Attorney General Linda Kelly cautions consumers, both travelers and property owners, to be on the lookout for scams that are linked to summer vacation rentals and vacations. “Internet sites, like Craigslist, or other online classified ads, are a popular place for consumers searching for last minute rental bargains or homeowners who are hoping to earn more rental income during the summer vacation season,” Kelly said. “Unfortunately, these websites are also popular with scam artists looking to lure unsuspecting consumers into their traps.” Read Article
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A two-year FBI sting operation aimed at cyber-thieves netted 24 arrests, including one in Albuquerque, this week, according to federal officials. Sean Harper, 23, was arrested Tuesday in Albuquerque on one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, according to court papers filed in New York. If convicted, he could face up to 7½ [...]
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The summer shopping spree for bicycle thieves in Ocean City has begun — and as usual, they’re choosing from a wide selection of unlocked bicycles and unlocked garages. The increase in stolen bicycles is typical for this time of year with more visitors and more bicycles in town. The crimes are often made easy by [...]
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James and Ruth Kauff already had a pair of the hottest tickets in town. But instead of celebrating the Miami Heat’s 104-98 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder during last week’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals, they ended up spending the night in jail. Miami Police say they arrested the Deerfield Beach couple for [...]
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Recent poor experience with Citibank American Airlines Credit Card submitted by anonymous reader I have been a Citibank American Airlines Credit Card holder for over two years. They offer a very good plan of being able to finance American Airlines tickets for six-months without interest if paid within six months which is the main attraction [...]
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Drugs such as Taxol, Cytarabine, Daunorubicin, Doxil, and Leucovorin are in short supply, delaying patients with various forms of cancer from getting the treatments they need or forcing them to seek alternative, possibly less-effective treatments, FDA announced recently. Read Article
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Dear Annie: My neighbor “Linda” has been single and lonely for years. A few months ago, she told me that she was communicating with a man she met on a personals website. Read Article
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A federal judge in Boston yesterday sentenced a woman to nearly 51⁄2 years in prison after she admitted swindling advertisers and vendors out of more than $100,000 for a bogus bridal show, one of multiple scams she ran throughout the country. Read Article
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AIRFARES. You’ve already seen reports about the five rounds of airfare hikes the big lines announced just since the first of the year. Most final increases were a bit less than originally announced, because some of the big low-fare lines didn’t go along with the full amounts. But the fact is that fares this summer [...]
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Amidst ongoing fears of radiation exposure and nuclear crisis in Japan, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now warning consumers about unapproved, counterfeit pills and medications being illegally marketed and sold online as anti-radiation treatments. The anti-radiation treatments may be sold as dietary supplements, food products, vaccines, drugs or other devices and may [...]
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