Tag: Scam

ATM $37,000: A Man’s Get Rich & Lose it Quick Scheme
A Maine news website tells us how a homeles...
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Sara Ylen Fakes Cervical Cancer, Sentenced to One Year for Fraud
On Wednesday, a 38-year-old Michigan woman was sentenced to one year in prison for money fraud against a healthcare insurance company and generous local supporters. Sara Ylen of...
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Cancer Scammer Brittany Ozarowski Pleads Guilty
Turns out Brittany Ozarowski was not suffering from...
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Teen Pays $735 For A Photo Of An Xbox One On eBay
For only £450 ($735), Peter Clatworthy, a 19-year-old student of Bilborough, Nottingham, United Kingdom, thought he was going to get an Xbox One. He didn’t. Instead, Clatworthy...
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Fire Department Charges Family $20,000 After Their Home Burns Down
A family in Surprise, Arizona certainly got the shock of their life after their...
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Virtual Kidnapping: Four Charged in Virtual Scam
It seems that virtual kidnappings are on the rise. Recent investigations led to the arrest of four virtual kidnappers from Mexico.  According to a federal indictment unsealed on Fr...
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Irving Fryar & Mother Indicted in New Jersey
It was not a happy hump day for former NFL wide receiver Irving Fryar and his mother. Fryar and his mother, Allene McGhee, were...
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Who Falls For Nigerian Email Scams? The Gullible, of Course
We've all gotten them. The emails from someone purporting to have a lot of money that needs help sailing through the tricky waters of international banking. The ones that need us...
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Fake Apple Survey Email Making The Rounds
A fake survey claiming to be from Apple is making the rounds this morning. It's pretty much your basic phishing email. It offers the recipient the chance to take a survey in exchan...
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Likejacking Scams on Facebook
Be careful who you friend and what websites you are being requested to visit because some sites employ a “Manual Sharing Scam” – better known as “...
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Man Tricks Girlfriend on Facebook, Imprisoned
In Great Britain, a man has been jailed for seven years for tricking his girlfriend into performing sex acts online through the use of...
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Scammers Continue to Post Fake Facebook Videos
It should be old news by now that if you see a questionable video on Facebook you probably should not click on it, and definitely don't give any information or fill out a survey....
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Tax Season 2012: Avoid Online Scams
For years, online scammers have been taking advantage of people at tax time. Many people look for ways to get their tax refund back as quickly as possible. Legitimate tax return...
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