Jan 10, 2011 – Phone text (SMS) messages claim that the recipient has won a substantial sum of money in an online lottery or promotion.

How many companies have tried to sell you "better" long-distance rates this week ? Do the offers sound too good to be true? Find out how to tell the scams from .

Remember these tips the next time you get a telephone call or letter telling you you've won a prize, award, or sweepstakes. This are often telemarketing .

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Protect yourself from mail fraud scams and phone fraud. If you're asked to provide your credit card account number or other personal information in a reply .

Jun 16, 2011 – Jun. 16, 2011 - Crafty malware authors aren't the only cybercriminals angling to make an illegitimate buck off Windows users. For more than a .

Nov 18, 2008 – In this article I will outline the 16 most popular phone scams. I am sure there are more, so if you have been a victim of a phone scam, or you .

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Nov 6, 2009 – Do you or your kids play FarmVille, Mafia Wars or Restaurant City? Then you may well have some unpleasant surprises on your cell-phone bill.

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Apr 24, 2009 – Putting Telephone Scams on Hold. Recognize & Report Phone Fraud. Telemarketing fraud is a multi-billion dollar business in the United States .

Mar 14, 2011 – With the proliferation of smartphones and mobile devices, criminals are finding new ways to exploit users, including “smishing” scams which .

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Can pressing #-9-0 allow scammers to make long-distance phone calls on your phone bill?

TAKE a national addiction to mobile phones, add caller-identification, and stir in natural curiosity. The result? Japan's latest scam, against which NTT, a big .

Jun 21, 2011 – STOP PHONE SCAMS. #1. Never trust unsolicited calls. If someone calls and claims to be from Microsoft, your bank, your credit card company, .

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Oct 11, 2011 – Android is taking the world by storm, and unfortunately, that means that scammers and hackers are coming along for the ride. Security firm .

Feb 9, 2011 – The phone is an easy way for crooks to connect with unwary victims. Beware of their tricks.

If you have received phone call with a muffled recording asking you to press 1 to accept a collect call from a jail, or to press 1 to cancel a service, or telling you .

Jun 17, 2011 – Microsoft warned of a circulating tech support phone scam in which miscreants pose as help desk engineers to access a users' PC and obtain .

This long distance phone scam causes consumers to inadvertently incur high charges on their phone bills. Consumers usually receive a message telling them to .

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Jun 16, 2011 – We've discovered this telephone scam is aimed at English-speaking countries, including North America and the United Kingdom. The callers .

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Jun 16, 2011 – Scammers call your house posing as computer security pros and claim that you' re at risk for a computer security threat and offer to help you .

Oct 22, 2010 – A massive phone scam exploiting the good name of the Make-A-Wish Foundation has siphoned more than $20 million from unsuspecting .

2 days ago – KRTV has heard from several people within the last few hours about an apparent phone scam making the rounds.

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recently learned that an old long distance phone scam that leads consumers to incur high charges on their .

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One example of telephone fraud is the opening of an unauthorized account using stolen personal information. The opening of an account with a local telephone .

Oct 12, 2011 – The man arrested for allegedly hacking into celebrity phones is a convicted con artist . who was once busted by the feds for running a scheme .

Jun 16, 2011 – Microsoft on Thursday issued a warning about a scam that involves offers of phone-based tech support.

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Telemarketing fraud is a crime. The FTC offers information about common phone scams and tips on how to avoid them.

Apr 21, 2008 – WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to beware of several current e-mail and telephone scams that use the .

Phone scams and how to avoid them. Being aware of these illegal practices will save you both time and money.

Jan 24, 2011 – Are callers lured into placing calls to the 809 area code charged large long- distance fees?

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