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State Department advice on Advance Fee Fraud (AFF/Nigerian) Fraud
The United States Department of State (Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affair) has issued a very useful, informative and, more importantly, READABLE document online about the most common type of international fraud Here’s an excerpt: … AFF criminals include university-educated professionals who are the best in the world for nonviolent spectacular crimes. AFF […]
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stopandhelpus.org – Scam Charity Site?
When I get spam from a charity asking specifically for donations I visit the website just to see what kind of organization would use spam to solicit contributions. In most cases it’s a scam. Bona fide charities would NEVER spam you. So this morning I received the following email Stop! Help us, we are in […]
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That ‘Check Receiving’ job IS a scam!
Here’s a recent scam job offer I received, one of many. Better written than usual, but the same tagline – ‘Payment Processing‘ (aka ‘Transaction Processing Agent‘ etc). This scam involves sending the victim a large check, then asking him to deduct a commission (usually 5-15%) and then to send the rest on to a third […]
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Weekly Scam Roundup
Puppies make most of the noise this week! Internet Puppy Scam Computer Crime Research Center – Ukraine The Council of Better Business Bureaus and American Kennel Club are warning consumers about a new scam involving ‘free’ puppies being promoted on MySpace, … Latest Internet scam concern – free puppy ads AZ Central.com – AZ,USA Consumer […]
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Scam Offers Cut-Rate Plasma TVs
Get a 50-inch plasma-screen TV for less then $800? Nope, it’s a scam and for a change the FBI got their man! your tax dollars actually working! read more | digg story
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Skype Chat fails Scamdex Reporting Criteria
Scamdex believes that every provider of interactive services should have, front and center, a simple way to report abusers of it’s service. So, a provider of free email needs to have an easy-to-find way to report people using it’s email for scamming or spamming. This reporting should be linked directly to a mechanism which flags […]
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Craigs List Scam hits Omaha Truck Seller
The owner of a truck in Omaha Nebraska was almost caught by a scam commonly used to dupe people out of thousands of dollars using the comm ads website, Craigs List (www.craigslist.org). He was trying to sell his truck on the site and was contacted by a buyer who sent him a cashiers check by […]
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Scam News from round the ‘net – May 2007
Beware of lottery mail scam Naples Daily News – Naples,FL,USA If you get letter that reads your a “winner” in an international lottery, it is likely a scam. Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports several accounts of … 3 doctors charged in ‘rent-a-patient’ scam Los Angeles Times – CA,USA The arrests bring to 17 the number […]