Fraudsters Angle For Piece Of Bp Oil Spill Fund

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Sun, 07/25/2010 - 5:08am

BOOTHVILLE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Swindlers, scammers and even a few strippers are flocking to the Gulf Coast in search of a piece of the $20 billion BP Plc has set aside to compensate residents for spill-related losses.

Senh: Whenever there's money involved, lots of people are gonna want a piece of it. Sucks for the actual victims.

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Topics: bp bp oil spill bp oil spill compensation bp oil spill fund bp oil spill victims fraud gulf oil spill scam

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