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CCSO warns against money order scam – WZVN-TV

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:21:56 +0000

CCSO warns against money order scam WZVN-TV The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a new scam that has hit the county this week. They say 48 people in Charlotte County have received blue Money Order checks delivered from FedEx in reference to either an online ad or … and more

UNEMPLOYED BLACK & POOR PEOPLE JUST DON’T WANNA WORK!.mp4

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:33:52 +0000

republicans full of bullshit!! ALL PEOPLE WANT THE DIGNITY OF WORK!! for educational/ discussional purpose

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Mass. attorney general offers storm recovery advice for homeowners – Taunton Daily Gazette

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:11:49 +0000

Mass. attorney general offers storm recovery advice for homeowners Taunton Daily Gazette To check the history of a business or to file a complaint about a scam , the Attorney General's Office urges you to contact its consumer hotline at (617) 727-8400 or file a complaint online at www.mass.gov/ago/consumercomplaint. and more

Unemployed? Between Jobs? What Now?

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:33:54 +0000

www.ClearedJobs.Net HR Strategist Patra Frame offers some tips and advice on what to do when you are in between jobs. Unemployment is hell and often times, when you’re unemployed for any length of time, which is not particularly uncommon especially in recession, you are saying to yourself, “Now what do I do to fill in this gap in my resume? What do I do to keep going?” Well there are some very simple answers. First of all, brush up your technology knowledge and your skills, whether you need just better knowledge of basic Office word processing types of things or whether you need more detailed real IT knowledge or specific skills within your field, now is the time. Use this time wisely. Go to the one stop at your unemployment service and see what they offer. Check out courses that might be available to you at a wide range of places and pick ones that are good and take your skills to the next level. So that is the first piece. The second piece is, you’re a member of a profession. Whether your professional groups have local chapters, big networking events, seminars or an online services you want to be sure that you are active in those professional groups. Not only will you be learning things, critical things, things that become key words on your resume, but you’ll have a chance to network, to meet people who might be helpful to you to develop those relationships. And then volunteer. Volunteering, whether it’s for some cause that is near and dear to your heart or whether it’s …

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Dave and Mike Show Ep 11 “From Unemployed to Success”

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:35:47 +0000

Greg was down on his luck and without a job. After a dream he had one night about opening his own shop, he went with his gut and worked hard to make the dream a reality.

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Announcement of Filing a Class Action Lawsuit Against Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC for Alleged Violations of The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:58:56 +0000

The law firms of Turner Law Offices, LLC and Arcadier & Associates, P.A. have filed a Class Action lawsuit against Defendant Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC (“PRA”) in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on behalf of all persons in the State of Florida who, since February 18, 2011, received a non-emergency telephone call from PRA to a cellular telephone through the use of an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice and who did not provide prior express consent for such calls during the transaction that resulted in the debt owed. The action is captioned Karen Harvey et al. v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, and is numbered 6:11-CV-00582. The law firms of Turner Law Offices, LLC and Arcadier & Associates, P.A. have filed a Class Action lawsuit against Defendant Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC (“PRA”) in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on behalf of all persons in the State of Florida who, since February 18, 2011, received a non-emergency telephone call from PRA to a cellular telephone through the use of an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice and who did not provide prior express consent for such calls during the transaction that resulted in the debt owed. The action is captioned Karen Harvey et al. v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, and is numbered 6:11-CV-00582. According to the Complaint, PRA violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) by using automatic dialing systems and/or an artificial or prerecorded voice to contact cell phone users about purported debts without their prior consent. As described in the Complaint, Ms. Harvey, the named plaintiff in the action, was repeatedly contacted since February 18, 2011 on her cell phone about a purported credit card debt. The plaintiff never consented to those calls, nor did she provide PRA with her telephone number. Under the TCPA, PRA could be ordered to pay attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses and costs of the lawsuit, and statutory damages of $500 for each negligent violation, and/or $1,500 for each knowing and/or willing violation. According to the Complaint, the potential Class Members are estimated to number in the tens of thousands. Additionally, the complaint alleges collective damages exceeding five million dollars ($5,000,000). The Attorneys who have filed the lawsuit have significant experience litigating high profile and collective action cases on behalf of consumers and plaintiffs. Henry A. Turner , Esq., MBA from Turner Law Offices, LLC concentrating in consumer rights litigation, is a trial attorney with twenty years of experience and has been successful in recovering millions of dollars for consumers including a $2,950,000 Class Action Settlement with Pitney Bowes, Inc. in a case involving the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Martin K. O’Toole et al. v. Pitney Bowes, Inc.; United State District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; Case No. 1:08-CV-1645. Maurice Arcadier , Esq., MBA from Arcadier and Associates, P.A. is also an experienced trial attorney with 14 years of experience and board certified by the Florida Bar. Mr. Arcadier likewise brings class action experience and is currently co-counsel in a high profile collective action case against Florida Power and Light , Romero v. Florida Power and Light Company, Case No.: 6:09-cv-1401, in the Middle District of Florida. Indeed, with the combined experience, background and resources of the Turner Law Office and Arcadier and Associates, many consumers in Georgia and Florida may receive protection from the unsolicited calls as well as $1,500.00 for each call they received. If there are any consumers who likewise have received unsolicited calls, they may contact any of the attorneys below. While the cases only address claims in Georgia and Florida at this time, the alleged violations may be occurring nationwide and any consumer who is experiencing the type of calls described above from Portfolio Recovery or other debt collectors are encouraged to contact the law offices below or an attorney of your choosing. For further information please contact: Henry A. Turner, Esq., MBA TURNER LAW OFFICES, LLC 403 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue Decatur, Georgia 30030 (404) 261-7787 hturner(at)tloffices(dot)com http://www.tloffices.com or Maurice Arcadier, Esq., MBA ARCADIER AND ASSOCIATES, P.A. 2815 W. New Haven, #304 Melbourne, Fl. 32904 T: 321-953-5998 F: 321-953-6075 arcadier(at)wamalaw(dot)com http://www.wamalaw.com

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Announcement of Filing a Class Action Lawsuit Against Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC for Alleged Violations of The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Watch out for Mexico money-order scam – The Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:23:39 +0000

Watch out for Mexico money-order scam The Bozeman Daily Chronicle The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office is warning area residents of a scam that involves sending money to Mexico City and that seems to be targeting the elderly. Numerous individuals reported in recent days having received information that “a relative of …

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Vantec SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter Best 20 Bucks I Ever Spent

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:45:40 +0000

The Vantec SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter completely surprised me. To be honest I had not heard of Vantech prior to ordering this adapter. This adapter is a computer geeks (or IT guy) dream come true. Many times computer repair can be difficult, especially when we run across a dead computer that still has data on the hard drive. If you are lucky and have a machine close buy that will accept the drive you can often pull the data off. This is a clunky and often frustrating method to do so. The Vantec Adapter takes frustration out of the equation. The ‘kit’ comes with a 3-way interface adapter that supports all SATA hard drives, 3.5 inch IDE drives such as those found in laptops as well as 5.25 inch had drives found in desktop computer systems. The kit also comes with a switchable A/C power supply and adapter cable to power up hard drives.

Dynamic Opportunities Along the Wasatch Front, and Elsewhere

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 07:48:47 +0000

Utah’s Wasatch Front is undergoing dynamic business growth, and you can take advantage of that growth now. People are moving into the area in record numbers. According to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, 2006 was the first year since 1945 in which Utah had more in-migration than births. People are coming to Utah for

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Robocallers JPM Accelerated Services and IXE Accelerated Financial Centers Shut Down by Federal Trade Commission

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:01:00 +0000

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court has approved a settlement shutting down two groups of Florida-based telemarketers that allegedly flooded consumers with misleading pre-recorded robocalls falsely promising to reduce their credit card interest rates. The agency reached a settlement that permanently bans the two related operations from making robocalls and selling debt relief services. The settlement orders are the latest in a series of enforcement actions the FTC has taken to rein in robocallers, especially those who try to take advantage of consumers affected by the economic downturn. According to the FTC, JPM Accelerated Services and related defendants made thousands of illegal pre-recorded robocalls to consumers, identifying themselves only as “card services” and offering lower credit card interest rates. Consumers who pressed “1″ after hearing the automated pitch were transferred to live telemarketers who falsely told consumers that JPM’s services would allow them to dramatically lower their credit card interest rates. The complaint alleged that the telemarketers charged an up-front fee typically ranging from $495 to $995, and promised consumers they would save thousands of dollars in a short period of time as a result of the lower interest rates, and that they would be able to pay off their debts faster. The defendants also falsely stated that if consumers did not save thousands of dollars from lowered interest rates, they would receive a full refund of the up-front fee. After collecting the fee from consumers, however, JPM allegedly failed to deliver the promised interest rate reductions and savings, and routinely refused to honor its money-back guarantee. The FTC complaint also charged the defendants with violating the Telemarketing Sales Rule by calling consumers on the Do Not Call Registry, blocking or “spoofing” caller ID, and making unlawful robocalls. The settlement orders also impose judgments of $5.9 million against defendants associated with JPM, and $3.2 million against six individual defendants associated with an affiliated operation called IXE Accelerated Financial Centers, LLC. The judgments represent the amount of money consumers lost through these robocall schemes. The judgments are suspended, based on the defendants’ inability to pay, but will become due if the defendants are found to have misrepresented their financial condition. Two of the defendants in the IXE operation, Ivan X. Estrella and Jaime Hawley, also are liable for an unsatisfied $75,000 judgment recently entered against them in a case brought by the Florida Attorney General. The Commission vote authorizing the consent orders settling the court action against the individual defendants was 5-0. The orders were filed in the U.S. District Court for Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division on November 9, 2010, against: 1) Ivan X. Estrella, Jamie M. Hawley, and Kimberly Nelson; and 2) Jeanie B. Robertson, Brooke Robertson, Alexander J. Dent, Micha S. Romano, Paul Pietrzak, and Ashley M. Westbrook. Estrella, Hawley, and Nelson worked with the IXE corporate defendants listed below. The rest of the individual defendants worked with the JPM corporate defendants. At the FTC’s request, the court also has dismissed the charges against Paige Dent. The court is reviewing the FTC’s request for a default judgment against the corporate defendants in this case, including the IXE corporate defendants (IXE Accelerated Financial Centers, LLC; and IXE Accelerated Services Inc.), and the JPM corporate defendants (JPM Accelerated Services Inc.; IXE Accelerated Service Centers Inc.; MGA Accelerated Services Inc.; World Class Savings Inc.; Accelerated Savings Inc.; and B&C Financial Group Inc.). The proposed default judgment includes monetary judgments of $3.2 million against the IXE corporations, based in Orlando, Florida, and $5.9 million against the JPM corporations, based in Melbourne, Florida. International Cooperation The FTC brought this action with valuable assistance from other law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Canada, including: the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; the Attorney General of Florida; the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs; the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission; and the Toronto Strategic Partnership, which includes as member agencies the Competition Bureau Canada; the Toronto Police Service Fraud Squad – Mass Marketing Section; the Ontario Provincial Police Anti-Rackets Section; the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; and the United Kingdom’s Office of Fair Trading. Valuable assistance also was provided by the Better Business Bureau of Central Florida. Source: FTC Federal Trade Commission v. JPM Accelerated Services Inc., a Florida corporation, IXE Accelerated Financial Centers, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, IXE Accelerated Services Inc., a Florida corporation, IXE Accelerated Service Centers Inc., a Florida corporation, MGA Accelerated Services Inc., a Florida corporation, World Class Savings Inc., a Florida corporation, Accelerated Savings Inc., a Florida corporation, B&C Financial Group Inc., a Florida corporation, Jeanie B. Robertson, Brook Robertson, Ivan X. Estrella, Jamie M. Hawley, Kimberly Nelson, Paige Dent, Alexander J. Dent, Micha S. Romano, and Ashley M. Westbrook. (United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida Orlando Division) Civil Action No. 09-CV-2021 FTC File No. 092 3190

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