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Woman admits using stolen credit card

By Ripoffs Scams, on March 5th, 2010%

Woman admits using stolen credit card
Woman admits using stolen card SCRANTON – A woman suspected of running up more than $500 on a stolen credit card turned herself in Tuesday night, police said. The woman, whose name was not released, is scheduled to be formally interviewed by Detective Da

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Woman gets prison sentence for identity theft scam

By Ripoffs Scams, on March 3rd, 2010%

Woman gets prison sentence for identity theft scam
Tampa, Florida — A woman with 40 prior convictions was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison Friday on her guilty plea to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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St. Mary Woman Arrested For Identity Theft

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 23rd, 2010%

St. Mary Woman Arrested For Identity Theft
In St. Mary Parish, a Patterson woman is arrested for getting loans by using other people’s identities. 44-year old Barbara Pollard is facing charges of bank fraud, forgery and identity theft. Investigators say she was able to cash about $2,000 in loans before she was caught. Permalink | Comments

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Woman In Credit Card Theft Case Pleads Not Guilty

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 11th, 2010%

Woman In Credit Card Theft Case Pleads Not Guilty
A woman accused of stealing customers’ credit card information to purchase $200,000 worth of Wal-Mart shopping cards pleaded not guilty. Investigators say Jerryca Chavez obtained customers’ credit card information while working at the Sandwich Board cafe in Greenwood Village. She then allegedly convinced Wal-Mart employees to sell her . . . → Read More: Woman In Credit Card Theft Case Pleads Not Guilty

Woman, 89, Puts Up Fight Against Scam Suspect

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 9th, 2010%

Woman, 89, Puts Up Fight Against Scam Suspect
Two suspects accused of scamming an 89-year-old woman are being held in the Polk County Jail.

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Woman jailed for extortion

By Ripoffs Scams, on February 2nd, 2010%

Woman jailed for extortion
Medford police have arrested a Washington woman suspected of blackmailing a Medford man by threatening to go to his wife with a story about having a sexual encounter with him.

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Deputies: Pasco woman falls for scam, hand-delivers cash

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 25th, 2010%

Deputies: Pasco woman falls for scam, hand-delivers cash
Pasco sheriff’s detectives are investigating a scam that likely preys on elderly people and is a byproduct of the economy, sheriff’s office spokesman Kevin Doll said.

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Police: Woman steals co-worker’s identity

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 18th, 2010%

Police: Woman steals co-worker’s identity
MIDDLETOWN — A Chester woman was arrested and charged with stealing a co-worker’s identity and using the information to commit various computer-related crimes, police said.

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Woman steals friend’s identity to defraud bank

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 8th, 2010%

Woman steals friend’s identity to defraud bank
A Ħamrun resident received a suspended jail term after admitting to identity theft to fraudulently obtain a bank loan. Inspector Maurice Curmi told the Court that Mary Magdalene Sultana had told the police that she had lost her ID card.

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Queens Village woman guilty of identify theft

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 29th, 2009%

Queens Village woman guilty of identify theft
A Queens Village loan officer was convicted of identity theft last week after she stole the identity of a former client to help another client purchase a home in Brooklyn, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.

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Olympia woman arrested on identity-theft charges

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 28th, 2009%

Olympia woman arrested on identity-theft charges
A 25-year-old Olympia woman appeared in court on Christmas Eve after she was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of 25 counts of identity theft and one count each of forgery, marijuana possession and possession of methamphetamine.

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Woman, 80, accused of identity theft

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 27th, 2009%

Woman, 80, accused of identity theft
NEWINGTON — An 80-year-old New Hartford woman was charged with identity theft last week after a man told police she had set up a phone line and electricity in his name.

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Woman, 80, charged with ID theft

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 25th, 2009%

Woman, 80, charged with ID theft
NEWINGTON — An 80-year-old New Hartford woman was arrested on identity theft charges last week after a man reported she had allegedly set up a phone line and electricity in his name.

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Woman sentenced in Lawrence credit card fraud case

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 21st, 2009%

Woman sentenced in Lawrence credit card fraud case
A 43-year-old Lawrence woman will serve more than three years in federal prison after she pleaded guilty in 2008 to participating in a credit card fraud scheme in Lawrence.

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Local Woman Shares Scam Story To Protect Others

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 20th, 2009%

Local Woman Shares Scam Story To Protect Others
GRAVES COUNTY, KY – A local woman is trying to get back more than one thousand dollars after she ordered a fruit basket for a friend and ended up with nothing but charges on her credit card. It all started with something as simple as looking in the phone . . . → Read More: Local Woman Shares Scam Story To Protect Others

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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