Another village hit by 'phantom' phone scam
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Phantom phone scam hits another village
Phantom phone scam hits another village
07/02/2004 11:43 AMThe Register Jul 2 2004 3:42PM GMT
Other News: Mob Phone Scam
Other News: Mob Phone Scam
02/12/2004 11:28 AMAn organized crime scam sucked $200 million out of victims' accounts
via innocuous little charges on phone bills.
Other News: Spam Phone Scam
Other News: Spam Phone Scam
02/12/2004 11:28 AMThis nasty spam looked great until the program it downloaded called a
"900" porn number and billed the victims.
Phone Scam Company Sued By FTC
Phone Scam Company Sued By FTC
10/31/2003 07:27 PMBack in April we had the story of a Florida company, Epixtar, accused
of
some
really sleazy phone scam, where they would call up businesses to
offer them a "free internet yellow pages listing", and would ask a
bunch of basic questions to get people into the habit of saying "yes".
Then, they would cram a bunch of questions into a single question,
with the last one being an obvious yes. The example given is: "You
are authorized to make changes and incur charges on your business
phone bill and are over the age of 18. I also have your main telephone
number as 202 ... Is that all correct?" All of this would be said
incredibly quickly, so that it was impossible to understand. They
would say this proves that the recipient knew they were authorizing
charges on the phone bill. The company is also accused of slipping in
the fees at the very end of the call in a matter-of-fact way and then
altering recordings of the calls if someone complained, to pretend
that the person had approved the charges. After all of that, it still
took the FTC some time, but they've now
been sued by the
FTC and had all of their assets frozen. The company, of course,
denies it did anything wrong, saying they provide unnamed "internet
services" that companies ask for. Of course, in shutting down this
company, I'm sure plenty more will rush in to take its place.
Phone scam warning exposed as hoax
Phone scam warning exposed as hoax
12/04/2003 01:15 PMUrban myth number 352
Warning over internet phone billing scam
Warning over internet phone billing scam
06/28/2004 08:01 AMEdinburgh Evening News Jun 28 2004 12:24PM GMT
Internet scam hits phone bills
Internet scam hits phone bills
04/15/2004 02:31 AMCFCN Plus Apr 15 2004 6:12AM GMT
US punters warned of 'pump and dump'
phone scam
US punters warned of 'pump and dump'
phone scam
08/23/2004 06:18 AMHot share tip hits answerphones
ASIC warns of US 'wrong number' phone
scam
ASIC warns of US 'wrong number' phone
scam
09/27/2004 03:09 AMZDNet Australia Sep 27 2004 7:39AM GMT
Man arrested in Cambs Police iPod email
phone jam scam
Man arrested in Cambs Police iPod email
phone jam scam
12/08/2003 06:55 AMThousands of callers
Scam Busters Just As Bad As Scam
Victims?
Scam Busters Just As Bad As Scam
Victims?
01/19/2004 05:05 AMAn 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.
Scam Within A Scam Warning
Scam Within A Scam Warning
12/22/2003 07:43 PMThere have been a ton of warnings about so-called "phishing" spam
scams - where a very realistic email from a well-known financial firm
asks you to confirm the details of your account. Of course, the email
isn't real and the scammers just want your account details. They go
through all sorts of tricks to hide the fact that the email isn't
real, but the latest such phishing scam uses a bit of social
engineering. It
warns people about such scams, and then says they need
to fill out new information to avoid being taken by such a scam.
It seems the scammers are trying to get increasingly clever, and it's
an interesting social engineering trick to try to get people to let
down their guard by first warning them about a scam - and then
scamming them anyway.
"The Village"
"The Village"
07/30/2004 08:17 AMThe real mystery at the heart of M. Night Shyamalan's latest: How does
he persuade actors like Sigourney Weaver and Adrien Brody to act in
his supremely lame movies?
The Village
The Village
08/02/2004 01:29 AMRotten Tomatoes .. The Village
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THE VILLAGE / * (PG-13)
THE VILLAGE / * (PG-13)
08/02/2004 03:12 PMVillage, The (2004)
Village, The (2004)
08/09/2004 04:30 PM"The Village"
imdb.com/title/tt0368447
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Garbage day in the village
Garbage day in the village
05/29/2004 08:51 PM
May 30, or 530. 5 3 can be read "gomi" in Japanese which means
garbage. So what does May 30 mean in our village? Garbage 0 day. This
morning, I participated with most of the village in picking up trash
and junk around the village. Along one of the roads, there was an area
that was clearly being used as an illegal garbage dump by many people.
There were mufflers, car batteries, toilets, beds, bicycles and even a
car dumped there. We spent the morning hoisting this junk out of the
mud and carrying it in trucks to a location where the local government
would come and collect it for us.
There were many children helping out as well. Hopefully this annual
garage day will help educate them not to dump trash by the road.
I got a chance to meet more of my neighbors so it was nice. I still
have a hard time remembering everyone's name but sharing this massive
chore with the whole village was quite a bonding experience.
Le Pen 'brings shame' on village
Le Pen 'brings shame' on village
04/26/2004 08:45 AMJean-Marie Le Pen's visit to mid Wales is described as "one of the
most regrettable events in the community's history".
Eco village plans for city
Eco village plans for city
06/22/2004 01:22 AMA firm behind an award-winning housing estate which creates its own
energy wants to build 1,000 similar homes in Cardiff.
Disney's Haunted Village
Disney's Haunted Village
08/03/2004 01:07 PM"The Village" was the No. 1 movie over the weekend... but is it enough
to break Disney's movie slump?
Why a Village Well Is a Weapon in the
War on Terror
Why a Village Well Is a Weapon in the
War on Terror
04/30/2004 03:39 AMThe Pentagon is financing public works projects throughout the Horn of
Africa aimed at changing the locals' view of the U.S.
India's Digital Village
India's Digital Village
07/02/2004 01:47 AMSmall.biz hub of village life
Small.biz hub of village life
08/10/2004 05:37 AMTechnology key
Man held over village gun attack
Man held over village gun attack
06/07/2004 01:00 AMA man is arrested in connection with a gun attack which left two women
dead and one seriously injured.
Joining the Global Village
Joining the Global Village
01/03/2004 03:37 AMSandeep writes "This article tells of an initiative in rural India, to
provide internet access for farmers. The initiative is called
e-choupal, a name taken ...
Computer course for village girls
Computer course for village girls
01/03/2005 07:57 PMThe Tribune Jan 3 2005 10:58PM GMT
East Village WTC mural is gone
East Village WTC mural is gone
09/15/2004 01:55 PMthat mural was the view out of my office for a long time... i'm sad to
see it go
Militants raid Kashmiri village
Militants raid Kashmiri village
06/26/2004 02:38 AMAt least 10 people are reported dead after a raid on a village in
Indian-administered Kashmir.
Cyberappliances attack Italian village
Cyberappliances attack Italian village
02/11/2004 01:37 PMResidents flee killer robofridges in terror
gawker on Village Voice bloodbath
gawker on Village Voice bloodbath
08/06/2004 11:34 AMall the firings are sign of a business model in trouble, methinks
Flood village 'has 1,500 missing'
Flood village 'has 1,500 missing'
05/30/2004 10:20 PMAid workers say up to 1,500 people are missing from one of the areas
worst affected by Caribbean floods.
A Haitian Village Gets a Barrage of Care
A Haitian Village Gets a Barrage of Care
05/30/2004 11:24 PMAmerican troops who are scheduled to leave Haiti within weeks brought
food, medicine and supplies to Mapou, a flood-battered town.
Darfur village rampage shocks UN
Darfur village rampage shocks UN
04/09/2005 03:31 PMThe UN and African Union condemn a village rampage by militiamen in
Sudan's Darfur region.
the Times on the Village Voice's
upheaval
the Times on the Village Voice's
upheaval
08/09/2004 02:19 AMif they do what they say they're doing, these are good changes
Computers for school in remote village
Computers for school in remote village
05/02/2004 04:31 AMBusiness Day South Africa May 2 2004 8:55AM GMT
The Village Voice: CityState: Hurricane
GOP
The Village Voice: CityState: Hurricane
GOP
07/14/2004 01:18 AMthey shouldn't even leave their homes .. Link to Story .. Hurricane
GOP
villagevoice.com/issues/0428/memo.php
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Virtual Tour of a Nepalese Village
Virtual Tour of a Nepalese Village
07/01/2004 07:25 AM
'I am Mahabir Pun.
I would like to take you on a tour of my village (Nangi), and my
country (Nepal and the Himalayas). I would like you to learn about our
High School in Nangi Village, Nepal. Some people from abroad have
visited and worked in Nangi and have interesting stories to tell you
of their time here. '
Village Voice roundup of sex bl0gs
Village Voice roundup of sex bl0gs
11/03/2003 04:21 AMpucker up on sex blogs .. Tristan Taormino ..
Peek-a-Blog
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Double tragedy for Tyrone village
Double tragedy for Tyrone village
12/27/2004 07:04 AMThe driver of a car which killed a three-year-old boy is found dead in
a quarry at Donemana in County Tyrone.
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