Internet pyramid scam victims may be repaid

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Internet pyramid victims may be repaid

Internet pyramid victims may be repaid 05/31/2004 12:37 PM
stuff.co.nz May 31 2004 5:18PM GMT

New Internet scam lures victims with
cheap airline fares

New Internet scam lures victims with
cheap airline fares 04/08/2005 09:59 AM
Bakutoday.net - Fri Apr 8, 09:27 am GMT

Scam Busters Just As Bad As Scam
Victims?

Scam Busters Just As Bad As Scam
Victims? 01/19/2004 05:05 AM
An odd article out of South Africa complaining that scam busters are just as bad as scam victims - in that they act in just as predictable a manner. Of course, the scam busters aren't the folks losing money to the scammers, and, in fact, they often are doing a good job to spread news of a scam to protect potential victims. So, I'm a bit confused as to what's so upsetting about people taking it upon themselves to tell others about a scam. Certainly, there are some things that don't deserve to be publicized, but are, due to the intensity of the efforts against them. However, scams are something that clearly should be publicized to limit the negative impact. It seems that the real complaint of the writer isn't so much scam busters, but "fad" busters who complain about people getting hooked on the latest fad. However, fads and scams are two very different things.

More Scam Victims Who Don't Believe
They've Been Scammed

More Scam Victims Who Don't Believe
They've Been Scammed 04/28/2004 11:40 AM
Last year, we wrote about a man in Florida who gave all of his money to Nigerian scammers and still refused to believe he had been conned. It seems like this is fairly common. Over in Switzerland, police tried to explain to someone why the $115,000 he had sent to Nigeria was never going to be seen again, and he refused to believe him. Despite plenty of evidence being presented to him, six months later he was found sending another $38,000 to Nigerian scammers. There's a point at which you wonder if some of these people almost deserve to lose their money.

Some NorVergence Victims Get Out Of Scam
Leases

Some NorVergence Victims Get Out Of Scam
Leases 12/27/2004 04:42 AM
Back in September we wrote about the NorVergence scam. Basically, the company was selling some telco equipment that was available on eBay for about $300, renaming it "the Matrix," sending fast talking sales people in to small, non-tech savvy businesses, and promising that the box could provide "unlimited broadband, landline and cell phone service with no per-minute charges." The details, of course, proved this wasn't quite true. Also, instead of just selling the boxes, they would lease them for upwards of $300/month for five year leases. Then, to make the scam even better, they sold off those leases to a variety of financial institutions, cashing out right away. The company then proceeded to shut down, making the boxes completely useless -- but the banks who had bought the leases didn't care at all and still expected their money. Thus, they started sending threatening legal letters to those people who weren't paying -- even though none of the "buyers" were actually receiving service. NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has now convinced the banks to forgive the leases for NY companies that had been scammed, though there are still plenty of others. Of course, the real issue is that both the financial institutions and the end-customers were scammed -- and the NorVergence executives went off to start another company accused of bilking investors out of millions before shutting down.

Cheap flights scam lures online victims

Cheap flights scam lures online victims 04/08/2005 04:55 AM
ZDNet Australia Apr 8 2005 8:29AM GMT

Google IPO Scam Victims Fooled By Fancy
Wall Street Terms

Google IPO Scam Victims Fooled By Fancy
Wall Street Terms 05/10/2004 02:32 PM
Back in March we wrote about a scam from someone who convin ced a lot of people who should know better he could sell them pre-IPO Google shares. Among the still unnamed victims were "the chairman of a global telecommunications company, a New York investment banker, a corporate attorney and a senior executive at a brokerage firm." These folks forked over half a million dollars without any due diligence to the guy who claimed to know the founders of Google from attending Stanford (which he didn't) and via working at Kleiner Perkins (again not true). We also had a post noting that a simple search query on the guy's name, though not on Google, would have turned up his questionable history. It appears that the NY Times has just discovered the story, but did a little extra sleuthing to point out that, beyond their scam-blinding greed to get in on the Google IPO, what really fooled these investment bankers and big time executives was the sophisticated Wall Street lingo used by the scammer. It turns out that if you just say "participation agreement," "stock purchase agreement" and "promissory note," combined with "Google IPO" wealthy stock brokers and executives will simply open their wallets for you. Also worth noting is that the scammer doesn't appear to have stored away most of his ill-gotten gains, but rather spent a large portion of it partying at expensive clubs and restaurants.

Napster investors repaid with lawsuits

Napster investors repaid with lawsuits 04/21/2004 04:56 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 21 2004 8:44AM GMT

Internet swindle pfishes for victims

Internet swindle pfishes for victims 08/29/2004 07:25 AM
Qctimes.com - Sun Aug 29, 08:54 am GMT

Internet Mobilizes To Aid Tsunami
Victims

Internet Mobilizes To Aid Tsunami
Victims 01/01/2005 02:08 AM
Information Week Jan 1 2005 6:16AM GMT

Profiles Holocaust victims to be
available through Internet

Profiles Holocaust victims to be
available through Internet 11/17/2003 08:04 AM
Jerusalem Post Nov 17 2003 7:35AM ET

Two Men Accused of $11M Internet Scam

Two Men Accused of $11M Internet Scam 07/05/2004 07:08 PM
BizReport.com Jul 5 2004 10:14PM GMT

Crackdown on internet scam

Crackdown on internet scam 07/16/2004 04:58 AM
Thisismoney.com - Fri Jul 16, 09:38 am GMT

The internet lottery scam

The internet lottery scam 08/27/2004 01:35 PM
Expatica Netherlands Aug 27 2004 5:17PM GMT

Internet Scam Slammed

Internet Scam Slammed 09/14/2004 01:47 AM
Stock Patrol Sep 14 2004 6:30AM GMT

C.P. man loses $3,000 Internet scam

C.P. man loses $3,000 Internet scam 07/25/2004 06:00 AM
Thetimesonline.com - Sun Jul 25, 06:39 am GMT

Internet scam uncovered

Internet scam uncovered 05/03/2004 10:12 PM
Sunday Times South Africa May 4 2004 2:57AM GMT

Man Gets 18 Months For Internet Scam

Man Gets 18 Months For Internet Scam 06/19/2004 06:09 AM
Ctnow.com - Sat Jun 19, 09:17 am GMT

EBI beats Internet scam

EBI beats Internet scam 09/02/2004 12:40 AM
AME Info Sep 2 2004 4:34AM GMT

COMMENT: Internet porn's innocent
victims

COMMENT: Internet porn's innocent
victims 01/11/2004 11:37 PM
News Weekly Jan 11 2004 10:43PM ET

Memorial Service On Internet For 5
Victims Of Crash

Memorial Service On Internet For 5
Victims Of Crash 06/12/2004 04:43 AM
News.tbo.com - Sat Jun 12, 07:14 am GMT

Aussie accused of internet scam

Aussie accused of internet scam 06/09/2004 01:11 AM
Australian IT Jun 9 2004 5:05AM GMT

Arrest over world internet scam

Arrest over world internet scam 10/30/2003 11:47 PM
news.com.au Oct 30 2003 10:15PM ET

Internet bank scam warning

Internet bank scam warning 02/05/2005 09:10 PM
Canada.com - Sat Feb 5, 09:08 am GMT

Regulator acts on internet scam

Regulator acts on internet scam 07/16/2004 04:58 AM
News.ft.com - Fri Jul 16, 06:05 am GMT

Two men accused of $11 million Internet
scam

Two men accused of $11 million Internet
scam 07/04/2004 06:00 AM
Oregonlive.com - Sat Jul 3, 10:10 pm GMT

Millionaire Sentenced In Internet Scam

Millionaire Sentenced In Internet Scam 07/25/2004 06:00 AM
News.tbo.com - Sun Jul 25, 07:49 am GMT

Internet 'phishing' scam arrest

Internet 'phishing' scam arrest 04/29/2004 09:02 AM
Press Association Apr 29 2004 1:22PM GMT

Man Arrested over Internet 'Phishing'
Scam

Man Arrested over Internet 'Phishing'
Scam 04/29/2004 06:33 AM
PA News via The Scotsman Online Apr 29 2004 10:56AM GMT

Salesmen accused of internet scam

Salesmen accused of internet scam 04/28/2004 10:04 AM
Press Association Apr 28 2004 2:20PM GMT

Two accused of $11 million Internet scam

Two accused of $11 million Internet scam 07/06/2004 09:56 AM
San Jose Mercury News Jul 6 2004 2:08PM GMT

Internet helps in collecting 8 m pounds
for tsunami victims! :

Internet helps in collecting 8 m pounds
for tsunami victims! : 01/02/2005 04:20 AM
123Bharath.com Jan 2 2005 8:38AM GMT

Family, Friends Scan Internet for
Tsunami Victims

Family, Friends Scan Internet for
Tsunami Victims 12/30/2004 09:08 AM
Reuters Dec 30 2004 12:53PM GMT

Internet helps in collecting 8 m pounds
for tsunami victims!

Internet helps in collecting 8 m pounds
for tsunami victims! 01/01/2005 06:46 AM
Webindia123 Jan 1 2005 10:50AM GMT

Internet helps in collecting 8 m pounds
for tsunami victims!:-

Internet helps in collecting 8 m pounds
for tsunami victims!:- 01/01/2005 08:22 AM
Webindia123 Jan 1 2005 11:43AM GMT

Copy-cat Internet scam earns man 33
months

Copy-cat Internet scam earns man 33
months 06/02/2004 10:03 AM
CFCN Plus Jun 2 2004 2:20PM GMT

Best scam-artist Internet revenge EVAR

Best scam-artist Internet revenge EVAR 05/14/2004 03:27 AM
This is a lovely tale of revenge on a scam-artist: a Powerbook seller on eBay realized that he was being ripped off by an overseas buyer, who had even set up a fake escrow service to handle his phony payment. Instead of blowing it off, the seller sent the crook on a wild goose chase that culminated with him taking delivery of a "P-P-P-Powerbook" made out of keyboard bits glued to an old binder, after paying £350 in customs fees and friends of the seller who'd staked out his mail-drop photographed the whole thing for posterity. Link

AIB customers targeted by fraudsters in
internet scam

AIB customers targeted by fraudsters in
internet scam 07/28/2004 06:10 AM
eircom net Jul 28 2004 10:14AM GMT

Suburban cops warn of Internet scam

Suburban cops warn of Internet scam 09/11/2004 08:58 AM
Chicago Tribune Sep 11 2004 12:42PM GMT
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