Blowing Bubbles
Posted by Media Outrage on April 10th, 2009
Oprah’s May issue of “O” is yet another beautiful cover of none other than herself. Are you feeling the cover? In other Oprah news, she has contacted the FBI to look into some shady dealings.
Via ContactMusic:
Oprah Winfrey has called in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to look into a $1 million (£680,270) scam allegedly sponsored by her talk show.
Winfrey’s camp was alerted to the issue by fans complaining about an email they had received, claiming they had been electronically selected to compete in an Oprah Millionaire Contest Show.
Con artists prompted recipients to fill out a questionnaire and send money for travel arrangements and tickets to the show.
Officials from The Oprah Winfrey Show reported the scam to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, and both offices have posted a warning to consumers on their websites, reports the New York Post.
Two previous cons involving Winfrey’s show have been handled by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office – an internet scheme in November 2006 and another over a fake sweepstake in April 2007.
This is the first scam reported by Winfrey’s office to the FBI.
April 11th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
That is some shysty “ish”, but you have to know when folks start asking you for money for something FREE something is wrong. But trust Miss O is going to get to the bottom of it, so it won’t tarnish her good name.
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