November 3, 2007
Scam reduces pensioner to poverty
People are warned to beware of lottery scams following the case of an elderly Brighton man who lost his life savings of £70,000.
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November 2, 2007
Police warning of new e-mail scam
Police in Shropshire issue a warning after complaints about a sophisticated new internet scam.
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November 1, 2007
Kidnapped Irishman held to ransom
A kidnapped Irishman is rescued from a failed ransom attempt in Ghana after an international police operation.
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October 26, 2007
Moscow Diary: Welcome to ‘Wild East’
The BBC's James Rodgers asks if life in Moscow is really as dangerous as Western visitors to the city think.
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October 19, 2007
Fraudsters ‘phish’ for bank info
Trading Standards officers warn people not to be fooled by a new email scam targeting bank customers.
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