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Keller woman taken in by 'work from home' scam
By CANDACE CARLISLE KELLER — After eight months of unemployment, Ruth Anne Boothe thought that she had finally landed a good job.She worked from her home computer in Keller, using bank accounts to transfer money to Ukraine. Then doubts began to creep in. She felt a trickle of fear the day an account in her husband’s name was almost $8,000 in the red. She felt sure that her employer, a Russian dating service company, would make it right.Boothe waited days for a response to her frantic e-mails. As the hours grew into days, it hit her.She had been scammed. After she found out she would have to pay back $7,825, she threw up. But that wasn’t all.Within days, Boothe, 44, was told by bank officials that she will likely have to repay the $38,880 she had unknowingly laundered, including $31,055 she had already wired to Ukraine. "I used to see this kind of stuff happen and think, 'What a bunch of morons,’ " Boothe said. "Now, I’m the moron."Boothe isn’t alone. More than 20,000 scam claims are reported monthly to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center. And prosecuting the scammers is difficult because most of the scams originate in countries that don’t police white-collar crimes, such as Nigeria and Russia, said Kevin Kolbye, an FBI assistant special agent in charge of cyber investigations."Most people are embarrassed they fell for a scam, and they feel helpless," Kolbye said. He said many advertisements that offer to let you work from home are scams. Possible opportunityAbout a month ago, Boothe was desperate for a job. She had been laid off from her job as an executive secretary last year, and she searched in vain, hoping to find a position that would pay anywhere near her previous salary. And then she found it. A text editing position with a Russian dating Web site listed on Careerbuilder.com. Within a week, she had another job proposition from the same company, as a "local agent." The Russian dating company, which she knew as Dating Group, sent her information on a job that would pay more: about $2,900 a month in salary, plus a 5 percent commission. The job involved receiving money wire transfers from dating service customers in the United States and sending cash through Western Union to certain individuals in Ukraine."I wasn’t looking at this as clearly," Boothe said. "I had a touch of desperation."She was unwittingly using her bank accounts to launder stolen money. The Ukraine scammers supplied stolen bank account numbers and routing numbers — which can be found at the bottom of any check — and she used them to transfer money from those accounts into the two accounts she had set up specifically for the business."They were using my stupidity," Boothe said. Wanted to believe
Star-Telegram.com – Jul 18, 2008 06:16 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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By CANDACE CARLISLE KELLER — After eight months of unemployment, Ruth Anne Boothe thought that she had finally landed a good job.She worked from her home computer in Keller, using bank accounts to transfer money to Ukraine. Then doubts began to creep in. She felt a trickle of fear the day an account in her husband’s name was almost $8,000 in the red. She felt sure that her employer, a Russian dating service company, would make it right.Boothe waited days for a response to her frantic e-mails. As the hours grew into days, it hit her.She had been scammed. After she found out she would have to pay back $7,825, she threw up. But that wasn’t all.Within days, Boothe, 44, was told by bank officials that she will likely have to repay the $38,880 she had unknowingly laundered, including $31,055 she had already wired to Ukraine. "I used to see this kind of stuff happen and think, 'What a bunch of morons,’ " Boothe said. "Now, I’m the moron."Boothe isn’t alone. More than 20,000 scam claims are reported monthly to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center. And prosecuting the scammers is difficult because most of the scams originate in countries that don’t police white-collar crimes, such as Nigeria and Russia, said Kevin Kolbye, an FBI assistant special agent in charge of cyber investigations."Most people are embarrassed they fell for a scam, and they feel helpless," Kolbye said. He said many advertisements that offer to let you work from home are scams. Possible opportunityAbout a month ago, Boothe was desperate for a job. She had been laid off from her job as an executive secretary last year, and she searched in vain, hoping to find a position that would pay anywhere near her previous salary. And then she found it. A text editing position with a Russian dating Web site listed on Careerbuilder.com. Within a week, she had another job proposition from the same company, as a "local agent." The Russian dating company, which she knew as Dating Group, sent her information on a job that would pay more: about $2,900 a month in salary, plus a 5 percent commission. The job involved receiving money wire transfers from dating service customers in the United States and sending cash through Western Union to certain individuals in Ukraine."I wasn’t looking at this as clearly," Boothe said. "I had a touch of desperation."She was unwittingly using her bank accounts to launder stolen money. The Ukraine scammers supplied stolen bank account numbers and routing numbers — which can be found at the bottom of any check — and she used them to transfer money from those accounts into the two accounts she had set up specifically for the business."They were using my stupidity," Boothe said. Wanted to believe
Star-Telegram.com – Jul 18, 2008 06:16 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Ukraine ruling coalition heading toward collapse
AP - The hero and heroine of the Orange Revolution are once again on the brink of divorce. And it's ordinary Ukrainians who are paying the price.
Yahoo! – Jul 17, 2008 5:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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AP - The hero and heroine of the Orange Revolution are once again on the brink of divorce. And it's ordinary Ukrainians who are paying the price.
Yahoo! – Jul 17, 2008 5:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Picture special: Leiva and Voronin on target as Swiss stretch Liverpool
Goals from Brazil midfielder Lucas Leiva and Ukraine forward Andriy Voronin saw Liverpool claim a 2-1 win over Swiss Super League outfit FC Lucerne in their pre-season friendly.
The Daily Mail – Jul 17, 2008 4:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Goals from Brazil midfielder Lucas Leiva and Ukraine forward Andriy Voronin saw Liverpool claim a 2-1 win over Swiss Super League outfit FC Lucerne in their pre-season friendly.
The Daily Mail – Jul 17, 2008 4:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Top-seeded Agnes Szavay beats Viktoriya Kutuzova to advance
BAD GASTEIN, Austria - Top-seeded Agnes Szavay beat Viktoriya Kutuzova of Ukraine 6-4, 6-2 Wednesday to advance to the second round of the Gastein Ladies.
Canoe.ca – Jul 16, 2008 11:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BAD GASTEIN, Austria - Top-seeded Agnes Szavay beat Viktoriya Kutuzova of Ukraine 6-4, 6-2 Wednesday to advance to the second round of the Gastein Ladies.
Canoe.ca – Jul 16, 2008 11:09 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Voronin on target as Liverpool down Lucerne
Goals from Brazil midfielder Lucas Leiva and Ukraine forward Andriy Voronin saw Liverpool claim a 2-1 win over Swiss Super League outfit FC Lucerne in their second pre-season friendly.
ESPN – Jul 16, 2008 8:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Goals from Brazil midfielder Lucas Leiva and Ukraine forward Andriy Voronin saw Liverpool claim a 2-1 win over Swiss Super League outfit FC Lucerne in their second pre-season friendly.
ESPN – Jul 16, 2008 8:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Ukrainian man is fatally mauled by bear at zoo
AP - Emergency officials say a bear in a Ukraine zoo fatally mauled a man who fell into its enclosure trying to photograph it.
Yahoo! – Jul 14, 2008 3:58 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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AP - Emergency officials say a bear in a Ukraine zoo fatally mauled a man who fell into its enclosure trying to photograph it.
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Ukrainian man mauled to death after falling into bear's enclosure
KIEV, Ukraine -- Emergency officials say a bear in a Ukraine zoo fatally mauled a man who fell into its enclosure trying to photograph it.
Chicago Sun Times – Jul 14, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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KIEV, Ukraine -- Emergency officials say a bear in a Ukraine zoo fatally mauled a man who fell into its enclosure trying to photograph it.
Chicago Sun Times – Jul 14, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Ukraine grapples with hate crimes
KIEV, Ukraine -- Nigerian medical student George Itoro Ebong says he was waiting for a bus in central Kiev in 2007 when three young men ran up, shouted racially charged insults at him and smashed a bottle over his head.
GoErie.com – Jul 14, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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KIEV, Ukraine -- Nigerian medical student George Itoro Ebong says he was waiting for a bus in central Kiev in 2007 when three young men ran up, shouted racially charged insults at him and smashed a bottle over his head.
GoErie.com – Jul 14, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Italian Errani claims first WTA title in Palermo
Sara Errani captured her first WTA Tour singles title when she beat Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine 6-2, 6-3 in the Palermo International final on Sunday.
CBS Sportsline – Jul 13, 2008 11:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Sara Errani captured her first WTA Tour singles title when she beat Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine 6-2, 6-3 in the Palermo International final on Sunday.
CBS Sportsline – Jul 13, 2008 11:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Errani captures first WTA title with Palermo victory
Sara Errani captured her first WTA Tour singles title when she beat Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine 6-2, 6-3 in the Palermo International final on Sunday.
ESPN – Jul 13, 2008 9:49 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Sara Errani captured her first WTA Tour singles title when she beat Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine 6-2, 6-3 in the Palermo International final on Sunday.
ESPN – Jul 13, 2008 9:49 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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