Police all along the border between Texas and Mexico say this holiday season they’re seeing a spike in scam phone calls from Mexico. The scam involves residents on the U.S. side of the border getting a call from someone claiming to be an extended family member in Mexico but without giving a name. By using vague language, the caller gets the victim to drop the name of a family member, who the scammer then claims to be. Read Article
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A Conman who received £3000 in benefits after using the personal details of a prisoner serving a life sentence has received a four-month jail term. David Williamson supplied the Department of Work and Pensions with Edwin Geirnaert’s national insurance number, pretending he had just been released from jail and needed a crisis loan. Read Article
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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 [...]
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A new scam has many people seeing some alarming charges on their cell phone bill. AOL News says it’s the work of hackers who are using instructions available online and software costing less than $100. Read Article
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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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All the soldiers involved in a scheme by a club operator who told them they could receive training to become club hosts or male prostitutes for a small “down payment” will be disciplined, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday. Kaohsiung police said late last month they had busted a fraud ring that deceived more [...]
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Northland New Zealand’s deaf community has been warned about an online scam that has robbed its members of tens of thousands of dollars. The scam has solicited millions of dollars worldwide by asking people to invest and falsely promising them high returns. Northlander Gavin Boyner spoke out about the scam, telling TV3 he spent months [...]
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A Knoxville couple say they were scammed out of a $400 deposit they put down on a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe — and authorities have indicated that the suspect in the case could be the same person wanted in three other similar thefts. Read Article
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POLICE have warned of an increasing number of scams to rob Queensland’s flood victims as the federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, said the economic cost of the disaster will be the highest in Australia’s history. The scams include tricking victims into giving their bank details to people claiming they will help them obtain emergency funds. Read [...]
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Thousands of clients may be victims of a telemarketing business that offered help selling timeshares. Police made four arrests late Thursday. The Orlando-based business posed as a brokering service to bilk clients of cash. Read Article
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