Old-fashioned land scams go high-tech
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The Internet is reviving a grand old American tradition: land scams. Thousands of lots in phantom subdivisions that were sold decades ago to people who hoped to build retirement homes in warm states are reappearing on online sites such as the Internet giant eBay.
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Fraud Sciences, a private company, has developed technology designed to differentiate between real and fraudulent transactions.
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If the founder of GreenDimes has his way, millions of tons of unwanted mail will go the way of pesky phone solicitations.
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The latest information on phishing indicates that fraudsters are increasingly using malicious software to direct users to their deceptive sites.
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Crime-fighting "tinkerers" are figuring out how to get all the inside dope about you from your supposedly trusted gadget
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By Greg Wilson, Daily News, New York  Jan. 28--The boiler room -- the nerve center of pump-and-dump scams -- is  nearly as old as the telephone.
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State and federal regulators continue to warn investors about new scams, especially during a time like this, when people are desperately looking for better returns in a declining market.
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Using the buzz surrounding last Frriday's launch of the iPhone, hackers and scammers are targeting eager would-be buyers to launch their latest attacks.
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By Anna Marie Kukec Daily Herald Business Writer  Making a telephone call through the Internet is a lot like the Wild West.  The technology is still in its infancy.
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Dangerous new ways to try to steal your money are in progress.
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The world of information technology is not immune from the reaches of the urban legend.
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People selling items over the internet or through newspaper adverts are warned of a sophisticated fraudulent payment scam.
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Microsoft Excel spreadsheets are the lastest ploy used by stock scammers to deliver get-rich-quick schemes.
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Feds reel in some big fish on the most elaborate trading scam in years, and it's not over yet.
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Legitimate mortgage lenders inadvertently support--and get tangled in--spam traps.
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Craigslist displays undeniable grassroots power.
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Watch out, watch out there's a scammer about...