The Boston Globe: Some people just can’t help themselves when they see an opportunity to make money off those who can least afford it. When times are tough, people tend to be a bit more vulnerable when someone is dangling the idea of free money in front of them. Scammers being who they are – […]
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St. Louis Business Journal: Consumers say they were misled by a Maryland Heights company, American Publications, that advertises an opportunity for people to work from home, the Better Business Bureau of Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois said. Spasser and American Publications advertise in Better Homes and Gardens, Parents and Parenting magazines. The BBB said it
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NBCPhiladelphia.com: Stacey Pace runs a small florist in New Castle, Delaware. So small that her office is her kitchen and she works from a laptop. “I got this e-mail directly to my business e-mail address from a John Larry inquiring about Eureka Tents,” Pace told NBC 10. She returned the e-mail explaining she is a
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Wallet Pop: 1. Phishing scams related to the financial crisis According to the Federal Trade Commission, there is a new round of email scams out there that are tied to the financial crisis. Many of these emails “phish” for personal information — your Social Security number, account numbers, passwords, etc. The scammer then uses that
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Forbes: For two years, Eric Louie and brother Calvin pulled the virtual wool over scores of very real eyes. The duo ran several Web sites that sold access to companies looking to farm out scut work–say “data entry,” typing three or four lines of text into an electronic form, over and over again, to fulfill
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