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How to Avoid Scams in Online Poker Rooms

Playing Texas Hold'em or other forms of poker online has become very popular. You can easily find several places offering you a chance to play poker online, but there are scams you should be aware of. Most of these online poker scams can be avoided or recognized, before they can personally affect you. It is a good idea for every new or beginner poker players to be aware of them. The following are ...

8 May 2012, 1:52 pm | click here to view more

FINRA Warns Investors of Nutraceutical Stock Scams

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued a new Investor Alert called Nutraceutical Stock Scams—Don’t Supplement Your Portfolio With These Companies to warn investors about stock scams related to companies selling everything from fortified foods and energy drinks to “natural” medicines.

16 May 2012, 10:26 am | click here to view more

Local agencies warn of scams

An official-looking envelope arrives in the mail, with it a check or money order – and every you have to do is send some money back and millions are yours.

12 May 2012, 9:00 am | click here to view more

Fraud scams are the latest pandemic in America

After a full year of investigating, Eric Nelson could find nothing suspicious about the company he planned to invest in. Satisfied he’d done his homework, he began funneling money into a business he hoped would make him thousands. Instead, it left him in ruins. Years later, he is still trying to pick up the pieces. [...]

15 May 2012, 8:20 am | click here to view more

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Watch for carbon scams

SCAMwatch is warning businesses to be on the look out for carbon price scams.

19 May 2012, 4:08 pm | click here to view more

Peter Hoss, Scam of the Month: Detecting, deflecting political scams

A s elections on a national and local level approach, we seniors can anticipate possible outright scams, or tactics similar to those used by scammers. We owe it to the future of our democratic nation to cast votes reflecting our best judgment, based on as accurate information as we can obtain.

20 May 2012, 1:39 am | click here to view more

Scams cost US a pretty penny

Online scams including identity theft schemes, "advance fee" and "romance fraud" cost Americans some $485 million in 2011, a report prepared for the FBI said Thursday.

11 May 2012, 7:39 am | click here to view more

Indiana attorney general warns of rental scams

Hoosiers should beware of online classified ads for apartments and rental homes that could be scams meant to trick them out of money for deposits or other fees, the Indiana Attorney General's office warned this week.

20 May 2012, 9:00 pm | click here to view more

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Online scams cost $US485m

Online scams including identity theft schemes, "advance fee" and "romance fraud" cost Americans some $US485 million ($A484.44 million) in 2011, a report prepared for the FBI says.

10 May 2012, 7:56 pm | click here to view more

Online scams cost $485 mn in US in 2011: survey

Online scams including identity theft schemes, "advance fee" and "romance fraud" cost Americans some $485 million in 2011, a report prepared for the FBI said Thursday.

10 May 2012, 5:10 pm | click here to view more