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Avoid Internet Scams and ripoffs
Avoid Internet ripoffs and Scams Curated by Peter Mellow |
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June 2, 2016 6:15 PM
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Shysters who repeatedly rip off consumers should be jailed to discourage unfair trading, consumer advocates say.
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May 9, 2016 6:25 PM
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The U.S. government says it has finally put an end to what investigators call one of the longest running mail frauds in history. The scheme preyed on sick, elderly and vulnerable Americans, promising guidance and talismans from a French psychic named Maria Duval.
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April 26, 2016 3:32 PM
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Scammers increasingly targeting businesses and LinkedIn is useful source of ammunition, experts say.
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April 25, 2016 4:55 PM
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A distressing phone call comes from someone posing as a loved one – and if offenders are successful, a panicked (and often wealthy) recipient pays ‘ransom’
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April 22, 2016 6:20 PM
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A year on from reporting accounts being hacked, Londoners receive shock bills for ‘phantom rides’ in Mexico and New York
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April 21, 2016 11:10 PM
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Three teenagers have been charged with allegedly selling fake tickets to an all-night dance party to be held in Sydney this weekend.
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April 17, 2016 11:02 PM
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Fair Go presenter Pippa Wetzell says that she was almost caught up in an online scam. - New Zealand Herald
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April 9, 2016 6:51 PM
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A widely distributed scam email that quotes people's postal addresses links to a dangerous form of ransomware, according to a security researcher.
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April 5, 2016 3:05 AM
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Criminals preying on elderly people with an elaborate telephone scam have defrauded them of a total of $5 million in the past six months.
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April 3, 2016 9:55 AM
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When an Auckland student was offered $6000 to take photos of hands and feet for an artist, she was suspicious. - New Zealand Herald
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March 29, 2016 5:54 PM
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It's April Fool's Day this week, but some tricks are nastier than others. Money shows you how to protect yourself from financial fraud.
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March 28, 2016 4:05 AM
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We have extra days to file this year, but that gives tricksters more time to pick your pocket.
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March 28, 2016 3:33 AM
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Gilbert Chikli was rolling in money, stolen from some of the world's biggest corporations. His targets: Accenture. Disney. American Express. In less than two years, he made off with - New Zealand Herald
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March 23, 2016 4:38 PM
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Scammers are forever coming up with new and ingenious ways to get their hands on your cash, and it's fair to say, they haven't let us down with these beauties. Action Fraud, the UK's national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime, has two new scam emails that they want you to look out for. They might look like the real deal, but they are definitely phishy.
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February 29, 2016 1:49 AM
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New South Wales Police are reporting a scam from a Facebook page coined ‘Royal Caribbean Australia,’ urging users to be wary.
The Facebook page, that appears to have been live since Feb
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February 29, 2016 1:14 AM
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The Freedom 251 is a 3G Android handset with a 4-inch display, a Qualcomm 1.3-GHz quad-core processor and 1 GB RAM. It was introduced a couple of weeks ago in India for the low, low price of 251 ru…
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February 21, 2016 5:48 PM
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According to a post that is circulating rapidly on Facebook, Adidas is giving free shoes to everyone as a means of celebrating its birthday. The post urges you to click to get your shoes while supp…
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February 13, 2016 1:44 AM
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Jerome Jacques received a call the other day from a production company looking to rent his hilltop Malibu house for a movie shoot.
He asked how they found out about his home. The answer: They saw it on Airbnb.
Which was a problem.
"I don't list my house on Airbnb," Jacques told me.
The so-called...
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February 12, 2016 6:51 PM
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Fraudsters are using publicly available online information in a series of scam letters posted to Kiwis. - New Zealand Herald
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February 6, 2016 7:54 AM
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Forget what you’ve heard about connecting with everyone. Avoid the sales schemers and scammers and connect smart with these tips.
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February 2, 2016 10:13 PM
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POLICE have busted a coordinated cold call investment scam syndicate in southeast Queensland allegedly responsible for duping Australians out of 10 million.
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January 28, 2016 2:36 AM
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How do you make someone bend to your will? Maria Konnikova finds answers by exploring the psychological tricks of one of history’s most shocking fraudsters.
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January 8, 2016 4:54 PM
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An email phishing scam known as CEO fraud that targets gullible employees is sweeping the world and costing firms millions.
I have written a page about Email scams and hoaxes please read it.
http://jobsover50.ca/email-scams-and-hoaxes-past-present-and-future/
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December 31, 2015 11:48 PM
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On a day of promise and resolve, it is heartening that the Chancellor has responded to The Independent’s call for fairer treatment of travellers by airport retailers. Our campaign centred on the practice of some stores charging the same VAT-inclusive price regardless of the passenger’s final destination.
