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Scam Related News (9/30/08)


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Bank phone scam seen again in Oswego
Aurora Beacon News – Aurora,IL,USA
A phone scam that was first identified in Oswego in January has resurfaced in the community, according to the Oswego Police Department.
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Scam Alert In Salinas
KCBA – Santa Cruz,CA,USA
Second Chance a non-profit group that works with at-risk youths says a scam artist is going door-to-door and using their name to scam people out of their
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Scam E-Mails Cash In During Financial Crisis
KPTV.com – Portland,OR,USA
Scammers appear to be looking to cash in on the financial crisis with an old scam that has a new twist. E-mails sent to the FOX 12 newsroom Sunday listed
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Western Union scam is a ploy that doesn’t deliver
Allentown Morning Call – Allentown,PA,USA
The scam: Regular readers of We’ve Got Your Back know that Western Union has frequently been mentioned in scams since thieves frequently use it to take your
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Brother messes up with email scam
Move Smartly – Toronto,ON,Canada
Things seemed to be operating smoothly until Shaun became involved in what is known as a “Nigerian letter scam” in 2001. He was duped into thinking that
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OPP warn of mail scam
Orillia Packet & Times – Orillia,Ontario,Canada
The research scam mail-out includes a request to complete a purchase at a major retailer using funds from a money order or cheques included in the package.
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Chicago Muslims devastated by investment scam
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
CHICAGO: Between the prayers that fill the holy month of Ramazan, during the long fasts that stretch from dawn to dusk, Muslims have been meeting to discuss
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Sena men thrash official for citing leader’s kin in cow scam
Expressindia.com – New Delhi,India
and health committee chairman for mentioning party leaders’ relatives names in a press release issued in connection with infamous cow scam in Yavatmal.
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Phishing Scam Targets CyTA Customers to Access Private Codes
SPAMfighter News – Copenhagen,Denmark
According to CYPRUS Telecommunications, it came to know that it has been hit with an e-mail scam when a number of its consumers reported of receiving
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Phone-call scam making rounds
Appeal-Democrat – Marysville,CA,USA
other financial institutions … and hope to snare someone in that net,” said Cassidy, who was informed of the scam by both customers and noncustomers.
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Avoiding scam artists
By jenhaley
In this scam, people receive a fax that tells them they’ve “won” $5 million dollars in a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac equity draw. Consumers are then instructed to fill out and return a questionnaire to the con artist.
Consumer Tips – http://tips.blogs.cnn.com
Scam Alert: Godaddy’s ICANN confirmation emails
By Jamie Zoch
The scam started with a FAKE email that looked like the ones Godaddy is currently sending out for it’s ICANN verification process on registrant info that it does annually. How to prevent this scam from happening to you?
Dot Weekly – http://www.dotweekly.com
The 20-Million-Peso DOST Website Scam?
By Jozzua
Why does it look scam-ish? Well, for people who are in the internet industry, we have a fairly good idea of how much projects like these cost. Based on the article, it’s simply an online database of entrepreneurs.
*Jozzua – http://www.jozzua.com
Are paid surveys programs a scam?
By chris j.b c
Hello My name is Christopher in this article I would like to tell you about paid surveys and are they a scam? I decided to write this article because there has been a lot of talk lately about paid surveys and whether you can really make
Payless Web Hosting – http://paylesswebhosting.com
IF A PARROT IS PRICED TOO CHEAP IT’S A SCAM..”ADOPTIONS” TOO!!
If they sound African, or say they are from Cameroon or Nigeria it’s a scam. If they insist on money transfer by western Union..it’s a scam. If they advertise using a landline that never answers..it’s a scam.
UK Classifieds – Ads – http://www.ukclassifieds.co.uk/

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