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<title>greasy.com - Catching Fraudsters</title>
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<copyright>&#169; 2008 Greasy.com  All rights reserved.</copyright>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:09:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ripoffreport.com~kyle Kimoto Steals Homes</title>
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<description> Report: #160420 Report: Kyle Kimoto, Keystone Financial, Safe Harbor Category: Mortgage Companies Kyle Kimoto, Keystone Financial Llckyle Kimoto, Keystone Financial, Safe Harbor ripoff Kyle Kimoto is stealing homes in las vegas nevada and officials are allowing it! Las Vegas Nevada 8555 W. Sahara #115 Las Vegas, Nevada, 89117 U.S.A. Kevin &#x26; Renee SUBMITTED: 10/11/2005 ~ MODIFIED: 10/1/2005 After a summary judgement in US District Court totaling almost 106 million dollars was handed down to ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 08:11:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ripoff Report.com~kyle Kimoto</title>
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<description> Report: #41826 Report: American credit solutions, Assail Inc. Category: Telemarketers American credit solutions, Assail Inc. READ THIS!! St. George Utah *UPDATE Ex-Employee responds ..Words of truth from a former Assail employee... American credit solutions, Assail Inc. Phone: 435-672-3309 Fax: 1071 E. 100 South St. George, Utah, 84790 U.S.A. SUBMITTED: 1/17/2003 MODIFIED: 6/15/2007 For those of you who feel you have been ripped off by Assail Inc/American credit solutions: Read This! Feder ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 08:01:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Are You a Victim of Kyle Kimoto~juliett Kimoto~saf</title>
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<description> ARE YOU A VICTIM OF KYLE KIMOTO~JULIETT KIMOTO~SAFE HARBOUR FOUNDATION OF NEVADA~KEYSTONE FINANCIAL LLC~MT25 LLC? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is cracking down on con artists running foreclosure rescue scams, putting some much needed heat on scammers taking advantage of financially troubled folks having trouble making their mortgage payments. In an ongoing effort to crack down on businesses that prey upon homeowners facing foreclosure, the Federal Trade Commission has charged six bus ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 07:28:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Guilty Verdict in $43 Million Scam</title>
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<description> Guilty verdict in $43 million scam by Robert Patrick ~ STLtoday ~ April 19, 2008 By Robert Patrick ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 04/19/2008 East St. Louis &#x2014; A Las Vegas man was convicted Friday for his role in a telemarketing scheme that scammed $43 million from more than 300,000 U.S. consumers, the U.S. attorney's office said. Defendant Kyle Kimoto, 32, owned Assail Inc., which operated under a number of names, including First Financial Solutions and First Choice Solutions. From January 2001  ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 07:24:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Medford Man Helps Bring Scammer Kyle Kimoto to Jus</title>
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<description> May 2, 2008 - 5:31PM Medford Man Helps Bring Scammer to Justice With new technologies a scam artist could be targeting you from down the road or from the other side of the world, and cyber investigators say that makes it difficult to track them down. A scam artist can make a phone call or log in to a computer any where to try to steal your money and your identity. A Medford man had a rare opportunity to help bring a multi-million dollar scammer down. Daniel Stallsworth was tricked four yea ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 07:19:23 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Key Witness Describes Telemarketing Scheme</title>
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<description> More testimony today in a 43-million-dollar telemarketing trial underway in East St. Louis. Kyle Kimoto (kim-oh-tow) is charged with wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering. He's accused of misleading hundreds of thousands of consumers, including more than six-hundred in Southern Illinois. Prosecutors allege Kimoto and his co-conspirators led consumers with poor or no credit to believe they would get MasterCard or Visa cards. Recorded phone calls played in court Tuesday reveal consumer ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 07:05:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Prosecutor Alleges $40 Million Telemarketing Fraud</title>
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<description> 04/01/2008 EAST ST. LOUIS &#x2014; A Las Vegas man hatched a fraudulent telemarketing scheme that took about $40 million from more than 325,000 people who were misled to believe they would get credit cards, a prosecutor said Monday as the trial began in federal court here. Instead of credit cards, those who responded to the pitch and paid fees of $159 or more got an application for a debit card, along with &#x22;a package of what was, in essence, junk mail,&#x22; Assistant U.S. Attorney Bruce Reppert tol ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 06:46:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mortgage Rescue Fraud Prompts FTC Action</title>
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<description> Mortgage Rescue Fraud Prompts FTC Action ~ Mar 3, 2008 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is cracking down on con artists running foreclosure rescue scams, putting some much needed heat on scammers taking advantage of financially troubled folks having trouble making their mortgage payments. On February 28, according to ConsumerAffairs.com, the FTC charged six businesses and three individuals with violating the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA) and the Truth-In-Lending Act (T ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 05:19:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FTC Charges Mortgage Foreclosure &#x22;Rescuers&#x22;</title>
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<description> FTC Charges Mortgage Foreclosure &#x22;Rescuers&#x22; with Deceiving Homeowners ~ Feb 28, 2008 In an ongoing effort to crack down on businesses that prey upon homeowners facing foreclosure, the Federal Trade Commission has charged six businesses and three individuals with violating the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA), the FTC Act, and the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) by enticing homeowners into high-cost, short-term loans secured by an additional mortgage on their homes. The FTC will ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 05:17:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Scammer in Trouble Again</title>
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<description> A millionaire, already in prison for credit card fraud, is accused of foreclosure deceit. By Jeff Testerman, Times Staff Writer Published March 4, 2008 The Federal Trade Commission has accused onetime telemarketing tycoon Peter J. Porcelli, two associates and six companies of violating federal consumer protection laws by using a phony nonprofit to lure desperate homeowners into a foreclosure salvage scam. The nonprofit, called the Safe Harbour Foundation, targeted Florida homeowners facing ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 05:14:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Judge Sends $12m Message</title>
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<description> That's the restitution an Oldsmar man must pay for a credit scam, plus 13 years in prison. By JEFF TESTERMAN, Times Staff Writer Published October 30, 2007 Peter J. Porcelli, who made a fortune with direct mail and telemarketing and took his Tampa Bay Smokers fast-pitch softball team to two world championships, was sentenced to 13 years in prison Monday for his part in a credit card scam that victimized tens of thousands of credit-poor consumers nationwide. Porcelli, 55, of Oldsmar was als ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 05:12:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Scam Artist Wants a Break</title>
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<description> Peter Porcelli says he deserves leniency for his cooperation. By JEFF TESTERMAN, Times Staff Writer Published October 29, 2007 TAMPA - Telemarketing tycoon Peter Porcelli, who collected millions by using a credit card scam to defraud thousands of hard-luck consumers across the country, now faces the prospect of spending the next 20 years in federal prison. But the 55-year-old Oldsmar resident says he deserves leniency. The reasons he gives: He is cooperating with a grand jury investigation ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 05:09:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Victims Strike Back at Shady Lenders</title>
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<description> Victims Strike Back at Shady Lenders by Jeff Testerman ~ St Pete Times ~ Oct 13, 2007 The companies promised foreclosure protection only to wind up taking the homes themselves. By JEFF TESTERMAN, Times Staff Writer Published October 13, 2007 Correction: Christopher Tomasulo consulted for Safe Harbour Foundation but was not involved in forming that company or a related firm called Silverstone Lending, as was alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Oct. 12. TAMPA - Calvin Lewendowski, a 55-year-o ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 04:44:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Facing New Fields of Fraud</title>
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<description> By JEFF TESTERMAN, Times Staff Writer Published May 20, 2007 In the 1990s, Peter J. Porcelli made millions with laser printing and junk mail and poured part of his fortune into the Tampa Bay Smokers, a fast-pitch softball team that featured a cigar-chomping mascot and the best players money could buy. Porcelli became the king of the sport as his Smokers won two world championships in three years. But Porcelli was also gaining attention for another kind of fast pitch, a deceptive direct-mai ...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 04:38:33 GMT</pubDate>
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