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Archive for February, 2008

26 Feb

Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi indicted in land swap scam

Republican Rick Renzi was indicted on 35 counts last Friday. The charges involved a land deal where in he has been alleged to have used his position to make personal gains. He was indicted under money laundering, wire fraud and extortion among other charges.
It is alleged that Renzi supported a bill that would have inflated […]

25 Feb

Did you receive a mail today from Tim McCarron or Richard Thompson or David Bennett from Fidelity Investments?

Or from a fund manager working for the Scottish Investment Trust, all of them requesting help to funnel out $4-5 Millions? Take a deep breath: all are popular scams trying to make victims out of whosoever they can.
These scam artists mimic names of actual serving/retired fund managers for investment companies like Fidelity Investments International, Bank […]

23 Feb

Nigerian email scam in Australia offers an interesting ruse!

A relatively new variant of the Nigerian email scam was uncovered when Australian investigators pouched a Nigerian national from Perth for allegedly conducting Nigerian email scams out of Australian soil.
These scams are known to weave interesting stories to talk their victims into the scam. Regular email users must have received such mails requesting help with […]

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