Sentence examples for postal scam from inspiring English sources

The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith Tom Ripley, the ultimate chameleon, is a man on the run; not simply from the repercussions of a minor postal scam in New York, but also the spectre of his own humdrum existence.

Even in the digital age, old-fashioned postal scams remain prolific.

But cheap rates also led to junk mail and postal scams.

adds: "People are losing billions of pounds to postal scams, with the most common being competitions, fake foreign lotteries and clairvoyants.

The risk of vulnerable consumers falling victim to postal scams has been underlined by the case of an 84-year-old dementia sufferer who was bombarded by letters claiming he had won prizes.

He then became aware of how party associations were often in thrall to local "Mr Bigs" and alarmed at reports of various postal voting scams.

For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email, telephone, and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive information.

For your security, we encourage you to be aware of email, telephone, and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive information.

A: For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email, telephone, and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive information.

Beware of Internet postal exam scams that promise mail carrier positions for a testing fee.

An Italian immigrant with a conviction for his part in a pyramid-selling scam, Ponzi bought postal coupons that were depressed in value in Europe and sold them at a 400% mark-up in the US.