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Con men take family angle Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:31PMAn 82-year-old Toronto woman would like to meet the scam artist who charmed her out of $8,000.
Take That conman pleads guilty Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:26AMA fake ticket promoter is facing jail after he admitted targeting hundreds of Take That fans in a major concert scam.
Allison Kilkenny: Alan Simpson: totally lucky he's not a Democrat Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:54AMSomeone should write down clear guidelines for what it takes to get fired from high-ranking government positions because the rules seem a bit blurry. The...
Take That - Take That Conman Pleads Guilty Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:27AMA fake ticket promoter is facing jail after he admitted targeting hundreds of TAKE THAT fans in a major concert scam.Many devotees were left heartbroken after paying to...
Evening Times Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:03AMA brave 90-year-old woman chased an evil conman after he snatched her purse and £200.
Who is Clark Rockefeller? Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:20PMRent It Enjoyable Lifetime telemovie...if you don't look too closely at it. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released Who is Clark Rockefeller? , the 2010 Lifetime made-for-TV movie based on the true-life exploits of German conman Christian Gerhartsreiter, who passed himself off as a variety of professionals before landing a beautiful Harvard MBA graduate with a couldn't-miss come-on: posing ...
10 Warning Signs of a Ponzi (Again) Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:42PMHigh returns and high risk rarely go together.
Allison Kilkenny: The myth of Beck's 'apolitical' event Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:24PMI have no idea what Ross Douthat is doing. Now that he appears to have gotten all the baddies out constructing weird arguments against gay...
Audacious conman tries to ‘break’ 1m Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:20AMCAN you break a 1 million note? Not a chance. But the story is rich in audacity. A man from the Ivory Coast is in police custody in Abu Dhabi after allegedly persuading a woman to try to exchange two phony 1 million bills at the UAE’s Central Bank.
Coronation Street Pride Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:46AMMany of the cast of Coronation Street took part yesterday in Manchester’s Gay Pride festival. The event saw the soap create history by having its own float for the first time.
Bank note conman in police net Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:30PMABU DHABI — Abu Dhabi Police have arrested an African man who was trying to con a foreign lady with two fake souvenir bank notes, which he said were worth million US dollars.
Alleged Lomu fraudster flees country Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:37PMDuring the alleged fraud Michaels used Jonah Lomu's name in a deal to buy luxury apartments in Taupo.
Alleged conman flees country Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:25PMAn alleged conman at the centre of a $3 million fraud which used rugby great Jonah Lomu's name, is thought to have fled the country.
Alleged $3m conman skips country Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:14PMAn alleged conman at the centre of a $3 million fraud which used rugby great Jonah Lomu's name, is thought to have fled the country. read more
McGregor-Carrey film set for Dec. release Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:42PMLOS ANGELES, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- After a year on the film festival circuit, "I Love You Phillip Morris," starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor, is set for a North American release in December. Jim Carrey - I Love You Phillip Morris - Ewan McGregor - Film festival - Arts
Alleged $3m conman skips country Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:28PMAn Auckland businessman who allegedly used the name of Jonah Lomu in a $3 million fraud has skipped the country after supposedly visiting his sick mother in Australia.An arrest warrant has been issued for Loizos Michaels, who...
Jail for £1million identity conman Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:39AMA CONMAN tenant sold a luxury London home 'on cheap' by stealing its owner's identity
Tenant jailed for £1m home sale Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:52AMA conman who rented a town house in Kensington and Chelsea using fake identity and then tried to sell it is jailed for three years.
Conman tenant to be sentenced for 'selling' Kensington townhouse Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:08AMA conman tenant who stole identities in an attempt to fraudulently sell a multimillion-pound home in one of the UK's most prestigious locations will be sentenced today.
Sean D'Souza : When the going gets tough, customers buy Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 4:18PMIt bugs you no end. But the con artist will always sell better than you. The conman has a weapon you don't. It's called greed.Of course the con artists don't call it greed. They call it "quick". As in: Make $200,000 a year or...
Thefts with cloned ATM cards on the rise Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 4:40AMChandigarh, Aug 22 (PTI) Cases of fraudulent withdrawal of money with cloned ATM cards are on the rise with more and more people being caught unawares by secret depreciation of savings from their bank accounts.
The sultan, the Koran and the dead conman Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 10:09AMTHE former wife of the Sultan of Brunei has obtained a court injunction stopping distribution of a best-selling book on the murder of Michael McGurk, the Sydney developer, conman and extortionist.
York pensioner, 66, forced to hand over cash to conman Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 4:46AMA PENSIONER was forced to hand over cash to get a thieving conman out of her York home.
Man Facing Bigamy Charges May Have Up To 4 Wives Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:30PMA 53-year-old man is facing a bigamy charge for allegedly marrying two women within one week, and another woman tells WLKY News that he has two other wives, including her.
What's on this weekend? Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:25PMWhether it's an indoors event you're looking for, or something with a bit of fresh air attached, there's always something for you to do.
The not so wild bunch Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:10PMTelevision has found its next trend. The good guy is back, ascendant on American TV next season in the form of an idealistic jurist turned lawyer.
Jennifer Aniston's Problems Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:15AMJennifer Aniston, known for her gorgeous flowing locks, seems to have had some very bad hair days, at least in the past. That's because a Hollywood hairdresser, Maria Gabriella Perez is accused of ripping off the credit card information from her ultra-wealthy clients -- including Aniston -- and fraudulently charging approximately $280,000 on their cards in a one-year period. Besides Aniston ...
'Crying conman' sentence delay Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:29PM A BRISBANE man dubbed the ``crying conman'' will be sentenced in a fortnight, a court has been told.
Torchwood: The New World: New details emerge! Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:23PMThere's a lot we still don't know about Torchwood: The New World . After all, the 10-episode season won't start filming until January. But Starz released some additional info today as to what we can expect—and about the as-yet uncast new character Rex Matheson.
The Fall's Most Anticipated New TV Shows Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 10:13AMFrom Fox's ''Lone Star'' to HBO's ''Boardwalk Empire,'' a look at the fledgling series garnering the biggest buzz.
Credit conman gets 11 years Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 5:05AMA CONMAN who targeted victims across the world has been jailed for 11 years following a lengthy investigation by North Yorkshire Police.
£60k fraudster jailed for 11 years Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 3:31AMA fraudster who tricked a North Yorkshire man into handing over £60,000 has been jailed for 11 years.
This conman deserve it, may Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 1:14AMIn reply to High Court hears former Nascom CEO's appeal : This conman deserve it, may he rot in jail...
6. Conman targets family of youth on death row Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 6:32PMSANDAKAN: As if they did not have enough worries, the family of Yong Vui Kong, who is facing the gallows in Singapore, has become the target of swindlers.
7. Conman targets family of youth on death row Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 6:32PMSANDAKAN: As if they did not have enough worries, the family of Yong Vui Kong, who is facing the gallows in Singapore, has become the target of swindlers.
Residents warned of council tax con Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 5:47AMRESIDENTS are being warned of fraudsters who are claiming to be the taxman.
Man who faked having a seizure to avoid paying his restaurant bills is jailed in U.S. Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 4:12AMAndrew Palmer would order an expensive meal - and, when presented with the bill, fake a seizure. He would roll around on the floor as frantic restaurant staff called for an ambulance.
Code needs backup says ethics expert Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 12:09PMA lack of requirements for ethics training could undermine attempts to boost faith in New Zealand's financial institutions and markets.
Bogus caller warning issued across Norfolk Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 11:54AMPolice are asking members of the public to be vigilant following reports of a conman operating in the county. The same man is believed to have approached elderly people in Fakenham and Yarmouth selling fake watches under the pretext of raising funds to buy petrol for an airport run.
Jail for conman who stole his brother’s identity Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 5:42AMA FRAUDSTER who stole his own brother’s identity to con more than £25,000 from financial institutions has been jailed for 20 months.
Headwear changing Indian conman took hefty fee to fool UK driving test examiners Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 5:02AMLondon, Aug.13 : Indian origin Gageen Preet Singh, 35, adopted a variety of disguises to fool driving test examiners as part of his fraudulent 'test taking' business.
CA, Blackstone, Sands Sinapore, UniCredit, Credit Suisse in Court News Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 11:54PMFormer CA Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Kumar, convicted of leading a $2.2 billion fraud at the company, lost an appeal to have his 12-year prison sentence reduced.
MBIA-Vallejo, Innkeepers, UniCredit, General Growth, Chemtura: Bankruptcy Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 11:44PMMBIA Inc. ’s municipal-bond insurance unit is asking a bankruptcy court judge to order Vallejo, California, to make good on promises to pay investors in case of default by using money from vehicle registrations.
THE LOST GOODBYE Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 5:24PMEvery lead character in Lost started out as an archetype.
Man who made the Sixties swing Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 9:25AMVidal Sassoon's new autobiography, published next week, will reveal how the man who came to define 1960s style fought for Israel in the 1948 war of independence, helped defeat fascists on the streets of London and, thanks to his mother, revolutionised the world of fashion during the 'Swinging Sixties'.
UniCredit Probed by Madoff Trustee for Legal Claims Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 7:01AMA UniCredit SpA unit that invested $1.1 billion of client money in Bernard Madoff “feeder funds” is being probed for possible legal claims by the liquidator for the conman’s business.
Madoff Trustee Probing UniCredit Unit Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 6:12AMIrving Picard, the trustee, wants to force an ex-Pioneer employee to give testimony about the Dublin-based UniCredit unit’s internal due-diligence examinations of funds including the Kingate Global and Kingate Euro funds now in liquidation in Bermuda, Bloomberg reported.
Fraudster ordered to repay £1.2m after fake Lowry scam Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 2:45AMThe fake Lowry work that self-styled lord of the manor Lord Maurice Taylor, 62, conned an art dealer into buying. Photo: Cheshire Police/PA Wire A self-styled lord of the manor was ordered to repay more than £1 million after conning an art dealer into buying a fake Lowry, according to UK police.
Sentencing looms for Richmond conman Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 11:16PMJudge David McKegg will tomorrow sentence a Richmond businessman convicted in Nelson District Court of cheating investors out of $5.3 million by claiming he had invented a revolutionary form of data compression - a key issue in computing.
Sakvithi under detention Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 2:53PMAbhaya Ranasinghe Arachchilage Chandana Weerakumara alias Sakvithi Ranasinghe has been placed under detention from yesterday. Thousands of complaints are flowing to the Police phone desk that was set up yesterday by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) regarding Sakvithi’s financial frauds.