Scam Related News (9/20/08)
| Woman, 72, bilked of thousands in scam (7:21 am) Stockton Record – Stockton,CA,USA To learn more about how to prevent being taken by scams and how seniors can protect themselves, contact the Stockton Police Department or other law … See all stories on this topic |
| Father jailed for elaborate suicide scam Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom In an elaborate scam, Bailey, a religion student, packed his bag with details of his planned walking holiday, a postcard and camping equipment and … See all stories on this topic |
| NH warns of auto recall scam WCAX – Burlington,VT,USA AP – September 19, 2008 7:45 AM ET CONCORD, NH (AP) – New Hampshire’s attorney general and insurance commissioner are warning of an auto recall scam. … See all stories on this topic |
| Engineers suspended in water scheme scam Times of India – India BANGALORE: The government has suspended 20 engineers of the water resources department on charges of financial irregularities. … See all stories on this topic |
| This is a scam! Independent Online – Cape Town,South Africa Beware of a woman claiming to be phoning from the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein, trying to swindle you out of your identity number, … See all stories on this topic |
| East Haven man accused of 2005 Superbowl scam Hartford Courant – United States AP NORTH HAVEN, Conn. – North Haven police say they’ve finally caught up with the man who scammed co-workers by allegedly telling them he had an in to get … See all stories on this topic |
| Prosecutors say company damaged roofs in hail scam Chicago Tribune – United States AP INDIANAPOLIS – Marion County prosecutors say a company that offered to inspect roofs for hail damage after a 2006 storm tried to scam insurance companies … See all stories on this topic |
| FACTBOX:China’s milk scam highlights risks, raises questions Forbes – NY,USA Sept 19 (Reuters) – Nearly 10 percent of milk samples from three top Chinese dairy companies has been tainted with toxic melamine, the government quality … See all stories on this topic |
| Sheboygan woman tells of cashier’s check scam Chicago Tribune – United States Investigators call it “The Secret Shopper” scam, where a person is duped into wiring the money and rating the quality of the wire transfer service. … See all stories on this topic |
| Hail scam may top $1.75M, prosecutors say Indianapolis Star – United States … but Marion County prosecutors say one company’s employees damaged even more in an insurance scam that could top $1.75 million. … See all stories on this topic |
| Sincer advice for the Philippine Hospital Scam Hoaxster By Don Philippine Hospital Scam – Exposed as Hoax – Fil-Am Forum Report; Jepoy Bengero – Hospitalscamsblogspot.com = Sever case of Psychosis; Filipina Images – Philippine Hospital Scam Tierra Maria Estates Scam Exposed as Hoax; Filipina Images … Fil Am Forum Report – http://filamforumreport.com |
| DeRidder bank up against die-hard phishing scam By admin A phishing scam that died down after tormenting an unidentified DeRidder bank for a week has re-emerged to take a second strike on the bank’s customers. The attack started first week of September and slipped under soon after, … Fraud and Scam News – http://www.419legal.org/blog |
| wpvstp on “alphainventions – scam?” By wpvstp It’s not a scam, but it’s most certainly not the kind of referral that I want. WordPress.com Forums: Forum:… – http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ |
| Don’t carry Medicare card, scam expert says After leaving a seminar for seniors on how to minimize the possibility of falling victim to scams and identity theft, James and Mary Willey planned to go home and take their Medicare cards out of their wallets. WSJ News Local – http://www2.journalnow.com/content/list/news/local/ |
| Nashville rental scam By Trench Reynolds Africa: Especially Nigeria, the birthplace of internet scams. Asking for money sight unseen: It doesn’t matter how desperate you are for a place, never rent without seeing the inside of the place first. … craigscrimelist – http://craigscrimelist.org |
