Officials say identity thieves are feeding off New York City’s vulnerable by stealing their food stamps. A fraud officer with the Human Resources Administration says it’s become a common occurrence: Identity thieves break into welfare accounts and then steal the stamps. More: continued here
Read More »EBay Cuts Fixed-Price Sale Fee to 35 Cents Per Item (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc., the world’s largest online auctioneer, lowered the initial fees for selling items at fixed prices, reducing sellers’ costs by as much as 70 percent. More: continued here
Read More »Petition over post office closure (BBC News)
Campaigners opposing a post office closure in Lincolnshire take a 4,000-name petition to their local council. More: continued here
Read More »Sick senior citizen loses food stamps to lowlifes who steal … – New York Daily News
New York Daily News Sick senior citizen loses food stamps to lowlifes who steal …New York Daily News, NY –5 hours agoBY KATHLEEN LUCADAMO Diabetic Daisy May, 67, of Brooklyn was robbed of her food stamps in January after crooks gained access to her welfare account and …NYC officials say food stamp …
Read More »Masked men rob church post office – BBC News
Masked men rob church post officeBBC News, UK –13 minutes agoWearing balaclavas, dark jackets and gloves, the men entered the post office at St Luke's Church, in Kinoulton, at about 1400 BST on Tuesday. … More: continued here
Read More »Stamps mark Carifesta X – Stabroek News
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Read More »eBay eases fixed price rules to attack rivals – Times Online
eBay eases fixed price rules to attack rivalsTimes Online, UK –20 minutes agoeBay today signalled the end of an era as a predominate auction site by announcing moves to make it easier for retailers to list products in bulk at fixed … More: continued here
Read More »Prison for eBay hair tong thief (BBC News)
A hairdresser who made £63,000 selling stolen hair straighteners on eBay is given a prison sentence. More: continued here
Read More »Yesterday's trading: A good time to put faith in S&N – This is Money
Yesterday's trading: A good time to put faith in S&NThis is Money, UK –22 minutes agoThe Mail on Sunday's column Midas will send extra share tips direct to your inbox. Find out more: Midas share tips No stranger to bid gossip, the stock had … More: continued here
Read More »Watchdog to probe Fylde post office closures – Blackpool Gazette
Watchdog to probe Fylde post office closuresBlackpool Gazette, UK –7 minutes agoAN investigation has started into the nationwide post office closure programme which saw 11 Fylde branches axed. The closures in April hit offices in South … More: continued here
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