Date: June 11th, 2007

Tyson Recalls 40,000 Pounds of Ground Beef

11 June, 2007 (21:35) | Recalls | No comments

That’s a lot of ground beef, but apparently, there is a chance that it is contaminated with E. coli bacteria. We’ve all heard enough about E. coli over the years and should know that it can be quite dangerous — especially to young children and the elderly.
The recalled ground beef was sold to Wal-Mart stores [...]

Louisiana Congressman Linked To Nigerian 419 Scams

11 June, 2007 (20:54) | Scams | No comments

Now who the heck do you believe in a story like this one? A corrupt Nigerian politician is blaming a corrupt U.S. Congressman for taking advantage of him by using him to perpetrate well-known 419 scams.
For those unfamiliar with Nigerian 419 scams, most of them involve e-mail messages from scam artists in Nigeria who usually [...]

Phony Check Scam Targets Craigslist Users

11 June, 2007 (20:40) | Scams | No comments

In yet another phony check scam, some advertisers on the popular online classified web site Craigslist are being contacted by scam artists.
The story I read about involved a fellow who was advertising his services as a music instructor. Shortly thereafter, he began to receive e-mail messages from scam artists pretending to be interested in his [...]