Article: Beware of scam letters

Article: Public warned about scam letters
Hull Daily Mail (UK);  July 4, 2007 ;     414 words ... ... received a number of complaints about scam letters. Officials said letters from so-called ... common mail scams. Typically, the scam letters will focus on issues such as health ... money, they are likely to be sent more scam letters as their name will be added to a "sucker ...

Article: Scam letters still fleecing public: Nigeria-based ...
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  August 16, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... out in their stilted language. Yet the authors of Nigerian scam letters continue to fleece the greedy and gullible in America and ... Financial Crimes Division has at least 60,000 of these scam letters on file with untold thousands more waiting to be filed ...

Article: Scam letters warning.
Bridlington Free Press (Bridlington, England);  July 23, 2007 ;     290 words ...WARNINGS have been given about scam letters offering clairvoyant predictions for a fee. East Riding ... them, as they said any response would only lead to more scam letters being sent. More information is available on Consumer Direct ...

Article: Crackdown on scam letters and phone ...
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  February 3, 2009 ;     523 words ... ... 250 complaints in the past few months from local victims of scam letters, e-mails or phone calls. As part of Scams Awareness Month ... From February 2 to 16, people can send in any potential scam letters and mail. Any phishing e-mails or potential scam telephone ...

Article: Resident warns others of scam letters.
Grantham Journal & Citizen (Grantham, England);  July 19, 2008 ;     331 words ...Saturday, 8am - SCAM letters are again doing the rounds in Grantham. Sally Evans, of Alma ... holiday and it's all a load of garbage. Find out more about scam letters at www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lotteryscamnames.php ...

Article: Scam letters warning.(News)
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  February 11, 2009 ;     383 words ...CROOKS trying to con families with scam letters are set to come under fire from a Tyneside Council. Families in Gateshead are being urged to hand in any con letters from Nigerian ...

Article: More scam letters in circulation.
Mid Ulster Mail (Portadown, Northern Ireland);  May 1, 2008 ;     441 words ...PEOPLE in Mid-Ulster are being warned to be cautious about scam letters and emails. The advice comes after several people in the area received letters informing them of someone who has died and left ...