Mass Mailing Pyramid Schemes

One can receive unsolicited spam e-mail being sent out in mass quantities by perpetrators of this scam.

Crime In And Around Colleges And Universities

Why is crime so high in and around colleges and universities? Is it that universities are geographically located in urban areas, where some might say have a higher incidence of crime or is it that college students are out of control?

Your Uncle Died and Bequeathed to You His Estate

If you have received a piece of mail saying that you are the beneficiary of an inheritance, watch out. It could be a phony estate locator scam.

Real Estate Appraisal Fraud

Real estate appraisers are coerced to adjust their numbers and when they do, they are guilty of appraisal fraud.

Crooked Moving Company Schemes

Be sure that before you sign a moving agreement or pay any money beforehand that you are given a quote for the entire job of moving your things to their new location. Once the moving company agrees on a price to move your things, he has to honor it.

Recommended Office Procedures for Realtors

Realtors may find themselves alone with clients at the office, in cars, or at listed houses. Realtors often advertise their home addresses and phone number that make them too easily accessible.

Mortgage Foreclosure Relief Fraud

The fraudsters will convince the victim that they are signing papers for a new loan that will solve their problems. In reality, they are signing forged documents that will transfer ownership of the home to the crooks.

MLM Plan on the Outside, Pyramid Scam on the Inside

Many of today's multi-level marketing programs involve some degree of deception. Either they promise unrealistic sales and incomes or they are nothing more than pyramid schemes disguised as MLM programs. A pyramid scheme is when you earn money by recruiting other people into the program with no real product or service sold.

The Theft of Cables

This growing problem of cables being stolen does mean life and death for many innocent victims throughout Southern Africa.

Get In Your Customers' Faces To Prevent Fraud

If you own a business, chances are you will be the victim of check or credit card fraud. Stack the deck in your favor by getting in your customers' faces.

Industrial Technology Espionage is a Sign of Weakness in Intellect

Industrial and Technological Espionage goes on constantly and it is a shear sign of weakness if you consider it. Any nation or business who cannot perform and pony up their efforts in Research and Develop and then resorts to the lowest form of imitation of upright walking mammals is intellectually weak. Today there are tens of thousands employed as corporate spies to gain access to Industrial Technology.

Guarding Yourself Against Check Fraud

There are new laws enacted to help combat check fraud. A good example of this is Check 21. Check 21 allows banks to provide consumers with electronic images of checks rather than mailing them back to you in your monthly bank account statement. This helps cut down on paper as well as curb some check fraud.

Nice Bulova Watch! Great Low Price! Is it Real or Fake?

Product counterfeiting is big business. Just about every product you can think of is being counterfeited from Rubik's cubes to Louis Vuitton wallets. DVD's, designer watches, and software are among the most counterfeited items.

Productivity Shifts - From Police Officer to Reporter

The introduction of mobile phones changes our lives. A mobile phone makes it possible to shorten the distance and the time to communicate. More recent versions of mobile phones are enhanced with cameras. These features make new changes possible in society. By using a camera someone is able to record and later to report an incident that otherwise would never have been possible on such a large scale.

How Do Police Go About Getting a Search Warrant?

Whenever a crime occurs and evidence of that crime is believed to be within suspect's private residence, law enforcement officials must obtain a search warrant before entering the property. Otherwise, the homeowner is protected against any unreasonable search and seizure by the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.