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Scam Related News (12/02/2008)


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New check scam uses legitimate magazines
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) – Phoenix,AZ,USA
Folks, it’s an old scam that we’ve seen hit Craigslist buyers as well. The scammers rely on a very slow banking system that doesn’t show a check is actually
State warns about auto insurance phone scam
Akron Beacon Journal – Akron,OH,USA
By Associated Press COLUMBUS: The Ohio Department of Insurance is warning about a telephone scam targeting auto insurance customers.
Ohio warns about auto insurance phone scam
WTTE – Columbus,OH,USA
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Department of Insurance is warning about a telephone scam targeting auto insurance customers. Department director Mary Jo
BBC News

Hundreds slam Lapland park ‘scam
BBC News – UK
A newly-opened “winter wonderland” Lapland-style theme park has been described as a “joke” and “a scam” by hundreds of angry visitors.

EU executive urges clampdown on VAT scam
guardian.co.uk – UK
The scam is prevalent in several EU states where fraudsters gain VAT registration to obtain goods free of VAT from another EU state.
Family Warns Others About Phone Call Scam
NewsNet5.com – Cleveland,OH,USA
MENTOR, Ohio — A holiday scam could cost your family thousands with just a phone call. The scam targets the elderly who fear their grandchildren are in
McDonalds survey scam is super-size fraud
Register – London,England,UK
By John Leyden • Get more from this author Phishing fraudsters are attempting to scam the credulous into handing over their credit card details on the basis
Internet ad company runs scam, judge says
DesMoinesRegister.com – Des Moines,IA,USA
Federal agents said the money was made through an illegal Ponzi scheme, a kind of pyramid scam that uses money from new investors to pay off earlier
Be wary of Internet scam artists when Christmas shopping online
Kingsport Times News – Kingsport,TN,USA
Scam artists have been known to look over information such as online resumes or data posted on social networking sites like MySpace for a pet’s name or even
Oxford Man Avoids Online Shopping Scam
KWCH – Wichita,KS,USA
Long found a deal for a motorcycle on the popular classifieds website Craigslist.com, and he nearly became the victim of a scam. Long found a listing in

 

Order of Nine Angles Name Scam by Blackwood
By pointyhat
It is quite clear that Genetically Modified Blackwood has an unhealthy obsession with the ONA.
Disinfo.com – http://www.disinfo.com/content/
Don’t be Caught by an Oil Investment Scam
By the dudes
It is a sad fact of life that where ever an investment opportunity is presented there is also likely to be a variety of people trying to scam you out of your investment money – and oil and gas investment is certainly not immune.
Invest in energy’s Weblog – http://investinenergy.wordpress.com/
A new twist on the old e-mail scam
By Steve Blow
E-mail brings a new twist on the old Nigerian scam of someone supposedly needing help getting millions of dollars out of the country. This new one is brilliant. It couples greed and patriotism! I hope my email fine you well.
METRO – http://metrocolumnistsblog.dallasnews.com/
Georgians warned against Email informing of Capital One Account hack
By admin
Residents of the US state of Georgia were warned by the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs against a phishing scam currently in circulation there. The scam is specifically targeted at customers of the Capital One Bank.
Fraud and Scam News – http://www.419legal.org/blog/
Inappropriate Of Nouveau Riche Scam
By noreply@blogger.com (Dziaulhaque)
Surely in here we can reads all about his strategies based on his ability of tax strategies and how to get rid off real estate investment scams. Based on his explanation so there is no indications that Nouveau Riche Scam.
Forex Trading Education – http://valas-edu.blogspot.com/

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