22 May 2004  
 
 
Scam Report
22 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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  Canadians Getting Burned by Online Dialing Scam   (CTV)
  • Internet spyware can not only be a nuisance, it can take money right out of one's pocket, as some Canadians are finding.


  •   Mother Ordered to Pay Restitution in Scam That Bilked Widow   (Associated Press)
  • A mother who helped her son carry out a home repair scam that bilked a 90-year-old widow out of nearly a half-million dollars has been sentenced to pay $57,828 in restitution to the woman.


  •   Police Warn of 'Quick Change' Scam at Banks   (Duluth News Tribune)
  • Duluth police want to warn the public about a grifter who's taken three bank tellers for about $2,900 using an age-old scam.


  •   Teen Accused in E-Mail Scam   ([New York] Newsday)
  • The urgent e-mail from the "account department" told America Online customers of the need for "updated/corrected" credit-card and billing information from "all our members."


  •   Gloucester County Warns of New Credit Card Scam   (Gloucester County Times)
  • Residents have recently reported receiving telephone calls from people pretending to be from credit card companies who asked for card information.


  •   Scam Victim Won't Pay   (The Winnipeg Sun)
  • A Saskatchewan man is refusing to pay a $2,600 SaskTel phone bill resulting from an Internet scam.


  •   Utah Attorney General Warns of New Identity-Theft Scam   (The Spectrum)
  • Criminals have been stealing identities to buy houses and fleece taxpayers out of millions of dollars.
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