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  2. SPECIAL REPORT-'Scam PAC' fundraisers reap millions in ... - AOL

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    BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – From unmarked strip-mall offices in small-town Alabama, the calls go out across the United States, meant to talk people into giving money for heart-tugging causes like ...

  3. Lynnwood police warn about roadside donation scam

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    The Lynnwood Police Department is warning the public about a scam involving sign holders. ... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help.

  4. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The scam may extend to the creation of Web sites for the bogus brand, which usually sounds similar to that of a respected loudspeaker company. They will often place an ad for the speakers in the "For sale" Classifieds of the local newspaper, at the exorbitant price, and then show the mark a copy of this ad to "verify" their worth. [citation needed]

  5. Eugene joins Oregon agencies warning of roadside donation scam

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    Sherwood Police officials said in a Facebook post on July 16 that the group couldn't provide details about the baby they needed money for, they couldn't give details on the required medical ...

  6. Charity fraud - Wikipedia

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    Charity fraud, also known as a donation scam, is the act of using deception to obtain money from people who believe they are donating to a charity.Often, individuals or groups will present false information claiming to be a charity or associated with one, and then ask potential donors for contributions to this non-existent charity.

  7. Telemarketing fraud - Wikipedia

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    Scam Likely [26] is a term used for scam call identification, the term was originally coined by T-Mobile for the scam ID technology created by First Orion. [27] First Orion's scam blocking technology uses a combination of known bad actors, AI powered blocking including neighborhood spoofing and unusual calling pattern.

  8. How to spot a ‘scam PAC’ - AOL

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    The flood of cash into Vice President Harris’s campaign has ripened conditions for “scam PACs,” political committees that say they are raising money for candidates or causes but in reality ...

  9. Sick baby hoax - Wikipedia

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    The success of such scams relies on a particular compassion in people towards children. When a child is sick, this particularly touches people's hearts. [ 1 ] An early example of this kind of hoax online is the "sick child chain letter ", [ 1 ] an email making the claim that "with every name that this [letter] is sent to, the American Cancer ...