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California, woman loses $1200 in gold scam

A woman was swindled out of $1,200 after a man sold her a fake gold bar claiming he needed the money to help pay for his son’s medical care, police reported. A woman shopping with her toddler Tuesday at Vons in the 11000 block of Los Alamitos Boulevard said she was approached by a man who told her he needed to sell three gold bars for $12,000 each to help with his son’s hospital care, police reported. Read Article

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DNA mail scam, Australia

It’s a strange thing to find in your mailbox, a DNA testing kit. Aside from the potential for marital disruption (“What could you possibly want that for?”) the other problem is that it’s not actually a DNA testing kit at all but, instead, is a money extraction scheme. Clearly DNA stands for Do No Answer. [...]

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Woman scams former football player claiming cancer

A 41-year-old Pikesville woman was ordered Wednesday to stand trial March 10 on charges that she obtained $10,000 from Mike Flynn, the former Ravens player, by fraudulently claiming that she was dying of cancer. It is the second such case to be tried in Baltimore County in a year. Read Article

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