25 April 2004  
 
 
Scam Report
25 April 2004

This page features a daily collection of links to articles about Internet scams (as well as some links to prominent scams of the non-cyber variety). Due to the ephemeral nature of this type of material, some of the links may expire within a few days of being posted here. Stories are chosen for inclusion here purely on the basis of their entertainment value; we make no claims about the reliability of information linked from this page.

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  Businesses Hit by 'Health and Safety' Scam   (The Press and Journal)
  • Aberdeenshire businesses are being targeted by fraudsters claiming the firms need to send cheques to register to comply with health and safety rules.


  •   Sports Car Stolen in Test Drive Scam   (Kilmarnock News)
  • Two conmen took a £10,500 Volvo sports car for a test drive . . . and didn't bring it back!


  •   Ad Scam Nets Con Man 2 Years   (The [Fort Wayne] Journal Gazette)
  • U.S. District Judge William C. Lee sentenced a Fort Wayne man to two years in prison for operating a phone scam selling advertisements for non-existent publications during a seven-year period.


  •   Alleged Lottery Scam in Lodi Takes Third Victim for $6,000   (Lodi News-Sentinel)
  • A Stockton woman has become the third to tell Lodi police that she was the victim of a lottery scam that bilks thousands of dollars from older, Hispanic women.


  •   Salem Police Issue Alert About Unusual Phone Tapping Scam   (KATU-TV, Salem)
  • Salem police are issuing an alert about an unusual scam where a person illegally taps into outside business and residential phone junction boxes and then makes calls to 900 numbers.


  •   Virginia Car Dealership Probed in Marines Scam   (Associated Press)
  • State regulators are looking into allegations that a Virginia used car dealership pressured young North Carolina service members into buying overpriced cars by offering them rides to the lot and then threatening to strand them there, hours away from base.


  •   Scam Warning   (KPVI-TV, Pocatello)
  • A scam is spreading around Jackson, Wyoming, as someone attempts to falsely collect money in the name of a local high school.


  •   Two Convicted for Roles in Moving Service Scam   (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
  • A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has convicted two people on extortion and fraud charges for their role in operating moving companies that swindled customers, including many in Wisconsin, by holding their furniture hostage until they paid double or more than the contracted price.


  •   City Exposes Scam Flier   (Northwest Indiana Times)
  • City officials are warning residents of a scam circulating via a flier distributed in the 2nd Ward earlier this week.


  •   Man Faces Charges in Home Fix-Up Scam   (Norwich Bulletin)
  • Montville police arrested an Uncasville man on charges he posed as a home improvement contractor and bilked two elderly women out of thousands of dollars.


  •   Seniors Fall Victim to Telephone Contest Scam   (Pocono Record)
  • State police at Swiftwater have received several recent reports from senior citizens and their families about phone calls they received promising a large payoff for a small investment.


  •   Locals May Be Charged in Nigerian Internet Scam   ([Wisconsin Rapids] Daily Tribune)
  • After confiscating merchandise worth up to $20,000, the Wood County Sheriff's Department warns residents to be wary of Nigeria-based scams.


  •   Two Held in Scam to Rebuild, Sell Damaged Cars   (The Toronto Star)
  • Toronto police have uncovered a scam in which U.S. vehicles damaged in accidents are rebuilt with stolen parts and then sold to unsuspecting customers.
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