Time-share scam takes time to crack Allentown Morning Call The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services told me it recouped a total of $17557 for 12 people by filing claims against the surety bond the company had been required to post to work as a telemarketer. Adler, of Catasauqua, told me he …
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Cape May County Herald (press release) Seniors Beware; Scammers May Get You Cape May County Herald (press release) Men, too, said Banks, tend to be more prone to making risky investments, thereby opening the door to financial scams . Banks shared the need for hiring in- home support from fully insured and bonded agencies. While many private in- home workers are …
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Ruling disconnects telcos, puts Chidambaram on hold Livemint New Delhi: The Supreme Court ordered the scrapping of 122 telecom licences issued to nine companies in 2008 in what's become popularly known as the 2G scam —a major setback to a sunshine sector gone bad and a government just recovering from a year when … and more
Beware of Mystery Shopper Scams Huffington Post … probably hundreds more are scams . In fact, the National Consumers League (NCL) says complaints it received regarding fraudulent mystery shopper and work -at- home schemes were up nearly 9 percent during the past six months. Why the increase?
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Graves Co. Sheriff warns of credit card scam WPSD Local 6 A scam involving a ” work from home ” offer and stolen credit cards is making the rounds in the Local 6 region. Graves County Sheriff Dewayne Redmon is warning residents in the area that yet another scam has been uncovered recently. Sheriff warns residents of credit card theft, possible job offer ” scam ” KFVS all 2 news articles
Online job scams on the rise: How to protect yourself KFDA With two young children to care for, she was looking for work at home jobs like the kind found on Internet sites such as Craigslist. Instead of finding a job, she found herself locked into a scam . “A work at home scam is something that asks you for …
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Rahway residents warned to beware of scams MyCentralJersey.com While the resident is distracted by one person, someone else enters the home to search for money or other valuables before they flee from the home , he said. The scam artists tend to work in teams of two or more people. Most times, the scam artists do … Rahway PD Issues 'Gypsy Scam ' Alert Patch.com all 2 news articles
RT New York prosecutors ask Twitter to reveal Occupy Wall Street man's tweets The Guardian Prosecutors have subpoenaed the Twitter records of an Occupy Wall Street protester who was arrested in October during a mass protest on the Brooklyn Bridge. The 26 January subpoena from the Manhattan district attorney's office seeks “user information, … Prosecutors subpoena Occupy tweets TG Daily all 10 news articles
Reader shares tale of door-to-door scam MiamiHerald.com It occurred to me that it would be an opportunity to break into my home , so I asked the pharmacist to call 911. She directed me to the store manager. She seemed to care. I spoke to a Hialeah Police dispatcher, explained the scam and said that perhaps …
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Trial set for property scam case Escanaba Daily Press Ives was arrested last year on the four felony counts of embezzlement for alleged property scams in Delta County. He remains free on bond after posting a $25000 cash bond. According to these criminal complaints, Ives allegedly converted for his own use …
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Missouri's Top Ten Scams for 2011 Kansas City infoZine Common door-to-door schemes involve driveway asphalting, roof and chimney repairs, and remodeling work inside the home . The scam artists are often not licensed with the local municipality, are not from the area, do not provide a detailed contract, … and more
New York Times Ex-Credit Suisse Traders To Be Charged Over Subprime Fraud Huffington Post Federal prosecutors are expected to charge four former Credit Suisse brokers with criminal fraud for misleading investors by inflating the value of subprime mortgage derivatives to increase their own bonuses, reports the Wall Street Journal. US Plans Charges on Bond Fraud Wall Street Journal Charges against Credit Suisse employees FierceFinance Feds to Charge Crooked Bond Traders Newser Reuters
PR Web (press release) Wall Street Fraud Watchdog Warns About 2012 And Investors Making Bad … PR Web (press release) The Wall Street Fraud Watchdog is one of the best branded groups in the US, when it comes to a unsurpassed due diligence service for high net worth individuals, about to throw down big, on a too good to be true real estate deal, or an investment …
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Daily Mail Audit Notes: Finally, Fraud Charges; Gee Whiz Wired; Freddie Columbia Journalism Review (blog) By Ryan Chittum The Wall Street Journal reports, and as far as I can tell, scoops that the Justice Department is preparing to file criminal charges against mortgage-bond traders at Credit Suisse for fraud . The WSJ says two traders will plead guilty, … Freddie Mac, Deutsche Bank Caught Up In Securities Allegations Firedoglake Freddie Mac Bets Against American Homeowners truthout all 284 news articles
Red and Black Donnan case shows Ponzi schemes not limited to Wall Street Red and Black By TUCKER GREEN on January 31, 2012 When we hear the terms, we think of corrupt backroom deals and greedy Wall Street investors. We think of people who make their living by cheating others out of theirs. We imagine briefcases filled with millions of … and more
Canandaigua warns of water scam Rochester Democrat and Chronicle According to the Canandaigua Police, someone in the last few weeks claimed to work for the city water department and told a resident that he or she needed to enter the home to check the water. This person was not a city employee, said police. Hamden Police Investigate Home Invasion, Warn of Possible Scam Hartford Courant Canandaigua police warn residents to beware of scam MPNnow.com all 8 news articles
RT Anti- Wall Street protester's Twitter posts subpoenaed Reuters By Joseph Ax | NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors have subpoenaed the Twitter records of an Occupy Wall Street protester who was arrested in October during a mass protest on the Brooklyn Bridge. The January 26 subpoena from the Manhattan District … Anti- Wall Street protester's Tweets subpoenaed Emirates 24/7 protester's Twitter subpoenaed Stuff.co.nz all 41 news articles
The Nation. (blog) Deafening Republican Silence on Financial Fraud Task Force The Nation. (blog) He wants to “put free-enterprise on trial” (Mitt Romney); he erroneously thinks that the country's problems “must be the fault of those people on Wall Street ” (Mitch McConnell); he has “bastardized” Wall Street CEOs (Fox News' Neil Cavuto, and no, …
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CTV.ca Facebook IPO may be coming Wednesday Washington Post If Facebook is indeed about to go public, as a report in the Wall Street Journal suggests, its young chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will face some new challenges. Jena McGregor reports: With just 3000 employees, Facebook is relatively small for the $4 … The Facebook IPO: A Warning? BullionVault all 1,297 news articles
Charges filed in home -repair scam Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Then Stone told the woman noticed cracks on the plaster walls inside the home , court documents said. Stone told the woman it would cost $925 to do the work and she agreed, allowing Stone to write the check, court documents said. and more
Hamden Police Investigate Home Invasion, Warn of Possible Scam Hartford Courant BY HILDA MUÑOZ, hmunoz@courant.com The Hartford Courant Police said they are investigating a home invasion where one of the suspects entered an 85-year-old woman's home on Blake Road by pretending to work with the water company.
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Distractions lead to scam success Fergus Falls Daily Journal In our story Friday about the phone scam which attempted to “phish” debit card information from residents with a Fergus Falls prefix, bank representatives said that most clients did not fall for the scam . In an act of pure stupidity, I willingly typed … and more
Muskego Police Investigate Mail Scam , Warn of Others Patch.com In the same vein, police wanted to share a 'scam of the week' from The Better Business Bureau's Top 10 scams of 2011. This week's Scam is: A 'top job' scam: numerous secret shopper schemes, work-from-home scams , and other phony job offers are out there … and more
CRIME REPORT: Piperton man arrested in Memphis real estate scam Memphis Commercial Appeal By Kevin McKenzie A 69-year-old Piperton man suspected of posing as a real estate agent and collecting $1500 in a home purchase scheme in Memphis was arrested on Thursday, according to a court affidavit. Memphis police charged Fred Elam with felony …
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Telegraph.co.uk Nigerian couple set up 'ingenious' sham wedding to avoid deportation Telegraph.co.uk The fake bride then immediately returned home but left behind documents which allowed Ogunrinde to assume her identity. The scam , which lasted three years until immigration were tipped off, meant the pair were allowed to live and work in this country. and more
Forbes Wall Street Eugenics : SEC Charges Microcap Fraud . . . again Forbes After some three decades lawyering on Wall Street , I ask your pardon if, at times, I come off as overly cynical, hardboiled, and curmudgeonly. I mean, you know, seriously, if you've seen even a tenth of the garbage and nonsense that I have during my … and more
Downham: Scams target people with “unpaid debts” Lynn News A MAN from Downham has been conned out of over a thousand pounds after being targeted by a scam in his own home . The victim, a man in his 60s, was called by a man claiming to work for a London solicitors firm who told him that he owed £1800 for unpaid …
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Beware out-of-state contracters Lebanon Express The Construction Contractors Board said Oregon homeowners who have experienced damage from recent flooding and high winds to work only with licensed Oregon contractors. “Don't get taken in by out of town scam artists going door to door,” said Craig P. and more
Paula Deen: Populist Cook or Diabetic Scam Artist? AlterNet By now you've probably heard about the controversy surrounding Paula Deen, the southern cook whose butter-soaked, sugar-fueled meals and home -grown style made her a hit on the Food Network. Since admitting to having contracted Type 2 diabetes three … and more
GRPD educates public about fraudulent schemes Green River Star People using this scam have access to both home and work phone numbers and are relentless. Finally, there are lottery and inheritance scams in which a person receives an email saying they won an international lottery or informing them a rich, …
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Scammers strike Hawkins County online, on the phone, and by mail WVLT But, scams don't just say you won something, some claim a loved is in trouble and needs money to get home . “That's one of the newer ones that has come in,” Tony said. And, the reason they work ? The scammer has just enough information to seem legitimate … and more
Companies Promise Mortgage Help, Deliver Nothing Tucson Citizen 25, 2012, under alert, Life, scam , Tips Gloria Kroske took out a second mortgage on her Dallas, Ore. home in better times. Now, she and her husband are struggling to pay their bills on Social Security. Her husband has found work off and on, …
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Feds create database to find those who rip off soldiers WatertownDailyTimes.com “The men and women of the Armed Forces are doing tremendous work to protect American freedom and values overseas and deserve to know we have their back here at home . Attorney General Schneiderman's work has meant a great deal to the soldiers at Fort … and more
PR Web (press release) Wall Street Fraud Watchdog Now Offers Landowners in Ohio & Pennsylvania a … PR Web (press release) The Wall Street Fraud Watchdog's due diligence service for real estate investors, or property owners may be the comprehensive of its type being offered in the United States. The group is expanding its real estate services to now include property owners … and more
King of How To News The SpeakAsiaOnline Scam – Work at Home Cons King of How To News Based in Singapore, the SpeakAsiaOnline scam mainly targets citizens of poorer countries who are desperate for some way to feed their families using work at home platforms. The Indian government has opened an investigation into the company and lobbied …
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New year, old scams Monroe Evening News Job scams: BBB sees lots of secret shopper schemes, work-from-home scams , and other phony job offers, but the worst job-related scam can dash hopes and steal identities. E-mails, Web sites and online applications all look very professional, … and more
Renters need to guard against online scams Nashua Telegraph By PAMELA YIP Stay close to home : “Deal locally with folks you can meet in person,” Susan MacTavish Best said. “Follow this one simple rule, and you will avoid 99 percent of the scam attempts on Craigslist.” Never wire money: Never wire money _ …
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Real estate scam hits Baton Rouge area WBXH The letter included the following explanation: “I have decided to rent it out due to our transfer to West Africa for missionary work .” “We let them in, let them know they were definitely being scammed ,” said Waller. It is clear the Waller's home is for … and more
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Scam Alert: Waynesboro Police Report Possible Scam NBC 29 News These incidents appear to be linked due the fact that both home owners had recently had tree work done and the subject requesting the assistance claimed to have performed tree work for the resident in the past. Although neither citizen recognized the … and more
New year brings new scams Journal Times The list warns of mortgage relief companies that disappear after homeowners pay large upfront fees and door-to-door repairmen who promise deals, require upfront fees and then skip out before completing work . “Be careful with home repairs,” cautioned …
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Family warns of scam The Keene Sentinel But, shortly after moving in, the family found out that their new house is part of an Internet scam that could cause victims to lose thousands of dollars and end up without a home . “I was livid and flustered, and really upset for people potentially … and more
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Suspect in paving scam put in prison Lancaster Newspapers By LARRY ALEXANDER It's an old scam . Go up to a home , offer to pave the owner's driveway, then either collect the money and not do the work or complete the job and then charge the person much more than the original quote. Sometimes the ploy works, …
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Renters Need to Guard Against Online Scams LoanSafe Justin Burt of Frisco, Calif., fell victim to a scam earlier this month. Burt, who owns an auto mechanic shop, was searching for a house to rent. He responded to an ad on Craigslist for a 1600-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath home in McKinney …
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Posted on 19 January 2012 by admin East Texas Review Unfortunately, scammers increasingly are using newspaper and Internet job ads, emails and phone calls to snare unsuspecting consumers with promises of quick, easy money for minimal effort. Here's how a typical mystery shopping scam might work : You …
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Old cons, new twists: It pays to be skeptical in this era of email scams Bluefield Daily Telegraph That makes her the least likely person to send me an ad for discount Viagra. I'd repeat her name, but I don't want to put ideas into another scam artist's head. Then I received another message this morning when I arrived for work . …
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Beware of mystery shopper scams Minuteman News Center In fact, the National Consumers League (NCL) says complaints regarding fraudulent mystery shopper and work -at- home schemes were up nearly 9 percent during the past six months. Why the increase? It's due in part to our nation's high unemployment rates … and more
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Better Business Bureau lists top 10 scams of the year ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) It's a comprehensive resource on scam investigations from BBBs around the country. It reviews tips from the BBB and law enforcement. BBB sees lots of secret shopper schemes, work-from-home scams , and other phony job offers, but the worst job-related … and more
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Cops warn of 'diversion burglaries' The Journal News | LoHud.com Just days later, another woman in the same neighborhood was victimized by the same scam : One thief asked to inspect her electrical work , while the other stole jewelry and cash. Emma doesn't know if the cases are related to the Montebello crime. … and more
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Forged Irish passport linked to gold scam in Africa Belfast Telegraph We had to pay all our own expenses and even our flights home ,” he said. The Irish team, which has done extensive contract security work in Europe and the Middle East, had been in West Africa from August to early December. The US investors have now … and more
Work -at- home offers usually costly scams Bangor Daily News The Federal Trade Commission received 8192 complaints about work -at- home schemes in 2010. The FTC estimates that only one in 55 such offers are legitimate. Thousands of people we know about — and many we don't — fall for a variety of scams and lose …
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