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Fed Announce Massive Scam Crackdown

bethpinsker — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:13:06 GMT

Fed Announce Massive Scam Crackdown

posted: 7 HOURS 53 MINUTES AGO

filed under: Fraud

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Targeting scams that prey on people vulnerable because of the down economy, federal and state officials announced today a laundry list of legal actions including a lawsuit against a collection of get rich quick schemes that lured "hundreds of thousands" of victims who paid out about $300 million.

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Calling Card Seller Caught Shorting Minutes

bethpinsker — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:32:55 GMT

Calling Card Seller Caught Shorting Minutes

posted: 1 DAY 23 HOURS AGO

filed under: Fraud

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One of the biggest telephone calling card distributors in the country agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle a federal lawsuit accusing the firm of shorting immigrants and lower-income users their promised time -- often by half.

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Mythbusters Hit With $11,000 Phone Bill

damanickdantes — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:55:33 GMT

Mythbusters Hit With $11,000 Phone Bill

posted: 2 DAYS 7 HOURS AGO

filed under: Fraud

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If you are planning a trip to Canada these days there's two important things you should remember -- first your passport and second to turn off all Internet access on your phone and data card.

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Acai Berry Scam Victims to Get $350,000

bethpinsker — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:51:42 GMT

Acai Berry Scam Victims to Get $350,000

posted: 6 DAYS 3 HOURS AGO

filed under: Fraud

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Some of those taken in by these shady dealings stand to get a little of their money back, as Central Coast Nutraceuticals, Inc. has been ordered by an Arizona court to refund $350,000 to these customers. See how you can get your money back.

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Scammers Are Gunning for Your Grandma

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:33:01 GMT

Scammers Are Gunning for Your Grandma

posted: 13 DAYS 5 HOURS AGO

Grandparents from coast to coast are getting shaken down and being conned into believing their grandchildren are being held in a Canadian jail and need cash to make bail. As unlikely as this scam might seem, it just keeps coming back -- something that happens when people pay up. Also see: One Case of Protecting a Relative

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Facebook Spammer May Face Criminal Charges

damanickdantes — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:16:47 GMT

Facebook Spammer May Face Criminal Charges

posted: 17 DAYS 1 HOUR AGO

filed under: Fraud

Sanford Wallace, and his alleged spamming might possibly make him the most disliked man on the Internet. Facebook has a civil lawsuit pending against him, which has been stalled by his filing for bankruptcy.

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Even Smart People Make Credit Mistakes

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:58:02 GMT

Even Smart People Make Credit Mistakes

posted: 22 DAYS 3 HOURS AGO

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So you think you're a good credit card holder? You might have the virtue of a nun, but the credit card issuers will still find a way to to take a swipe at you. Here are six things that even regular paying cardholders should look out for.

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Is McDonald's Ripping You Off?

bethpinsker — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:46:39 GMT

Is McDonald's Ripping You Off?

posted: 20 DAYS 10 HOURS AGO

filed under: Economizer, Get Deals, Fraud

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The Golden Arches is pulling off a little sleight of hand in the way it prices its McNuggets. Like the best optical illusions, the truth has been right before your eyes, but most of us have never noticed it. Update: See our scoop mentioned in the New York Daily News!

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Celebs Read WalletPop, Protest Nobu

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:06:56 GMT

Celebs Read WalletPop, Protest Nobu

posted: 23 DAYS 2 HOURS AGO

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Just last month, our own Sarah Gilbert wrote about endangered bluefin tuna, continuing to sell briskly at trendy sushi bars in London and New York. The best the owners of Nobu London could do was write a recommendation that patrons not order the bluefin sushi (but you could if you wanted to, since it was still on the menu.). She lamented that until the A-listers who dined at these establishments got the message of how close to extinction the tuna really is, sushi bars would continue to serve it. The stars seems to have taken notice.

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KMart Dinged for Green Product Claims

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:01:32 GMT

KMart Dinged for Green Product Claims

posted: 23 DAYS 2 HOURS AGO

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The nation's advertising police busted Kmart and two other companies for trying to capitalize on consumers' interest in going green by marketing products that allegedly weren't as environmentally friendly as they claimed.

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