Scam of the Day-The Hole Story
March 21, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Account describes form of theft in which thieves drill a hole under vehicle’s door handle, break in, steal only one item, then use auto’s GPS to locate car owner’s home for future burglary.
Scam of the Day-Work-at-Home Schemes
February 2, 2010 by Patrick Comer
Filed under Consumer/Scams, Economy, Featured
From: Snopes.com Scam: Advertisers offer kits that enable home workers to make money posting links on the Internet. Example: If you live in Canada or the US and you have been wanting to work from home, you might be in luck. Google has now released a new ‘Work From Home Program’ that will allow Americans [...]
Scam of the Day-Sioux Sorry
January 20, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Did a bill signed by President Obama mistakenly cede all of South Dakota to the Sioux?
Scam of the Day-7Up
January 14, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Legend claims the soft drink 7Up was named for the number of its ingredients.
Scam of the Day-Face the Camera
January 13, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Is making faces into security cameras now a federal crime?
Scam of the Day-Missing Girl: Ashley Lewis
January 7, 2010 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Messages seek help in finding a 14-year-girl named Ashley Lewis gone missing from Kannapolis, NC.
Scam of the Day-Wheel of Fortune
December 29, 2009 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Clever thief finds an inventive way to steal right under a guard’s nose.
Scam of the Day-Boozing It Up
October 21, 2009 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Rumor posits a new way for young women to imbibe vodka.
Scam of the Day-Trip Wire
October 20, 2009 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Did a June 2004 Associated Press article identify Barack Obama as ‘Kenyan-born’?
Scam of the Day-Onion Protection
October 16, 2009 by snopes@snopes.com
Filed under Consumer/Scams
Old folk remedy says placing peeled onions about a home will protect everyone dwelling within from flu viruses.
Patrick Comer has covered Lee County for more than 20 years. He now brings his experience and knowledge about the issues facing Lee County residents to the Lee County Times.