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...midst of an intensive police investigation, Exxon announced last week that it would offer a "substantial reward" for information leading to the executive's safe return. There are no allegations that Reso, a stable family man who has spent holidays working behind soup-kitchen counters, is off on a scam of his own. "There's nothing to indicate a voluntary disappearance," said a spokeswoman in the Morris County prosecutor's office. Law-enforcement officials indirectly acknowledged receipt of a ransom note after the New York Post reported that a letter claiming responsibility for Reso's abduction had been issued...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Missing From Action | 5/25/1992 | See Source »

...BEGAN AS A SCAM. SEVERAL CRATES, ALL INNOcently marked "Reptiles," were flown from Lagos, Nigeria, to the U.S. Their secret cargo: 1,000 Giant African Snails, considered by experts to be the most dangerous land snail in the world. By the time authorities knew they were in the country, the gastropods had slipped out to animal dealers in 25 states from Florida to Montana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: These Ain't Escargots | 5/4/1992 | See Source »

...remain the Sammy Man in college with my friends--although some of them have either shortened it to "Sammy" or concocted embarrassing variations on the name. Some call me "Clammy Man" because my hands are often cold and sweaty. Others joke by saying "Hey, Scammy Man!"--although I scam on women about as much as Mr. Rogers does...

Author: By Jonathan Samuels, | Title: Just Don't Call Me Jon | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

...scam becomes popular among professionalsuntil enough of them become aware of theprocedure," Johnson said. Then the conartists moveon to other tricks, he said

Author: By Yin Y. Nawaday, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crime, Accidents Hit Cambridge | 2/25/1992 | See Source »

...short, any criticism of the Executive Board for supposedly plotting a Spin Doctor scam is wholly without merit, and any condemnation of the Executive Board for alleged secrecy is both childish and irresponsible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Meetings Aren't Secret | 2/22/1992 | See Source »

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