7 May 2004  
 
 
Scam Report
7 May 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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  Gold Scam Artists   (The Ledger)
  • With the recent increase in the price of gold, gold coin scam artists are again plying their trade.


  •   Man Must Repay $4.3 Million for Part in Card Scam   (The Birmingham News)
  • A federal judge ordered a Canadian man to pay nearly $4.3 million in restitution for his part in a credit card processing account scam that targeted an Alabama bank.


  •   UK Arrests 12 in Russian Internet Bank Scam   (mosnews.com)
  • Twelve citizens of the former Soviet republics have been arrested in Britain on suspicion of illegally transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds from British bank accounts to criminal groups in Russia via the Internet.


  •   Billions of "Phishing" Scam E-Mails Sent Monthly   (Forbes)
  • Fraudulent e-mails designed to dupe Internet users out of their credit card details or bank information topped the three billion mark last month.


  •   Woman Charged in Scam Involving Worthless Checks   (Florida Today)
  • A woman has been charged in connection with a fraud scheme that cost one bank approximately $60,000.


  •   Father, Son to Stand Trial in Charity Scam   (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
  • A father and son accused of tricking up to 2,000 people into donating cars to a supposed charity, then selling the vehicles and pocketing the proceeds, have been ordered to stand trial


  •   Scam Artists Preying on Connecticut Senior Citizens   (WFSB-TV)
  • Connecticut state police are on the look out for a team of scam artists who've stolen several safes from unsuspecting senior citizens.


  •   ATM Scam Ends Thanks to an Alert Couple   (WVLT-TV)
  • Using the ATM is something many of us do on a regular basis, but you might want to think twice before you swipe your card the next time you hit a cash machine.


  •   Canadian Internet Scam Hits Vermillion   (Associated Press)
  • The Vermillion Police Department is cautioning citizens to beware of a scam involving the selling of cars and motorcycles on the Internet.


  •   75-Year-Old Woman Pleads Innocent to Scam   (Associated Press)
  • A 75-year-old woman who admitted using her apparent frailty to scam a McHenry County car dealership has pleaded innocent to charges that she sweet-talked an Elgin dealer into letting her drive off with two new cars.
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