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Illinois cracking down on unemployment fraud
2012-05-14 16:17:00 One thing I’ve learned in my years in practice is that if people can convince themselves that something isn’t really a big deal, they will gladly do it even if they know it’s wrong. The big stand out in this department as of late is people who are back to work, but still collecting unemployment... Read more »
Fraud Perpetrated on Cybercriminal?s Clock
2012-05-08 05:58:00 Contrary to popular belief, cybercriminals are hard workers. They work long hours, often through the night. In fact, many are ?third-shifters??up late at night, into the early morning hours. For example, the number one online fraud offender does his best work at 1:00 am local time in Ghana, or 5:00 pm PST. For the number two ...
Disgraced cyclist Landis subject of fraud investigation
2012-04-28 02:52:00 SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Bicyclist Floyd Landis, stripped of his 2006 Tour de France win after testing positive for testosterone, is the subject of a federal investigation into a $450,000 defense fund he created and later abandoned, a legal source said on Friday.
Merchants at Greatest Risk For POS Skimming Fraud
2012-04-23 07:18:00 Over the past 5 years a scam known as electronic funds transfers at the point of sale (EFTPOS ) skimming. People commonly swipe both credit and debit cards through the in-store machines to pay for goods and services and hackers have figured out how to skim customer cards. BankInfoSecurity reports ?The news is just one in ...
Is the Big Bang a Fraud?
2012-04-21 18:59:00 I recently read an interesting article regarding the Big Bang theory. If we look at a galaxy using the Hubble space telescope that is 13 billion light years away, we are seeing that galaxy as it was, 13 billion light years away and 13 billion years ago. If the universe is 14 billion years old,
GOP finally finds a voter fraud perp! (Thom Hartmann video 4.18.12)
2012-04-19 20:25:00 Will this justify the GOP attempt to disenfranchise elderly, poor, and urban voters in November 2012 with 'voter ID laws' in order to skew elections toward Republicans? Uh oh! Turns out the vote fraudster found is one of their own... Watch live streaming video from thomhartmann at livestream.com In his April 18, 2012 broadcast, Thom leads with the astounding GOP-voter-fraud revelation then
Protect Yourself From Fraud While Filing Taxes
2012-04-18 04:48:00 Identity theft complaints rose to more than 11 million last year, and tax-related scams have increased by over 700% since 2008. Two million fraudulent tax returns were filed in 2011 alone, at a cost of two billion dollars. Common scams include: Double filing: If you receive a notification from the IRS informing you that multiple tax ...
Shell accused of deceit, trickery and fraud by over 100 former employees
2012-04-17 22:33:00 LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA FROM THE DELTA RIGHTS GROUP OF OVER 100 FORMER SHELL EMPLOYEES By John Donovan Printed below is a letter recently sent to the President of Nigeria by The Delta Rights Group, a group of over 100 former Shell employees who allege that they are the victims of deceit, trickery and ...
Michigan lotto winner charged with welfare fraud
2012-04-17 18:42:00 A Michigan woman who continued to get food stamps after winning a lottery jackpot was arraigned Tuesday on welfare fraud charges.
Ex-MSHA chief, W.Va. school accused of fraud
2012-04-14 09:44:00 One of the world's foremost experts on mine safety ? from gold mines in Chile to the coal mines of southern West Virginia ? stands accused by a NASA fraud investigator of conspiring with the Catholic college where he now works to use millions of federal grant dollars for personal gain and the school's benefit.
Fraud Tenant-Motion to Stay Eviction Denied
2012-04-04 04:23:00 Hi,I'm new to the forum and didn't know this existed. I currently have tenants that have not paid a single rent since they moved in this Past September. I thought I was helping them out when they moved in, but I was fooled. I got an attorney and we got the possession order, but they are very savy and now the legal process. I was informed late today that they tried to do a Motion to Stay, but was denied today. I'm contacting my attorney for next steps. He stated in the e-mail he was waiting for the Sheriff's docket.Does anyone know what else they can do to stay in the apartment? I'm so upset and can not believe they can get away with this without going to jail. Thanks,Abby
12 Types Of Scam / Fraud / Cons That Everyone Ought To Be Aware Of
2012-03-27 03:03:00 People cheat for the same reason that dogs lick their balls. Because they can. Over the years countless people have been intentionally mislead to achieve financial goals of unscrupulous people. The first known scam ever published by the press was in 1849 during the trial of William Thompson who was known as the ‘confidence man’. He would chat with strangers until he asked if they had the confidence to lend him their watches, whereupon he would walk off with the watch. Thompson was captured when a victim recognized him on the street. Below are 12 types of common scams reported around the world. Prizes and lotteries You have been proclaimed by people or letters to have won a vacation, prize or competition you do not remember entering. You may be asked to pay a deposit to access your prizes. Some others are just ploys to sell cheap stuff like poor quality jewelry at exaggerated prices. Some may ask for personal details instead of money. Providing any detail will only w...
Identity Fraud: Stolen Puerto Rican IDs Filter In The Workplace
2012-03-07 05:52:00 In the U.S. identity brokers allegedly sold Social Security cards and corresponding Puerto Rico birth certificates for prices ranging from $700 to $2,500 per set, since it can be used to hide illegal immigrants and gain employment. Puerto Rican stolen identities have surfaced in workplace immigration raids all over the country. ?Birth certificates have become ...
AOL/HuffPo attempting to tie Tea Party to Medicare Fraud?
2012-03-01 09:06:00 When you read the top headline on AOL, you get the sense that this miscreant donated the bulk of the money he bilked from health care agencies to the Tea Party. In fact, as the lead paragraph of the linked article indicates, he didn’t even donate 1/1,000 of 1% of the alleged swindle to the ...
By: GayPatriot
Rockwall Doctor Among 7 Accused of Health Care Fraud Scheme
2012-02-29 00:50:00 Rockwall Doctor Among 7 Accused of Health Care Fraud Scheme Seven accused of bilking $375M from Medicare, Medicaid The owner of a Dallas-area medical service provider and six others were indicted in a massive health care fraud scheme that allegedly … Continue reading →
By: TexasFred's
Blood of Bank fraud victims are on these hands?
2012-02-26 07:12:00 [P.S: This article is in continuation of my previous article titled: Indian Media is Insensitive..here where I had pointed out how increasingly E banking frauds are affecting the health of banking victims and why certain persons should be considered responsible for the bloodbath ]. When an E banking fraud consumes a bank victim, the first person who is responsible is ...
Another Way to Investigate Insurance Fraud
2012-02-24 11:25:00 Insurance fraud has been around since the dawn of the insurance policy, largely due to its reliance on the honor system. It?s fairly easy to file and process a fabricated claim?just a matter of filling out paperwork online, really. While there are certainly some checks and balances in the claim investigation process, there are often ...
5 Insidious Forms of Auto Insurance Fraud
2012-02-16 19:11:00 Insurance is intended to have your back in the event that something goes wrong, but some individuals have found loopholes in the system, effectively turning insurance companies into their own personal banks. These scammers have long been known to engage in ?slip and falls,? claiming ?whiplash,? and engaging in elaborate scams that can take years ...
How Device Reputation Can Help Prevent Fraud in the Insurance Industry
2012-02-16 19:11:00 Insurance companies, like banks and retailers, are forced to deal with a wide spectrum of fraud, which costs the industry and its customers billions of dollars each year. According to the Insurance Fraud Bureau, ?Undetected general insurance claims fraud total £1.9billion a year adding on average £44 to the annual costs individual policyholders face, on ...
The great diabetes fraud
2012-02-01 08:21:00 In their constant struggle to get control of what we eat, the food Fascists are always warning us that “obesity” will give us diabetes, which is a very nasty ailment indeed. But, as far as I can see, this is deliberate dishonesty. A well-known symptom of diabetes is insatiable eating (”polyphagia” ...
FEDEX SCAM
2012-01-26 18:29:00 We were recently informed about a scam involving FedEx that's been making rounds and alerting watchdogs. The scheme involves getting a hold of a person's checking information and swiping $500 to open up a new FedEx account. Then there's another jux (possible supplement) that involves receiving an anonymous check for a large sum that's addressed to and from unknown parties. The goal is to entice the receiver to cash it so that it bounces and their account info gets snagged. Watch out for both!
Arson: Intentional Wildfires, Negligence, Insurance Fraud and Murder for Hi
2012-01-12 17:26:00 This is a guest article by Mannie Barling. The Santa Ana winds are blowing. Red flag warnings are out. And Southern California, Arizona and New Mexico are bracing themselves for possible wildfires that endanger homes, structures and National Parks. At times it seems like fires are a natural disaster that rivals tornadoes and hurricanes. But, ...
$150 million dollar fraud……..for kickbacks to referring physi
2012-01-10 22:59:00 January 9, 2012 – The U.S. government has filed a $150 million complaint against a Michigan imaging company, charging it with allegedly violating federal Medicare rules requiring physician supervision of diagnostic tests, and with paying kickbacks to physicians for referrals. AuntMinnieMobile is sponsored in part byGE. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan filed the complaint on January 6 against Universal Imaging of Ypsilanti, MI, and its current and former owners, Phillip J. Young and Mark Lauhoff. The complaint charges them with multiple violations of the federal False Claims Act, and alleges that they generated more than 90% of their business by paying kickbacks to physicians. Qui tam whistleblower The case originated in a complaint filed by radiologist Dr. Richard Chesbrough and his wife Kim Chesbrough, who formerly worked at Universal and who filed a qui tam whistleblower suit under the False Claims Act. In 2005, Chesbrough...
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Recall Effort Scarred By Voter Fraud Claim - Two Gr
2012-01-06 07:41:00 Oakland Mayor Jean Quan undoubtedly fears the recall effort launched against her, but from what this blogger has learned, it’s currently marred by not two, but three (yes, 3) competing efforts, backbiting, and the appearance of voter fraud. How it all started was that long-time Oakland activist Gene Hazzard (who was instrumental in ‘drafting’ then-former (Read More...)
Firm Documents Increase In Holiday Cyber Fraud
2011-12-25 06:54:00 iovation is the leader in device reputation technology. They work to prevent all types of fraud and abuse on the Internet, including account takeovers, which occurs when your existing bank or credit card accounts are infiltrated and money is siphoned out. iovation also helps prevent new account fraud, which refers to financial identity theft in ...
How Much Fraud On Record-Breaking Cyber Monday?
2011-12-21 14:43:00 The Washington Post reports that this holiday season, Cyber Monday expanded into an entire week of record-breaking online shopping. From Sunday, November 27 through Saturday, December 3, consumers spent nearly $6 billion over the Internet, a 15% increase over the same week in 2010. During the first 32 days of the November-December holiday season, online ...
4 Tips to Prevent Auction Holiday Fraud
2011-12-20 09:18:00 Auction fraud refers to fraudulent transactions that take place through auction and classifieds websites. Either a product advertised may be misrepresented by the seller or the items sold are never delivered at all. This holiday season, as you seek out hard-to-find gifts and look for the best prices, keep in mind that not everyone out there ...
Kris Humphries Files for Annulment, Claims Fraud
2011-12-01 04:00:00 After only 72 days of marriage, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from her hubby Kris Humphries. Now, the NBA star is seeking an annulment from the Kourtney & Kim Take New York star based on fraud. Kim Kardashian Pays To Keep Kris Humphries? Engagement Ring “There’s a clear conflict if one spouse is seeking a ...
When you face an Internet Banking Fraud..in India
2011-11-07 14:23:00 Internet banking frauds are common place particularly in India. I often receive requests for guidance on this matter from victims from different parts of India not knowing what to do. I am therefore placing these brief instructions for public information. What is stated here is my considered opinion (not to be construed as legal advice) as an Ex-Banker ...
The Evolution Of Online Fraud Prevention
2011-10-04 16:00:00 Around 1994, when I operated a small mail order catalog business, it was very difficult to obtain ?merchant status,? or approval to accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express cards. It was easier if you had a storefront, but payment processors made mail order businesses jump through more hoops. Their main concern was that companies could ...
Study Shows Banks Blocking More Fraud
2011-09-26 16:00:00 Network World reports, ?The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) polled 77 financial institutions and asked how many account takeovers occurred in 2009 and during the first six months of 2010. The FS-ISAC consists of a group of banks that shares threat information and interacts with the federal government on critical infrastructure issues. ...
Grads sue law schools for fraud
2011-08-29 16:17:00 Two big law schools are being sued by former students for fraud, negligent misrepresentation and deceptive business practices. The dispute is about how the law schools advertised their students’ success rate after graduation. The lawsuits claim that the schools inflated the post-graduation employment statistics, including salaries of graduates, and basically tricked students into... Read more »
Illegal Alien Driver's License Fraud
2011-05-18 10:27:00 (Albuquerque, New Mexico) The state of New Mexico allows foreign nationals illegally in the United States to obtain driver's licenses and it's not surprising that the system is wide open to fraud. According to fraud investigator Alvan Romero, "This problem...
By: Diggers Realm
Senate Bill Introduced to Combat SBA Fraud
2011-03-21 16:28:00 By: Edward T. DeLisle Senator Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday that is designed to combat fraud and abuse in the world of small business contracting. As we have reported, the General Accounting Office (GAO) has issued a number of reports over the last several years detailing the existence of fraud in the HUBZone, Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and 8(a) programs. These reports have generated much discussion about the need to revamp the system and, in certain circumstances, talk has led to action. The implementation of the current SDVOSB verification system is but one example of the government’s response to the current state of affairs. S. 633, entitled the “Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act of 2011” (Fraud Prevention Act), is designed to take the government’s ability to respond to fraud and abuse in small business contracting to a new level. As reported by Law360, the Fraud Preventio...
Democrat Election Fraud: Fake Tea Partiers Charged
2011-03-18 21:30:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Early in 2010 two former leaders of the Michigan Democrat Party came up with a brilliant idea, one that has just gotten them charged with election fraud. Back in May of 2010, it was discovered that a new party was circulating petitions to get itself official recognized by the state as an official political party. It was supposed to be called "The Tea Party." Local activist and blogger, the late Chet Zarko, tracked down who was behind the petition drive and found that this "Tea Party" was being pushed by a group well known to be a fixture in Michigan democrat Party activism. This called into question the legitimacy of this "Tea Party" party....
Fake @MayorEmanuel a F--ing Fraud?
2011-02-22 18:44:00 I knew that would get your f--ing attention. That and f--ing Hambone.
Interesting figures about online dating fraud and scams
2011-02-21 13:20:00 I’m sure most of us know by now that online dating is full of scammers. I’ve written quite extensively on this blog about such scammers, especially the seemingly very common, Iraq or Afghanistan soldier online dating scam. While I’m by no means saying anyone should avoid online dating completely because of these scammers, I am ... Related posts:Global day of action for reporting online dating fraudA useful reference guide for common online dating scamsMore about sex offender screening
The Long Term Impact of Vaccine/Autism Fraud Study
2011-01-06 16:01:00 You may have seen today's report from CNN.com entitled "Doctor Defends Retracted Autism Study." The physician states that he received money not only from the British Medical Journal, but also the Sunday Times of London - where he has been employed since the early 1980s. This physician was stripped of his medical license in May. I, along with other people, are trying to get people to let go and move on from the false assertion that vaccines are linked to autism. But, what will be the long term impact of not only this fraudulent study, but its affect on the public? On a daily basis, the press hammers physicians for accepting as much as a pen from pharmaceutical companies. Oh yeah, accepting even a pen is against the law. Maybe that's why I haven't seen anymore pharma pens around. Hmm... This false study will not only help perpetuate the false perception that vaccines are linked to autism, but also will hamper announcements of any future medical studies, as the question of bias an...
By: Doctor Anonymous
The 12 Scams of Christmas: #12 - Secret Skimmer Fraud
2010-12-27 23:05:00 Continuing with Professor Fraud's Twelve Scams of Christmas, here is ... Scam #12: Secret Skimmer Fraud And suddenly it's January. You had a great Holiday season. But the piper must be paid ... and so the credit card bills start rolling in. But while looking over one of the bills you notice a slew of charges that you didn't make, mostly for on-line purchases. How could this be? Your wallet wasn't stolen or your pockets picked. Your credit card was never out of your sight. Or was it? Suddenly you remember that day when you were finishing up your Holiday shopping, and that one store clerk. Oh, he was very helpful, but said that his sales register wasn't working...
2 Local Illinois Officials Get Jail Time for Vote Fraud
2010-12-23 14:00:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Cahokia, Illinois -- Kyle Johnson and Trevon Tompkin, both former Cahokia Village Trustees, were sentenced to serve jail time for vote fraud perpetrated during the 2009 municipal elections. Cahokia Village is a southern suburb of East St. Louis, Illinois, situated in the state's south western corner across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. Kyle Johnson was given five years probation and 14 days in the St. Clair County Jail as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Trevon Tompkin was given five years probation and ten days in jail. Naturally none of the news reports mention the party affiliation of these fine examples of civic virtue. (H/T MarathonPundit)...
The 12 Scams of Christmas: #6 - Credit Card Refund Fraud
2010-12-16 23:30:00 Continuing with Professor Fraud's Twelve Scams of Christmas, here is ... Scam #6: Credit Card Refund Fraud It happens every Holiday Season. You buy too many gifts. Or you find a better gift for that special someone. So you're back at the store where you bought the item, asking the clerk to apply the return credit to the credit card on which you purchased the gift. The clerk goes away, processes the transaction, and returns with a long slip of paper which the clerk has conveniently folded up, and drops it into one of your shopping bags. Did you look at the slip? Carefully? You should ... because some unscrupulous clerks have been known to process these transactions...
The 12 Scams of Christmas: #4 - Phony Order Confirmation / Phishing Fraud
2010-12-14 23:35:00 Continuing with Professor Fraud's Twelve Scams of Christmas, here is ... Scam #4: Phony Order Confirmation / Phishing Fraud Just checking my emails. Oh look, an email from a retailer informing me that there's a problem with the Christmas presents I ordered. That's funny ... the email isn't addressed to me, but to "Dear Customer"... there are some misspellings ... and poor grammar. And you know, I don't even remember ordering from this store. It's undoubtedly an example of a growing phishing scam known as the "Phony Order Confirmation Fraud." What the fraudsters would like you to do is click on the link in the email, which will take you to a site where you'll be asked to supply them with...
Nominating Petition Fraud Is Nothing New In Chicago
2010-12-05 08:25:00 Nominating Petition Fraud Is Nothing New In Chicago Assertions made by Maricela Rodriguez and Alex Caplan, both notary public's, that their signatures and stamps had been forged on a number of Candidate Nominating Petitions is nothing new when it comes to Chicago's Machine Politics. Petition fraud used to be an art-form in some political wards...Still, great care was taken to legitimize the illegitimate petitions.
Election Fraud: What to look for ... Where to report it ... And other tips
2010-11-01 22:03:00 Tuesday is Election Day, and with it comes a lot of talk in the media about election fraud. And the reporting runs the gamut from MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and Eugene Robinson calling it "mythology" to Fox News establishing an email address (VoterFraud@FoxNews.com) for fielding reports of election fraud from its viewers. Why, there's even "an app for that" (although, as noted below, do not try using the app feature for sending in photos or videos from your polling place; you could get arrested). So first up: is election fraud just myth? Come on folks, you live in Chicago! Of course it's not a myth! It's part of our history, and I don't mean just the 1960 Presidential election. The last...
4725 South Michigan: Mortgage Fraud Alleged By The State
2010-10-28 23:00:00 Someone took note of my posts about the 4725 South Michigan condo association and suggested that I do some more searching.
Fraud against dementia patients on the rise
2010-10-25 16:10:00 A growing number of dementia patients in Asia are being swindled of their money and assets by relatives and friends, and legal experts on Saturday urged people at risk to protect their wealth when they are still able to. Early diagnosis of the disease, which is expected to afflict more people in fast-ageing Asia in coming decades, is especially important and those who know they are at risk need to draw up wills, enduring powers of attorney while they are still mentally sound, the legal experts told a regional Alzheimer?s disease conference in Kuala Lumpur. Dementia is a fatal brain-wasting disease which affects memory, thinking, behavior and ability to handle daily activities. Patients in Asia are forecast to reach 64.6 million by 2050, more than half the global estimate of 115 million that same year.
Anatomy of Mortgage Fraud
2010-10-18 03:29:00 The deeper you look, the worse this is getting: By now, everyone should be faintly aware (ahem, sarcasm added) that we are in massive meltdown across the entire financial spectrum. Our banks are proven to be fraudulent to the very core. A stupendously large Ponzi scheme is now unraveling before our very eyes. Some people will tell ...
BLAM! Teresa Giudice and husband accused of fraud...
2010-09-05 22:09:00 Well, thanks to the Giudices for once again crapping all over my day off with their shenanigans. And thanks a lot all other reporting agencies for running with the story so I have to...Jerks.Anyway, once again I waive my big "I told you so" banner, because I knew the Giudices were going to get popped for this eventually. Turns out that big bad trustee dude is not at all happy with the Giudice's bankruptcy filing. You see they failed to declare that lil' thing called a $250k advance for Skinny Italian: Adventures in Frozen Pizza Dough, filed FAKE tax returns, and didn't declare a bunch of other stuff. I knew that book advance was in the 6 figures. Told ya....
Minding Your Data ? and Watch Out for Fraud
2010-08-31 15:29:00 Happy End of Summer, everybody! We thought we?d kick things off today with a little data privacy discussion. There have been several high-profile data privacy breaches in recent years ? both the large-scale oops-we-accidentally-shared-you-r-Social-Security-numbers kind and smaller-scale episodes that happen when a laptop is lost or stolen or a rogue employee gets nosy. ...
By: Audit Trail
Fraud at nonprofits rampant; Archdiocesan website can help
2010-08-29 00:01:00 Recently the Chicago Tribune and other media outlets reported on the case of Theresa Carlquist, a suburban woman charged with embezzling over $100,000 from a youth football league. While such headlines may appear infrequently, the incidents of fraud being perpetrated by insiders against nonprofits is not rare at all. The troubling fact is that nonprofit agencies are easy victims to fraud committed by persons working within such organizations. By contrast, large corporations have the manpower and resources to put an appropriate level of internal control in place to help detect and/or prevent occupational frauds such as skimming and embezzlement. And if that wasn't enough, the federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act mandates that companies whose securities are publicly traded certify that they... |
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