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Category Archives: Telemarketing Scams

International Telephone Fraud

Thursday, April 24, 2008

International Telephone Fraud
The RCMP has received reports that deceptive e-mail messages are being sent advising the recipient internet user that an order for goods worth hundreds of dollars will be billed to the recipient’s credit card unless the recipient cancels the order (which was never been placed). The recipient is told to call the telephone [...]

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Caller ID fraud Used For Bomb Scare Extortion

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Unknown to most on how easy it is to use caller ID fraud to displayed alternate numbers,  it has now been used with various bomb scare extortion tactics.
Grocery store chains, discount retailers and even banks have been targets by extortionists using cell phone caller is fraud and spoofing threatening to detonate bombs on the premise unless money was immediately wired [...]

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Revenge On A Telemarketing Scam

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Just had to reprint this story! Goes into the real gut of what these telmarketing slimeballs are all about.  This is especialy true of the ones that get you to opt-in on some kind of presentation.
God knows my wife and I have been to several of them. This is a good read. And I agree [...]

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