Scamraider's Blog – December 2009 Archive (26)

TEXT MESSAGE AND PHONE SCAMS: IN THE NEWS

Recently, a new scam involving text messages has begun to surface, and many people have reported being victims or at least intended victims. There is a text message going around that seems to come from a trusted source - Sears. The message reads: "customer issue. sears card frozen. please call at 786-206-5901". When the number is called, the customer is asked to enter his or her Sears card number. Sears has addressed the issue saying that it is indeed a scam - a fake text from an… Continue

Added by Scamraider on December 3, 2009 at 2:27pm — No Comments

Scamraiders Contributor Rabbi BZ Kravitz Becomes an Angel of Mercy in a Tragic Moment

Doing a Good Deed at the Site of the 2005 Los Angeles Train Crash

By Rabbi BZ Kravitz

On January 26, 2005, I received a call from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department requesting that I respond to the Metrolink train crash. I have been a Police Chaplain for more than a decade. My training includes First Aid, CPR, Peer Counseling and Advanced Critical Incident Stress Management. It was this latter skill, in particular, that was put to use when I arrived on… Continue

Added by Scamraider on December 3, 2009 at 11:14am — No Comments

GOOD SAMARITAN SCAMS – BITING THE HELPING HAND

As the year races to its end, many of us feel inspired to keep with the spirit of the holidays and as a result are more likely to open our hearts and our wallets in the interest of helping our fellow man. This is fertile territory for scam artists. And while they aren’t interested in their victim’s giving hearts, the wily con artist will certainly look to exploit this sense of compassion as a means to open up that which truly concerns them – the victim’s wallet.

There are… Continue

Added by Scamraider on December 3, 2009 at 9:35am — No Comments

HOLIDAY SHOPPING - PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR BANK ACCOUNT

The holiday season is an often chaotic and stressful time. People are rushing out to shop, spending their money more freely than probably any other time of year, trying to get their hands on great gifts and deals, giving to charity, and generally being caught up in the excitement of the season. This excitement often leads to disctraction, which could make you a target for any of the many holiday-related scams and schemes out there.

First of all, there is… Continue

Added by Scamraider on December 2, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

GOMEZ AND COHORTS ENGAGE IN CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT BY LYING VIA INTERSTATE INSTRUMENTALITY

Jim Couri has just learned of Mr. Gomez's new outright fraud and lies – concerning alleged improprieties regarding a notary. To show that Mr. Gomez and his co-conspirators are sick and demented, the facts are as follows:

1.Why would anyone forge a notary stamp/signature on his own affidavit? Such a claim is as pathetic as Mr. Gomez. In fact, it was established that the notary provided Jim with 35 pre-signed and pre-stamped notaries, for which Jim paid because the notary offered the… Continue

Added by Scamraider on December 1, 2009 at 11:18am — No Comments

KENNETH GOMEZ/GEORGE PAVIA/ JOE BURKE/ JOHN SIEBERT MD--- STOP THE NAME CALLING & LIES--- ANSWER THE CHARGES HERE AND NOW!!!

Ranting Kenneth Gomez, stooge for George & Antonia Pavia, is at it again. Rather than answer the documented charges and exposed crimes of bribery, corruption, obstruction of justice and thefts, Gomez, at the direction of Pavia, Russo & Burke and John Siebert, MD, has chosen to use a 23-year-old suspect and phony document and court orders, created as a result of the documented bribery and corruption of the court system orchestrated by George Pavia.

These RICO-style tactics… Continue

Added by Scamraider on December 1, 2009 at 10:40am — No Comments