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Scams and Frauds
Here are some of the latest Scams, Frauds, and Consumer Abuse items in the news.

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International Netforce Launches Law Enforcement Effort - The Federal Trade Commission has joined eight state law enforcers in the United States and four Canadian agencies in an initiative targeting deceptive spam and Internet fraud. The agencies have brought 63 law enforcement actions against Web-based scams ranging from auction fraud to bogus cancer cure sites, and have sent more than 500 letters warning people sending deceptive spam that it is illegal. In addition, Netforce partners tested whether "remove me" or "unsubscribe" options in spam were being honored. Read more...

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