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		<title>When an opportunity knocks, grab it. But, not from Opportunities Unlimited Publications.</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/when-an-opportunity-knocks-grab-it-but-not-from-opportunities-unlimited-publications/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Romeo Cayabyab</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Opportunities Unlimited]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently got two certificates (which look like those stock or debenture certificates of old) in my PO box from Opportunities Unlimited Publications telling me I had won AUD15,000. All I have to is to answer a qualifying no-brainer question like - &#8220;If the Director of Prize Releases contacted You with a NOTICE OF AWARD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware: the 10 scams of Christmas</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/beware-the-10-scams-of-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/beware-the-10-scams-of-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SWadmin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is a busy time for most people – including scammers looking for a festive bonus by creaming money or personal details off unsuspecting consumers. &#8220;Although scammers are always around, they have greater opportunity at Christmas to sneak under the radar of consumers who are busy with trying to buy the perfect present or arrange [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slam phone scammers: ACCC and ACMA</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/slam-phone-scammers-accc-and-acma/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/slam-phone-scammers-accc-and-acma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SWadmin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telemarketers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=701</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have received a news alert from ACMA and as part of our public service, we are reprinting the said bulletin in its entirety: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Australian Communications and Media Authority are calling on Australians to immediately hang up the phone if scammers call, staying alert to this growing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telemarketers scamming Australians about the Do Not Call Register</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/telemarketers-scamming-australians-about-the-do-not-call-register/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/telemarketers-scamming-australians-about-the-do-not-call-register/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SWadmin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=698</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unscrupulous telemarketers are offering to list consumers’ phone numbers on the Do Not Call Register for a fee, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). ‘The Do Not Call Register is a free service provided by the Australian Government,’ said ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman, who warned consumers not to provide any personal identification [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting Online Fraud</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/fighting-online-fraud/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/fighting-online-fraud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spam Watchers</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=619</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce is currently running (1 &#8211; 7 March 2010) its annual scams education and awareness campaign. This news bulletin is a public service of SPAMWATCHERS.COM to assist in creating awareness of online consumer frauds and scams. You should be aware of the following more common online scams in order to protect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MoneyGram ordered to pay $18m for fraud-related cases of agents</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/moneygram-ordered-to-pay-18m-for-fraud-related-cases-of-agents/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/moneygram-ordered-to-pay-18m-for-fraud-related-cases-of-agents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spam Watchers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[FTC]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MoneyGram International, Inc., the second-largest money transfer service in the United States, will pay $18 million in consumer redress to settle FTC charges that the company allowed its money transfer system to be used by fraudulent telemarketers to bilk U.S. consumers out of tens of millions of dollars. MoneyGram also will be required to implement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warning on unauthorised digital TV offers</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/warning-on-unauthorised-digital-tv-offers/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/warning-on-unauthorised-digital-tv-offers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australians switching to digital television should beware door-to-door salespeople offering conversion equipment and falsely claiming to represent the Government, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, said today. “I was outraged to hear reports about people claiming to represent the Government and offering digital television goods door-to-door. These people have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACMA moves to protect Web Ace customers from direct debit scam</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/acma-moves-to-protect-web-ace-customers-from-direct-debit-scam/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/acma-moves-to-protect-web-ace-customers-from-direct-debit-scam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spam Watchers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Internet Service Providers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scam]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Communications and Media Authority has used its regulatory powers to help stop fraudulent billing practices by internet service provider, Web Ace. The ACMA has issued a direction to Web Ace to comply with the Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code C628:2007 (the code). Failure to comply with the code could incur civil penalties of up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaica-based telemarketing scams</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/jamaica-based-telemarketing-scams/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/jamaica-based-telemarketing-scams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spam Watchers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips and Tricks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamaica scams]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=251</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission and other U.S. law enforcement agencies have partnered with Jamaican authorities to share informaiton, investigators and complaint data to crack down fraudulent telemarketing operations in Jamaica. The telemarketing operations involve Jamaica-based telemarketing scammers who pose as lawyers, customs officials or lottery representatives and target U.S. residents with phony promises of sweepstakes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook and get-rich-quick ads, reloaded</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/facebook-and-get-rich-quick-ads-reloaded/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/facebook-and-get-rich-quick-ads-reloaded/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spam Watchers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[get-rich-quick ads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scam ads]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last March 19, we wrote Facebook still displaying get-rich-quick scam ads. From information relayed to us by our friends with Facebook profiles, it looks like the ads have finally been pulled out. They have not seen those ads during the last 5 days or so. That&#8217;s good news. Thank you.]]></description>
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