Scam Related News (12/13/08)
| Hedge Fund Founder Nailed in What Could be Largest Scam Ever HedgeCo.net – West Palm Beach,FL,USA New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Former chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market Bernard Madoff was arrested yesterday and accused of orchestrating a ponzi scheme that … See all stories on this topic |
| E-mail phishing scam uses ICU again as name Washburn County Register – Shell Lake,WI,USA SPOONER – Another “phishing” scam that used the Indianhead Credit Union, Spooner, as a source, hit the Washburn County area Friday, Dec. 12. … See all stories on this topic |
| Scam costs Cerritos man $212000 Long Beach Press-Telegram – Long Beach,CA,USA CERRITOS – Detectives today sought public help to find two men who swindled and robbed a 59-year-old Cerritos man out of $212000 after falsely telling him … See all stories on this topic |
| Phone scams reported to target seniors Austin Herald – Austin,MN,USA By Katie Johnson (Contact) | Austin Daily Herald An Austin woman reported Thursday she was the victim of a phone scam in which the caller asked her to wire … See all stories on this topic |
| Cincinnati police arrest 20 of 53 people indicted in check scam WTTE – Columbus,OH,USA CINCINNATI (AP) — Police in Cincinnati are handing out arrest warrants to more than four dozen people who have been identified as members of a … See all stories on this topic |
| Scareware scam is ordered to halt MX Logic – Denver,CO,USA A scam that tricked more than one million users into purchasing bogus computer security products has been halted by a US district court. … See all stories on this topic |
| State proposes bill to prevent foreclosure scams Bizjournals.com – Charlotte,NC,USA The Texas Office of the Attorney General and a state lawmaker are behind proposed legislation that would crack down on foreclosure rescue scams. … See all stories on this topic |
| Text Scam Targets Austin Residents KAALtv.com – Rochester,MN,USA (ABC 6 NEWS) — Text messages targeting your money are popping up in the Austin area lately, and banks want you to know what to watch for. … See all stories on this topic |
| Ohio woman finds her home for rent in scam WTTE – Columbus,OH,USA CLEVELAND (AP) — A woman who’s trying to sell her Cleveland home was shocked to find there was a Craigslist ad offering it for rent, in an apparent scam. … See all stories on this topic |
| Fire department warns of telephone scam Idaho Press-Tribune – Nampa,ID,USA NAMPA — The Nampa Fire Department and Better Business Bureau are warning businesses that a telemarketing company called Firehouse Promotions is contacting … See all stories on this topic |
| Bernie Madoff’s Scam “Larger Than Enron” By The Huffington Post News Editors(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com) The world is still stunned by the brazen scam run by Bernie Madoff. Although there’s some gallows humor about the debacle–mostly along the lines of “Bernie Made Off with my money”–there’s also a lot of fear about how damaging this … The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raw_feed_index.rdf |
| Nigeria: N100 Million Scam – Ex-Minister Denies Involvement … By 419legal Nigeria: N100 Million Scam – Ex-Minister Denies Involvement AllAfrica.com, Washington – 6 minutes ago Lagos — FORMER Minister of Environment, Housing and Urban Development, Mrs. Halima Tayo Alao has denied alleged involvement in N100 … 419 Legal – Internet Fraud and… – http://www.419legal.org/ |
| Does anyone know if this is a scam? By Christopher Elliott This all-inclusive Mexico vacation fax scam is nothing new. Is this one — or not? elliott.org – http://www.elliott.org/ |
| Is Credit Card Insurance a Scam? By Frugal Dad The following guest post is from Tisha Tolar. Tisha is a freelance writer providing content for CreditCardAssist.com, where she regularly writes about credit cards, rewards programs and general consumer finance issues. … Frugal Dad – http://frugaldad.com/ |
| Domain Scam Warning and a Potential Reputation Management Problem By admin A friend who runs another SEO shop sent me an instant message this morning with an interesting outline of a scam someone tried to play on his firm. It’s one that webmasters with a few years less experience might actually fall for. … adtech ile reklam 2.0 dönemi… – http://trkycmhrytllbtpydrklcktr-r10-net-seo-yarismasi.org/ |
| ABC News: Feds Charge: The $50 BILLION Scam; One Man’s Amazing Crime Dec 11, 2008 … Bernard Madoff, 70, a former chairman of NASDAQ, was an investment advisor who catered to a handful of high net worth clients, … |
| Michigan Battles The ‘Seinfeld Can Scam‘ : NPR Dec 7, 2008 … Michigan spends millions of dollars every year to return deposits on bottles and cans brought in from border states that don’t pay back the … |
