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20 hrs ago | PC World

Fake Verizon 'balance-checker' Is a Trojan

Cyber-criminals have started preying on Verizon Wireless customers, sending out spam e-mail messages that say their accounts are over the limit and offering them a "balance checker" program to review their payments.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Email Spam, Spyware, Science / Technology

Friday | AllHipHop.com

Investigators Pursue Scammer Booking Fake Drake Shows

Cortez Bryant, manager for rap superstar Lil Wayne has become the victim of a scam artist who is using fake aliases on the Internet to secure bookings for the chart-topping rapper, as well as others, specifically Drake.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Lil Wayne, Rap

Friday | WESH

GOP Chair Calls For Resignations Over Fake Twitter Account

Brevard County GOP Chair Jason Steele called for the resignation of the state party chairman on Thursday over a scandal regarding what he called a fake Twitter account.

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Related Topix: Twitter, Pop/Rock, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Thu Nov 12, 2009

News.com.au

Fake Marine busted by schoolmate

A PALM Springs man who was never in the military has been charged with wearing the Navy's highest honour.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, US Military, US Navy, Martinez, CA

Fox News

Universal Pictures Agrees to Settlement Over Fake Movie News

In this film publicity image released by Universal Pictures, Milla Jovovich is shown in a scene from, "The Fourth Kind." Universal Pictures has agreed to pay $20,000 to the Alaska Press Club to settle complaints about fake news archives used to promote the movie "The Fourth Kind," the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Fourth Kind, Alaska, Entertainment

Franklin Avenue

The Return of Fake Obama

THE GREAT LOS ANGELES WALK 4 IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21! Join us as we hike down Adams and Washington Boulevards, from Downtown Los Angeles to Venice Beach.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Pop/Rock

Wed Nov 11, 2009

The Huffington Post

Accused Military Fake Steven Burton Charged: Man Allegedly Wore Unearned medals To Class Reunion

A Palm Springs man who was never in the military has been charged with wearing the Navy's highest honor.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, US Military, US Navy, Federal Prisons, Prison

WIFR

Consumer Warning About Fake Flu Products Sold Online

Chicago- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today urged Illinois consumers to be caution of online-sales pitches for products that claim to prevent or cure the H1N1 virus.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Illinois, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Food and Drug Administration

Tue Nov 10, 2009

The Telegraph

Fake certificates fuel art mart fraud

When the art mart was still hot and there were as many fakes as there were originals, the only way one could be sure that one was not shelling out a small fortune to be landed with a dud was to obtain an authenticity certificate for a fee from an 'expert'. That meant anyone who has written on art or has rubbed shoulders with artists, but not ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Mon Nov 09, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Faux AP book proves stylish with followers

There's nothing funny about AP style. It's simply the Associated Press reference guide journalists use to ensure consistency when it comes to state abbreviations, religious titles, comma use and other things not usually subject to biting satire.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Twitter, Pop/Rock, New Albany, IN, This Is Spinal Tap, Comedy Movies, Music!, Blog News

Sat Nov 07, 2009

CBS News

NY Case Spotlights Dead Sea Scrolls, Fake E-mails

Students and university officials started getting e-mails last year in which a prominent Judaic studies scholar seemed to make a startling confession: He had committed plagiarism.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Religion, Judaism, New York University

Fri Nov 06, 2009

ScrippsNews

Washcall: Fake H1N1 ... Congress takes a hit ... Deadspeak

Washcall: Fake H1N1 ... Congress takes a hit ... Deadspeak Submitted by SHNS on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 18:22 Officials from the Department of Homeland Security said they have not yet found any hard evidence of illicit production or distribution of bogus vaccine or Tamiflu, according to testimony recently submitted to the House Committee on Homeland ...

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Pop/Rock, Medicine, Influenza, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Nashville Scene

Third Man to Release 'A Glorious Dawn' Feat. Auto-Tune Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking

First, Fake AP Stylebook gets a book deal , now a YouTube video's getting a seven-inch record.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Bangor Daily News

Spoofs As Fake News

Political satire and comedy is an established tradition. But two spoofs lately have crossed the line and done a disservice to our democratic system.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Olympia Snowe

Mon Nov 02, 2009

New River Valley Current

Fake IDs a real concern

Eric Davis checks IDs on Friday at Sharkey's restaurant in Blacksburg, a popular downtown hangout for students at Virginia Tech.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Virginia, Virginia Government

CNET News.com

Fake Facebook e-mail contains Trojan

A new variant of the Bredolab Trojan horse is attached to a fake "Facebook Password Reset Confirmation" e-mail, security firm MX Labs is reporting .

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Related Topix: Social Software, Pop/Rock, Spyware, Science / Technology, Computers, PC

Sat Oct 31, 2009

ABC News

'Magic Wands' Can't Cure Swine Flu, Despite What 'Con Men' Claim

The frustration of long lines and the short supply of H1N1 flu vaccine is bad enough.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Pop/Rock, Marketing, US Politics, US News, Claire McCaskill, US Senate, Democrat

Gadgetism.org

Play Is This Gadget Real or Fake On GeekSugar | exam, guess the ...

But is it real or fake? [Previous] Eat Your Old Gadgets to Gain Their Powers and Pounds - comm... Some related posts from Technorati and Google .

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Bluetooth, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Blog News, Cellphones, Cell Phones, Electronics

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Jordan Times

Fake, deceitful antivirus software

It's tantamount to selling you poison and trying to make you believe it is the medicine supposed to heal you.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Mice, Email Spam, Spyware, Science / Technology

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Windows Fanatics

Beware Fake Conficker Alerts

A: The current crop of 'Conficker.B 'email warnings that are purporting to be from Microsoft are in fact a hoax that's trying to infect computers with the fake 'Antivirus 2010' program.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Pop/Rock, Computers

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