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Los Angeles leads nation in mortgage fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 8, 2009
If you own a home in Los Angeles, watch out for the scammers. Your city leads the nation in mortgage fraud , according to the FBI's annual mortgage fraud review.
The FBI's Los Angeles field office took 9,971 reports of suspicious mortgage activity in 2008. That's far ahead of the secon...
Beware loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 7, 2009
If you want to read a chilling story, try this one published yesterday by the Los Angeles Times. It details the devastating effects that loan-modification scammers can have on their victims.
The Times' story details the plight of a Hesperia, Calif., homeowner who thought she was working with ...
Install OS X On SD Card
in Wangtam, on June 30, 2009
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Beware of loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 21, 2009
As the number of housing foreclosures across the nation continue to rise, something else is on the upswing, too: loan-modification scams.
The scammers target homeowners who have fallen behind in their mortgage payments or those who are facing foreclosure. They promise to modify these homeowners'...
Mafia cashes in on crisis
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
Fascinating story in the Financial Times about how the Mafia has been cashing in on the financial crisis with two apparently "Japanese" men bringing $134 billion worth of fake Treasury bills into Switzerland. The men were questioned by Italian police who subsequently let them go. Sur...
Print Books Are Target of Pirates on the Web
in Wangtam, on May 13, 2009
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in Wangtam, on February 9, 2009
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Privacy on the Web
in Web 2.0, on February 3, 2009
Erick Schonfeld had a nice piece last week on how using the web eats away at your privacy.
It's simple, really: the more you talk, the more you reveal about yourself. If you're at a party at a friend's house and you say something you wish you hadn't, people are likely to forget o...
Cash Gifting and the IRS
in Home Based Business, on January 22, 2009
Here's part 2 of a video series exposing the cash gifting scam:
Be Alert, Work At Home Scams Are On The Rise!
in Home Based Business, on January 20, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 1520753 With the increasingly grim economic forecast and rising unemployment rates, the amount of work at home scams on the net is increasing. The most popular right now are the money mule schemes, which masquerade as job ads for at home "shipping cl...
Cash Gifting Is a SCAM
in Home Based Business, on January 15, 2009
... all the time from people asking me if Cash Gifting is legit. The answer is no. It's not only a scam, it's ILLEGAL. Here is a great video that explains the scam in detail:
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Maths and the meltdown
in Sox First, on January 14, 2009
One of the big drivers of this financial meltdown were the econometric models that saw mathematics guiding investor behavior. The reality is that the big drivers of bubbles are social and psychological. What's needed now is some sort of infrastructure that can anticipate our thinking, inhib...
Don't Break The Chain!
in Wangtam, on January 5, 2009
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The Madoff lawsuits roll in
in Sox First, on December 24, 2008
It had to happen. Bernard Madoff's $50 billion Ponzi scheme is turning into a lawyers' picnic with the lawsuits rolling in. First, we have reports that a New York woman, Phyllis Molchatsky, is suing the Securities and Exchange Commission after losing $2 million investing with Mado...
The Madoff scandal: now for the auditors
in Sox First, on December 23, 2008
Yesterday, I did a blog entry on how the Madoff scandal had out accountants in the gun. The view now is that no-one could have pulled off a scam as big as this, and kept it going for so long, without some outside help. Now The Wall Street Journal reports that investigators have jumped on a ...
Madoff fallout continues to spread
in Sox First, on December 22, 2008
The shock waves set off by Bernard Madoff's $50 billion scam continue to reverberate with reports that the FBI is now diverting agents from its counter-terrorism divisions to focus on Madoff's fraud schemes. What's clear now is that you can't have a fraud of that size without s...
SEC: porn, conflicts of interest and private businesses
in Sox First, on December 20, 2008
The Securities and Exchanges Commission has had quite a shellacking over the last week over its ineptitude and turning a blind eye to Bernard Madoff's scam. An Office of Inspector General (OIG) report reveals there are serious issues inside the SEC. The report details instances of SEC emp...
Madoff: why the SEC dropped the investigation
in Sox First, on December 18, 2008
With Bernie Madoff avoiding jail and instead getting house arrest in his $7 million apartment, The Wall Street Journal tells us that the Securities and Exchange Commission had him cold on multiple violations back in 2006 but let him off after Madoff agreed to register his investment-advisory...
SEC and Madoff: shutting the stable gate after the horse has bolted
in Sox First, on December 17, 2008
...ckraker points out, there was a bunch of cozy family ties that allowed Madoff to get away with his scam, family ties that included his niece, Shana Madoff Swanson, who's married to the former SEC...
UK Law Firm May Be Uploading Content to Trap Downloaders
in P2P File Sharing, on November 27, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5627451
Techdirt's Mike Masnick makes a compelling case for the idea that a UK law firm (named in his post) is focused more on extorting money from people than on protecting copyrights - and is actually uploading content intentionally in order to t...
Envelope Stuffing=Scam
in Home Based Business, on November 21, 2008
Most people should already know what a scam this is, but in case you're considering this "opportunity", watch and learn!
Work At Home Scam: Craft Assembly
in Home Based Business, on November 19, 2008
Here's info on yet another common work at home scam!
The Truth About Work At Home Data Entry Jobs
in Home Based Business, on November 16, 2008
This is the best explanation of the work at home data entry scam and how it can cost you big money I've ever found:
Newman-Dailey: Destin Vacation Rentals
in Wangtam, on November 15, 2008
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Why Paid Survey's Don't Really Pay
in Home Based Business, on November 13, 2008
This guy has done a great series on common work at home scams. Here's on on the old "take surveys and get rich" scam. Watch and learn!
Work at Home Shipping Scams and You
in Home Based Business, on November 8, 2008
The ad seems legit-and alluring. Make good money working from home as a shipping clerk. All you have to do is receive packages from the company and reship them to foreign "customers". This is one of the most popular scams floating around right now-and one of the most illegal. Watch this in...
More On The Rebate Processor Scam
in Home Based Business, on November 5, 2008
Here's more info on the Rebate Processor scam:
Avoiding Phishing Scams
in I got Spam?!, on October 12, 2008
Here is a good video with some basics on how to avoid falling for a phishing scam!
Can the bailout fix things?
in Sox First, on September 29, 2008
The draft bailout bill provides "authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, and for other purposes". I...
Financial Crisis A Boon For Phishers
in I got Spam?!, on September 25, 2008
The financial crisis is a prime target for phishers who are using it in their latest scams. Here's an interesting video that explains the new scam and how to protect yourself.
"Rebate Processing" is a SCAM
in Home Based Business, on September 20, 2008
If you're considering this work at home "opportunity" check out this investigative report a Califiornia television station did and beware!
Protecting Yourself Against Scams
in Home Based Business, on August 29, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, A. E. Knost
Anyone who watches TV has probably seen at least one infomercial promising an amazing home business opportunity. Just about all of them are scams and the only one making the huge amounts of money they promise is the company behind the scam. Unfortun...
Scam Alert: "Winning In The Cash Flow Business"
in Home Based Business, on August 28, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Norman Chan If you're a night owl you've probably seen an infomercial about a home based business "opportunity" called "Winning in the Cash Flow Business". It's hosted by a man named Russ Dalbey who claims you can make huge amount...
US taxpayers subsidize CEO pay
in Sox First, on August 26, 2008
US taxpayers are subsidizing CEO salaries by more than $20 billion a year through tax and accounting loopholes, according to a report by the Institute of Policy Studies. That is more than double what is spent in the US educating children with disabilities. The report, Executive Excess 2008 ,...
My Future Spouse
in The Dating Weblog, on August 15, 2008
Have you tried online dating? If so, did you meet anyone special?
Internet dating was good for me, but every once in a while I talk to someone that complains that they either didn't meet anyone or met tons of the "wrong people." What kind of wrong people? How about liar...
Barbara Amiel and Conrad Black: delusion city
in Sox First, on August 9, 2008
...ma in an extraordinary attack. "Large parts of the media are finally clicking on to the Obama scam, the vacuity of his comments and his galloping narcissism. I don't see how he survives his ...
BBB Warns of New Work at Home Scam
in Home Based Business, on August 4, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 4277865 The BBB is warning of a new work at home scam . A website calling itself CashKrazy.com promises lots of cash for simply signing up and answering surveys. Users who sign up are also subscribed to "InBox Dollars" and "Survey Spot"...
Spam King Dies in Murder/Suicide
in I got Spam?!, on July 28, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, christine balderas Spam King Edward Davidson was found dead at his home just days after forcing his wife to help him escape from the minimum security prison where he was serving time for his role in a penny stock spam scam. Davidson owned Power Promoters, a comp...
Help for Internet Dating Scams
in The Dating Weblog, on July 18, 2008
We hear a lot about online dating scams, but where can singles go to help protect themselves from such scams?
Singles in general should be smart about spotting Internet dating scams . While Internet dating is a great way to meet someone new, any form of dating can have its dangers.
Now...
How To Tell If a Work At Home Job is a Scam
in Home Based Business, on July 5, 2008
Here is an outstanding video on how to tell if that company offering that great work at home opportunity is legit or not-sadly most of them are scams. The best way to fight back is to educate yourself-watch and learn!
419 Spammers At It Again
in I got Spam?!, on July 3, 2008
...the country. In return for letting them use your bank account, they will give you a hefty cut. It a scam, a huge scam and one of the most widespread on the internet-and now the scammers have added a n...
Srizbi Botnet Unleashes "Recruitment" Blitz
in I got Spam?!, on June 27, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrey Volodin The volume of malicious spam has tripled in the past week, largely due to the Srizbi botnet. This botnet is currently responsible for 46% of all spam sent this month. The current flood of spam isn't selling anything-rather it's delivering a ...
Wright Convicted, Takes Own Life
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on May 26, 2008
Kirk Sean Wright, CEO of hedge fund International Management Associates of Atlanta hanged himself in a Union City jail cell Saturday night.
Wright was convicted by a federal jury on 47 counts of mail fraud, securities fraud and money laundering stemming from a scam run through his hedge fun...
How To Find a Real Work At Home Job
in Home Based Business, on May 22, 2008
© Bob Randall
Looking for a real work at home job? It's not easy. There are a tremendous amount of scams out there, some which can even land you in jail. However, there are a lot of legit opportunities out there as well, and with gas prices soaring work from home positions will onl...
Wanna Laugh?
in Home Based Business, on May 22, 2008
Go to YouTube and search for "work from home". Pages of results appear, all promising thousands of dollars a day for just a couple of hours of work. There were videos hyping everything from cash gifting to stuffing envelopes and every other work from home scam you can think of. Yes, they a...
Mortgage fraud getting worse
in Sox First, on May 14, 2008
In the past I have talked about the growing threat of mortgage fraud here and here . Now we have the FBI warning that mortgage fraud is rising, up 31 per cent to 46,717 reports. An extraordinary number when you compare it to the 6936 reported in 2003. Subprime loans are a big contributing ...
Postal Service Issues Advisory on Work at Home "Reshipping" Scam
in Home Based Business, on May 3, 2008
...en credit cards. The packages are usually reshipped to Soviet countries. This is not only a scam, a crime! There have been several incidents of people who accepted the "job" and wound...
Top 5 Work At Home & Home Based Business Scams
in Home Based Business, on April 5, 2008
...e from stolen bank accounts, credit cards, and even phoney eBay auctions. In another version of the scam, the checks and money orders you "process" are fake and eventually bounce. In both ca...
U.S. Army Enters Spam Business
in I got Spam?!, on April 4, 2008
The U.S. Army entered the spam business recently when it sent out bogus emails to thousands of servicemen to test how susceptible they were to phishing attacks. The emails claimed to be from the Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command and promised free tickets to various theme...
Work@Home Scams: They Just Don't Pay!
in Home Based Business, on March 29, 2008
Here is a GREAT short film produced by the United States Postal Inspection Service. It examines a popular work at home scam in depth and shows you how to protect yourself. Here is an excerpt from the summary:
Working at home has become attractive to many stay-at-home moms, college students, and ret...
Friends & Herb I. Vore; Another scam warning
in WebKinzBlog, on March 28, 2008
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Why Is Blackjack "Card Counting" Illegal?
in Play Las Vegas, on March 25, 2008
card counting is an issue I can't quite understand.
It seems to me that if someone has a good memory or the ability to handle figures rapidly in their head it shouldn't disqualify him or her from playing Blackjack.
Now, if people use a device of some kind, or set up a scam usin...
Online Dating Scams
in The Dating Weblog, on March 24, 2008
...yet. He also started asking her for money. BIG RED FLAG.
While the women didn't fall for the scam, I have to wonder why she kept emailing him. This was obviously either a scam or someone comple...
Saturday Scam Alert: "Mystery Shoppers"
in Home Based Business, on March 15, 2008
There's a new work at home scam out there, folks. This one involves mystery shoppers. The ads claim you can make $500 a week as one. Mystery shoppers are folks paid to shop at and evaluate retailers. This particular scam invites people to evaluate western union by accepting a check, ca...
Resources for Home Based Workers
in Home Based Business, on March 8, 2008
Looking for a home based job? I found an interesting and informative website that may help. I've checked it out and it looks pretty good. They don't charge a dime to access to their listings, and the positions I've read about so far look legit No rebate or payment processors here. C...
Companies That Hire Home Based Workers
in Home Based Business, on March 7, 2008
Want to work from home but a home based business just isn't for you? Fear not! There are many companies hiring home based workers these days, and Jobs@AOL just did a great article with links to the best. Most of the openings are for sales, customer service, or technical support posit...
Reader Feedback
in Home Based Business, on February 25, 2008
Hello Readers! We at the 2MinuteCommute would like to hear from you, the readers. We want to know what you think. What things do you want to see more of? What things do you wish there was less of? Please leave a comment and let us know. Our goal is to make 2MinuteCommute the best blog of its ki...
Why I Love Having a Home Based Business
in Home Based Business, on February 22, 2008
Today is a perfect example of why a home based business is worth the effort. Right now it is 25 degrees out and snowing heavily. The forecast is for a very snowy, icy, stormy day. In another hour or two, the folks who have "regular" jobs will be getting up and heading out into th...
Interesting New Scam Targeting Home Businesses
in Home Based Business, on February 19, 2008
I got an interesting email today. It was from a friend and fellow business owner. The message raved about a new marketing opportunity that not only guaranteed my business website would get a tremendous increase in traffic, but I could make a hefty profit each month just by adding some links to my...
Technical Difficulties
in Home Based Business, on February 17, 2008
Well I guess you've noticed things have been a little off here this past week. To make a long story short, Creative Weblogging broke. This was caused by a combination of server failures and a malicious event called a Dedicated Denial of Service or DDoS attack . They are caused by spammers, t...
Crazy Like a Fox? Maybe, If You Fall For This!
in Home Based Business, on February 10, 2008
Have you seen this commercial on T.V.? It's full of cheerful people talking about how they make thousands a day with their home based business, and has a cartoon fox telling you you can too, just go to his website to get a free "Home Business Training Package". Notice how they...
Home Based Business Scams
in Home Based Business, on February 9, 2008
I recently did a search on Google Video for " homebased business " and was amazed at what saw. Every scam and "opportunity" you've ever heard of was there. Missed the infomercial? You could find it there. Over 1,000 videos promising amazing home based businesses and the ch...
Work At Home Scam Alert: "Cash Leveraging"
in Home Based Business, on January 31, 2008
I received yet another home based business "opportunity" in my inbox this week. This one promised I could make up to $3500 a day just by returning a few phone calls. It's called "Cash Leveraging", which is just another name for an age old scam otherwise known as the Ponzi ...
Scam alert: Debbie Rutter aka webkinzmom@gmail.com (and other varieties)
in WebKinzBlog, on January 27, 2008
There is someone who keeps commenting on webkinz blogs that she is Debbie Rutter, the wife of the maker of webkinz world. She says if you email her your username and password, you'll get cheat codes or free stuff because she gets everything free.
hi Im Debbie Rutter and the wife of the maker of ...
Saturday Scam Alert: "Payment Processors"
in Home Based Business, on January 27, 2008
You may have gotten it as an email, or seen it as an ad on Craigslist or Monster.com, but the "job offer" is the same. A company needs people to process payments for them. The explanation is they are located in Europe and need people to process payments from U.S. customers. At first gla...
Dropshipping as a Home Based Business
in Home Based Business, on January 24, 2008
You may have seen the infomercials touting SMC as an ideal home based business. The idea is they provide you with a catalog filled with a wide variety of products and allows you to sell them either online or through direct sales. They claim you can make a lot of money because you charge your ...
Mother of Hedge Fund Scam Artist Deported
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 21, 2008
Ayferafat Yalincak, also known as "Jackie Yalincak," and "Irene Kelly," age 50, has been ordered deported to her native Turkey. Her son, Hakan Yalincak, also known as " Hagen Yalincak," age 21, also a Turkish citizen, may also be deported after he completes his...
Scam Alert: "Rebate Processors"
in Home Based Business, on January 16, 2008
I received an email today offering a work at home opportunity as a "rebate processor". The ad promised I'd make hundreds a day working just 1-4 hours a day and as much as a $100,000 a year. According to their website, Processathome.com, the process is simple, just log in, fill out a...
New Phishing Attack Masquerades as Government Alert
in I got Spam?!, on January 12, 2008
The latest phishing attack involves an official looking government message from the National Payroll Consortium that claims that the recipients' employer has been caught attempting to fraudulently lower workman's compensation costs. It asks that the recipients fill out an attached form an...
11 Indicted in Pump and Dump Spam Scheme
in I got Spam?!, on January 5, 2008
This week a federal grand jury indicted 11 men in an international spam and stock fraud scheme. The 41 count indictment names Michigan resident Alan Ralsky and 10 other men. They are accused of running a spamming operation consisting of promotions for Chinese penny stocks, also known as ...
