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Internet scammers posing as Internet cops

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Most people may not be familiar with the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) but their ears are likely to perk when told it’s an operation sponsored by the FBI. And it’s the specter of being targeted by the FBI that makes this brazen email scam plausible.

From an IC3 press release:    

Victims report that the unsolicited e-mail sender is a representative of the IC3. The e-mails state that a criminal report was filed on the victim’s name and social security number and legal papers are pending. Scammers impersonate an IC3 employee to increase credibility and use threats of legal action to create a sense of urgency. Victims are informed they have one to two days from the date of the complaint to contact the scammers. Failure to respond to the e-mail will result in an arrest warrant issued to the victim.

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Record and rewind: Cops quietly test aerial surveillance to track crime

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Because America apparently isn’t enough of a surveillance society, and aerial surveillance only works if it is “looking at the right spot,” cops have been testing a new wide-area surveillance system that can watch, record and rewind every outdoor activity that happens in a city, every person, every car and every crime. It “is something of a time machine – the entire city is filmed and recorded in real…
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Cops asked wireless carriers for over 1.1 million customer cellphone records in 2012

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Wireless carriers told Senator Edward Markey that they received 1.1 million requests for cell phone data information from law enforcement agencies in 2012. The number may appear to be less than the 1.3 million total requests for 2011, but don’t get excited; giving you a comparable answer is not possible, since Sprint – the third largest carrier in the U.S. – chose to give a sneaky answer instead of…
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Drivers beware: Roadblocks where cops collect ‘voluntary’ blood and saliva samples

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If you will be a road warrior during this holiday season, then you might encounter police roadblocks to check for possible drunk drivers. Unless you find a route around such roadblock checkpoints, stopping is mandatory.
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