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Apple Pulls Ripoff Apps from its Walled Garden

Ripoffs Scams — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:27:44 +0000

Some consumers get confused and shell out money thinking they're getting the real app, when they're actually buying a counterfeit.
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Lottery Scams Forge Comptroller’s Signature – Beware!

Ripoffs Scams — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:27:27 +0000

New York State – Watch out for a lottery scam with fake checks that look like they were issued by New York State. lottery scams – Yahoo! News . . . → Read More: Lottery Scams Forge Comptroller’s Signature – Beware!

Group names 'Top 10 Scams' of 2011

Ripoffs Scams — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:28:55 +0000

Phony sweepstakes and bogus prizes were the top scams of 2011, reports the National Consumer League.Click on the photo above to see details of the top 10 Internet and telemarketing scams of the…
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Thwarting scams, frauds takes vigilance

Ripoffs Scams — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:27:31 +0000

Tammy Miller is the director of the Consumer Protection Unit of the Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General.
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What Are the Most Common Scholarship Scams?

Ripoffs Scams — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:27:32 +0000

As one college counselor put it, "I actually hate this question because I want to believe that good people are doing good work?" However, the sad reality is that college scholarship scams are real. This week, Samantha Davis of Queens, N.Y., asks:
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Tech giants team up to combat email scams

Ripoffs Scams — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:27:26 +0000

Tech giants team up to combat email scams ASSOCIATED PRESS Copyright 2012 ASSOCIATED PRESS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 02:08 p.m., Monday, January 30, 2012 [...] scams try to trick people into giving away passwords and other personal information by sending emails that look as if they come from a legitimate bank …
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Tech companies team up to combat email scams

Ripoffs Scams — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:28:32 +0000

Google, Facebook and other big tech companies are jointly designing a system for combating email scams known as phishing. email scams – Yahoo! News . . . → Read More: Tech companies team up to combat email scams

Don’t get taken in by top scams

Ripoffs Scams — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:27:31 +0000

The Better Business Bureau has released its list of top scams of 2011 — and warns to beware of them in 2012. lottery scams – Yahoo! News . . . → Read More: Don’t get taken in by top scams

Banks, Internet companies team up to fight spam

Ripoffs Scams — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:27:33 +0000

BOSTON (Reuters) – Some of the world's biggest Internet companies and financial services firms have developed a new approach to fighting email spam that they hope will reduce online scams. Facebook, Google … email scams – Yahoo! News . . . → Read More: Banks, Internet companies team up to fight spam

Protect yourself from scammers

Ripoffs Scams — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:27:32 +0000

Email scams continue to plague us as the new year begins. Even those of us who consider ourselves Internet-savvy are vulnerable — myself included. After receiving an email from what appeared to be California's Kings County property tax office saying it had received my $ 3,000 payment, I almost clicked the enclosed link, which doubtlessly would have led to malware or some scheme aimed at getting …
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'American Idol' Hopeful Angie Zeiderman — I'm No Gaga Ripoff!

Ripoffs Scams — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:22:47 +0000

"American Idol" wannabe Angie Zeiderman loves Lady Gaga (as she proclaimed during her audition) but she's not trying to be like her … she's just being herself.Zeiderman tells TMZ she's theatrical by nature, and took it as a great compliment when…
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Scams abound for jobs and more

Ripoffs Scams — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:22:47 +0000

Better Business Bureaus investigate thousands of scams every year, from the latest gimmicks to some old ones that are repeated year after year. Each year the number of scams increases from the previous year. We have categorized the scams for 2011. Last week, I wrote about some of them; this week I'm continuing.
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Officials warn of recurring scams

Ripoffs Scams — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:27:33 +0000

Okaloosa County residents kept the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and its Fraud Hotline busy in 2011 as reports of various frauds and scams were reported to law enforcement. Despite numerous warnings given to consumers about scammers who prey on… lottery scams – Yahoo! News . . . → Read More: Officials warn of recurring scams

Email scams at tax time

Ripoffs Scams — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:28:19 +0000

The cyberscum who seek to pilfer your personal information have many ways to lure victims into their traps, and a favorite is the phishing scam – bogus emails that link to a rogue site into which the hapless type private data. email scams – Yahoo! News . . . → Read More: Email scams at tax time

City art dealer nabbed in $4.4M ripoff

Ripoffs Scams — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:27:40 +0000

A MANHATTAN art dealer was busted by the feds Thursday for selling valuable works of art behind the back of the collector who owned them. Robert Cook, 62, defrauded the collector out of $ 4.4 million, said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
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