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Falling for online scams: Greed the main folly Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:50PMALTHOUGH the existence of Internet scams has been well publicised, there are many who still remain gullible and allow themselves to be conned. Or if I may put it more bluntly — they asked for it!
A.M.Stir Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:39PMBy TOM SZAROLETA The Times-Union
Regular TV reclaims our post-Games time Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:53PMNow that the Olympics and its giant inflatable squirrel haveexited stage left, it's back to regular TV, and how. March is thenew September , with dozens of premieres and season premieresscheduled for the next few weeks.
Alleged conman gets 2 hours of freedom a day Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:17AMAlleged confidence man Donald Dayton Lukens today lost his bid today to be released from home confinement while free on bail, but did get permission to leave his condo for two hours a day. But in slightly easing the conditions of Lukens' bond, Cook County Associate Judge Larry Axelrood told Lukens he must stay within Chicago 's city limits during his free time. Lukens, 59, was indicted Jan. 7 on ...
Lancashire Telegraph reader helps get conman jailed Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:40AMA COWBOY builder and conman has been jailed - thanks in part to a Lancashire Telegraph reader.
Daring thief, this Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:17AMRanga, as a conniving thief, is no ordinary conman. He always likes to loot the houses of the police. In Ranga, coming with the subtitle The Donga, Srikanth plays an interesting role of a thief of sorts. Srikanths role has two hues to it. It is to be seen what they are only after the film releases.
Do you recognise the face of gold-toothed conman? Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:55AMThis is the moment a gold-toothed thief walks into a travel agent as a prospective customer – then helps himself to money from the cash bureau. (05/03/2010 08:47:16)
MMT has three new musicals in 2010-11 season Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:14AMThree new musicals are headed to the Twin Cities, courtesy of Minneapolis Musical Theatre.
WEEKEND WATCH: Mixed bag of goodies Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:13PMTOMORROW sees the premiere of Women’s Zone’s latest season at 6.30pm over ntv7. Join host MayJune as she attends product launches, provides beauty reviews and showcases the best to meet the needs of the modern woman.
Largest ever eBay scam uncovered: Gang jailed over international multimillion pound fake golf club ring Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:25PMFor golfers who pay hundreds for a single putter, it was a dream come true - top branded clubs being offered on eBay for as little as £35.
eBay conman Gary Bellchambers jailed for four years Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:21AMThe head of a global network of criminals who duped eBay customers into buying millions of pounds of fake golf clubs in the largest fraud ever uncovered by the auction site was jailed today.
-4°C - Foggy Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:01AMA SICK thief stole a cherished gold ring from a dead man as he lay in an open coffin in a funeral parlour.
Lily Raps With Dizzee, Dealers Outwitted: Great London Weekend Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:26PMMarch 4 (Bloomberg) -- Wrap up your week with a pair of New York art dealers who get tricked by a visiting conman. “ Six Degrees of Separation ,” which you can see at London’s Old Vic Theatre tomorrow night, shows a Manhattan couple coming under the spell of a suave young man named Paul.
Akshay kickstarts shooting for TEES MAAR KHAN Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:48AMBollywood superstar Akshay Kumar and Bollywood's most lovable director, Farah Khan, have just kick-started their already-hyped new venture TEES MAAR KHAN at Film City. Akshay is currently shooting his introductory shot in the film - a major action comedy scene on a huge jumbo jet constructed by set director, Sabu Cyril. Akshay, who plays a smart-alec character in the project, is being taken ...
A Prophet sweeps the Césars Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:32AMJacques Audiard's prison saga takes home nine awards at the French equivalent of the Oscars, including best film, best director and best actor The French film industry lined up behind Jacques Audiard's A Prophet on Saturday night, honouring the gripping prison drama with nine Césars , including best film, best director and best actor for its young star Tahar Rahim. The movie, which chronicles a ...
Police search for Norfolk conman Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:35PMMost of us think we would never fall victim to a conman - but the victims of this fugitive say he is a smooth operator.
Business Diary: Gross says no to a drink and a chat Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:07PMBill Gross is feeling grumpy – and not just about the prospects for gilts, though the boss of Pimco, the world's largest bond fund, is no fan of UK debt. No, what's upset Gross is the uselessness of cocktail parties: his March investment outlook starts with a long whinge on the subject. "I lean strongly in the direction of a warm bed and peace as opposed to a glass of tinkling ice cubes and a ...
´Tees Maar Khan´ : Akshay Kumar Kickstarts Farah Khan´s Film Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:35PMBollywood superstar Akshay Kumar and Bollywood’s most lovable director, Farah Khan, have just kick-started their already-hyped new venture ‘Tees Maar Khan’ at Film City.
Man 'posed as Rothschild to dupe divorcee' Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:30AMWoman lent hundreds of thousands of pounds over three years to 'high financier' she met in a coffee shop, jury told An unemployed man posed as a member of the Rothschild dynasty to dupe a rich divorcee into giving him hundreds of thousands of pounds, a court heard today. Alexander Marc D'Ariken de Rothschild-Hatton targeted Christine Handy over three years to "bleed from her what money she had ...
-6°C - Mainly clear skies Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:16AMScots bowls hero Richard Corsie called yesterdayfor his teenage son to be jailed for a £16,000 fraud.
Fraudster funded his lavish lifestyle Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:32AMJonathon McCrae was a sincere and loyal man who could be trusted with anything.
Conman tricked friends out of £421,000 Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:02AMA CONMAN who stole more than £400,000 from his friends then fled to Switzerland has been jailed.
Conman scams best friends Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:32PMA CONMAN stole more than £400,000 from his best friends in a spread-betting scam, a court heard yesterday.
Bolling: Start over on health-care overhaul Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:13PMLt. Gov. Bill Bolling and fellow Republicans are joining a push by the business lobby to force the Obama White House to start from scratch on health reform. Bolling and state Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel of Fauquier and Del. T. Scott Garrett of Lynchburg appeared this morning at a state Capitol news conference staged by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Man stole £400,000 from friends Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:17PMA conman who stole more than £400,000 from his friends in a spread-betting scam is jailed for three years and four months.
Danny Lee Kirkey, Nightclub-Selling Conman; Michael Holley, Insurance Cheat Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 10:32AMA conman got a prison term and a workers' compensation fraudster was convicted in Orange County courthouses.Danny Lee Kirkey, 40, was sentenced Friday at North Justice Center in Fullerton t...
£263,000 conman Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:46AMThis fraudster has been added to Greater Manchester’s most wanted list after tricking staff at the Oldham branch of NatWest bank out of £263,000. Rithammed Ashraf Chowdry, also known as Taz, is 42.
Katie Price Calls Peter Andre A Liar As Maddy Ford Bares All Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:07AMThanks to Maddy Ford’s sponsored shag-‘n’-tell, we have learnt that Peter Andre’s sex life did not end with his televised dry humping of now former lover Katie Price...
‘We’ll put a curb on rogue traders’ Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:28AMROGUE builders like Darryl Glynn can be stopped before they terrify householders into handing over large sums of money for shoddy work, North Yorkshire trading standards officers have said.
`Rothschild' conman `fleeced vulnerable divorcee into giving him £300,000' Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:25AMAn alleged conman who claimed to be an Eton and Oxford-educated member of the Rothschild banking dynasty duped a "vulnerable" divorcee into giving him £300,000, a court heard.
‘Ad’ conman nabbed Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:38PMA suspect who urged the public in a Sunday Newspaper advertisement to deposit over Rs 1.7 million in two accounts promising to grant them low interest loans and deceived them was arrested by the Colombo Fraud Bureau.
Nominations over Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:35PMA large number of recognized political parties and independent groups are in the fray to select 225 legislators for the 7th Parliament at the General election scheduled to be held on April 8. The period granted by the Elections Commissioner to accept nominations ended at noon yesterday.
'Rothschild' conman 'swindled vulnerable divorcee out of £300,000 and got her pregnant' Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 9:43AMAlexander Marc D'Ariken de Rothschild-Hatton, 49, told Christine Handy he was an Eton-educated member of the super-rich family to 'bleed from her what money she had'.
A likely lad Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 7:00AMEwan McGregor manages to remain low-key amid the Hollywood dazzle
Police appeal over conman Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 6:34AMPOLICE have launched a fresh appeal for help in tracing a callous conman who stole a pensioner’s purse. The offender took advantage of the 87-year-old woman’s kind nature when she gave him shelter from the cold in Butterworth Lane, Chadderton, at 3pm on Monday.
Madoff daughter-in-law seeks name change Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 2:05AMStephanie Madoff says fraudster's name opens her to death threats and humiliation The name "Madoff" is too much of a burden to bear for a daughter-in-law of Wall Street's most notorious fraudster. Stephanie Madoff, the wife of one of Bernard Madoff's sons, is seeking legal approval to drop the tainted monicker to escape death threats, embarrassment and humiliation. Legal papers filed in ...
Uganda : Police Chiefs Conned By Impersonators Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 2:01AMKampala — Several district Police commanders have been conned by people impersonating the deputy Inspector General of Police, Julius Odwee. The victims were mainly commanders and CID officers, Odwe said.
Madoff daughter-in-law seeks name change Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:33AMThe name on this sports jacket helped Bernard Madoff's property raise $1m – but his daughter-in-law is not so pleased to carry the monicker. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg The name "Madoff" is...
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: 'If you've been called a Scottish sociopath, press 3...' Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 5:02PMWhen the Prime Minister is forced to go on TV to deny hitting his staff, the game really is up. I've long described Gordon Brown as a sociopath, given to volcanic, irrational outbursts of temper.
How libel tourism became an 'embarrassment' to Britain's reputation Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 4:30PMBritain's international reputation as a haven of free speech is being damaged by the "embarrassing" spread of libel tourism, according to a scathing parliamentary report.
Ten Signs it's Spring Training Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 10:17AMSpring training is the most democratic time of the major league baseball season. Here are 10 signs that camp is unfolding as usual.
'Conman' on trial over alleged £640k theft of Lancashire investors' cash Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 4:50AMA 'CONMAN' stole almost £640,000 before claiming three disappearing business partners had taken the money, a court heard.
Secret probe exposes abortion racket Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 1:25AMA conman - who has allegedly extorted money from women by claiming links to an alleged illegal abortion racket - has been nabbed.
Secret probe exposes abortion racket Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 1:19AMA conman - who has allegedly extorted money from women by claiming links to an alleged illegal abortion racket - has been nabbed following an undercover investigation by Eyewitness News.
Box office: 'Shutter Island' shows the power of isolation Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:45AMMartin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and a set of Gothic thrills proved to be a huge draw at the box office this weekend. Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and a set of Gothic thrills proved to be a huge draw at the box office this weekend.
Sparks fly in car as conmen fall out over ill-gotten gains Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 5:02AMA FRAUDSTER at the centre of a "rogue's pact" has avoided a jail sentence for shoving an accomplice into a car in the Capital and demanding money from him.
Conman used woman's cash for car Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 1:03PMA man is jailed for conning a divorcee out of £53,000 which he then used to buy a Porsche sports car.
Project Runway: Girls Gone Wild [Recaps] Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 12:14PMProject Runway is all about vision and delusion. The vision that making little clothes for little people is harder. The delusion that we care. The vision that little girls are pure. The delusion of...
Project Runway: Girls Gone Wild Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 12:09PMProject Runway is all about vision and delusion. The vision that making little clothes for little people is harder. The delusion that we care. The vision that little girls are pure. The delusion of...
The spicy past of TV show's divorced dad Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 7:30AMREALITY cooking show contestant Matt Michaelis is yet to prove he can stand the heat in Channel 7's My Kitchen Rules.