Monthly Archives: May 2007

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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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e-Gold indicted on money-laundering charges

e-Gold, in Melbourne, Florida issued the following shock announcement on their website. “On April 24, 2007, a Federal Grand Jury handed down an indictment charging e-gold Ltd., Gold & Silver Reserve, Inc., and the Directors of both companies with money … Continue reading

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