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Fake Death Scam Surfaces in Cruise Ship Case

Ship sinks, can rats be far behind?

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 25, 2012 1:31 AM CST | Updated Jan 25, 2012 6:18 AM CST

(Newser) – The first scam has emerged in an apparent bid for compensation from the operators of crippled cruise liner Costa Concordia. A woman and her boyfriend were arrested in Hungary after falsely reporting two people missing on the ship, according to officials. The scheme was spotted...   Read full story »

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