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Florida seniors a growing target for scam artists

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 3rd, 2010%

Florida seniors a growing target for scam artists
Telemarketing and lottery operations are known scams for seniors. * An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the Seniors Vs. Crime project started under Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. The program started under former Attorney General Bob Butterworth.

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Rescued teen sailor arrives home in California

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Rescued teen sailor arrives home in California
The teenage girl forced to abandon her dream of sailing solo around the world returned to her Southern California home Monday night.

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Long Hill Police — $800 in purchases made with stolen info

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 3rd, 2010%

Long Hill Police — $800 in purchases made with stolen info
LONG HILL TWP. — A resident of Vickie’s Place, Millington, reported being the victim of credit card fraud at 5:24 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 4, police said.

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BBB: How not to get cheated on eBay

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 3rd, 2010%

BBB: How not to get cheated on eBay
eBay can be a great place to buy and sell items online. However, as with other money-making opportunities, there are unscrupulous people that will use the site to take advantage of consumers. It’s important to know what to watch out for.

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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

Fake work-at-home ads use names of hotels

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 2nd, 2010%

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

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 2nd, 2010%

• 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

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 2nd, 2010%

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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Work-at-home job scams thrive on economic trouble

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 1st, 2010%

Work-at-home job scams thrive on economic trouble
Work-at-home opportunities were supposed to help Chester Mazzoni, Susan Reid and Terry Yeast make ends meet. The only one who made money was Mazzoni — and that stopped when a court-appointed receiver shut him down.

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Cuban man sentenced for mail fraud, ID theft

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Cuban man sentenced for mail fraud, ID theft
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Cuban man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for posing as an attorney to represent detainees in immigration court in San Pedro.

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Gilbert PD: Man suspected of skimming, stealing credit-card info on the loose

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 1st, 2010%

Gilbert PD: Man suspected of skimming, stealing credit-card info on the loose
GILBERT — The Gilbert Police Department is asking the public’s help to track down a man suspected of committing credit-card fraud, but without ever stealing an actual credit card. According to police, the man used a skimming device to steal a woman’s credit-card number, and . . . → Read More: Gilbert PD: Man suspected of skimming, stealing credit-card info on the loose

Are Retirees At a High Risk of Identity Theft?

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 1st, 2010%

Are Retirees At a High Risk of Identity Theft?
WALTHAM, Mass.—-IdentityTruth, the leading provider of a new breed of identity theft monitoring services to help consumers avoid identity theft and safeguard their privacy and identity, today is sharing its tips for avoiding ID theft when preparing for retirement or when retired.

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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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