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419 Goes Global
(Vanguard Media)
Warning signs have been displayed prominently in bank lobbies in such far away places as Hong Kong, Singapore, United States, Canada, Switzerland, England and South Africa, alerting people to the danger of being duped.
Identity-Theft Scam Relies on Phone System
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Enterprising thieves have looted tens of thousands of dollars from bank accounts of people with a new trick in identity theft.
Scam Artists Are Getting Better at Victimizing Small Businesses
(The New York Times)
Houston chiropractor Brett Downey cashed a $2.50 check from Yellow Pages Inc. of Anaheim, Calif., assuming it was a refund for overpaying his company's advertisement in Southwestern Bell's telephone book. Then he received a $179 bill from the company for registering his Fairview Health Center with the electronic Yellow Pages directory.
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