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Nigerian prince still wants your money (CNN Money) Internet fraud cases surged by 22% in 2009, and financial losses doubled compared to the year before as scammers took advantage of Americans rendered desperate by the recession. More . . . Alton woman victim of scammer (The Telegraph) ALTON - An Alton woman apparently is out $49,400 while also being an unwitting participant in a two-front scam by a Nigerian man she "met" through an online dating service. More . . . What informed the decision of Chief Onyema Ugochukwu to return to court? (AllAfrica.com) The decision to approach the Court of Appeal to set aside the controversial judgment of February 11, 2009 was a collective one which enjoys the support of majority of the people of Abia State, within and outside the PDP family. More . . . Otunba Tunde Seriki (AllAfrica.com) Well, even before the comment made by the Minister of Police Affairs, virtually every Nigerian has one issue or another against the Nigeria Police. More . . . A Guide To Recognizing Your Scams (Gothamist) New York City residents are among the least likely Americans to fall victim to scams and swindles , but that doesn't stop con artists from trying to outwit New Yorkers. Hustlers use a number of different strategies to try to cheat their victims, from well-known shakedowns like the "broken glasses scam" to more obscure hoaxes like the "pigeon drop," the Daily News reports. According to the ... More . . . Quincy Police warns of lottery and fake check scams (WGEM Quincy) FROM PRESS RELEASE QUINCY, Ill. -- There have been several scams circulating in the Quincy area recently. These scams are not new, but seem to resurface every few months. The first is the Nigerian/Canadian lottery scam. With this scam, you would receive a letter stating that you are the winner of a lottery. You are to wire money out of the country to pay for taxes or handling fees on your ... More . . . The Drive-By Truckers Are Not Making This Up (The Village Voice) For longer than most bands have been nursing calluses on their fingers, the Drive-By Truckers have spun strange yarns about the modern South, sharpening their detailed and empathetic storytelling to bring local depth, specificity, and complexity to figures you may only know from headlines and his... More . . . Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com) Cossa also announced that the police have detained two people, named only as Celso and Joao, who have been swindling citizens through fraudulent mobile phone text messages. More . . . Coast Lines March 16, 2010 (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Coast lines Santa Cruz Fuller picked as top Democrat The Santa Cruz County Democratic Party selected Santa Cruz resident Carol Fuller as the Democrat of the year. More . . . Internet crime doubled in 2009, average victim lost $575 (Geek.com) The Internet gets bigger each and every year, so it stands to reason that online crime is growing as well… but you’d expect it to grow proportionally. Not so, unfortunately. According to the FBI, he total dollar loss from all cases referred to its Internet Crime Complaint Center was $559.7 million in 2009…. more than [...] More . . . Advertise on this page
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