Archive for April, 2012
Monday, April 30th, 2012
San Antonio's Broadway Bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks issued in the bank's name have been presented nationwide.The fraudulent checks have been issued in connection with various Internet scams, including jobs for mystery shoppers, according to a news release from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ...
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Monday, April 30th, 2012
SACRAMENTO, Calif. " Who wouldn't want to get paid to go shopping? That's partly the allure behind "mystery shopper" scams.While they aren't new, these phony "we'll-pay-you-to-shop"-type ads sprouted like online weeds during the recession as job-hungry Americans hunted for employment.Law enforcement and some financial institutions say they're spotting mystery shopping ...
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Monday, April 30th, 2012
The Information Commissioner's Office has published a report revealing that one in ten second-hand hard drives sold online contains residual personal data, with some containing scanned bank statements, passports, information on previous driving offences, and medical details.The report is based on a "mystery shopper" exercise carried out by NCC Group ...
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Monday, April 30th, 2012
A popular St. John's business is the latest company to get caught up in a sophisticated financial scam.Manna Bakery started to get calls last week about bogus cheques surfacing in something called the mystery shopper scam.Somehow fraudsters obtained one of the businesses legitimate cheques and printed off hundreds of fraudulent ...
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Friday, April 27th, 2012
Zagat has begun grading restaurants in the River City.Foodies have until this Sunday to submit ratings for more than 200 restaurants in Jacksonville. Connoisseurs rank food, decor, and service on a scale of zero to three. In addition, there is a written portion where the more clever among us can ...
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Friday, April 27th, 2012
Wednesday, April 25 10:38:39 Taoiseach Enda Kenny today called on retailers across Ireland to step up to the plate and see who is "top of the shops" as he launched the Retail Excellence Ireland Awards 2012.The champions of Ireland's retail industry are set to be recognised in the 16th ...
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Thursday, April 26th, 2012
CRIME . If it's too good to be true, it probably is. That's the message city police are trying to send after two cheque-cashing scams were reported in the past month.Police say one of the cases was a "mystery shopper" scam in which a woman received a letter with a ...
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Thursday, April 26th, 2012
There are a number of ways to generate extra income to increase the size of household budgets, and some don't even involve leaving home. Below are just a few: 1. Rent out a roomRenting a room in your house as a Monday-to-Friday let will mean that you can put aside ...
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
From the public records of the Findlay Police Department and the Hancock County Sheriff's Office:Police DepartmentThree men departed Denny's, 1051 Interstate Court, in a gray minivan without settling their food bills Friday.An engagement ring was removed Friday from a Honda Prelude at 128 Center St.Two people gave back a lawn ...
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
SOUTH CAROLINA (WMBF)Officials with the Department of Affairs in thePalmetto Stateare coming together to warn residents of popularoffers coming into your inboxthat could be fraudulent ways to get your personal information.The top three fraudulent offersare all digitally involved, and if you're not careful, you could easily be the next victim ...
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