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Vancouver Island senior loses $100,000 to cryptocurrency investment scam – Saanich News

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A Nanaimo senior says he is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy after losing nearly $100,000 to a cryptocurrency scam. Robert Dunning, a 74-year-old retired electrician, said his chequing, savings, line of credit and credit card accounts were cleaned out over a two-week period this fall after he set up online banking and invested $250 [...] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFTjqf

Police warn residents of three phone scams | Lafayette

Published May 12th 2021 Police warn residents of three phone scams By Jennifer Wake Phone scams can cost you money and mental anguish, and three specific scams are on the rise in Lamorinda. According to the Moraga Police Department, the first scam involves someone calling to say that you owe money to PG&E and your [...] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFTDwH

Simple Steps for Starting a Bitcoin Investment | Sponsored

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Prostock-Studio Virtual currencies like Bitcoin present a new class of digital assets. Today, many people… Read full article at gazette.com Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFSrdK

The Naughty List | Urban Living

click to enlarge I never understood at Christmas time why “bad kids” got coal in their stockings. Back in the day, coal was the number one fuel to keep homes warm, and impoverished people still follow coal trains/trucks to pick up fuel that’s fallen off the vehicles—again, to heat their homes and in [...] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFSD3F

AG warns Nevadans of government imposter solar scams – Yahoo News

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AG warns Nevadans of government imposter solar scams  Yahoo News Read more… Read full article at scamguards.org Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFQd9l

Should Google Step Up to Stop Investment Scams?

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Google and other search engines are the most prosperous hunting ground for fraudsters nowadays. From e-commerce scams to fake cryptocurrency investment opportunities and Covid-19 unemployment benefit frauds, many are the cunning strategies scammers have been using to make easy money online. Growing number of online scams In a context that sees the number of online [...] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFQ2fY

The Cyber Crime Monster Will Only Grow Bigger & Dangerous

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If the Twitter handle of the most powerful person in our country is not safe, then where do lesser mortals like you and me stand in terms of cyber security? In the wee hours of Sunday, December 12, 2021, the entire national security apparatus of our country went into a tizzy because Prime Minister Narendra [...] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFPWg5

Cops bust online scam syndicate, three arrested in morning raid » Scammer News

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KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested three men believed to be part of an online scam syndicate. Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Amihizam Abdul Shukor said a team from Bukit Aman and the Brickfields Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) raided a residence at Jalan Kuchai Maju here. “We raided the place based on a tip-off on online […] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFP7VD

Brace for waterworks as student loans come due

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Stand by for the next round of sob stories — what’s about to happen next, you will be told, is definitely a hate crime, maybe even genocide. Here’s the scoop: Millions of deadbeats who have had a two-year vacation from having to pay down their student loans will now have to … start repaying the […] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFNTKC

Financial Advisor IQ – Content Page

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority says that a former Texas broker charged with murder last year has failed to cooperate with its investigation into his conduct. Keith Ashley began his career in the financial services industry in 2000 and joined Parkland Securities in Allen, Texas, in 2002, according to his BrokerCheck profile. The firm discharged […] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFLrmH

Doge jumps after Elon Musk says Tesla will make merchandise available to buy with it

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The cryptocurrency Doge DOGEUSD, +20.20% jumped 18% after Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk made yet another tweet about it, saying Tesla will make some merchandise buyable with Doge and “see how it goes.” Musk, Time’s Person of the Year, has been frequent supporter of the cryptocurrency. Tesla previously stopped a program allowing vehicle purchases with […] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFLGHL

Kings of Crypto, book review: How Coinbase helped to reshape the future of finance

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Kings of Crypto: One Startup’s Quest to Take Cryptocurrency Out of Silicon Valley and onto Wall Street • By Jeff John Roberts • Harvard Business Review • 256 pages • ISBN: 978-1-647820-18-3 • £22 / $30    The biggest chance at large, unearned sums of money that I ever passed up was around 2008, when […] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFKmmv

USD/CAD Exchange Rate Prediction – The Dollar Rallies Ahead of the Fed

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The dollar continued to rebound against the Loonie on Monday, testing resistance levels. The greenback’s strength comes despite lower Treasury yields. The Fed is scheduled to meet for a 2-day meeting this week. Expectations are for the Fed to accelerate the tapering of their bond purchase program. Also, this week the U.S. will release PPI [...] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFKLRT

U.S. Atty.: Man Pleads Guilty to Construction Supply Scam

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[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld suspending 2020 RI mail vote witnesses on Aug. 7. PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence man has admitted in federal court that he participated in a construction supply scam defrauding home improvement stores in Rhode Island and Massachusetts of more than $140,000, repeatedly purchasing construction tools and […] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFJlL1

What To Do After Hut 8 Mining Stock Dropped – Seeking Alpha

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What To Do After Hut 8 Mining Stock Dropped  Seeking Alpha Read full article at seekingalpha.com Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFHBtQ

A look back: Top 10 Stories of 2021

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Despite the Covid pandemic still stubbornly hanging on, it was the roller-coaster of material prices and lumber availability that dominated the headlines in this year’s ranking of the Top 10 Stories of 2021. Last year, Covid-related news represented seven of the top 10 stories at WoodworkingNetwork.com. This year, not a single story Covid-related cracked the […] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFGdPN

Is CPI Security at your door? Bogus workers claim to be with CPI — Scam Guards

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Someone’s knocking at the door, somebody’s ringing the bell. Besides signing along with Paul McCartney, what do you do? Your choices are to answer it, peek through the peephole, or ignore it. A lot of folks are answering the door because they believe the person on the other side is with a […] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFG7jM

‘Consumers should be on their guard’ – the Government targets fraud in run-up to Christmas | Personal Finance | Finance

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‘Consumers should be on their guard’ – the Government targets fraud in run-up to Christmas | Personal Finance | Finance – ToysMatrix Home Business ‘Consumers should be on their guard’ – the Government targets fraud in run-up [...] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFFlMh

Area Police Logs | Local News — Scam Guards

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Salem Sunday Salem began the day with with five consecutive noise complaints in just over an hour. The first, at 12:08 a.m., was for 15 Lyme St., then, in order, the intersection of Salem and Dow streets, 211 Jefferson Ave, 10 First St. and, finally, 89 Congress St., at 1:12 a.m. Police went to 8 Andrew [...] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFFBwP

Burnaby tenant duped into renting fake parking spot

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COVID-19 has led to an increase in certain scams that rely on a person’s fear of getting sick to trick them into doing deals over the phone or online. This one hits close to home because it could have easily been me. I rent a parking spot in my building and have never actually met […] Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/SFD66p