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• Car Warranty Scams Target Seniors
  High-pressure tactics used to sign up unwary seniors.
• Student Loan Company Agrees to End Kickbacks to Schools
  New code of conduct bars false, misleading marketing.
• Connecticut Derails Title Insurance Kickback Scheme
  Companies agree to pay $700,000, customers to be reimbursed.
• A Bleak Holiday for Computer Layaway Victims
  Restitution for Financing Alternatives victims is in doubt.
• Top Ten Scams of 2007
  Old reliables and nervy newcomers fleece rich and poor alike.
• Hannah Montana Fans Skip the Scalpers
  Same-day tickets save the day for Kansas City fans.
• Indiana Sues Timeshare Marketers
  Promoters allegedly failed to honor refunds, award prizes, deliver the goods.
• Latest Scam: Spoofed Credit Union E-Mails
  Brazen new scheme takes 'phishing' one step further.
• TJX Settles Visa Suit over Data Breach
  Nearly 100 million consumers may have been affected.
• 'Free Gifts' Weren't Free; Spammer Pays the Price
  Adteractive lured consumers with phony offers, feds charge.
• FTC Finds 8 Million Identity Theft Cases
  Costs, types of fraud vary widely.
• Canadian Lottery Scam Resurfaces
  Victims get phony check, lose real money.
• Scam Targets Elderly Seeking Tax Help
  Victims lose money and risk identity theft.
• Virginia Seeks Victims Of Computer Layaway Scam
  State hopes to get restitution for Financing Alternatives customers.
• Charities Get Less from Phone Solicitors
  Solicitors keep two-thirds, study finds.
• Online Jobseeker Ensnared In Scam
  Careerbuilder listing leads to arrest and felony charges.
• Texas Sues Yellow Pages Directories
  Charges Ad Telamerica defrauds small businesses, charities nationwide.
• Maryland Shutters 'Investment Firm' Amid Fraud Charges
  Victims lost more than $50 million in Ponzi scheme.
• California Gears Up For Fire Scammers
  Stings set up to nab crooked contractors, phony charities, other scam artists.
• Email Scam Spoofs FTC
  Bogus email claims to be from FTC's 'Fraud Department.'
• Weight-Loss Schemes Top Feds' Scam List
  30 million U.S. fraud complaints last year.
• New Jersey Wants Banks to Help Fight Phishing Scams
  Sexual predators not the only menace lurking on the Web.
• Study Draws New Conclusions About Identity Thieves
  Strangers are most common victims; women often the offenders.
• Travel Scam Hits Southern Arizona
  Scammers sell card that supposedly reaps big travel benefits.
• Feds Squash Hoodia, Human Growth Hormone Scams
  International scammers charged with peddling worthless potions.
• Feds Shut Down Business Card 'Opportunity'
  Promoters settle charges they swindled consumers.
• Utility Bill Refund Email is a Scam
  Beware of email offering $480 home heating refund.
• FixWinReg Settles Washington Spyware Charges
  Company sent bogus 'security alerts' to computer users.
• Consumers Continue To Fall For Phony Lottery Scam
  Foreign scammers find U.S. consumers easy prey.
• Feds Sue Trudeau Marketers
  Weight-loss book is misrepresented in infomercials, FTC charges.
• Missouri Sues Hannah Montana Scalpers
  Parents complained $26 tickets were going for $254.
• Postal Inspectors Seize Billions in Fake Checks
  International scams increasingly target U.S. citizens.
• Feds Shut Down Media Motor Spyware Scam
  More than 15 million computers infected.
• Searching For Foreclosure Bargains Can Be Costly
  Web sites automatically renewed 'free' subscriptions, Maryland charges.
• Working at Home: An Impossible Dream?
  Work-at-home jobs exist but finding them's not easy.
• 'Job Offer' Is Nothing But Phony Check Scam
  A chance to help the world's orphans? Don't bet on it.
• Arkansas AG Probes Concert Ticket Scalping
  Do scalpers get first call on tickets?
• Scammer Claims To Be 'Verified By Visa'
  Phishing emails try to trick consumers into revealing passwords.
• Credit Card Theft Takes Many Forms
  Merchants often the big losers; consumer vigilance essential.
• Kentucky Targets Bogus Business Opportunities
  Consumers often duped by get-rich-quick schemes.
• Feds Sue Infomercial Maestro Kevin Trudeau Again
  'Natural Cures' weight-loss book misleads consumers, agency charges.
• Movieland Defendants Settle FTC Charges
  Pop-ups sought payment, claiming consumers had used up their 'free trial'
• FTC Warns Many Mortgage Ads Are Deceptive
  Claims about 'incredibly low rates and payments' are often false.
• Phishing Scam Targets Xbox Live Users
  Email claims to be about changes in the target's account.
• Scam Probe Uncovers 'Startling' Evidence In Nigeria
  Investigators recover more than 15,000 counterfeit checks.
• eBay Ignores Scam Victim
  Arkansas Attorney General intervenes, prevents loss of $9,500.
• Craftmatic Settles Florida Charges
  Agrees to reform sales practices, pay restitution to consumers.