Fla. man pleads guilty to online Ponzi scheme WGME Thomas A. Bowdoin Jr., of Quincy, pleaded guilty to wire fraud Friday in US District Court in Washington. Prosecutors say the 77-year-old Bowdoin operated an online advertising company and marketed himself as a "money magnet." He promised huge returns ... |
Where Americans Lost Money Online Forbes Over-payment fraud, the victim receives an invalid monetary instrument with instructions to deposit it in a bank account and send excess funds or a percentage of the deposited money back to the sender. There was no shortage of schemes in the online ... The 5 most common online swindles Cyber-thieves increasingly aiming at cellphones FBI finds scammers impersonating the FBI now one of worst online threats |
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Web scammers fleecing people looking for love Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier Tim Pillack with the Waterloo Police Department confirmed investigators are looking into the con, which involved the woman sending tens of thousands of dollars in cashiers checks and using money transfer companies. Experts say the scam is common, ... |
Hey, girlfriend: Edison students offer girlfriend-like online tasks for $5 Naples Daily News "Girls give guys advice, break up with their girlfriend for them, send them a message on Facebook they can show off to their friends...," he wrote. He sent those lines to a writer at online news blog buzzfeed.com, who posted a story about it. |
Cybercrimes Up in 2011 The Ledger Online crime occurs in varied forms, from identity theft that uses personal information to commit fraud, to phony job schemes involving bad check deposits, to "romance scams" that seduce the lovelorn to send money to a pseudo-suitor. |
Online tool to give view of Glendale's spending AZ Central.com 17, 2012 10:16 AM Glendale staff unveiled an online tool to allow residents to better track city spending, but some City Council members questioned whether it would give a complete picture. The "Follow Your Money" online program will allow residents to ... |
Trouble at the Tollbooth New York Times The E-ZPass authorities opted not to acknowledge my explanation in any way — though the post office confirmed delivery of my letter — and have proceeded to send us increasingly more disagreeable notices. A quick read of other online complaints ... |
Online betting bill advances in Delaware House CBS News Officials say the money generated from the expanded gambling would allow them to eliminate the $4 million in slot machine fees paid by the existing casinos and cut their table game fees from $6.75 million to $3 million. In return for those financial ... |
Norton man who groomed girls online gets 6 years Gazette Live The 31-year-old offered them money, alcohol and phone top-ups to persuade them to send indecent pictures of themselves. Using social media like Facebook and MSN Messenger, he used false names and ages to pose as a younger man. Stockton predator groomed girls on Facebook |
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