According to 1011now.com a warning for drivers about renewing your license and a website that one woman says everyone needs to stay away from. Sherri from Hastings says she was the victim of a scam. She received a postcard in the mail which said Nebraska DMV, telling her to log on to a website to renew her license. She typed in “ClickDMV.NE.gov” in the search bar and a legitimate link pops up at the top. Everything seemed fine until her bank notified her of an unusual charge. Read Article
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Thenews.com.pk reported that three men have been arrested for their involvement in two separate cases of mobile phone fraud in which they allegedly sent text-messages to members of the public informing them they had won a prize, Abu Dhabi Police said on Saturday. Read Article
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Tribune.com.pk reported after dodging the law for over eight months, the main character in a multi-billion-rupee scam, former chairman of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) Tauqeer Sadiq said on Saturday that he was ready to surrender to Interpol. On Wednesday, sources in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) said Sadiq had been arrested in [...]
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Kolotv.com reported that investigators say on Saturday, January 12th a South Lake Tahoe resident got a call from a man who claimed to be with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The caller said he was investigating illegal, online prescription drug orders, specifically a purchase the resident made in 2006. Read Article
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BBC.co.uk reported that two people have been arrested in South Africa for “borrowing” a corpse as part of an elaborate life insurance scam, police have said. A police spokesman said a woman in Durban had created a fake identity and paid towards insurance policies. Read Article
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BBC.co.uk reported that a man who ran a huge international sham marriage operation from South Yorkshire has been jailed for six years.Talib Hussain, 42, organised bogus weddings between Eastern European women and Pakistani men, who could then apply to live in the UK under EU border laws. Read Article
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Rhode Island’s attorney general is warning New England Patriots fans about possible ticket scams. Peter Kilmartin said Wednesday that scam artists will try to take advantage of the demand for tickets to Sunday’s AFC Divisional Championship game in Foxboro, Mass., against the Baltimore Ravens. Read Article
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According to Bangordailynews.com you get to the website on securing financial aid for education, and in rather small print it advises, “We are not affiliated with the Department of Education.” However, in bold, bright letters, the site advises, “Maine Residents: State programs award on a first-come, first served basis. File immediately to avoid losing aid.” [...]
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PHILLY.com reported that the leader of a Russian-mob-connected scam that bilked former Fox 29 weatherman John Bolaris out of thousands of dollars will serve three years in prison for his role in the dupe. Admitted Russian mobster Alec Simchuk was sentenced Friday in federal court in Miami, the Miami Herald reported. Read Article
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Seven years after a French co-operative based in the north eastern province of Champagne-Ardenne was accused of selling fake vintage bubbly, the perpetrators – three former managers of the Esterlin Champagne co-operative have finally been sentenced, reports Decanter.com. Read Article
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