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Archive for May, 2008

13 May

A Clever but Smug & Misguided Identity-Stealing Couple now face prison sentences

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Edward Anderton, 25, and Jocelyn Kirsch, 22, were arrested by state law enforcement officials of Pennsylvania last November and charged with perpetrating fraud.
On 12 May 2008 the local charges placed at that time was put down and replaced with federal charges. The couple is now charged with money laundering and fraud including one […]

13 May

New IRS Tax Refund Scam, warns FBI

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FBI is sounding fresh alerts to warn citizens of the presence of a new wave of phishing scams online. Fraudsters posing as employees of the IRS or organizations like the well-respected TaxPayer Advocate Service (a part of the IRS) and armed with email addresses like service@irs.gov and tax-refund@irs.gov, maybe on the […]

10 May

Legisi Holdings: Another online investment dream goes bust!

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has been awarded an order in favor of seizure of all assets of Gregory McKnight and Legisi Holdings LLC, his investment company. McKnight was under investigation for sometime by the commission for misusing $72 Million of investor money.
McKnight, it alleged, invited investments online […]

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