Archive for November, 2009
Card Firms Add Inactivity Fees to Slow Revenue Loss on Defaults – Bloomberg
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) — Amy Schiffman has had a Fifth Third Bancorp credit card for eight years to guard against unexpected overdrafts on her checking account. Now the bank wants to charge her $19 for not using it. “If you’re not thinking about the …
Do some people really purchase life insurance from a strange recorded … – Democratic Underground.com
In those days I did not have caller ID or I would have contacted authorities and reported his scam. I’ve wonder since if he found anyone moronic enough to fall for this.
Obama leading us right to Great Depression 2 – MENAFN
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (MarketWatch) — First: Kiss the rally good-bye, says Jeremy Grantham, legendary CEO of the $101 billion GMO money-management firm. Why? The market is overvalued 25%. A minimum 15% correction is coming in 2010, putting the Dow …
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Drug cheat Marion Jones wants to play hoops – Adelaide Now
DISCRACED track star Marion Jones is training to play professional basketball in the WNBA. San Antonio Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes confirmed on Monday night that Jones has been training with his assistants to possibly play in the WNBA, more than a …
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Personal finance books for everyone – San Bernardino County Sun
The approach of a new decade means a chance for a fresh start with your financial habits. Maybe your loved ones could use a nudge in that direction, too. Either way, it’s time to cast out any idea that books about money have to be boring. There’s an …
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New organizer of Palm Beaches Marathon has a tattered reputation – Palm Beach Interactive
WEST PALM BEACH — On a mid-February day this year, the Marathon of the Palm Beaches took a sudden turn. Having outgrown its founder, the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches, the race was sold to Devine Racing, a Chicago-based company …
Coastal Business – The Sun News
Single-family home sales … turn in the payday loan business licenses for 12 stores, the company said last week. Those stores will apply for supervised lending licenses, which would allow Check Into Cash to make longer-term consumer loans, based on …
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Political entrepreneurs: Amassing enormous wealth-IV – Meri News
An early favourite: the sexy girls’ scam, in which a ‘free’ programme for viewing naughty pictures quietly took over the users’ modems to call pricy toll-numbers in Moldova. There are many cases where the bureaucrats, banker or royal toadies …
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Ready to probe Orissa mining scam: CBI to court – Express India
Orissa asks ASI to submit report on Kona… Vigilance files case against 10 official… Kandhamal riots: 4-yr RI for 6; BJP MLA … Bhubaneswar Four months after a public interest litigation was filed in the Orissa High Court demanding a CBI probe …
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Personal finance books for everyone – Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
The approach of a new decade means a chance for a fresh start with your financial habits. Maybe your loved ones could use a nudge in that direction, too. Either way, it’s time to cast out any idea that books about money have to be boring. There’s an …
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Scott Rothstein expected to be arrested, charged Tuesday (South … – Democratic Underground.com
Scott Rothstein, the flashy Fort Lauderdale attorney who authorities say ran a $1 billion investment scam while acting like a philanthropic tycoon, is expected to be arrested Tuesday on a federal racketeering charge, sources familiar with the case …
Local pawn shop robbed twice in ten days – Fox 19
CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) – Police say masked men robbed a Roselawn pawn shop twice in a ten day stretch. The first robbery happened November 20th at the Cash America Pawn Shop at 7901 Reading Road. The second, happened November 30th. Investigators …
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Bank duped by ‘Ricky Gervais’ scam – Stuff
Fraudsters stole £200,000 (NZ$460,000) from Ricky Gervais using a photo of his iconic character from The Office , David Brent. The British funnyman has revealed criminals took the huge amount of money his bank account and tried to buy gold with it …
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Should John Key attend the Copenhagen climate summit? – New Zealand Herald Blogs
More and more world leaders have committed themselves to go to Copenhagen to negotiate the replacement for the Kyoto Protocol – however New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is not among them. 1 hour, 30 minutes ago Only yesterday we were told that Key …
Scott Rothstein To Be Arrested Tomorrow – The Business Insider
Scott Rothstein, the flashy Fort Lauderdale attorney who authorities say ran a $1 billion investment scam while acting like a philanthropic tycoon, is expected to be arrested Tuesday on a federal racketeering charge, sources familiar with the case …
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Top General indicted in land scam after phone records produced in Army … – Indian Express
The Court of Inquiry into the Darjeeling land scam case has brought out that a Siliguri real estate developer and one of the seniormost generals in the Army were in constant touch while a dubious Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was being drafted to …
Ricky scammed using DVD pic – The Sun
Ricky, 48, was informed of the scam in a phone call from his bank – which needed his permission to involve cops. After the gang were arrested collecting the gold, an officer reported back to Ricky. Ricky recalled: “I said, ‘How did they think they …
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Ex-track star Marion Jones wants to play in WNBA – Findlaw.com
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Disgraced track star Marion Jones is training for a comeback – in the WNBA. San Antonio Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes confirmed Monday night that Jones has been training with his assistants to possibly play in the WNBA, more than a …
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Marion Jones trying for comeback … in WNBA – NBC Sports
SAN ANTONIO – Disgraced track star Marion Jones is training for a comeback — in the WNBA. San Antonio Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes confirmed Monday night that Jones has been training with his assistants to possibly play in the WNBA, more than a …
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Salvation Army warns of door-to-door solicitation scam – KARE
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Salvation Army is warning people in the Twin Cities about a woman going door-to-door asking for donations. Authorities say she was door-knocking at home on Garfield Avenue in Minneapolis Monday morning, telling people she …
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Darren Hardy: Goal-Setting Doesn’t Work – Success Magazine
When we were kids , we thought we could write down everything we wanted and mail it to the North Pole, and then, magically, all our desires would appear, on schedule, under the tree in our living room, complete with pretty paper and a bow. When we …
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Former fashion company owner pleads guilty to tax violations – Empire State News
From 2004 through late 2006, rather than depositing all of the checks received from the customers of Match Fashion into bank accounts, Mun cashed many of these checks at check-cashing establishments located in Manhattan. Mun used the cash generated …
Ariz. gov: No problem on backers’ payday loan work – KTVZ.com
PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says it’s not inappropriate that some of her political associates are doing work for the payday loan industry that could result in controversial legislation reaching her desk. Those associates include Chuck …
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Using Online Coupons? Watch for Scams–and Savings – IDG NEWS
Coupon clipping no longer involves wielding scissors and getting newspaper ink on your hands. According to a survey conducted by HarrisInteractive for the RetailMeNot.com shopping site, 62 percent of consumers seek out coupons for online retailers …
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Ariz. gov: No problem on backers’ payday loan work – Newsday
Ariz. gov: No problem with political associates’ work on payday loan reauthorization issue PHOENIX – PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says it’s not inappropriate that some of her political associates are doing work for the payday loan …
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Lexus Targets the Mercedes-Benz S-class With a Sporty LS 460 – MSN Money
The flagship LS, redesigned for the 2007 model year, is getting long in the tooth. And Lexus wants younger BMW and Mercedes owners. The sport package, available only on the base rear-drive 2010 model, costs $71,755, including shipping, a $6,200 …
Fake cruise scam nets Schoolies – Brisbane Times
More than 100 schoolies have been caught in a cruise scam that has netted more than $4,000, Gold Coast police say. At least 116 school leavers bought fake tickets to a broadwater cruise in the Surfers Paradise CBD this week, Superintendent Jim Keogh …
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The Climate Science Isn’t Settled – Wall Street Journal
Is there a reason to be alarmed by the prospect of global warming? Consider that the measurement used, the globally averaged temperature anomaly (GATA), is always changing. Sometimes it goes up, sometimes down, and occasionally—such as for the last …
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CrimeTracker: CyberMonday safety – Connect
Hallmark said their cards always come from the sender not Hallmark, and their cards won’t need a download. Second, the “luxury” holiday jewelry scam. Scam artists are using fraudulent logos of the better business bureau to trick shoppers into buying …
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Police martyrs’ families will be given houses, says Shahbaz – Daily Times
The chief minister said those who undertook the Rs 9 billion Bank of Punjab scam would be taken to task. Earlier, Shahbaz told reporters at the Gulab Devi Hospital that the nation had rejected the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) as it was …
Healthy Living – News 10 Now
That frustration could have made her a target for a scam artist. Products like surface spray, dietary supplements, air filters, and even a shampoo are being sold online. All promise to protect against the swine flu. “Do not believe it,” said U.
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The Wire re-up: season four, episode four – the world according to … – The Guardian
If ever there was a character that illustrated The Wire’s complexity, gusto, humour, empathy and social message, it’s Detective Lester Freamon . Illuminating this week’s episode with his zealous pursuit of Chris and Snoop, and the murders he just …
Benefits that come with a catch – Austin American-Statesman
It should not be that out-of-work Texans have no choice in receiving their unemployment payments other than by debit cards, which are subject to fees imposed by banks. And as one recipient asks, “Ever try paying your house note with a debit card …
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Forgive me America – Southeast Missourian
I would like to take this opportunity to ask for your help. My name is Edward Allen Wells II, I’m thirty five years old and I was born on September 4th 1974, In San Antonio, Texas. I had a real terrible child hood, it was unstable, violent and …
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LOVE IT! LOVE IT! FINALLY GOT YOU SUCKERS! – Democratic Underground.com
But now I found the correct response; It was a long diatribe about the “scam” by Obama. I did not bother to read beyond the first line after Obama’s picture. I have no idea what it is about. Don’t care. So I sent the above reply.
Jury breaks with no verdict in Petters fraud trial – FederalNewsRadio.com
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Jurors in the Tom Petters fraud trial have gone home without reaching a verdict after three days of deliberations. The Minnesota businessman is accused of running a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $3.5 billion. He’s …
Social Networking Sites Host Cyber Monday Deals – KELOLAND TV
On Cyber Monday, shoppers in KELOLAND are hopping onto the information super-highway to snag the best digital deals possible. But did you know social networking Web sites can help fill your virtual shopping cart? Many major retailers are offering …
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Military wins small battle in war against counterfeit chips – Nextgov
These counterfeits, some of which were outright fakes from China, have gone into countless critical military systems since the scam started, possibly endangering the lives of military personnel and civilians.
Showing Latest Comments – Consumerist.com
My buddy returned it, the mgr accused him of foisting a scam on WorstBuy. I told him to leave the box there, then call AMEX and explain the situation. Amex reversed the charges because the retailer had the item and it wasn’t as advertised.
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Don’t Get ‘Scrooged’ – Tips for Holiday Shopping Online – The State Journal
FAIRMONT — The National Retail Federation coined the term “Cyber Monday” because it originally described a potential trend: consumers returning to work the Monday after Black Friday who were still eager to shop, but had no choice but to do so online …
