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San Francisco: Defendant pleads guilty in Contra Costa college aid scam

moe — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:05:39 +0000

According to Nbcbayarea.com Court records show campus administrators were suspicious of the alleged ringleader of a college aid scam at Contra Costa College months before police launched an investigation. Read Article

Mount Laurel, New Jersey: local woman falls victim to phone, lottery scam

moe — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:07:21 +0000

According to Phillyburbus.com a township resident was scammed out of $180 by an unknown caller who told her she had won half a million dollars in a lottery, police said Friday. Read Article

Scam Alert: Irish police warn Waterford residents of grandparent scam

moe — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:44:28 +0000

Waterford.patch.com reported that Waterford Police wants you to be aware of a longstanding scam that seems to be occurring in our area again. An elderly resident received a call from a lady stating she was an attorney for the elderly resident’s granddaughter that got arrested for DWI. Read Article

New York: Former Long Island Railroad conductor pleads guilty in disability scam

moe — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:36:31 +0000

According to Fbi.gov Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that Richard Ehrlinger, a former Long Island Railroad conductor, pled guilty today to charges related to the allegedly massive fraud scheme in which Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) workers claimed to be disabled upon early retirement so that they could receive disability benefits to which they were not entitled. Read Article

Email Scam: North Carolina law firm lose thousands in overseas phishing scam

moe — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:02:43 +0000

According to Abajournal.com a North Carolina bank claims in a lawsuit that it isn’t responsible for a $336,600 wire transfer to Russia from a law firm account. The suit by Charlotte-based Park Sterling Bank claims the law firm of Wallace & Pittman fell victim to a phishing scam that began with a click on a link in a fraudulent email, the Charlotte Observer reports. Read Article

Quezon, Philippines: Investment scam leader’s wife arrested in police operation

moe — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:31:35 +0000

As reported by Manilatimes.net operatives of the Pasay City police on Thursday arrested the wife of investment scam leader Jachob “Coco” Rasuman in an operation in Quezon City. According to Pasay City Police Chief Senior Supt. Rodolfo Llorca, Princess Tomawis Rasuman, 32, was nabbed in a residence at Vista Real Executive Village along Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon City at around 1:30 a.m. yesterday. “We had a tip from our informant so we sent a team there to identify her,” Llorca said. Read Article

Prepare yourself to avoid scams, take this quiz

moe — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:03:19 +0000

As reported by Aarp.org for successful scammers and thieves, every day is April Fools’ Day. How prepared are you to avoid common crimes of the season? Take this quiz to find out. Read Article

IRS: Dirty Dozen tax scams to avoid this year

moe — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:51:49 +0000

As reported by Cyberwarzone.com the Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that there are plenty of scam artists and cyber criminals that want your money. The tax collection agency issued its “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams that it says peak at this time of year and include. Read Article

MoneyGram warns consumers about charity scam during this tax season

moe — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:24:39 +0000

Businesswire.com reported that, MoneyGram leading global money transfer company, is warning consumers who are in a giving mood not to get taken by a charity scam this tax season. During 2012, the company says victims of charity scams lost an average of $824 each time they sent money intended for a non-profit organization. Read Article

Detroit: member of Winans gospel family gets 14 year in $8M fraud scheme

moe — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:13:16 +0000

As reported by Clarionledger.com a judge sentenced a member of gospel music’s Winans family to nearly 14 years in prison Wednesday for an $8 million financial scam that was promoted in church pulpits. Read Article