Archive for February 5th, 2010
Phishing for Carbon Credits – RedState (blog)
February 5th, 2010. Published under Political Scams. No Comments.
Phishing for Carbon Credits RedState (blog) The workers were told that their companies needed to re-register their accounts with the Authority, where carbon credits and transactions are recorded. … Carbon credits phishing scam revealed Infosecurity Magazine Hackers attack carbon credits FederalNewsRadio.com Cautionary Carbon Tale: Hackers Cash in on Cap-and-Trade BNET eSecurity Planet
UPDATED: Freedom Financial of Reno Nevada Behind Harrassing Debt Collection Phones Calls – 866-354-5387
February 5th, 2010. Published under Business Scams, Fraud. No Comments.
UPDATE: The consumer that was begin harrassed over a debt that wasn’t his, he was merely a reference on the original loan. He finally received a response, Freedom Road Financial in
UPDATED: Freedom Financial of California Behind Harrassing Debt Collection Phones Calls – 866-354-5387
February 5th, 2010. Published under Business Scams, Fraud. No Comments.
UPDATE: The consumer that was begin harrassed over a debt that wasn’t his, he was merely a reference on the original loan. He finally received a response, Freedom Road Financial in Los Angeles were behind the calls. I aso discovered the Freedom Financial involved with the harrassment is owned by Evergreen Bank Group which is owned Bancorp
Hackers steal emissions trading certificates – Ethiopian Review
February 5th, 2010. Published under Political Scams. No Comments.
Hackers steal emissions trading certificates Ethiopian Review Under the emissions trading scheme, also known as cap and trade , companies are required to buy permits in order to emit CO2 and other greenhouse gases. … Hackers swipe carbon credits worth millions Brisbane Times When online crime impacts climate change IT PRO (blog) all 14 news articles
Federal Trade Commission Returns $1.6 Million to Consumers Scammed by Bogus Debt Collector
February 5th, 2010. Published under Business Scams, Fraud, Scams. No Comments.
The FTC will distribute $1.6 million to thousands of consumers who were scammed into paying money they did not owe by con artists who threatened, harassed and lied to them. In 2003, the FTC sued three companies, operating under the name National Check Control, charging them with harassing and abusing consumers, falsely threatening criminal prosecution, illegally communicating with third parties, collecting amounts that were not due, and other violations of federal laws. In 2005, the court ordered a permanent halt to their operations and ordered them to pay redress to the consumers they had bilked. The defendants, including Check Investors, Inc., Check Enforcement, Inc., Jaredco, Inc., the companies’ owner, Barry Sussman, and their corporate counsel, Charles Hutchins, unsuccessfully appealed the case to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. On February 7, 2008, one day after the appeals court refused to reconsider his appeal, Sussman removed from a bank safe deposit box coins valued at $335,000 that the federal court had ordered him to turn over to the FTC for consumer redress. A federal jury convicted him of two felony counts – theft of government property and obstruction of justice. In October 2009, he was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison and is currently serving his sentence. The FTC recovered a total of $1.6 million for consumer redress. The funds will be distributed to 24,916 consumers who each lost $100 or more as the result of the defendants’ illegal actions. The consumers have been identified based on records obtained in the case. Consumers will begin to receive checks this month. The FTC received substantial assistance in this case from the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General. The Federal Trade Commission works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, click http://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov or call 1-877-382-4357. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 1,700 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. For free information on a variety of consumer topics, click http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/consumer.shtm .
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Cautionary Carbon Tale: Hackers Cash in on Cap-and-Trade – BNET
February 5th, 2010. Published under Political Scams. No Comments.
Cautionary Carbon Tale: Hackers Cash in on Cap-and-Trade BNET Cap-and-trade laws place a limit ( cap ) on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions companies can emit. Companies that produce less GHGs emissions can sell … and more
We need to cool down the climate change row – Telegraph.co.uk
February 5th, 2010. Published under Political Scams. No Comments.
Telegraph.co.uk We need to cool down the climate change row Telegraph.co.uk George Soros, Al Gore and others profit from the new carbon credit markets and many government bureaucrats and scientists benefit from grants lavishly … and more
Carbon credits phishing scam revealed – Infosecurity Magazine
February 5th, 2010. Published under Fraud, Political Scams. No Comments.
AFP Carbon credits phishing scam revealed Infosecurity Magazine Reports are coming in that a phishing scam centering on the international carbon credits scheme is causing havoc on international emissions trading … EU officials downplay carbon credit phishing scam ComputerWeekly.com Phishing scam spurs EC into security revamp ZDNet UK Net fraudsters target carbon markets Financial Times all 39 news articles
Phishing scam spurs EC into security revamp – ZDNet UK
February 5th, 2010. Published under Political Scams. No Comments.
Phishing scam spurs EC into security revamp ZDNet UK … has said it will overhaul cybersecurity guidelines after cybercriminals launched successful phishing attacks that netted carbon credits worth €3m. … and more
Carbon credit scam threatens NZ firms – Stuff.co.nz
February 5th, 2010. Published under Political Scams. No Comments.
Carbon credit scam threatens NZ firms Stuff.co.nz It has written to all companies with carbon credits registered on its database, reminding them to guard their account details and passwords. … and more
EU officials downplay carbon credit phishing scam – ComputerWeekly.com
February 5th, 2010. Published under Political Scams. No Comments.
EU officials downplay carbon credit phishing scam ComputerWeekly.com All European Union member states are to investigate whether any companies within their territories were targeted by the scam . Authorities have undertaken to …
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I Service and Repair More DELL Computers Than Any Other Brand
February 5th, 2010. Published under Business Scams, Fraud, Scams. No Comments.
I was thinking back over the last several years and I recall that I have repaired or serviced more DELL computers than any other brand that comes to mind. Many times it is a hard drive replacement. Not sure if it because Dell uses cheap drives in the PC’s or what as the brand of drive varies. Other times the problem arises when customers update drivers from the Dell website. “Cheap is as Cheap Does, I Guess”
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I Service and Repair More DELL Computers Than Any Other Brand
Climategate: Is It Criminal? – American Thinker
February 5th, 2010. Published under Fraud, Political Scams. No Comments.
Climategate: Is It Criminal? American Thinker With $31 billion in carbon credits being traded on the European Climate Exchange, there is certainly an incentive to commit fraud. … and more