The scam artists then bombard the taxpayer with fraudulent come-ons to solve their tax issues.
Mr Lobbenberg told the jury the scam was run from call centres in Spain and Turkey.
These users had fallen for the scam, opened the foreign link and released personal information.
The case can be reported after developments in a second trial connected to the scam.
Javid claimed he was trading legitimately and that the scam was in Ireland and not Scotland.
According to reports published in July, the scam was shut down via Twitter.
The judge said that the accused together made seven million euros in profits from the scam.
However, Mr Mudavadi was condemned for approving further payments to the architect of the scam.
The scam was to set up a chain of deals which was difficult to follow.
At this time, the scam project remains in place on Kickstarter though donations are no longer open.
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Assistant Commissioner Les Green from the Jamaica Constabulary Force says the scam is linked to other crimes.
The scam was uncovered after bosses at the club grew suspicious about what was happening on match days.
The scam redirects users to fake web sites that tell users their computer is infected with a virus.
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Keating learned about the scam only when he saw one of his ersatz Bennetts in the gallery windows.
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In other words, they would have to make good even on the money they had lost in the scam.
Unauthorised transactions from credit cards were also taken as part of the scam.
Both organisations have asked customers to ignore the scam which they branded "malicious".
Caterpillar completed the acquisition of ERA Mining in June 2012 and uncovered the scam during the integration of Siwei.
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"This is an emerging trend but the first time evidence of the scam has been found in south Essex, " she said.
Three men who helped self-styled "Lord" Edward Davenport mastermind a multi-million-pound fraud have been jailed for their part in the scam.
Operator Verizon says the scam came to light after the US firm asked it for an audit, suspecting a security breach.
The scam has been happening in Florida for years but appears to be on the rise, immigration attorney Wilfredo Allen said.
Click on the link below to see the dozens of comments of people who have been approached, including the scam emails themselves.
The Court of Appeal heard that the scam was motivated by Michael's fear of sitting the test due to his literacy problems.
At the earlier appearance, the court heard that Todd had entered into the scam because she had financial and mental health problems.
Fortunately, some of the players in the scam were not very bright.
After all, this time the scam was suspended before it reached funding, but what would have happened if the project did fund?
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Kickstarter, to their credit, did discover the scam and suspended the project.
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But some people are getting repeated calls, and there must be quite a few who are worried enough to fall for the scam.
This was the scam that originally got him arrested in September.
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