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Hood warns of scammers using Magic Jack

by MBJ Staff Published: December 6,2011

Tags: crime, law enforcement, phishing, scam, telemarketing

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Attorney General Jim Hood is warning consumers of a scam that appears to be surfacing in Mississippi. The scam being recently reported to the Attorney General’s Office is a combination of the long-existing “emergency” and “phone spoofing” scams. In the emergency scam, the caller leads you to believe that there is some existing [...] [...]

Hood warns of return of phishing scam

by Wally Northway Published: June 14,2010

Tags: identity theft, law enforcement, phishing, scam

JACKSON — A common scam has resurfaced in Northeast Mississippi, warns Attorney General Jim Hood. Consumers in that area have called the Attorney General’s Office and the Mississippi Public Service Commission about suspicious phone calls they have received recently. In the calls, consumers are advised that their bank cards have been deactivated, frozen or are being [...] [...]

ABA warns of e-mail scam

by Wally Northway Published: January 28,2010

Tags: banking and finance, phishing, scam

WASHINGTON — The American Bankers Association (ABA) has been alerted that someone or a group of individuals sending e-mails purporting to be from ABA are actually part of a scam commonly known as “phishing.” These con artists are sending emails asking people to click on a link for more information — a popular technique to get [...] [...]

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