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Govt panel suggests consumer campaign
New Delhi :: India | 7 months ago
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A government panel has suggested running a public campaign under the flagship consumer awareness programme 'Jago Grahak Jago' to guard the gullible investors against multi-level marketing (MLM) and pyramid structure companies collecting money through
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Bank scam targets over 50s
Mumbai :: India | 7 months ago
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The scammers pose as staff members from the head office of an Australian bank, the identity of which police are not revealing. The scammers call customers and tell them they've been overcharged for account holding fees. The customers are told they
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Warning not to succumb to scams (Fuseworks)
London :: United Kingdom | 7 months ago
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Warning not to succumb to scams NZ Police, Fuseworks November 19, 2012, 8:56 am If it sounds too good to be true it probably is. That's the warning being issued by Rotorua Police after recent reports of people succumbing to scams and parting with
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Clifton grandmother scammed out of $5,000 by imposter grandson
Clifton :: NJ :: USA | 7 months ago
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The 'Grandparent Scam' has struck again this time costing a Clifton woman $5,000. The victim, a 75-year-old grandmother told police she received a call on Tuesday from a man who claimed to be her grandson who told her he had just been arrested in
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Overseas scam artists after locals' money
Evansville :: IN :: USA | 7 months ago
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Gleaner staff A Henderson County woman was recently contacted by an overseas scam artist who tried to get her to wire him more than $2,000. The man called her claiming to be her grandson who serves in the United States military. He told her that he
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Don't became the victim of a scammer
Clifton :: NJ :: USA | 8 months ago
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Scams can occur in any situation that involves the exchange of money with someone that you don't know. Someone suggests that you deposit a check and send them back a portion of the money. Someone pretending to be a friend or relative calls in a
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A faked Facebook profile: Who do I call?
Boston :: MA :: USA | 8 months ago
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I was able to contact the 32 people who accepted the friend request from the duplicate account...Unless your real account becomes inaccessible, Facebook doesnt let you report anything...Fortunately, the folks at Facebook tell me your doppelganger is
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Scores fall for jobs Down Under scam
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 8 months ago
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They parted with their savings and left their jobs hoping to receive better salaries abroad. But the victims were left high and dry with their dreams crushed when the jobs they were promised in Australia and New Zealand turned out to be nothing more
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Man loses $4K in Port St. Lucie 'pigeon drop' scam
Fort Lauderdale :: FL :: USA | 8 months ago
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In the wake of an apparent "pigeon drop" scam last week in which a man was swindled out of $4,000, Port St. Lucie police on Wednesday warned citizens to be wary of strangers and not become victims...Frank Sabol, police spokesman, said the "pigeon
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Three defendants in ghost scam targeting Chinese women to stand trial
Francisco :: IN :: USA | 9 months ago
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Three women accused of defrauding elderly Chinese of their jewelry using a "ghost scam" have been ordered to stand trial, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon said Friday. Huifei Lin, 42, Caiqiong Chen, 43, and Lirong Lin, 57, were arrested
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