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Schemes and RipoffsSchemes and RipoffsTwice a week Live 5 News produces two different reports on Schemes and Ripoffs going around in the area where you live. On Tuesdays at 6am Raphael James reports on Schemes and Ripoffs and on Wednesdays at 11pm Amy Lutz has a new report on Schemes and Ripoffs.To report a problem, call our newsroom at 402-5755 or email the assignment desk, click here. Schemes and Ripoffs Stories
Schemes and Rip-offs
Don't let crooks use the war in Iraq as a way to take your hard earned cash or steal your identity. Read more » 
Schemes and Rip-offs
Crooks try to steal your money by making you think you won the lottery! We'll give you a tip how to tell if it's real or fake. Read more » 
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Lowering your interest rates on those credit cards could be costly. Anthony Miller tells you how to avoid identity theft in this weeks schemes and ripoffs Read more » 
Schemes and Ripoffs
There's a scheme that could come in the form of a note on your car. Amy Lutz is keeping shoppers safe in this week's schemes and ripoffs. Read more »
Schemes And Ripoffs
It's a scheme involving selling puppies online. Amy Lutz tells us why officials say their bite could be much worse than their bark. Read more »
Schemes And Ripoffs
It's a world famous scam that's still causing problems in the low-country. Amy Lutz tells us what to be on the lookout for in this schemes and ripoffs. Read more »
Schemes And Ripoffs
An email warns you not to call a number beginning in 809. It warns that you could be hit with thousands in fees if you do. Read more »
Schemes And Ripoffs
It's not the ghosts and goblins you should be scared of this Halloween night. It's thieves trying to steal your money! Read more »
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Schemers are not only attacking you by e-mail and phone these days!Amy Lutz explains how an instant message could bring you instant trouble. Read more »
Schemes And Rip-Offs Oct. 23rd
Many of us here at Live 5 News got a phone call telling us we had won a Ford Explorer. Not only did none of us really win, the schemers tried to stick us with a high phone bill charge. Read more » 
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This weeks Schemes and Rip-offs is about a voicemail folks are getting telling them they could win a free car if they call back immediately. Read more » 
Schemes And Ripoffs
A phone message promises great news if you call them back right away. Amy Lutz finds out if it could change your life, or if it's to go to be true in this weeks schemes and ripoffs. Read more »
Schemes And RipoffsThe US Postal Service has issued a warning about international email scams. Now they are cracking down to protect you. Read more »
Schemes and Rip-Offs
It's a scheme so awful, we're showing it again. Crooks preying on soldiers fighting overseas. Amy Lutz has more on how to keep your loved ones safe in this week's Schemes and Rip-offs. Read more » 
Schemes and Rip-Offs
Getting paid to shop? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! Amy Lutz investigates another scheme hitting the lowcountry in this weeks Schemes and Rip-Offs. Read more » 
Schemes and Rip-Offs
This week Amy Lutz tells us which Schemes and Rip-offs to be on the look-out for to keep your family safe. Read more » 
Schemes And Ripoffs: Kiting Scheme
E-mail has become such a convenient way for us to communicate. But it has also become one of the most popular avenues for crooks to rip you off. Here’s a kiting scheme you should be on the lookout for. Read more »
Schemes And Ripoffs: Alleged Microsoft Email
Willie got mail. It’s allegedly from Microsoft / AOL promising millions in a lottery that he never entered. Before Willie celebrated his "jolly" good fortune, he remembered that crooks could very well be after his "bloody" money. Read more » |
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