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Colonel calls for Nigeria to split on religious grounds - The Spoof (satire)
Colonel calls for Nigeria to split on religious grounds
The Spoof (satire)
The Nigerian Government is in crisis in any event as their main income comes from Fraud, but more people around the World, are becoming aware of the ...
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Police issue warning to scam artists - The Tribune
Police issue warning to scam artists
The Tribune
Other scams monitored by the CDU are loan schemes and Internet scams, like the Nigerian 419 Scam, in which money is solicited from individuals to help an ...
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Salem woman falls for Nigerian puppy scam - kgw.com
Salem woman falls for Nigerian puppy scam
kgw.com
Crooks are using puppies in the latest twist on Nigerian money wire scams. Loretta Updegrave of Salem was browsing the classifieds and noticed that someone ...
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GENERAL STEEL DOMESTIC SALES, LLC v. HOGAN & HARTSON, LLP - Leagle.com
GENERAL STEEL DOMESTIC SALES, LLC v. HOGAN & HARTSON, LLP
Leagle.com
Plaintiffs subsequently initiated this action against Cobb and Hogan & Hartson, alleging fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and violation ...
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Nigeria: N27 Billion Scam - EFCC Files Amended Charges Against Bank Staff - AllAfrica.com
Nigeria: N27 Billion Scam - EFCC Files Amended Charges Against Bank Staff
AllAfrica.com
Lagos — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday filed an amended charge against some senior staff of Intercontinental Bank before ...
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'Nigerian gang' jailed in UK over £50 million 'Inland Revenue' scam - African Press Agency (subscription)
'Nigerian gang' jailed in UK over £50 million 'Inland Revenue' scam
African Press Agency (subscription)
APA - London (United Kingdom) Three Nigerian men were on Thursday, jailed for 8½ years in the United Kingdom, charged with "masterminding" a plot to steal ...
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Sheboygan police warn of rental scam - Sheboygan Press
Sheboygan police warn of rental scam
Sheboygan Press
Prospective renters should be on the lookout for scams involving homes falsely advertised for rent online, according to a news release from the Sheboygan ...
Sheboygan Police Warn of New ScamSheboygan News (blog)
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Police see more flimflamming - Kennebec Journal
Police see more flimflamming
Kennebec Journal
Police in Lincoln County are warning the public after at least one resident lost several thousand dollars in a scam. Detective Terry Michaud of the Lincoln ...
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Use and abuse of electronic mail - The Guardian - Nigeria
Use and abuse of electronic mail
The Guardian - Nigeria
In spite of numerous seminars and workshops conducted by staff of the anti-fraud squad on how to avoid financial scams perpetrated through e-mail, fax, ...
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Use and abuse of electronic mail - The Guardian - Nigeria
Use and abuse of electronic mail
The Guardian - Nigeria
This is the kind of business proposal specifically referred to as "419" (advance fee fraud) in Nigeria's criminal statute. At home and overseas, ...
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£50m revenue scam: 3 jailed - The Sun
£50m revenue scam: 3 jailed
The Sun
It is thought their money was laundered in Nigeria and spent on luxury homes. Other cash went on computers and TVs for the trio's home in Dartford, Kent. ...
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Video: Financial Notebook: Jobs Bill (CBS News)
Katie Couric reports on the latest financial news, as Congresses has passed a $20 billion bi-partisan bill designed to create employment for millions of Americans still out of work.
Theater Listings: March 19 — 25 - New York Times
Theater Listings: March 19 — 25
New York Times
This transporting musical biography of a Nigerian revolutionary of song doesn't so much tell a story as soak an audience to, and through, the skin with the ...
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Searching for the big Web bucks (Orange County Register)
My neighbors make thousands of dollars a month working part-time from home and I'm about to get my slice of the action. You'll want in, too. Thanks to a link on an e-mail, I discovered this incredible Web site, or really a series of incredible sites....
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Sheboygan Police Warn of New Scam - Sheboygan News (blog)
Sheboygan Police Warn of New Scam
Sheboygan News (blog)
The FBI has notified law enforcement that the scam is originating in Nigeria. Sheboygan Police advise anyone doing business online should refrain from ...
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United Way Exceeds Its Goal (WJHG Panama City)
The United Way of Northwest Florida wrapped up its Campaign fun raising drive Thursday morning and had good news.
Money scam targets senior citizens (KPLC Lake Charles)
According to the Better Business Bureau, several local senior citizens have received scam phone calls from a person claiming to work in the national Medicare office.
Anti-bribery probes to target execs: official - Reuters
Anti-bribery probes to target execs: official
Reuters
... the payment of bribes to Nigerian government officials. Mendelsohn said the focus on individuals was not meant to supplant the fraud section's historic ...
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PFT: Henne says Tebow ‘isn’t a quarterback’ (MSNBC)
As Florida quarterback Tim Tebow continues to prepare for the NFL, one of the men who already holds a starting quarterback job at the highest level of the sport has a strong opinion on the subject.
PFT: Five teams will take look at retooled Tebow (MSNBC)
But in this season of poker faces and bullpoop, the most interested teams could be among the ones who aren't bringing him in. With 32 NFL franchises, at least one surely covets Tebow, flaws and all. And those teams aren't likely to do anything to reveal their interest.