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Las Vegas woman accused of drugging, robbing men in dating app ‘romance scam’Aurora Phelps, who is in custody in Mexico, faces 21 counts, including wire fraud, bank fraud, identity theft, kidnapping and one count of kidnapping resulting in death.U.S. NewsFeb 24, 2025
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Dubai, Iran and 3 men who claim innocence tangled in tale of Saskatoon fraud scheme“The funds were clearly stolen from the city by fraudulent means,” an Ontario judge said in ordering nearly $1.04-million returned to the City of Saskatoon.CanadaDec 12, 2019
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Alectra Utilities warns customers of new scamsAlectra Utilities is warning its customers of several new phone, text and letter scams targetting clients in its service territory.CanadaAug 1, 2018
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Mounties warn of rise in ‘virtual kidnapping’ scams targeting Chinese nationalsVictims of the scam are told their families are being held against their will, but no one has actually been taken.CrimeOct 23, 2017
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Fake Full House Lottery website shut down after phishing scamA fake Full House Lottery website (FHLottery.ca) has been shut down after it was posing as the legitimate organization, trying to obtain personal and financial information from people.CrimeJan 30, 2017
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Pay your taxes with iTunes gift cards? Edmonton police warn it’s a scamOver the past few months, Edmonton police have received several reports of a scam involving people posing as Canada Revenue Agency officials to swindle people out of money.CrimeJun 9, 2016
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Hillary Clinton slams Trump University as a ‘scheme’ to prey on the poorHillary Clinton took to Twitter Wednesday to call Trump University "a fraudulent scheme."PoliticsJun 1, 2016
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Break-in break-down: How thieves may have used ‘flyer scheme’ to target Calgary coupleBreak-ins happen - almost one every hour in Calgary, but there was something unusual about a recent burglary in a home in the northwest neighbourhood of Edgemont.ConsumerMay 2, 2016
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Migrant deportations continue in Greece after four-day pauseAmid protests, Greece Friday resumed deportations of refugees and migrants from its islands to Turkey after a four-day pause, sending back 45 people from Lesbos to a nearby port on the Turkish coast.WorldApr 8, 2016
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First-graders’ plot to poison, kill classmate foiled by fellow studentThree first-grade students at a charter school in Anchorage, Alaska have been suspended for allegedly plotting to poison and kill a fellow classmate.CrimeMar 30, 2016
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