.bulicio.us
Possible Door-to-Door Scam
MACON – A possible scam in and around Macon has Police Chief Steve Olinger on alert.
KOMU.com – Top Stories RSS Feed – http://www.komu.com
