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AFP

Banks convicted in Franco-Israeli laundering scam
AFP
PARIS (AFP) — A Paris court on Thursday cleared the banks Societe Generale and Barclays of complicity in money-laundering between France and Israel,
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Scam Suspect Faces Judge On Charges
WYMT – Hazard,KY,USA
Many relied on him to get them tickets to cheer on the wildcats in Rupp Arena, but police say he took the money and ran. 47-year-old Mattingly stood before
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KFYR-TV

80-year-old Devils Lake Woman Falls Victim to Scam
KFYR-TV – Bismarck,ND,USA
Devils Lake police say an 80-year old woman is likely out more than $15000 after falling victim to a sweepstakes scam. Police say the woman got a fake
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Suspect Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Scam
News Channel 8 – Washington,DC,USA
Greenbelt, Md. – A fourth defendant has pleaded guilty in what prosecutors have described as a $35 million dollar scheme to defraud homeowners facing
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Caller tries to collect on bogus debt in Des Moines scam
DesMoinesRegister.com – Des Moines,IA,USA
A telephone call Wednesday seeking money from a retired Des Moines man is listed on a police report as a case of attempted fraud.
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Lockport-area man loses $3600 to check scam
Chicago Tribune – United States
A Lockport-area man was recently bilked out of $3600 by a man in Canada claiming to be affiliated with Publishers Clearinghouse, police said.
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Text scam targets Sprint users, asks for ANB card information
Amarillo.com – Amarillo,TX,USA
Amarillo police and the FBI are investigating a scam to cheat Amarillo National Bank customers out of their money. Sprint mobile phone customers whose
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Bill proposed to shield homeowners from foreclosure scams
Bizjournals.com – Charlotte,NC,USA
Craig Estes are proposing legislation that is meant to protect homeowners from foreclosure rescue scams. The Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act would
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Queens Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio indicted in $1M favor-selling
New York Daily News – New York,NY,USA
BY THOMAS ZAMBITO Long-serving Queens Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio was indicted Wednesday on charges he sold his clout in Albany for a cool $1 million.
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Tiburon couple gets prison for $18 million scams
Marin Independent-Journal – San Rafael,CA,USA
A Tiburon couple was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison Wednesday for running two financial scams that collected $18 million from
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Don’t Respond to ‘IRS’ E-mail Scam
By BryanBarrett
According to Boone, if you have accessed a link or attachment in a scam e-mail, you may have allowed the scammer to download malicious software to your computer and you should immediately scan for viruses and spyware, plus be alert for
WGNS Radio – http://www.wgnsradio.com/
Are you an Alien? New IRS Email Scam asks
By admin
That’s the question a new scam going around in the name of the IRS is asking. The scam, which uses emails as its missives, holds out it would be in the recipient’s interest to answer. Targeted at foreign nationals residing in the US,
Fraud and Scam News – http://www.419legal.org/blog/
Net Entropy – Making Money and Scam Alert
We try and monitor money making programs online so you don’t have to lost money.
Blog Catalog Blog Directory – http://www.blogcatalog.com/
Scam School – The Human Blockhead Revealed
By webmaster@revision3.com (Revision3)
Remember Brian sticking a 4-inch nail up his nose? This time he shows you how it works!
Scam School (Large Xvid) – http://revision3.com/scamschool/
The Work From Home Scam Alert
By admin
Like stubborn pests on a farmer’s land, work from home scams lurk the Internet searching and waiting for that opportunity to suck the money and hope out of you. If you’re a newbie, you should be more careful since these scammers
Work From Home Girl! – http://www.workfromhomegirl.com/

Slashdot | FTC Kills Scareware Scam That Duped Over 1M Users
FTC Kills Scareware Scam That Duped Over 1M Users — article related to The Internet and Your Rights Online.


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