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Fun on Friday: Don’t Send Your Scam Mail to This Guy
I have some advice for you wanna-be scammers out there. Check your mailing list. A scammer in British Columbia sent his pitch to a cop – a member of the Delta police economic and technical crime unit to be exact.
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Fun on Friday: Romance Scam!
Fun on Friday is supposed to be, well, fun. But I also like to offer useful advice. So this week, I have a tip for you. If your boyfriend or girlfriend wants you to send them a bunch of money in order to help them sell gold, don’t do it. It’s a scam. Seriously. Just […]
Fun on Friday: That Bling Will Not Lead to Cha-Ching
OK. I’m going to set up a scenario for you. You’re in Hawaii. Yay! Right? Anyway, as you enjoy touring around the tropical paradise, you stop at a local gas station to fuel up the rental. As you’re pumping the gas, a guy saunters up covered in bling. He’s got gold chains, gold bracelets and […]
Fun on Friday: Scammer Gets Help from High Places
Usually, the government tries to stop scams. Unless, of course, the government is part of the scam. No, I’m not talking about the Federal Reserve. I’m actually talking about a Liberian gold scam that US law enforcement uncovered last fall. As it turns out, Liberian government officials facilitated a key part of the scammer’s scheme.