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NCIS warns servicemembers of dangers of scanning CACs

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 30th, 2010%

NCIS warns servicemembers of dangers of scanning CACs
Between April and May of this year, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service Norfolk Field Office has received reporting that military members have allowed cigarette marketers in the Norfolk and Virginia Beach areas to scan their Common Access Cards, or CACs, in order to receive free cigarettes.

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Investment firm owner who shut down benefits fund found dead in Mandarin park

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Investment firm owner who shut down benefits fund found dead in Mandarin park
Investors in a Jacksonville-based advisory firm, whose clients included high-ranking federal law enforcement officials, received a hint of trouble last Friday in an e-mail from the company’s CEO. Wayne McLeod told clients he was terminating the “FEBG Fund,” a private investment tool that had . . . → Read More: Investment firm owner who shut down benefits fund found dead in Mandarin park

U.S. seeks more security for online transactions

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 30th, 2010%

U.S. seeks more security for online transactions
In the murky world of the Internet, how do you ever really know who you’re talking to, who you’re buying from, or if your bank can actually tell it’s you when you log in to pay a bill? Amid growing instances of identity theft, bank account breaches and… Identity theft . . . → Read More: U.S. seeks more security for online transactions

Outdoors

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 30th, 2010%

Outdoors
Lake Levels

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Conference gives tips on avoiding fraud

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 29th, 2010%

Conference gives tips on avoiding fraud
Utah Valley University is hosting a special conference on Wednesday to educate the community about how to avoid becoming a victim of fraud. Last year, 4,000 Utah residents lost a total of $1.5 billion to fraud scams. Fraud College, the conference sponsor, is a nonprofit organization determined to helping Americans learn . . . → Read More: Conference gives tips on avoiding fraud

ICANN Approves Chinese Internationalized Domain Names

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ICANN Approves Chinese Internationalized Domain Names
Board Also Moves Forward on .XXX Domain Application

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Atlas Van Lines Urges Consumers To Protect Themselves Against Moving Fraud

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Atlas Van Lines Urges Consumers To Protect Themselves Against Moving Fraud
Atlas Van Lines offers tips to protect consumers from moving fraud (PRWeb Jun 24, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Atlas-Van-Lines/moving-fraud/prweb4181734.htm

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Tony Abbott sets three tests for new PM Julia Gillard

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Tony Abbott sets three tests for new PM Julia Gillard
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has set three tests for new prime minister Julia Gillard – ending uncertainty over the mining tax, resolving the asylum seekers issue and suspending the troubled school building program.

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AMD announces FireStream GPU

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AMD announces FireStream GPU
AMD has announced the launch of the AMD FireStream 9350 and 9370 GPU compute accelerators, targeting the commercial, scientific and academic research markets. With up to 2.64 teraflops of compute power, the new AMD FireStream accelerators are ideal for HPC, cloud and enterprise-scale deployments that require advanced performance for handling highly parallel, compute-intensive . . . → Read More: AMD announces FireStream GPU

Business calendar: Week of June 28, 2010

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 28th, 2010%

Business calendar: Week of June 28, 2010
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Rash of fraud claims, scams strike region

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Rash of fraud claims, scams strike region
TUPELO – When Martha Atkins got a call from a London-based business asking her to send $3,000 so she could retrieve $65,000, she knew it was too good to be true.

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U.S. unveils plan to make online transactions safer

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U.S. unveils plan to make online transactions safer
Plan in early stages, will be voluntary

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Flirting finished as Gillard, Abbott get real

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Flirting finished as Gillard, Abbott get real
JULIA Gillard and Tony Abbott’s days of friendly sparring on morning television are over.

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First 5 Commission meets Wednesday

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First 5 Commission meets Wednesday
LAKEPORT – The First 5 Lake County Commission will meet at 2:30 p.m. this Wednesday, June 23. The meeting will be held in the conference room of the Lake One-Stop at 55 First St., Lakeport.

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HILLSBOROUGH: Residents say man distracted attention as accomplice burglarized home

By Ripoffs Scams, on June 27th, 2010%

HILLSBOROUGH: Residents say man distracted attention as accomplice burglarized home
Farm Road residents reported that someone stole $1,000 from their house at 4:27 p.m. Tuesday while they were distracted by an accomplice who was pretending to be a Hillsborough Township official.

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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.

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