NEW YORK — Undercover agents in New York say they’ve seized millions of counterfeit tax stamps as part of a major investigation into tobacco smuggling. The fakes would have allowed bootleggers to evade more than $6 million in taxes if they had… More: continued here
Read More »Ebay fraudster dupes hundreds (Personal Computer World)
An Ebay fraudster who managed to evade a police investigation last year has struck again. The Ebay seller offered goods for sale on the online auction site and received payments by postal order but never sent the goods to buyers. More: continued here
Read More »Yahoo NEEEDS to merge with Ebay….: reader comment from JCPayne – CNet News.com Blog
Yahoo NEEEDS to merge with Ebay….: reader comment from JCPayneCNet News.com Blog –3 minutes agoA merger with Ebay (as first proposed back in 1999) could save Yahoo. Ebay gets millions of page hits daily that Yahoo could translate into even more (joint … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office announces extended hours for April 15 tax deadline (St. Petersburg Times)
View Larger Map ST. PETERSBURG — Procrastinators rejoice. The U.S. Post Office this morning announced extended hours at several Tampa Bay area locations during the final push of tax season. The following locations will offer extended hours for tax night… More: continued here
Read More »Oundle delivery office closes – Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph
Oundle delivery office closesNorthamptonshire Evening Telegraph, UK –11 hours agoIt's claimed a small community could have its "heart ripped out" if a Royal Mail delivery office is closed. The Oundle delivery office could be shut as … More: continued here
Read More »Ebay fraudster dupes hundreds – Computeractive
Ebay fraudster dupes hundredsComputeractive, UK –5 hours agoAn Ebay fraudster who managed to evade a police investigation last year has struck again. The Ebay seller offered goods for sale on the online auction site … More: continued here
Read More »Council joins post office battle (North-West Evening Mail)
MILLOM Town Council has joined the fight to save Holborn Hill Post Office – and slammed Copeland MP Jamie Reed for voting in favour of the Cumbrian closures and then changing his mind. More: continued here
Read More »SingPost launches beaded postage stamps (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE : SingPost has commissioned specially—designed beaded postage stamps to celebrate the opening of the Peranakan Museum. More: continued here
Read More »Post office closure plan agreed (BBC News)
Closures of 41 post office branches across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex are confirmed. More: continued here
Read More »Police: Prescription Drug Deliveries Stolen By FedEx Driver (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Authorities say a FedEx driver has been charged with theft after he stole prescription drugs out of about two dozen packages. Union County deputies say they found about 200 undelivered packages going back to November 2007 in a utility building at Dennis Leopard’s home in Taylors. More: …
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