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Scam Related News (11/18/2008)



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LIRR Official Charged in Pension Scam Case
1010 Wins – New York,NY,USA
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A Long Island Rail Road official was arrested Monday by detectives from the office of State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on charges

Beware of cancer donation scam
Rankin Ledger – Flowood,MS,USA
By Staff reports The Mississippi State Department of Health is warning residents to beware of a scam in which solicitors fraudulently ask for donations for
City govt probes implementation of fertilizer fund scam in Bacolod
ABS CBN News – Philippines
implementation of the alleged fertilizer fund scam in the city to ensure that everything was transparent in the distribution of fertilizers last 2004.
IRS issues warning about scam emails
Greensboro News Record – Greensboro,NC,USA
The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning Monday about scam emails regarding undelievered Economic Stimulus payments. “We’re getting reports of people
BBC News

Colombia set to aid scam victims
BBC News – UK
The government of Colombia is drawing up emergency measures to try to help hundreds of people who lost money in disreputable financial schemes.

Pyramid investment scam warning
Forester – Gloucester,England,UK
If so, the chances are you are being invited into a pyramid investment scheme – and you’ll lose all your cash. The spectres of the “Hearts” and “Women
Inventor stands trial for “blue energy” scam
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
Djoko deceived the university in his alternative fuel scam and power plant projects and had cost the university Rp 1.345 billion (around US$115000) in
Famagusta Gazette

Cyprus falls target of ‘missed call’ scam
Famagusta Gazette – Ayia Napa,Famagusta,Cyprus
NOV.08 Mobile phone users in Cyprus have reported falling victim to the so-called “Missed Call Scam”. According to local telephone operators the scams have

PNP: ‘Trainees’ scam’ and ‘old issue’
Inquirer.net – Philippines
Police (PNP) on Monday said what Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago called the “PNP trainees’ scam” is an old issue that has already been answered.
CCM: We have come clean on EPA scam
The Citizen Daily – Dar Es Salam,United Republic of Tanzania
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has distanced itself from the External Payment Arrears (EPA) scandal saying none of its members was implicated in the scam.

 

Financial crisis inspires new scam from online criminals
By Lee Stott
But some online criminals are viewing it as an opportunity to commit a new kind of scam. Be careful of e-mail that appears to come from a recently merged bank. It could be a fake message designed to steal your personal information.
Halls of Residence Network (Hornet) – http://hornet.manchester.ac.uk/
Beware of Extortion Scam by FDA Impersonators
As part of a fraudulent scheme to extort money, callers have falsely identified themselves as “FDA special agents” or other FDA officials.
FDA Consumer Health Information Updates – http://www.fda.gov/
Who’s Funding Silicon Valley Now? Nigerian Scam Artists
By Admin
However, it looks like there’s one group of individuals who are flush with cash and eager to invest high growth web companies: Nigerian Scam Artists. These self-styled “Kings of the Internet” reportedly have plans to pool their money,
Truemors – http://truemors.nowpublic.com/
Duke Cunningham Bribery Figure Led$50 Million Scam, Mortgage Firm Says
BROOKLYN (CN) – Thomas Kontogiannis, who is serving 8 years in prison for laundering bribes to US Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, led a family-based RICO conspiracy that defrauded a mortgage lender of $50 million, DLJ Mortgage Capital
Courthouse News Service – http://www.courthousenews.com/
Get Paid Websites Scam List
By noreply@blogger.com (KanaguTamil)
The difference with Paid to Read or Paid to Click Email Programs is they are free to join and you are not aware of the scam until it is time to cash out or request your payment. Once you do request payment you either simply are not paid
Money Making Online – http://monkeydollars.blogspot.com/
Check Overpayment Scams: Seller Beware
If so, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, wants you to know about check overpayment scams.

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