FTC Cracks Down On Online Payment Scam

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 2nd, 2010%

FTC Cracks Down On Online Payment Scam
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has halted an online scam that used identity theft to place more than $10 million in bogus charges on consumers’ credit and debit cards, pending a trial. More than a million consumers were hit with one-time charges of $10 . . . → Read More: FTC Cracks Down On Online Payment Scam

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Fake work-at-home ads use names of hotels

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Fake work-at-home ads use names of hotels
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – Forget the door to door scammers or the scams that come through your mail. This one involves job opportunities you find online and it’s fooling those who thought they would never get fooled.

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• Teens fight at Faith Fourth

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• Teens fight at Faith Fourth
The Faith Fourth of July activities had barely gotten underway when the first fight broke out. A fence, a sign and a baby stroller were damaged. The Rowan County Sheriffâs Office charged two teens with fighting Monday night shortly before 11 p.m. …

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Vacation rentals: Assessing the risk-reward equation

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Vacation rentals: Assessing the risk-reward equation
Finding the nonhotel that best suits your comfort level involves examining pros and cons.

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Clinton: Obama gets ‘bum rap’ for oil

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Clinton: Obama gets ‘bum rap’ for oil
Note: Wolf Blitzer interviewed President Clinton in South Africa at the Fortune Time CNN Global Forum – which compensated the former President for his appearance.

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Venezuela says will pay for nationalized H&P rigs

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Venezuela says will pay for nationalized H&P rigs
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela will pay Helmerich and Payne for a fleet of oil rigs it seized from the U.S. company, the oil minister said on Saturday, warning that five drills at a Chevron venture were also at risk of nationalization.

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