Legal ramifcations for senior scams
ABC 10 News NOW
467 aims to protect consumers from misleading annuity recommendations made by insurance companies. Unless you come from a strong financial background, annuities can be misleading and are not usually explained properly. These types of scams toe the ...

Scammers exploit interest in NBA finals to spread Facebook spam
SC Magazine
Scammers make money from the campaign by redirecting users from the Tumblr page to a plugin install page where affiliate advertisers track traffic. According to Symantec, Tumblr has removed the pages used in the scams. The security firm also reported ...

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Phony IRS agents targeting Indians for scams, cops say
Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com
The scam is similar to one reported by KGO in California, in which phony IRS agents call Indians with the last name Patel. It cited one victim who lost $16,000 after falling for a scammer who called from a Toms River, N.J. number. The scammer spoke to ...

Lilly Issues Alert for Illegal Scams Involving Fraudulent Checks and Online ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
INDIANAPOLIS, June 19, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) today issued an alert about two illegal scams, purportedly using the name of the company and/or its subsidiary Elanco Animal Health, that are actively targeting the public ...
Eli Lilly Warns of Scams Using Company's NameNASDAQ

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BBB warns of scams for forest fire victims
kdvr.com
DENVER — The Better Business Bureau issued a warning Wednesday for residents affected by wildfires in Colorado to be on the lookout for scams. The warning regards filing for insurance claims and is good advice for anyone who might have to go through ...

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CONSUMER ALERT: Power company warns customers about billing scams
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (XCEL ENERGY NEWS RELEASE) – Xcel Energy today warned customers of increased incidences of scams targeting utility customers. The scams generally involve attempts to illegally obtain payments for fictitious utility bills. Individuals ...
Xcel Energy warns customers of billing scamsWKBT La Crosse
Xcel Energy customers being targeted by scammersWQOW TV News 18

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Springfield police track gangs
The Tennessean
Rose Hill Gang – Local group, probably started in the last five years. Youngest of gang members in Springfield – ages 15 and up. Some members associated with other gangs. Main criminal activity locally: Vandalism - known for tagging and spray painting ...

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has received hundreds of complaints from individuals claiming to have found their purported mug shots posted on various websites. When victims requested that the photos be removed from the sites, they were extorted.

BBB warns of post-storm contractor scams
Southwest Times
BBB warns of post-storm contractor scams. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) Serving Western Virginia is advising consumers affected by recent powerful storms to be on the lookout for storm chasers and out-of-town contractors soliciting homeowners and ...
Better business bureau warns of scamsNatchez Democrat
BBB warns of various scams during the summer monthsPhiladelphia Neshoba Democrat

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Montgomery Police arrest 4 suspects in 3 home invasions that occurred in April ...
al.com (blog)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- The Montgomery Police Department has arrested four suspects in connection with the home invasions of three residences that occurred over the last three months. Police Chief Kevin Murphy said the investigation into the home ...

Suspected 'career criminal' in home invasions takes plea deal
WFMJ
Steven Direnzo, 41, was arrested Tuesday when a stolen vehicle from Canfield was recovered near a laundromat next door to his house on Mathews Road. Police say he is suspected of home invasions in Western Pennsylvania and may be connected to a ...

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Senior scams hit close to home
ABC 10 News NOW
With a quarter of the population heading into retirement, senior scams present a problem that isn't getting better with age. “You have a society of people who grew up during the Depression, post-World War II. Very independent, very, very proud people ...

KPD says be on the lookout for scams
Kokomo Perspective
When disaster strikes, everyone reacts differently. Some react by helping, some react by raising money, and some react by preying on the victims and creating new ones. Scams have a way of making their way around in the best of times, but in the worst ...

Today, FBI Science and Technology Branch Executive Assistant Director Steven Martinez briefed a House subcommittee on the evolution of the FBI’s fingerprint identification efforts and new capabilities in the Bureau’s Next Generation Identification program.

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US Drug and Immigration Checkpoints Take Toll on Border Towns
Daily Beast
Instead, the Border Patrol is “catching, tagging and releasing” them, the local district attorney said. “It's not that we're not willing. We're just not able,” said Carlos O. Garcia, who took office in January. “We just don't have the resources ...

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Stay alert for scams, Ripon police warn
Modesto Bee
RIPON -- After receiving recent reports of scammers posing as credit card companies and government agencies, police on Tuesday warned residents to be wary of scams seeking personal information or money. Last year, a 62-year-old Ripon woman ...

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Lives left in limbo
Socialist Worker Online
Months before the closure, students were already obviously affected, especially as the district began tagging items to be sent to other schools. Students shed tears and asked questions such as whether a soccer trophy would be thrown away and how they ...

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Better business bureau warns of scams
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — The Mississippi Better Business Bureau is warning residents to be aware of two recent scams that have been reported to the bureau. With Publishers Clearing House scheduled to announce its grand-prize winner on June 30, scammers are ...
BBB warns of various scams during the summer monthsPhiladelphia Neshoba Democrat

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Woman buys fake iPhone 5; police warn against similar scams
ksl.com
OREM — What seemed like a good deal on an iPhone 5 for an Orem woman turned into a great deal for a scam artist. Someone approached the woman in a parking lot and offered her a new iPhone for a good price. She found out the hard way that just ...

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Hitman's humble past
Woonsocket Call
Some of the boarders who got to be friends with Martorano actually got a closer look at some of Martorano's mob roots. Papesh remembers a day when Martorano took ... In many ways, Bradley was responsible for bringing Martorano's violent past to the ...

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