RELOADING GIVES ORGANISED CRIME TWO BITES AT THE CHERRY
September 1st, 2010
BY ALAN OSBORN
'RELOADING' is a double scam that exploits human psychological weaknesses to give criminals a second bite at some unfortunate victims after ripping them off initially with bogus time-share, investment and other offers. Alan Osborn reports.
THE INCREASING ubiquity of personal information through social media services have encouraged 419 or advance fee frauds. Now there is a spread of so-called 'follow-up' or 'recharging' or, as it is known in the US, 'reloading' fraud. Here, victims of a financial scam (or indeed of a burglary) are contacted by ...
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