Scam artists creep in to take advantage of Connecticut tragedy

By CHRISTINA REXRODE and ROBERT RAY

World Dec. 20, 2012 - 07:59AM JST ( 7 )

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BrainiacDec. 20, 2012 - 08:25AM JST

There are some real vermin masquerading as humans in this world.
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SuperLibDec. 20, 2012 - 11:50AM JST

Lock 'em up.
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smithinjapanDec. 20, 2012 - 12:09PM JST

I'm with SuperLib -- lock them up. If the guy who started the site in question had 'no ill intent', did he give back any money he received? I'm not related in any way to the Pozner family, whom I feel extremely sorry for, but this makes me outraged all the same. I can only imagine how they must feel.
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Elbuda MexicanoDec. 20, 2012 - 01:24PM JST

Just when I thought we could go no lower then killing so many innocent children!! Hey! Lets scam them fools who have $$$ and actually want to do something good for the victims?? Their families?? It would be nice to make this a Federal crime. Get the FBI all over this ASAP!! Real scum out there! Just makes me sick!
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Hide SuzukiDec. 20, 2012 - 02:05PM JST

It's amazing that most people are thinking about how to reduce gun violence and these scumbags are thinking how to make money off of the victims.

You can't go lower than this, seriously
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JapanGalDec. 20, 2012 - 06:09PM JST

Ah, Capitalism at its best.

If it is not illegal, it is ok to do folks. Just be aware and do not let it take you in.
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FadamorDec. 20, 2012 - 10:20PM JST

Wait, I'm confused. The article is supposedly about scam artists, but in the example they give:

Poorly punctuated, it gave details about Noah, his funeral and his family. It directed people to send donations to an address that the Pozners had never heard of.

It listed a New York City phone number to text with questions about how to donate. When a reporter texted that number Wednesday, a reply came advising the donation go to the United Way.

The Pozner family had the noahpozner.com website transferred to its ownership. Victoria Haller, Noah’s aunt, emailed the person who had originally registered the name. The person, who went by the name Jason Martin, wrote back that he’d meant “to somehow honor Noah and help promote a safer gun culture. I had no ill intentions I assure you.”

So how much money did this guy scam or did he send any money received at the "address that the Pozners had never heard of" to the family? If he was a scammer, why was he urging people to donate to the United Way? If he was a scammer, wouldn't he have been more likely to direct people via text to send money to a P.O. Box?