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Esquire Mag. Profiles Climate Depot’s Marc Morano – Canada Free Press
March 30th, 2010. Published under Political Scams. No Comments.
Esquire Mag. Profiles Climate Depot's Marc Morano Canada Free Press The senator who called cap-and-trade the “most significant revenue-generating proposal of our time”? That's all you need to know. This is an ideology. … and more
Another alleged scam unearthed in the carbon markets – Probe International
March 30th, 2010. Published under Political Scams. No Comments.
Another alleged scam unearthed in the carbon markets Probe International Carbon markets are again facing allegations of a scam involving the trading of carbon credits . Reuters reports the Australian company WesternField Holdings …
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Constructive Notice of Jurisdiction – Catanese and Wells and CyberDefender Corporation
March 30th, 2010. Published under Business Scams, Fraud, Scams. No Comments.
This is a constructive notice that personal jurisdiction over Allen Harkleroad and corporate jurisdiction of GMP Services falls within the state of Georgia. By accessing GMP Services Inc owned websites constitutes your acceptance of our terms of service which dictate jurisdiction of any legal claims. All claims much be filed in the Georgia state court, Bulloch County or US District court, Georgia Southern District. Website terms of service are clearly displayed on all websites owned by GMP Services, Inc of Statesboro Georgia. GMP Services Inc, has insufficient ties to the state of California to afford the state of California of any jurisdiction over myself or GMP Services Inc. Any litigation filed outside of personal and corporate jurisdiction will be moved to the proper jurisdiction and defended and counter-claims will be filed against all parties involved. Mr. Hume, Mr. Catanese you have two choices, file suit against GMP Services Inc and/or Allen Harkleroad in the proper jurisdiction or issue a retraction for the letter send to GMP Services dated March 24, 2010. If you fail to comply with my demand for a retraction of your letter I will take measures to ensure that you and your client never in the future harass myself or GMP Services Inc. Failure to respond to this email or previous emails will constitute acceptance that a retraction will be forthcoming and that the law firm of Catanese and Wells accepts such constructive notice and will in the future abstain from any contact with Allen Harkleroad and/or GMP Services Inc. Have you ever touched a hot stove and said “Damn, I’ll never to that again”? There is good reason why I am called the most dangerous consumer in America. Rest assured, unless I receive my written retraction, I will make an example of Catanese & Wells and CyberDefender Corporation.
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Direct Marketing Associates Corp Settles FTC Charges; Falsely Told Consumers They Were Pre-Approved for Auto Loans
March 30th, 2010. Published under Business Scams, Fraud, Scams. No Comments.
A marketing company that solicits prospective customers for automobile dealers has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it falsely told low-income and “credit-challenged” consumers that they were pre-approved for auto loans and improperly obtained their names from a consumer reporting agency. According to the FTC, the company prepared sales solicitations for automobile dealers telling consumers that a specific finance company would lend them money to buy a car, but the finance companies featured in the ads lacked business licenses and didn’t actually make any loans. The marketing company obtained lists of consumers from a credit reporting agency by falsely representing that the lists would be used to make prescreened firm offers of credit to consumers. The settlement order bars the company and its principal from telling consumers they are pre-approved for, or are likely to receive, an extension of credit or financing unless the defendants know that a lender can make good on the offer for all eligible customers. The order also prohibits the defendants from obtaining credit reports from consumer reporting agencies without a purpose authorized by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The order imposes a $157,000 civil penalty that is suspended based on the defendants’ inability to pay. The full judgment will be imposed if they are found to have misrepresented their financial condition. The defendants are Direct Marketing Associates Corp. and its president and owner, John M. Rainey, Jr. The Commission vote to authorize staff to refer the complaint and proposed stipulated final order to the Department of Justice for filing was 4-0. The documents were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, Phoenix Division. NOTE: The Commission files a complaint when it has “reason to believe” that the law has been or is being violated, and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. A complaint is not a finding or ruling that the defendants have actually violated the law. Stipulated court orders are for settlement purposes only and do not necessarily constitute an admission by the defendants of a law violation. Stipulated orders have the full force of law when signed by the judge. The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers 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, visit the FTC’s online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 1,800 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The FTC’s Web site provides free information on a variety of consumer topics .
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Oslo to probe all EU carbon permits traded in Norway – Forexyard
March 30th, 2010. Published under Fraud, Political Scams. No Comments.
Oslo to probe all EU carbon permits traded in Norway Forexyard … in tax linked to trading in carbon credits . On Monday, Norwegian police told Reuters they had charged five men with money laundering and tax fraud . … and more
Wake up America
March 30th, 2010. Published under Tea Party. No Comments.
I can’t believe that Stu Varney on Fox, is bewildered by how the new student loans that are now going to be under Government control will get paid back. Well, it’s simple, and any survivor of Nazi Ger
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Chu: Don’t wait for ‘perfect’ climate bill – The Hill (blog)
March 30th, 2010. Published under Political Scams. No Comments.
Chu: Don't wait for 'perfect' climate bill The Hill (blog) And he notes the cap-and-trade program for sulfur dioxide emissions, which cause acid rain, launched in the early 1990s turned out to be far less expensive … and more
Coal fuels much of the cloud, Greenpeace says – CNET
March 30th, 2010. Published under Political Scams. No Comments.
Coal fuels much of the cloud, Greenpeace says CNET It's just a scam for generating more revenue just like ” carbon credits “. It's a way to make people feel less guilty about living in a developed country that … and more
Loan Pitchman James Nicholson Permanently Banned from Telemarketing
March 30th, 2010. Published under Business Scams, Fraud, Scams. No Comments.
Loan Pitchman Permanently Banned from Telemarketing Consumers Charged Up-Front Fee for Supposed General-Use Credit Card The telemarketing business will be permanently off limits to a deceptive pitchman whom the Federal Trade Commission sued last year for allegedly tricking consumers into paying hundreds of dollars for a credit card that could only be used to buy merchandise from his companies’ Web sites. Under a settlement order with the FTC, pitchman James Nicholson and a group of companies he controls have settled FTC charges related to an advance-fee credit card scam and a bogus advance-fee interest-rate reduction/debt negotiation program, as well as allegations that they debited consumer bank accounts without permission, failed to tell consumers they would not be able to get a refund, and illegally called consumers whose names were on the National Do Not Call Registry. Under the settlement order, Nicholson and his companies will pay more than $200,000. The FTC filed a complaint in 2009 charging Nicholson and several of his businesses with using deceptive telemarketing pitches since 2006 to offer consumers with poor or no credit a general-use credit card in exchange for an up-front fee of as much as $250. Telemarketers working for Nicholson’s chief company, Group One Network, also claimed that consumers would get access to a significant line of credit that could be used for cash advances, and that their payment histories would be reported to the three major credit bureaus. In reality, consumers who paid the fee received an online shopping card they could only use to buy products from Group One’s Web sites, they could not get cash advances, and their credit histories were never reported to the credit bureaus. In April 2009, the FTC filed an amended complaint naming four more companies and adding new allegations relating to the deceptive telemarketing of a bogus advance-fee interest-rate reduction/debt negotiation program by a business operating as Credit First Financial Solutions. The FTC’s amended complaint alleged that Nicholson’s telemarketers, among other things, falsely represented that in exchange for an up-front fee, they could lower consumers’ interest rates by negotiating with consumers’ creditors; would provide consumers a minimum savings of $1,500 to $20,000 within the first 30 days of their enrollment; and would provide a full refund if they failed to achieve the promised savings. The settlement announced today bans Nicholson, a repeat offender who pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with fraudulent telemarketing in 1995, from telemarketing and from selling advance-fee loans or credit cards. It also bans him from assisting anyone in telemarketing or marketing such loans. Furthermore, the settlement prohibits Nicholson and his companies from misleading consumers about credit-related goods or services, or any other goods or services they market. Finally, the order imposes a $17.2 million judgment against all the defendants, which has been suspended based on their inability to pay the full amount. However, Nicholson will turn over a 31-foot power boat, his Nissan Pathfinder, and jewelry and art valued at more than $10,000. The other defendants will turn over more than $200,000 in cash and other assets. The settlement resolves the FTC’s charges against: Group One Networks, Inc., doing business as (d/b/a) Credit Line Gold Card, The USA Workers, TheUSAWork.com, and TheUSAWorkers.com; US Gold Line, LLC, d/b/a USGoldLine.com, Gainsway Credit, and GainswayCredit.com; My Online Credit Store, LLC d/b/a MyOnlineCreditStore.com, MYOnlinecr.com, Diamond Executive, NewECredit, and NewECredit.com; James Nicholson, individually and as president of Group One Networks, Inc., and manager of US Gold Line, LLC and My Online Credit Store, LLC; Credit First Financial Solution, LLC; Group One Administrative, Inc.; Tall Pines Administrative Services, LLC; and Sun Coast Data Services, LLC. Brett Fisher, the chief executive officer of Group One Networks, Inc., and manager of US Gold Line, LLC and My Online Credit Store, LLC, settled similar FTC charges in December 2009. He agreed to a court order banning him from selling advance-fee credit cards and from violating the Telemarketing Sales Rule. The order against Fisher also imposed a $17.2 million judgment, which was suspended based on his inability to pay. He has turned over $21,000 in cash to the FTC. The FTC vote authorizing the staff to file stipulated final the order against all the Group One Networks defendants was 4-0. It was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, on March 17, 2010, and entered on March 18, 2010. The FTC complaints amending the original complaint and approving the settlement order against Fisher were both 4-0. The amended complaint was filed in court on April 14, 2009, and the court entered the Fisher order on January 12, 2010. The FTC received invaluable assistance in this matter from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the University of Central Florida Police Department, Largo Police Department, and the Better Business Bureau of West Florida, Inc. NOTE: This stipulated final order is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the defendant of a law violation. A stipulated final order requires approval by the court and has the force of law when signed by the judge. Copies of the stipulated final order are available from the FTC’s Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. The FTC 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.ftc.gov/ftc/complaint.shtm 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 1,800 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. For free information on a variety of consumer topics, click http://ftc.gov/bcp/consumer.shtm .
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Mutually Beneficial Voluntary Transactions in a Free Market Economy
March 30th, 2010. Published under Economic News. No Comments.
If you’ve taken any form of economics course, you have probably heard the phrase mutually beneficial voluntary transactions. As I will continue to say, however, you don’t need a degree in economics to understand its principles. Essentially they are the foundation of a free market economy. As usual, I will let a simple example do
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Spain police arrest nine in CO2 tax probe – Reuters UK
March 30th, 2010. Published under Fraud, Political Scams. No Comments.
Spain police arrest nine in CO2 tax probe Reuters UK … in tax linked to trading in carbon credits . The arrests came after Spanish police announced last week they were investigating alleged tax fraud , … and more
President was to have been attacked by racists – Birmingham Star
March 30th, 2010. Published under Political Scams. No Comments.
Birmingham Star President was to have been attacked by racists Birmingham Star Or the carbon credit tax debate! A government spinning more and more out of control! Violence IS NEVER THE answer! One of the men arrested in the FBI and … and more