Anthony Miller

Smooth talking scam artist by the name of Anthony Miller was caught by the police last year, and a GPS tether was attached to his ankle. A few days ago, the police lost track of him after he cut off the tether, and a warning message was issued to keep a lookout for this guy.

Bernie Madoff

Although its a lot of money, only a handful of people (investors) are likely to be affected by this phishing scam.

What might happen next are 419 scammers who might make use of similar tactics to lure commoners with stories that "they have found Bernie Madoff's money, and please pay a fee to get a share". Pay money to get money scam.

This is another case of distress scams, but was called the "Facebook scam" because the scammer hacks into a Facebook account, and uses that to send out distress signals. Distress scams could happen to any types of accounts, and in the past, we have reports of scammers hacking into Yahoo email account as well.

Caught on Video

The pigeon drop scam is another "pay money to get money" scam, but slightly different from the 419 scams which started before the 90s. The basic tactic remains the same - the scammer lures the victim to part with his/her own cash, in order to receive a larger amount of cash. Just like those 419 and lottery scams.

In this report, the scammer asked the victim if she has dropped a sealed envelope. The victim said that the envelope does not belong to her. Then a man (another scammer) walked past and opened the envelope to reveal the cash inside. So they decided to split it into 3 portions, but they need to find a safe place...

The best place to buy pets are your local pet shops. Craigslist have also issued a general warning not to buy something from strangers on the internet, especially when you can't meet up with them.

Norfolk police have received a number of calls from concerned dog enthusiasts over the past few days, who fear they have been duped.

The Wisconsin teen convicted of using a Facebook scam to blackmail his classmates for sex acts will soon know his sentence.

Nineteen-year-old Anthony Stancl of New Berlin pleaded no contest in December to two felonies, including repeated sexual assault of a child.

He faces up to 50 years in prison when he’s sentenced Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors have said they’ll recommend a "substantial" sentence.

An international scam is targeting local pet lovers.

A Whangarei woman, who does not want to be named, alerted the Whangarei Leader after she replied to an advert for an English bulldog puppy.

The ad wanted $600 for the puppy. The only contact details were a Yahoo email address.

She emailed the seller and was told to transfer the money through Western Union because the Christchurch seller was moving to Australia and needed the money as soon as possible.

She went to the Onerahi Post Shop to make the transaction only to be told it was a scam – she was the third person wanting to transfer money for an English bulldog.

Thanks to a complaint from a ticked-off consumer and follow-up by postal inspectors, a South Florida businessman will spend 5 1/2 years in prison for running one of the biggest eBay scams in history.

Some people are still blinded by their greed, and always hold on to their hope that "this wonderful deal is going to be real." There is no free lunch, and if you are inexperienced (i.e. e.g., not a 419 scam baiter), never reply and "see how it goes".These scammers will try to talk you into believing that its "real", and if you don't believe it, then cancel it - all sorta rubbish when the whole story is FAKE.