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Heed judge's rebuke of online scammers: RCMP
An internet marketing scam that was based in Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula but fleeced consumers as far away as the U.S. should be seen as an alert to anyone looking for a soaring return on their investment, police say.

29/06/2009 9:20:38 AM

Earl Lawery Matthews and Reyanne Briand were convicted last week of defrauding people through a phoney investment scheme.<br /> <em>(CBC)</em>

Earl Lawery Matthews and Reyanne Briand were convicted last week of defrauding people through a phoney investment scheme.
(CBC)

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Earl Lawery Matthews and Reyanne Briand were convicted last week of defrauding people through a phoney investment scheme.<br /> <em>(CBC)</em>

"If you have anyone coming to you now and saying, 'We're going to give you exorbitant rates,' when the banks and the other major brokerages houses are only paying a fraction of that, that should be your first warning sign, right there," he said.