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Man sentenced in bizarre diagnosing scam

Posted by michelle 830 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Category: Crime | Tags: lousiana medical scam satellite imagi

Con man bilks friends, pretending to get them satellite imaging to diagnose medical problems. read more »
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Phone tech charged with making $220,000 in phone sex calls using customers' lines

Posted by Bullwinkle 551 days ago (http://wcbstv.com)
Category: Work-Related | Tags: new york phone scam

Joseph Vaccarelli, 45, of Nutley, made approximately 5,000 calls, resulting in 45,000 minutes of call time read more »
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Woman out $400K to 'Nigerian scam' con artists

Posted by ScottR 486 days ago (http://www.katu.com)
Category: Idiot | Tags: oregon nigerian scam

Woman wiped out her husband’s retirement account, mortgaged their house, and took a lien out on the family car for Nigerian scam. read more »
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Men guilty over fake penis scam

Posted by dieselbenz 475 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Category: Drugs-Alcohol | Tags: urinalysis scam cheating drugs

The device was sold with a heating element and fake urine to help people test negative for illegal substances. "The Whizzinator is the ultimate solu read more »
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Police: Entire town scammed

Posted by Jacira 291 days ago (http://www.msnbc.msn.com)
Category: Crime | Tags: scam guilford connecticut bank theft

Every single resident in Guilford, Connecticut received automated phone calls from "security" at a local savings bank, asking for their ATM card number and PIN number... calls to the police almost shut down their 9-11 system! read more »
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Mom finds her baby boy up for adoption on Craigslist

Posted by penandra 224 days ago (http://www.myfoxboston.com)
Category: Misc-Other | Tags: boston adoption scam

A Massachusett's mother found a picture of her baby boy online in an advertisement saying the child was available for adoption. She responded to the ad and received an email with her son’s picture, describing him as born in Canada, but living in an orphanage in the African nation of Cameroon. read more »
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Fire charity scammer calls Fire Chief

Posted by penandra 28 days ago (http://www.miamiherald.com)
Category: Crime | Tags: pennsylvania scam firefighters

Fire Chief Dave Meehl said the caller said he was "collecting money for disabled firefighters. Right off the bat, he said he took all major credit cards." When Meehl told the man he was the fire chief, the caller hung up. read more »
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