Notice of Unreported Income E-Mail is a Scam
IRS did not and will not e-mail you
If you have gotten a “notice of unreported income e-mail,” delete it and do nothing else. And if you do get a notice of unreported income e-mail or any e-mail from the IRS that asks for a response in the future, do not [...]
FTC Capital Markets Investigated for Fraud
FTC Capital Markets offices searched
Reuters reports that the FTC Capital Markets offices in New York have been searched by U.S. postal inspectors. FTC Capital Markets is suspected of investment fraud, and the postal inspectors were looking for evidence.
An anonymous source, who wished to remain so because of the ongoing investigation, [...]
Check 121.im | Yes, it’s Another Facebook Scam
Ignore ‘check 121.im’ messages
I have lost count of how many Facebook scams have been conducted in the past couple of weeks. Facebook users, news readers and anyone who likes a good scam knows already that ponbon.im, 121.im, 151.im and other similar variations are dummy web sites looking to steal your [...]
Scam Watch | TARP Overseer Vows to Prevent Fraud
Transparency is inspector general’s main goal
So there’s good news and bad news. Obama is making good on his promise of transparency when it comes to distribution of TARP funds via Inspector General Neil Barofsky. The bad news is Barofsky has opened 20 criminal investigations to see whether tax dollars are [...]
Stay Away from Scams | Debt Consolidation Part 8
Con artists everywhere
As is the case with mortgage loan modification, any time there is an increased demand for a financial service, scam artists come out of the woodwork. There is always someone looking to prey on desperation and anxiety if it can help them make a buck.
Debt consolidation is no [...]
If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is
Watch out if he looks like a legitimate businessman
Rip-off artists relieve us of millions of dollars a year. They are smooth, clever and very accomplished at what they do.
Have you been taken by a scam artist?
We’ve all been taken and perhaps some of us don’t even realize what happened. It [...]
Email scam? Drop everything! You’re going to be rich!
Pete, drop everything and get over here as fast as you can!
We can make our fortunes in Nigeria. The call was from my lawyer. I am a geologist specializing in the analysis of oil exploration results. So at the smell of this oil rag, I was in my car zooming [...]
Beware: This is the Age of the Scam
Is it time to buy shares in scam operations?
This is Age of the Scam. We tried honest business and look where that got us. So let’s try something a little different. If you can’t beat ‘um, join ‘um. No, it’s time to fight back!
The fight begins
I was at the Consumer [...]
Beware: You are surrounded by the stimulus scam virus
You do not need someone to go pick up your stimulus package
It never ceases to amaze me. We send food aid to Somalia or Gaza and the delivery is picked up by terrorists, criminals or black marketers. President Obama sends a stimulus package to the American people and the delivery [...]
Watch Out! Viatical ahead!
If someone waves a viatical contract at you, run for help
Bob thought he was doing a clever thing when he invested $50,000 in a viatical contract. He was told he would be making a humanitarian investment by purchasing the life insurance policy of a terminally ill person and that he [...]
Citibank Hooked By Nigerian Scam, Needs More Quick Loans
Citibank reads, believes their spam
Benjamin Weiser of the New York Times proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that even large organizations fall for those fly-by-night Internet scams and need quick loans to dig their way out. But, come on, seriously? You were taken in by a Nigerian con artist, [...]
Payday Loans Do NOT Target Minorities
The Competitive Allegation
A recent Associated Press article by Stephen Ohlemacher entitled “Despite Obama’s Election, Stubborn Racial Disparities Exist” brings to mind a common misconception banks, credit unions and the media have about companies that specialize in payday loans: that they target poor people and minorities.
Witness America in its post-Obama election [...]
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