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John Fielding,
CEO
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Con-artists and swindlers are continuing to take advantage of the region's reputation as the center of the legitimate securities industry.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Con Artists and Pretenders Consumers have reported to the FCC that they have received calls from people claiming to be FCC inspectors or long distance telephone company representatives investigating calls placed to other states or countries from the consumers' telephone numbers.
Con artists claim the money goes to finance international investments such as roads and health care facilities.
The con-artists pose as senior-level civil servants working for the governement.
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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk
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The con artists, charlatans, masters of verbal diarrhea and money hungry fraudulent make it very difficult for the proficient and qualified to get their teachings across.
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Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer
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Fakes and con artists abound in New Age circles, so be sure to use as much of your consumer savvy with Feng Shui practitioners as you would with a car dealer or building contractor.
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Rob Verdann,
Afterdark Removalist
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Most spammers are rotten crooks and con artists and are the major cause of slowing the Web and costing us all by their theft of services.
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Mike Enlow,
Internet Marketer
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Con artists with access to your credit card number and expiration date may make unauthorized charges against your card.
Con artists pretending to be legitimate companies often send out scam e-mails that tell recipients someone has tampered with their account or that some unspecified fraud is suspected.
Con artists are now using the Internet to "sell" bogus stocks, investment opportunities, and "free" trips.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Con artists often rely on unfamiliar terms such as "probate" and "executor" to convince consumers that a living trust is right for them even though many of the complex rules and fees that can complicate estate distributions do not exist in Pennsylvania.
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Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman
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Con artists have used computers to call at random up to 3,000 mobile phone users per minute, only to hang up after just one ring.
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