http://www.419legal.org/blog The Latest on Email Scams, Phishing and Internet Fraud Tue, 13 May 2008 07:08:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Photo by: ninjapoodles 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, ... http://www.419legal.org/blog/2008/05/13/new-irs-tax-refund-scam-warns-fbi/ Photo by: Bill in Ash Vegas 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, ... http://www.419legal.org/blog/2008/05/10/legisi-holdings-another-online-investment-dream-goes-bust/ Photo by: preciouskhyatt The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has issued orders against an online ticket seller, Ben C. Huettl of Woodbury, Minnesota who traded in Green Bay Packers match tickets through his website LambeauTickets.com. The department has now placed several restrictions on his selling tickets online. The ... http://www.419legal.org/blog/2008/05/09/online-ticket-seller-restrained/