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Email breach may lead to phishing scams

By Ripoffs Scams, on April 5th, 2011%

Companies tell customers of incident at marketing company Epsilon Over the weekend, Todd Thibodeaux received emails from two companies saying his email address was accessed without permission. Nicholas Percoco woke up to three such emails.
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Ohio AG Cordray to lead U.S. consumer agency enforcement

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 20th, 2010%

Ohio AG Cordray to lead U.S. consumer agency enforcement
ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS — Ohio’s attorney general is headed to Washington to lead enforcement at the new federal Consumer Finance Protection Bureau ahead of a probable run for governor in 2014. The Democrat Richard Cordray was named Wednesday to a post at the fledgling agency, which will write . . . → Read More: Ohio AG Cordray to lead U.S. consumer agency enforcement

Stolen televisions lead to armed robbery

By Ripoffs Scams, on November 26th, 2010%

Stolen televisions lead to armed robbery
Two Mississippi men have been arrested, and one is still being sought by the Slidell Police Department for the alleged theft of televisions and armed robbery at the Northshore Mall.
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Zales employee fraudulently opens, charges card
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PREP FOOTBALL: Seniors lead Portland Christian to 47-10 victory

By Ripoffs Scams, on September 12th, 2010%

PREP FOOTBALL: Seniors lead Portland Christian to 47-10 victory
CORBETT – The Portland Christian Royals got off to a solid start with a 47-10 football victory Saturday night at Corbett High. The Class 2A Royals pulled away in the second half after leading 13-10 through two quarters versus the Cardinals, who have moved up from 2A to . . . → Read More: PREP FOOTBALL: Seniors lead Portland Christian to 47-10 victory

Antibodies could lead to HIV vaccine, scientists find

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 14th, 2010%

Antibodies could lead to HIV vaccine, scientists find
A group of scientists has made a breakthrough in what they say could lead to the creation of an HIV vaccine. The team led by scientists from the National Institutes of Health have discovered two antibodies that can stop more than 90 percent of HIV strains from infecting human . . . → Read More: Antibodies could lead to HIV vaccine, scientists find

Spam text messages can lead to unauthorized charges

By Ripoffs Scams, on May 18th, 2010%

Spam text messages can lead to unauthorized charges
Dear Action Line: I seem to be getting more spam texts over my cell phone these days than is usually the case. These are costly enough without some joker advertiser burning them up with his ad messages. …

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Hacking Takes Lead as Top Cause of Data Breaches

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 8th, 2010%

Hacking Takes Lead as Top Cause of Data Breaches
Hacking has topped human error as the top cause of reported data breaches for the first time since such tracking began in 2007, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s 2009 Breach Report.

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Personal Finances Scams Lead ’09 Top Ten

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 6th, 2010%

Personal Finances Scams Lead ’09 Top Ten
Scammers in 2009 followed the financial woes of individuals as they preyed on people’s difficult economic conditions and concerns about the general economy, according to the Better Business Bureau’s summary of dishonest business dealings for the past year.

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ACN Scam | Will ACNeuro or ACNInc Lead You To Ruin?

By Ripoffs Scams, on November 21st, 2009%

ACN Telecommunications offers telecom services through direct sales channels. In this group are their most heavily promoted products, video phones & video calling. The services ACN offers also include: digital phone service, fixed telephones, mobile & high speed internet, wireless, satellite TV with DirecTV & DISH Network and home security with ADT.

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Are You Mr. Lead? Don’t Be; Talk To Me about Your Health Insurance

By Ripoffs Scams, on November 18th, 2009%

Poor Mr. Lead, he just submitted his familyâs personal and confidential information to a website that promised health insurance quotes without reading the fine print. He is now getting telephone calls from all sorts of telemarketers trying to help him with his health insurance needs. The problem is that he doesnât know who is calling him. . . . → Read More: Are You Mr. Lead? Don’t Be; Talk To Me about Your Health Insurance

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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