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Four charged with credit card fraud at South Shore Plaza

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Four charged with credit card fraud at South Shore Plaza
Four New York City residents were found with 16 fraudulent credit cards at South Shore Plaza, police say.

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Waipahu man arrested on charges of kidnapping, sex assault of former girlfriend

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Waipahu man arrested on charges of kidnapping, sex assault of former girlfriend
Police yesterday arrested a 43-year-old Waipahu man on suspicion of kidnapping and sexually assaulting his former girlfriend, who lives in the same residence.

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Forensic loan auditing is the latest foreclosure rescue scam

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Forensic loan auditing is the latest foreclosure rescue scam
Odds are you or someone you know is desperate to save a home from foreclosure. But as you know, many offers for assistance are simply too good to be true.

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Nebraskaland Bank pounces on ‘phishing’ scam

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Nebraskaland Bank pounces on ‘phishing’ scam
If you have an email today from Nebraskaland National Bank, be skeptical. The bank took quick action Tuesday morning to put a stop to a “phishing” email that apparently went out across the country.

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MONTEREY POLICE LOG: Vandalism arrests

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MONTEREY POLICE LOG: Vandalism arrests
4/21/10 Repossession Report. Ray 4/15/10 CASTRO, ANDREW and TORREROS, ROBERTO were arrested for vandalism at Alvarado & Bonifacio. Pinkas

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BBB warns of fake census scam

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BBB warns of fake census scam
The Better Business Bureau is warning Shelby County residents to be on the lookout for scam artists posing as U.S. census workers. U.S. census workers soon will begin making door-to-door visits to all area residents who did not mail in their census forms before April 1.

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Traffic alert issued near University of Hawaii tonight for 3 athletic events

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Traffic alert issued near University of Hawaii tonight for 3 athletic events
University of Hawaii officials are warning drivers of potential traffic jams at entrances leading to and from the parking structure off Dole Street and near University Avenue because of three major athletics events tonight.

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Converting trash to cash

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Converting trash to cash
Business was good Saturday during the inaugural Community Shred Day in Grand Island.

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2010 Market Facts

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2010 Market Facts
Think blogging, Facebook, LinkedIn, online socializing can’t help your business? Think again!

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Corrections

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Corrections
The picture of the Celestial Room in the April 25 issue of the Courier was mistakenly attributed to Jon Johnson. That photo was used courtesy of LDS.org, and the one below it was taken by Aimee Staten.

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Local woman becomes victim of a rental scam

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Local woman becomes victim of a rental scam
La Crosse, WI (WXOW)- Evidence that you can’t always trust the items for sale on sites like E-Bay and Craigslist.

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Jurors in Palin e-mail case ask about ID theft law

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Jurors in Palin e-mail case ask about ID theft law
Associated Press – April 29, 2010 12:44 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A federal jury in the third day of deliberating the Sarah Palin e-mail hacking case has asked to see part of a law that is…

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Top 10 Scams and Rip-Offs
1.Scams and Rip-Offs} Acai Supplements and Other “Free” Trial Offers – Ads offering trial offers for teeth whiteners, acai anti-aging pills and other miracle supplements blanket the Internet, including trusted Web sites of national news organizations. The marketing campaigns often falsely claimed an endorsement by Oprah, Rachel Ray and Doctor Oz. Thousands of consumers complained to BBB that the free trial actually cost them as much as hundreds of dollars, month after month.

2.Scams and Rip-Offs} Stimulus/Government Grant Scams – Even before President Obama announced the stimulus plan in February, scammers had already set up schemes for misleading consumers and small business owners into thinking they could get a piece of the pie. Offers for worthless assistance and advice on how to get government grants bombarded consumers online, over the phone and via mail and e-mail.

3.Scams and Rip-Offs} Robocalls – Owning a cell phone or having their phone number on the do-not-call list did not help thousands of people across the US put a stop to harassing automated telemarketing calls in 2009. The robocalls often claimed that their auto warranty was about to expire—which wasn’t true—or offered help in reducing their interest rate on their credit card. The prevalence of robocalls violating federal telemarketing laws prompted the FTC to increase restrictions on the practice in 2009.

4.Scams and Rip-Offs} Lottery/Sweepstakes Scam – The victim receives a letter in the mail pretending to be from Reader’s Digest, Publisher’s Clearing House or a phony foreign lottery claiming that he or she has won millions. The letter comes with a check that represents only a portion of the total winnings. In order to get the rest, the victim has to deposit the check and then wire hundreds of dollars back to the scammers supposedly to cover taxes or some other bogus fee. The victim wires the money, but the prize never arrives.

5.Scams and Rip-Offs} Job Hunter Scams –Scams targeting job hunters vary and include attempts to gain access to personal information such as bank account or social security numbers and requirements to pay a fee in order to even be considered for the job. Another common scam was reported to BBB by job hunters who were told by a prospective employer that they had to check their credit report before being considered for a job. The job offer is actually a marketing ploy for online credit monitoring that costs the victim every month until they cancel.

6.Scams and Rip-Offs} Google Work from Home Scam – Countless Web sites cropped up in 2009 that claimed you could learn how to make money from home using Google or Twitter and offered a free trial of learning materials. The Web sites often included the Google or Twitter moniker and logo. As a result, many people who complained to BBB thought they were getting a job with Google or Twitter when in, fact, they were being lured into another misleading free-trial offer and were billed every month for the materials and other mystery charges that added up to hundreds of dollars.

7.Scams and Rip-Offs} Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue/Debt Assistance – Many families are struggling in the current economy and hucksters are offering to help them save their house from foreclosure or help them get out of credit card debt. Unfortunately, victims are paying hundreds of dollars up front for the assistance they desperately need but ultimately never receive.

8.Scams and Rip-Offs} Mystery Shopping – Consumers across the country thought that they could make some extra money by becoming a secret shopper and evaluating the customer service of various stores. The victim is asked to evaluate their shopping experience at a few stores as well as a money wiring service such as Western Union or MoneyGram by wiring money back to the scammers. A seemingly real looking check is supposed to cover the costs, but ends up being a fake. The victim is out hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.

9.Scams and Rip-Offs} Over-Payment Scams – Over-payment scams typically target small business owners, landlords or individuals with rooms to rent and sellers on classifieds or sites like Craigslist. Typically the scammer pretends to be a customer, possible renter or interested buyer, respectively. The victim receives a check for more than the amount requested. The scammers then ask the victim to deposit the check and wire the extra amount elsewhere, such as to a shipping company. Ultimately though, the check is fake and the victim is really wiring money back to the scammers.

10.Scams and Rip-Offs} Phishing e-mails/H1N1 spam – A perennial problem, phishing e-mails pop up in inboxes and can take various forms such as appearing to be from a business, a government agency or official or even a friend. Whatever the setup, the goal of any phishing e-mail is the same: to trick victims into divulging sensitive financial information or to infect the victim’s computer with viruses and malware. In addition to phishing e-mails, spam e-mail selling wares to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus were particularly rampant in 2009.

Ripoffs scams online internet scams

Four charged with credit card fraud at South Shore Plaza

Waipahu man arrested on charges of kidnapping, sex assault of former girlfriend

Forensic loan auditing is the latest foreclosure rescue scam

Nebraskaland Bank pounces on ‘phishing’ scam

MONTEREY POLICE LOG: Vandalism arrests

BBB warns of fake census scam

Traffic alert issued near University of Hawaii tonight for 3 athletic events

Converting trash to cash

2010 Market Facts

Corrections

Local woman becomes victim of a rental scam

Jurors in Palin e-mail case ask about ID theft law

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