The Scam After the Storm?
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After remnants of Hurricane Gaston hit Richmond, Michael Wright's 1999 Honda CR-V sat under water just blocks from his office for three days before a towing company hauled it away.
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Bad weather has been very good for business at Weather.com and other popular forecasting sites. They are posting record traffic in the wake of Hurricane Ivan's arrival on the mainland. By Joanna Glasner.
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For anyone who didn't get enough of Hurricane Frances as it blew through Florida, remnants of the storm are for sale. More than 170 items were listed on eBay's Internet auction site Monday, a day after the eye of the Category 2 storm came ashore.
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For shoppers, the weekend snowstorm likely means deeper discounts and longer after-Christmas sales. "It's a plus for the consumer, no question about it," said Luciano Manganella, the owner of Boston boutique JasmineSola. "But for the retailer, it's lost business."
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What a headline. I guess we&#39;ve all gotten those Nigerian scam emails haven&#39;t we? I guess it will all stop now. Yeah sure. The last line is great, I think I&#39;ll get my check book out and get ready.
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Utilities and insurance companies are expected to try to recover massive expenses from the recent hurricanes, and consumers could be the ones who pay.
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It seems even a crusty old newshound like me can get burned. My item last week about a couple naming their baby âYahooâ turns out to be a hoax cooked up by a (now-unemployed) Romanian tabloid reporter. Reporters making things up just for a laugh? I am shocked, simply shocked.Â
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Troubled homeowners can get online advice to spot fraudulent rescuers.
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Major disasters unearth con artists who prey on philanthropic goodwill.
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In post-Katrina New Orleans, the land speculators are moving in to buy up devastated properties, but the real opportunist may be the guy next door, just trying to bring back his neighborhood
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The Red Cross has issued a call for help from communities across the nation in the wake of Hurricane Charley. The storm system that blew through Florida two weeks ago caused billions of dollars in damage - and
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(360 sec.) Why the recent sell-off may be nothing more than a storm in a tea cup.
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Insurance companies may have paid out $11 billion to Louisianians since Hurricane Katrina, but they have become a new villain in the tales people tell about recovery.
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Tycho:  I understand he's posting these around his neighborhood, now, and I mean real Gabe, not the jpeg Gabe like you might see sur le web. If you did find it, I wouldn't bring it back to him. The most likely scenario is that he will assume that you're the one who stole it, and your "reward" will be a savage karate style maneuver delivered to your "sack of toys."
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By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 26--GULFPORT -- The Peoples Bank branch on 30th Avenue was robbed shortly after 9 this morning. The Gulfport Police Department is on the scene investigating.   The branch will be closed for a short while.
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By Elwin Green, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  May 27--In honor of the approaching U.S. Open, we share with you a scam  attempt that not only imitates a major financial institution, but also hijacks  the image of golfer Tiger Woods.
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The busiest hurricane season in years chased tourists from the South Carolina coast last summer. But in recent weeks, as hurricane season passes, tourists are again returning.