I know it has been a while since i last posted. I keep trying to think of new issues and new ideas as to why you may need to be your own detective.
The most obvious reason now-a-days is that the economy has gone sour and many cannot afford a real detective. Like I have always said, I am in favor of a person using a real detective when they need one - there is no online service that can replace that. However, you may need to do some preliminary screening first to cut down on the detective time you really need.
Remember, these online services are not the end all to finding people, but I have found folks that otherwise I would not have, and it was not the kind of thing I would have hired a detective for.
So be safe, be sure, and when needed - be your own detective.
This is not a new scam. As a matter of fact, in 1994, I arrested a guy for possesion of about 600 pounds of marijuana. He was driving a motor home that had the stuff tucked away everywhere. When he was arrested, he had a legitimate driver's icense and ID out of Georgia. Later we found out he was not the guy, because he usd the ID and Social Security number of a dead guy to get his license. He simply got the information from a death certificate - then got a copy of the guuy's birth certificate, used his social security number and obtained a driver's license.
We found out after we sent his prints in after his arrest that he had another identity, and later learned of the dead guy's true storey.
Now days the Social Security Administration has a dead persons ssn database. These records are updated when any deaths are reported. However, there are still some cases where the Social Security Numbers will not be updated.Anyhow, there still are those out there that are stealing identities from dead people. It is mre difficult to do hat it used to be, but it still can happen. One of the ways to make sure it does not happen is reporting any death to the Social Security Administration.
Be Your Own Detective - Avoid the Cash for Clunker Scam
Posted by Barry Labels: be your own detective, cash for clunkers scamBeware of the "Cash for Clunker" Scam!
Yes, as soon as there is a new government program - someone turns it into a scam. The idea that you can trade that old clunker and gas-hog for a green machine or other new car is OK. However, beware of the scam - it works like this:
"According to NHTSA, there are a slew of fake websites that have suddenly popped up all over the internet advertising the program. These bogus sites look very official with their very credible displays of the banner ‘CASH FOR CLUNKERS.’ Mistake number one, the official name of the program is the Car Allowance Rebate System... ...They will ask you to pre-register for the program and some will even request your social security number. Giving out your personal information on these scam sites can only result in identity theft issues. Please note, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER OR PROVIDE PERSONAL INFORMATION TO ANY WEBSITE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM!"
The story can be found here.
OK boys and girls, there is only ONE official website for the program and that is www.cars.gov. That is the only official website for the program by the National Highway and Safety Administration.
As President Obama likes to say: Don't act "Stupidly" Don't give out your personal information when not needed.
Be Your Own Detective - Avoid the "Free Dog Scam"
Posted by Barry Labels: background investigation, free dog scams
However you will need to pay for the shipping of the dogs and of course some where along the line they want the usual - your name address phone number and bank account.
The bad part of this scam is - some scammer saw a real ad and based the scam on the ad. There have been Missionaries that have gone places that need to have their dogs adopted. However - they never have asked for bank account numbers.
What has happened now is that as soon as people start seeing an ad about missionaries needing dogs adopted, people begin to dismiss it as a scam without reading the ad through.
You can help honest people - just check them out, and be cautious. If need be conduct your own background check.
Ugh! I took the photo of this coke machine in Brussels Airport last time I passed through. Does anyone think that a nice cold coca-cola all covered with piss be refreshing?
I know European thinking is different, but who is the idiot that thought that this kind of marketing would sell a coke.
Note: I was near this machine for over an hour and a half an no one, not one person bought a coke from this machine. Duh.
Maybe the pissing boy is the National Symbol of Belgium - wouldn't surprise me, but still - a pissed on soft drink just has no appeal to most folks :)
Stay Safe
Ok, it seems that BO thinks that Bill Gates is Secrtary of Defense. But ssshhhhh maybe secretly he is. Oh well, what can we say? Someone must have mis-programmed the teleprompter again :)
Yeah, well after all Robert Gates was originally a Bush appointee. So there has to be something wrong with him :)
Well, I guess we shouldn't expect too much from BO.
Maybe someone in the administration should learn to check out DoD's website once in a while.
Not much happening right now - y'all stay safe!
ACORN is back in the news with more voter fraud cases against it. "On Monday, Nevada officials charged Acorn, its regional director and its Las Vegas field director with submitting thousands of fraudulent voter registration forms last year. Larry Lomax, the registrar of voters in Las Vegas, says he believes 48% of Acorn's forms "are clearly fraudulent." On Thursday, prosecutors in Pittsburgh, Pa., also charged seven Acorn employees with filing hundreds of fraudulent voter registrations before last year's general election..."
Article can be found here.
Yet interestingly:
- ACORN is eligible for over 2 billion in stimulus dollars
- ACORN is directly connected to the OBAMA campaign (it is public record)
- ACORN will assist the census bureau with the census (it will probably be done as well as the voter registrations - 48% fraudulent)
- ACORN is directly connected to SEIU - (The Service Employees International Union and ACORN have exchanged funds back and forth.)
- The Service Employees International Union spent $30,816,092 in independent expenditures in support of Barack Obama
- Wade Rathke, the founder of ACORN is now tied into the union. He left ACORN because his brother Dale Rathke embezzled $1 million as the CFO. ACORN was going to bring suit, but they dropped it. Wade Rathke, apparently, did not report that to the police and was removed from ACORN, at least according to their board minutes. Wade Rathke is active with the Service Employees International Union as their chief organizer.
If you don't believe me. Be your own detective and find out.
What happened to this Presidency being transparent?
Well, Y'all stay safe
