Scam Related News (12/04/2008)
| Door-to-door scam in Watertown News 10 Now – Syracuse,NY,USA WATERTOWN, NY — Police in Watertown are warning homeowners of a possible scam involving a person claiming to be from the Toys for Tots program. … |
| GEORGETOWN: Man charged in package scam Delmarva Daily Times – MD,USA GEORGETOWN — The Delaware State Police charged a 39-year-old Milford resident for theft by false pretense after he reportedly intentionally stole packages … |
| Craigslist scam cheating Denver residents United Press International – USA 3 (UPI) — Some Denver homeowners say they and unsuspecting renters have been victimized by a Craigslist scam apparently based out of Nigeria. … |
| New Scam: Pay up, or Die! Tampa Bay’s 10 – St. Petersburg,FL,USA Brooksville, Florida — The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn people about a new email scam trying to scare people out of their money. … |
| Bogus IRS e-mail aims to steal identities Rocky Mount Telegram – Rocky Mount,NC,USA “It is a phishing scam. The IRS doesn’t send out unsolicited e-mails.†Hanson said people who respond to the e-mails risk identity theft or worse. … |
| Salina Man Ripped-Off in Internet Scam KSAL – Salina,KS,USA A Salina man is bilked out of nearly $18500 in an internet scam. Police say that back in August a 39-year-old Salina man met a woman on the cupid.com … |
| AG: Lakewood charity a scam Denver Post – Denver,CO,USA Authorities said the scam has been going on since 2007. According to court documents, Smith and Stokes told donors that Family Relief Fund collects money … |
| Autocall Scam Rings local Phones Well Into The Night Rome News Wire – rome,ga,USA … hang up and do not give you bank account number. It is not yet clear where the calls are originating from or if anyone local has fallen prey to the scam. |
| New Scam Out Of Africa Rents Homes On Craigslist cbs4denver.com – Denver,CO,USA One look at the price in the ad and it was clear this was a scam. The ad listed the price as $1300 a month for a five bedroom, incredibly charming home. … |
| Alleged Fresno Scam Rents Out Foreclosed Homes KMPH Fox 26 – Fresno,CA,USA Kinard says she is just one of about 20 families in Fresno who were fooled by the scam. “One of the best pieces of advice is always do your homework,” said … |
| Watch out for the ‘Nigerian Scam By Pito Salas nearly half a million dollars to a bunch of con artists running what has to be one of the best-known Internet scams in the world?†(from TimesOnline Tech Central). Read all about the Woman Who Fell For the Nigerian Scam, in TimesOnline … Pito’s Blog » Pito Salas blogs… – http://www.salas.com/ |
| Short sale scam By noreply@blogger.com (Judy Graff) Maybe I’m naive, but I just heard about this short-sale scam yesterday. Apparently, here’s how it works. A seller lists his home for a short sale price. The buyer is a relative with a different last name — so as far as the bank knows, … San Fernando Valley Real Estate – http://sfvrealestate.blogspot.com/ |
| How Readers Digest scam the elderly By Whisperwolf It’s an increasingly common – but entirely legal – scam, the ‘opt in’ scam. You are opted in to paying something, and unless you actively tell the company that you are not interested, then you are deemed to have agreed to pay for that … Whispers from the Wild – http://e-c-t.ca/blog/ |
| Old Scam has New Victims and New Tricks The Nigerian E-mail scam, the 419 scam, the Advanced Fee scam…whatever it is called, this old scam has new victims. Identity Theft Blog at Identity… – http://www.identitytheftsecrets.com/ |
| New Scam Out Of Africa Rents Homes On Craigslist By ruedeseine One look at the price in the ad and it was clear it was a scam. The ad listed the price as $1300 a month for a five-bedroom, incredibly charming home. But the real owner, Kurowski, never placed such an ad. To read the rest of the story, … Warning about apartment scams… – http://parishousingscamwatch.wordpress.com/ |
