15 June 2004  
 
 
Scam Report
15 June 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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  Three More Arrested in Credit Card Scam Operation   (Bonita Daily News)
  • Three more people, including the brother-in-law of actor Andy Garcia, have been arrested in what prosecutors say was a multicounty credit card scam operation.


  •   Teen Jailed Over eBay Scam   (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  • A southern California teenager who previously bilked investors out of $1 million in an Internet betting scheme has been sentenced to almost three years in jail for an unrelated scam he operated through online auctioneer eBay.


  •   Parcel Offer Is Linked to Scam   (Cambridge Evening News)
  • Conmen are targeting Cambridge with a postal scam encouraging people to call a premium rate telephone number.


  •   Scam Artist Sought After $7,200 Incident   (Chillicothe Gazette)
  • A 73-year-old Chillicothe woman lost $7,200 to a scam artist. The victim was called by a man claiming to be an auditor from a local bank. The caller told the victim he needed $4,800 in cash from her


  •   Phishing Scam Works Via Web   ([S. Mississippi] Sun Herald)
  • Phishing. It sounds like a summertime recreational activity, but it has a sinister meaning.
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