26th January
2010
How seriously are we taking Internet/Credit Card Fraud? Not very, says James Tall of Tall Networking, a computer consultant to small businesses. A client was recently sucked into a fraud scam and reports some very serious obstacles trying to fix the problems created. 'I consider myself extremely tech savvy, but there was enough plausibility to get me hooked,' said Tall. The client found a job posting on one of the best known internet job posting sites, Monster.com, looking for someone to ...
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Internet
26th January
2010
semayer: Fourth admitted felon tied to the Crisp & Cole real estate fraud investigation pleads guilty in federal court: http://tinyurl.com/ycyqd2a 2010-01-26 · Reply SeaView_Place: RT @awakeningaimee: @foxnews & @adamhousley I hope you are investigating & vetting who you recommend. #Haiti #fraud #alert 2010-01-26 · Reply onlineca: [Blog] Credit card fraud hits one in five in Bristol (This is Bristol): A fifth of people in Bristol have been the ... ...
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Marketing
26th January
2010
News and Society
19th January
2010
The Internet offers a global marketplace for consumers and businesses. However, criminals also recognize the potential of cyberspace. The same scams that have reached us by telephone and in our mailbox can now be found on the World Wide Web and in email. Organizations such as the National Fraud Information Center have emerged to help people recognize shady schemes in order to prevent further victims. According to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC), a partnership between the National ...
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Internet
19th January
2010
coloradopatriot: RT @instapundit: VOTE FRAUD IN MASSACHUSETTS? You?re Not Supposed to Get an Absentee Ballot in a Box of Cracker Jack. http://bit.ly/6xV734 2010-01-19 · Reply XpertConsultant: Corporate fraud is up 200% in region: It may have become more difficult to get a mortgage, but the mortgage fraud ... http://bit.ly/8I71oI 2010-01-19 · Reply stephmcdonald: RT @NewsSC: Beware of charity fraud in South Carolina......http://bit.ly/6ptS1p 2010-01-19 · ...
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Education
12th January
2010
Recently, my personal credit card account number was compromised. Is this going to stop me from continuing online transactions? No way. This article is about basic credit card security and what to do if you find your number is hacked. It also contains information about identity theft. In my case, while an unwanted party gained my account details, no transactions were made. The bank's fraud department were understandably hesitant in releasing details of the compromise, but they were very quick ...
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Internet
12th January
2010
MoneyRisk: Investment advisors Neil Moody, Chris Moody face fraud charges (source: Biz Journal) http://bit.ly/5mpp8w 2010-01-11 · Reply ScoutJennings: How much MASS Voter Registration Fraud? http://bit.ly/ToMAMedia @masslivenews @ACORN_Nat #tweetmedia 2010-01-11 · Reply RodResearch: Chinese Minister: One-Child? Policy is CO2 reduction @ Copenhagen 12-11-09 RT: 2 yr Europe Cap & Trade Fraud $7 Billion http://bit.ly/57sZ4Z 2010-01-11 · ...
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Home Improvement
10th January
2010
Immediate Release: 12/22/09 - Hialeah, FL - Indiaprwire.com [PR # 72/120] It is absolutely feasible that a money shortfall calamity could occur any time with no earlier forewarning. In some distressing positions, residents living in the United States could take the assistance of payday loans to satisfy their unplanned for cash importance in advance of the accession of their impending pay day. When you need monetary aid rapidly to tend to your exigent expenses, payday loans will be the most ...
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Finance
5th January
2010
delgc23: A-Fraud makes 27.5 per Pujols makes 14.3 per...interesting, smh 2010-01-05 · Reply PINewsWire: Suit Claims Fraud by New York Debt Collectors http://ping.fm/UND34 2010-01-05 · Reply scientificking: @JennyfromMTV youguys should google "loose change" and "hiv fact or fraud" and "project day lily" for some good docs on the 9/11/HIV hustle 2010-01-05 · Reply Oneindia: US: 'Shopoholic' Indian orchestrates $20mn fraud ...
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Shopping
5th January
2010
Did you realize that online auctions tops the National Consumer League's list of scams perpetrated online? Although the ebay marketplace has a wonderful track record of 99% honest transactions, you still need to be savvy to the sort of criminal activity that does happen within the ebay marketplace and stay clear of fraud from both an ebay seller and ebay buyers. Below is a list of the top three offenses that happen within the ebay marketplace community. 1. Bid Shielding: This is when a ...
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Business