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    Monday, April 1 2013 4:46 PM EDT2013-04-01 20:46:19 GMT
    Scams of all kinds have historically involved the victim wiring cash to a stranger, but now that many consumers have gotten wise to this fact, scammers have found a new way for them to pay them. They're
    Scams of all kinds have historically involved the victim wiring cash to a stranger, but now that many consumers have gotten wise to this fact, scammers have found a new way for them to pay them - Green Dot MoneyPak cards.
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    Thursday, March 21 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-03-21 16:50:59 GMT
    If you are looking to make some extra money, a Mystery Shopper job sounds like fun, but it is more likely to cause you big financial trouble instead. There are real Mystery Shopping jobs - they're offered
    If you are looking to make some extra money, a Mystery Shopper job sounds like fun, but it is more likely to cause you big financial trouble instead. Good news: The scam should be easy to spot.
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    Thursday, February 14 2013 5:24 PM EST2013-02-14 22:24:40 GMT
    This was not a very Merry Christmas for one Gilbert woman who a scammer "took" for more than $20,000! Her plan to buy an expensive gift went terribly wrong because she wasn't familiar with how phishing
    This was not a very Merry Christmas for one Gilbert woman who a scammer "took" for more than $20,000. Her plan to buy an expensive gift went terribly wrong because she wasn't familiar with how phishing scams work.
  • Monday, November 26 2012 8:56 AM EST2012-11-26 13:56:42 GMT
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    Keyboards countrywide will be clacking from now until Christmas as tech-savvy shoppers scope out the best deals online. "So many of us don't like to go to the stores, deal with all the parking issues,
    The good news about shopping online is you can do it in your pajamas. The bad news is it's the perfect opportunity for someone to steal your personal information.
  • Thursday, November 15 2012 11:26 PM EST2012-11-16 04:26:38 GMT
    If you have information on this man, call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.
    Police are looking for your help in finding a scam artist who took $3,000 from an elderly woman in a Glendale store parking lot, claiming he fixed her car. Sgt. Brent Coombs with the Glendale Police Department
    The suspect told the victim that her vehicle lost a large metal part that he fixed for her.
  • Tuesday, September 25 2012 1:14 PM EDT2012-09-25 17:14:59 GMT
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    Police agencies across the Valley are looking for a man and woman who are targeting senior citizens in a car repair scam. "I should have known better," said one victim whose identity CBS 5 News agreed
    Police agencies across the Valley are looking for a man and woman who are targeting senior citizens in a car repair scam.

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