Ireland launches phone fraud crackdown
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In an effort to stop scams that cause unwitting Internet users to be charged premium rates for calls placed by software surreptitiously installed on their PCs, Ireland is going to block outgoing calls to 13 countries.
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An international investigation has netted 135 arrests in connection with illegal telemarketing operations, many of which targeted &quot;the elderly, the needy and the vulnerable,&quot; Attorney General John Ashcroft said yesterday.
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"Officers of the state security department and the Defence Ministry's special unit carried out an anti-terrorist operation which was aimed at preventing the purchase of illegal arms and explosives"  Two Irish citizens have been arrested in Lithuania on suspicion of trying to buy a large amount of firearms and explosives. via Eircom.net News
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More than 150 individuals have been arrested or convicted in a US-wide crackdown on internet fraud and abuse, according to an announcement from Attorney General John Ashcroft on Thursday.
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TEN men, including a Cheshire businessman, have been arrested by Customs officers investigating a suspected pounds 250m "carousel" VAT fraud.   They are believed to be part of a sophisticated network of companies that "carouselled" large quantities of mobile phones.
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p2pnet.net News:- A business in Ireland found it had unknowingly racked up nearly $15,000 in calls. Other modem users found they had charges for calls to the South Pacific.
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Government clampdown on VAT-free mobile phone racket HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers arrested 10 suspected multi-million pound "carousel" fraudsters last week in a nationwide swoop.â¦
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Direct dial phone calls from Ireland to 13 other countries are to be blocked because of an internet fraud. Hundreds of Irish phone users have run up large bills due to auto-dialling fraud or modem hijacking.
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The Justice Department has made a series of arrests against purveyors of spam as part of a nationwide crackdown against internet scam artists, the Direct Marketing Association said.
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The Dutch telecommunications industry watchdog said Tuesday it has issued its first fines against spammers, including one person and two companies who sent unwanted e-mails and mobile telephone text messages.
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A crackdown on dealers and users of drugs including cocaine and heroin is launched by English and Welsh police.
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In an effort to stop scams that cause unwitting Internet users to get charged premium rates for calls placed by software surreptitiously installed on their PCs, Ireland is going to block outgoing calls to 13 ...
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CALLS for an all-Ireland mobile phone tariff were made yesterday after plans to slash cross-border roaming charges by up to 70 per cent were backed by EU ministers.   Millions of mobile phone users across 27 member states will benefit from the new rules adopted by the EU Telecoms Council.
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A mobile phone is stolen on average every 15 minutes in Ireland, according to Garda sources and gardai have expressed serious concern over the increasing violence in phone thefts.
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Now if your mobile telephone is stolen, you can scream &#151; and your phone can, too. A new service launched Monday is designed to deter mobile phone theft by equipping telephones with an ear-piercing scream.
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A mobile phone service which makes your handset scream when it's been stolen was launched in Britain, with its makers claiming it could spell the end of mobile theft altogether.
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The amount consumers are charged for making mobile calls while abroad is to be investigated by EU regulators.