Tag Archives: united-kingdom
- Two Plead Guilty To $1 Million Wire Fraud
Two New Jersey men have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scam that used phony identification documents to open multiple checking accounts to launder and steal more than $1 million. The two men, Abiatu Umah and Emmanuel Awa, pleaded guilty in Newark federal court last week to Informations charging them with one count of [...]
- We Eliminated Our UK Debt With an IVA But a Loan is Reported as Defaulted. – Katie
“Dear Jon, My husband and I were in debt (lots of reasons ie becoming parents relocating from large city etc…) so we were finally at our wits end and decided IVA was for us as Rich (husband) is a police officer so bankruptcy was not an option if he wanted to keep his job. We [...]
- I’m British With UAE Debt But Living in China. – Aaron
“Dear Steve, I am a UK national and recently left the UAE after working for 18 months, due to Emitarisation, which made my position incredibly unstable and other personal matters, leaving me with the prospect of imprisonment for none payment of debt. I left the country with debt in the Region of AED 600k, to [...]
- Former President And Finance Director Of The Speculated US Posterscope Accused Of A $20 Million Accounting Fraud
Earlier this month it was announced that the former president and finance director of one of the world’s largest outdoor advertising companies (speculated to be US Posterscope), have been accused of engaging in a five year long $19.75 million accounting fraud. Allegedly the men made it appear that their company was meeting certain performance targets [...]
- “TeaseMePeter”: The Nigerian E-mail Scam Hits Dating Websites
Scammers are some of the dumbest and smartest people in the world. They know where, when and how to find people when they’re down and vulnerable. They also keep up with the times; evolving at every change in our world. That’s how they’re smart. They’re dumb because they’re scammers. And scammers are dumb. Period. Recently, [...]
- 55 Indicted In Operation Stolen Treasures
55 people have been indicted with connections to a large tax fraud scheme which involves hundreds of falsified income tax returns that sought over $250 million in refunds. This scheme has been deemed “Operation Stolen Treasures” and while it is not a big blockbuster movie starring Nicholas Cage it is a criminal investigation revolving around [...]
- Brits Urged to Deal With Their Debts. Pay Off Credit Cards to Help Economy.
In a somewhat follow-up bit of news to my article yesterday, Should We Eliminate Consumer Debt For Everyone and Start the Economy Over the British Prime Minister David Cameron was scheduled to tell UK citizens “The only way out of a debt crisis is to deal with your debts. That means households – all of [...]
- Romance Scams Shatter Hearts And Bank Accounts
As a young, divorced, single woman in this country I’ve found it quite challenging to introduce new and exciting potential suitors into my life. I took a long while “off” of dating after the divorce and have recently thrown myself back into the game. Except the game isn’t that easy. Or fun. And I’m pretty [...]
- Dead Cross Dressing Man’s Finger Prints Found on His Own Death Certificate.
I love England. I had the good fortune to live there for almost 2 years and I found the people delightful, to observe. This is one of the reasons I’m fascinated with the british subjects. Anthony McErlean, age 66, faked his own death in Honduras and then tried to collect £520,000 from an insurance company, [...]
- I Was Told to Max Out My Credit Cards Before I Go Bankrupt. – Adrian
Adrian wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- Debt is Number-One Problem for People in Wales
Debt is number-one problem for people in Wales WalesOnline, United Kingdom - 43 minutes ago And while credit card debt enquiries across England and Wales as a whole have dropped by 4% in the past year, within Wales alone the CAB has seen requests …