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I am not an expert in many of these scams people use for citizenship, my situation was unique. The many questions I have received from e mails ask questions that many already know the answer. Some of the mail is from people who were not a victim, but just in a failed marriage. Victims are people who have been used, only for citizenship. They have tolerated above normal conditions in their relationship, have most likely been abused, financially taken advantage of, cheated on, and blindsided by... Read Full Story
Read a pretty interesting article about how identity theft is being used, more and more frequently, to commit healthcare fraud. The article also alleges that organized crime is exploiting this activity to their financial advantage. Since organized criminals normally are hard to get a "quote" from, we'll have to speculate about how much they are involved in this phenomenon. The article written by Jim McKay appeared in govtech.com and quoted a section chief (Sharon Ormsby) from the FBI: At... Read Full Story
By telling this story in real time, I hope that others who may be pulled into these scams will reconsider their actions. One of the pitfalls of a real time blog, when your in the legal arena of the courts, is it could also be helpful to the shady attorney of the other side. By updating the blog and telling of the intent to file an appeal, not knowing, I gave the other side an opportunity to halt my appeal, Now they have filed sanction request for legal fees based on this ruling, thus blocking... Read Full Story
ams1@ihuthrow.net NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY. SHIP - HOUSE. APAPA. LAGOS - NIGERIA. FROM :MR. ABBA MUHAMMAD. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. DEAR PARTNER. RE: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL. Although this proposal might come to you as a surprise,since its from someone you do not know or have seen before, but based on recomendations, I gathered from a very reliable source here in Nigeria. I am the Director,fund coordinator of the finance contract departmant of Nigeria ports authority. The crux of this letter is that... Read Full Story
Whenever you deal with anyone on the Internet you have to be careful as to who you are dealing with. There have been lots of cases over the last 10 years or so of people being scammed on the Internet. In this article several issues will be explored as to how you can protect yourself online whilst dealing with anyone. This article will also talk about the types of people who are likely to scam people and why they get away with it so easily. Finally, recommendations will be made as to what you... Read Full Story
With 1-2 million foreclosures on the horizon, we are probably going to see a lot of shady characters advertise on lamp posts, classified ads, pay-per-click advertising and spam e-mails with questionable promises to rescue people in a difficult situation. Apparently, the mortgage crisis is now so bad some are saying it's likely to cause a recession. Foreclosure scams have been around for a long time, predating the current mortgage crisis. Scams rarely change very much, they tend to disappear... Read Full Story
As Halloween draws nearer, cyber criminals have launched a campaign of spam emails related to the celebration, according to the software security company Sophos. The most prevalent piece of spam is one that promises a gift card worth $250 in exchange for the personal details of the recipient. Among the information requested is email addresses, postal addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth. Senior technology consultant for Sophos, Graham Cluley, said: "It's not immediately obvious... Read Full Story
www.british-homes-office.com is a fake website ; people behind info@british-homes-office.com; the real British (UK) Home Office website is www.homeoffice.gov.uk ... More Details offered by Marine Automation Jobs Read Full Story
According to most statistics, the buying public spent approximately $100 billion on gift cards last year. Because of their popularity, they have become an instrument of choice for fraudsters. Retail criminals often use fraudulent credit cards, debit cards and checks to buy large amounts of gift cards. Since a lot of sites exist, where anyone can sell these cards, converting them into cold cash is no problem. Shortly after the much talked about TJX data breach -- where 90 million personal and... Read Full Story
