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IRS warns of new scam - WBRC


IRS warns of new scam
WBRC
For information about other common tax scams, check out the IRS Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2010 at IRS.gov. You must be logged in to rate this story. ...
New E-mail Scam Lures Victims with Claim of Rejected Tax PaymentTucson Citizen
A celebration of Huntsville small businesses; tips from the IRSal.com (blog)

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Spam, Scams Putting A Ding In Apple's Ping - ChannelWeb


Brisbane Times

Spam, Scams Putting A Ding In Apple's Ping
ChannelWeb
It is no big shock that less than 24 hours after launch, Ping is drowning in scams and spams," Sophos researcher Chester Wisniewski wrote in a blog post ...
Spammers latch onto Ping to pump iPhone survey scamsRegister
Apple iTunes Ping Hit By Free iPhone 4 ScamsITProPortal
Spams, scams invade new Apple Ping serviceSan Jose Business Journal
Sun-Sentinel -New York Times (blog) -PC World
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Nigerian scam tops list of decade's online cons - CNET


Ars Technica

Nigerian scam tops list of decade's online cons
CNET
But that's just one of several scams that made Panda Security's list of the most frequent online cons of a decade. As 2010 starts to wind down, the security ...
Drumroll, please: the top Web scams of the decadeArs Technica
Nigerian (419) scam is the most widespread online scam of the last ten yearsNgEX
Panda Security Uncovers Top Web Scams of the DecadePR Newswire (press release)
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Murrysville couple thwarts scam attempt - Tarentum Valley News Dispatch


Murrysville couple thwarts scam attempt
Tarentum Valley News Dispatch
To learn about how to avoid scams, click on the Financial Crimes Task Force of Southwestern Pennsylvania website at: ...

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Wrapped In A French E-mail Copyright Infringement Notice 'Scam' May Be Another ... - BroadbandBreakfast.com


Music Ally (blog)

Wrapped In A French E-mail Copyright Infringement Notice 'Scam' May Be Another ...
BroadbandBreakfast.com
Walter responded that HADOPI would never demand fines, and that the public would be notified about these kind of scam notices promptly. ...
Hadopi scams looking to extort money from internet usersMusic Ally (blog)

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Apple' s Ping Lands into Trouble: Spams and Scams attack! - USANewsWeek.com


PC Magazine (blog)

Apple' s Ping Lands into Trouble: Spams and Scams attack!
USANewsWeek.com
The newly launched Apple's Ping , the music-based social network is already in news for some wrong reasons – scams and spams. Although ,the scams right now, ...
Scammers Target Apple's New Ping ServiceTechtree.com
Facebook, Ping hit by iPhone spam attackers9 to 5 Mac (blog)
Apple's Ping Inundated with Spam CommentsPC Magazine
TechEye
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Mail fraud victim repeatedly fell for tales of lottery prize - San Jose Mercury News


Mail fraud victim repeatedly fell for tales of lottery prize
San Jose Mercury News
Though the task force deals mostly with Internet scams, the US Postal Service ones are similar, he said. "They send out mass mailings and the odds are some ...

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Avoid asphalt paving scams - Sequim Gazette


Avoid asphalt paving scams
Sequim Gazette
The Clallam County Sheriff's Office is warning county resident to beware of asphalt paving scams. During this time of year, out-of-county paving businesses ...

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Big jump in number of people on Twitter - San Francisco Chronicle


Big jump in number of people on Twitter
San Francisco Chronicle
In July, scams cloaked as notifications from the popular social network made up 12.8 percent of all phishing schemes detected, more than three times the ...

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Senior Report: Medicare scams - KPLC-TV


Senior Report: Medicare scams
KPLC-TV
It's either a company trying to fish, doing what we call a phishing scam where they're trying to phish for your information or it is a company trying to ...

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