Posts Tagged ‘scam’

Actor Antwon Tanner guilty in ID scam (CBC.ca)

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
Antwon Tanner, who plays the character "Skills" in the young adult television drama One Tree Hill, has pleaded guilty to taking part in a fake identity scam.

“One Tree Hill” actor Antwon Tanner pleads guilty in identity theft scam involving fake SSNs (New York Daily News)

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
"One Tree Hill " actor Antwon Tanner pleaded guilty Friday to identity theft, admitting he was the middleman in a scam involving bogus Social Security numbers.

Irish user falls victim to Facebook mugging scam (Irish Central)

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
An Irish Facebook user has fallen victim to an international scam whereby fraudsters hijack a user's account and plead for cash from their friends, claiming they've been mugged in London.

Irish user falls victim to Facebook mugging scam (Irish Central)

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
An Irish Facebook user has fallen victim to an international scam whereby fraudsters hijack a user's account and plead for cash from their friends, claiming they've been mugged in London.

Irish user falls victim to Facebook mugging scam (Irish Central)

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
An Irish Facebook user has fallen victim to an international scam whereby fraudsters hijack a user's account and plead for cash from their friends, claiming they've been mugged in London.

Irish user falls victim to Facebook mugging scam (Irish Central)

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
An Irish Facebook user has fallen victim to an international scam whereby fraudsters hijack a user's account and plead for cash from their friends, claiming they've been mugged in London.

Irish user falls victim to Facebook mugging scam (Irish Central)

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
An Irish Facebook user has fallen victim to an international scam whereby fraudsters hijack a user's account and plead for cash from their friends, claiming they've been mugged in London.

Common Craigslist scam targets greedy sellers (KREM.com Spokane)

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Spokane Co. Sheriff's Dept. SPOKANE -- A Craigslist seller failed to fall for a scam in which the buyer sends the seller a check for much more than the asking price, then requests the seller to send back the overage.

Facebook Scam: ‘I’ve Been Mugged In London’ (SKY News)

Monday, August 17th, 2009
Scammers are using Facebook profiles to try to exhort money from users' friends, it has emerged.

Facebook Scam: I’ve Been Mugged In London (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Monday, August 17th, 2009
The fraudsters hack into people's accounts and message their friends posing as the user, who they claim has been "mugged in London".