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• BBB Tip of the Week: counterfeit items

  February 5, 2012 in Business on Page E2 There are good reasons not to buy counterfeit helmets, jerseys and autographed footballs, including this one: Counterfeit items are stolen goods. Fakers are using the name of the team or …

• BBB Tip of the Week: Most common scams, Part 1

  January 15, 2012 in Business on Page E2 Most common scams, Part 1: This year, the BBB celebrates its 100th anniversary. Unfortunately, con artists have been around even longer. Today, the BBB’s Scam Source (www.bbb.org/scam) is available to …

• Officials call repair bids a scam

  November 27, 2011 in City on Page B1 Faith Gallinger had long wanted custom cabinets for her early 20th-century home in northeast Spokane. Ronald Glen Stratton seemed perfect for the task – he boasted of being able to … 12

• New scam targets Spokane residents

  September 13, 2011 in News, City Spokane city officials are warning residents of new scam that uses City of Spokane phone numbers. 1

• Fishing for fakes

  September 3, 2011 in City on Page A1 SEATTLE – When a waiter at your favorite restaurant hands you the “fresh sheet” and you order dinner, do you know if you’re getting what you’re ordering? According to state … 2

• Spokane man, 61, loses nearly $3,000 in latest cycle of scams

  February 27, 2011 in City on Page B1 Jim Patterson lost almost $3,000 in a scam before he realized he would never see the money again. The 61-year-old Spokane man was trying to get a $30,000 personal loan … 16

• Is your friend really a friend on Facebook?

  January 2, 2011 in Business on Page E4 ORLANDO, Fla. – Facebook is the latest hot spot for swindlers in search of new victims. And the world’s most popular social-networking website can be a gold mine for such …

• ‘One-man crime wave’ with 30 felonies hits Spokane

  May 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Maryland fugitive who impersonated a federal agent in Oregon is suspected of using bad checks to bilk local businesses out of thousands of dollars. Ricky Wayne Everett has 30 … 3

• Fraud suspect with 30 felony convictions back in jail

  May 19, 2010 in City A Maryland fugitive who impersonated a federal agent in Oregon is suspected of using bad checks to bilk local businesses out of thousands of dollars. Ricky Wayne Everett has 30 … 3

• Scam artists targeting the elderly

  November 6, 2009 in News As far as crime goes, there is low, there’s downright dirty and then there’s the grandparents scam.

• Swine flu-fighting scams lurk on Internet, FDA warns

  October 23, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 Air “sterilizers.” A photon machine. Supplement pills to boost the immune system. Protective shampoos and face masks. Even fake Tamiflu. These and other products making bogus claims to prevent or … 1

• Spokane woman, 73, sniffs out parking lot scam

  September 25, 2009 in City Edie Linane wouldn’t fall for it. She knew her 1976 Chevy Nova couldn’t have done the damage that the woman claimed during a confrontation in a Spokane grocery store parking … 1

• Frauds target elderly, experts warn

  June 4, 2009 in City on Page A6 Con artists are preying on recession-hit older Americans with new scams including bogus job offers and equity skimming deals. Sometimes it’s even worse.

• Driving-school charges dismissed

  September 12, 2008 in City on Page A1 A federal judge has dismissed all criminal charges against six men associated with operating a commercial driving school in Spokane. The six were arrested earlier this year after the FBI …