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By Ripoffs Scams, on August 11th, 2010%
Scammers targeting veterans
COVINGTON — Things aren’t always what they seem, warns Tommy Clack, field manager and veterans service officer for the Georgia Department of Veterans Services for the east side of Atlanta.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on August 9th, 2010%
DeMarrais: Serve first, pay later
What used to be merely sound advice is becoming law. In an attempt to prevent struggling consumers from being exploited, as of Oct. 27, debt-relief services will be prohibited from collecting their fees until they have actually done what they promised.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on August 8th, 2010%
Authorities warn seniors of scams, tell how to avoid them
Photo for the Record Gazette by Annette Tringham Sgt. Alex Diaz of Banning police and Angela Rosato from the County of Riverside Adult Protective Services Division conducted the meeting to talk about scams with about 50 seniors recently.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on August 6th, 2010%
Missoula renters warned of Craigslist scams
MISSOULA – University of Montana students are headed back to the Garden City and that means many of them will be looking for housing.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on August 2nd, 2010%
SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Man charged in repair scam
An Irish national was arrested Tuesday morning on charges that he performed work on a Raymond Road residence without being a licensed contractor.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on July 26th, 2010%
Scam catches area grandmother
ALGONA — An area grandmother would have been out $3,050 if an alert Western Union representative hadn’t questioned her transfer on Tuesday, July 13.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on July 23rd, 2010%
Paving problems prompt police probe
BRUNSWICK — Local police, in cooperation with the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office, seek area residents approached in recent weeks by employees of a paving company under investigation for alleged criminal offenses.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on July 22nd, 2010%
AROUND THE CAPITOL
State Rep. Deborah Kennedy (D-Brownstown Township) is inviting residents to a Senior Summit set for 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 16 at the Flat Rock Community Center, 1 Maguire St.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on July 21st, 2010%
Philippine president says he’s getting too many text scams on his cell phone
MANILA, Philippines – Not even presidents are spared cell phone text scams. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III complained to reporters about the time he spent dealing with text messages from a person abroad claiming to be his sibling — and asking for money.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on July 18th, 2010%
Philippine president says he’s tired of text scams
Not even presidents are spared cell phone text scams.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on July 14th, 2010%
Deputy warns residents of summertime scams
NEW CUMBERLAND – Residents need to be on alert and always aware of their surroundings as sheriff’s deputies continue to investigate a series of recent daytime burglaries, Chief Deputy Todd Murray of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office said.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on July 13th, 2010%
Banks’ fraud warning ’six weeks late’
IMF says it issued similar warnings to banks about fraudsters using its planned class action over bank fees six weeks earlier.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on July 12th, 2010%
I fell for £60,000 conman on dating website match.com
Brenda Parke, 60, fell victim to a confidence trickster who persuaded her to part with her savings to help his supposedly sick daughter.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on July 10th, 2010%
Phone bank scammers on attack
QUEENSLANDERS are being warned to be vigilant when giving out financial information over the phone after police uncovered another telephone scam.
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By Ripoffs Scams, on July 9th, 2010%
Utility warns of bogus “Mercedes-Benz” phone scam
NorthWestern Energy is reporting that scammers are trying implicates the energy company in an apparent scheme and is warning customers to be aware of any similar scams.
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