Warning of money making scams
CONSUMER watchdogs are warning people not to get taken in by scams offering the chance to make easy money.Trading standards officers in Hartlepool have issued information to try to protect the public.The schemes are usually advertised in local newspapers, magazines and shop windows, or through

Publication: The Northern Echo

Five Africans arrested for `money-making' scam
New Straits Times 07-10-2001 Five Africans arrested for `money-making' scam Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: National Penang -- PENANG, Mon. - Police have arrested five Africans to help their investigations into a "money-making" scam involving a "magical" chemical which is claimed to be able to

Publication: New Straits Times

MAKING YOUR MONEY WORK: TRAVEL SCAMS
00-00-0000 CHARLES GIBSON, Host: Travel fraud is on the rise, and obviously you don't want to become a victim. So in this morning's edition of Making Your Money Work, our consumer editor, Steve Filmer, is here to show you how to protect yourself. Steve? STEVE FILMER, Consumer Editor: Charlie, the

Publication: ABC Good Morning America

African national assaulted over money-making scam
New Straits Times 01-04-2001 African national assaulted over money-making scam Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: National PENANG, Wed. - An African national was handcuffed and beaten by five men until he was unconscious in his hotel room in Lebuh Campbell here early today. Police, however,

Publication: New Straits Times

Scheme scrapped as greedy firms cash in; 270 ORGANISATIONS PROBED AFTER MONEY-MAKING SCAM UNCOVERED.(News)
Byline: DUNCAN GIBBONS A GOVERNMENT scheme to encourage people to take up learning opportunities has been scrapped after allegations it was being used by unscrupulous companies as a money-making scam. Warwickshire Trading Standards officers alerted Individual Learning Account organisers of evidence

Publication: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

U.S. Postal Inspectors, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice Dismantle Business-Opportunity Scams; Project Biz Opp Flop Results in More Than 200 Civil and Criminal Actions Against Perpetrators of Fraudulent Money-Making Schemes in 13 States.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Department of Justice today announced the results of a joint investigation which generated more than 200 arrests and other enforcement actions against scam artists who turned the American

Publication: PR Newswire