man gon to 8 year prison by stock-tip scam

Scam in the stock exchange the stock leader was prisond in to the 8 year
 The ringleader of a $20 million phony stock-tip scam was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday in the latest, and most severe, punishment to come out of what prosecutors called a classic "boiler-room" fraud.
Kenneth Marsh, 44, pleaded guilty in April to one count of securities fraud. He was the owner and CEO of Gryphon Holdings, which operated as Gryphon Financial from 2005 to 2010, an investment-advisory services company based in a strip mall on Staten Island.
At the hearing before U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn federal court, Marsh, who was already in custody, sat beside his mother and his lawyer, Alan Futerfas.
Futerfas argued for a five-year sentence, pointing to the much shorter terms Weinstein imposed on the other Gryphon defendants, including Marsh's ex-wife, Nicole, who was equally culpable, Futerfas said, but received just three months.
Weinstein said he sentenced Nicole Marsh to a lesser term because she is the caregiver for the couple's three-year-old son.
Roger Burlingame, the Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued that even 10 years in prison would be a significant departure from the 25-year maximum that Marsh faced under the federal sentencing guidelines. The prosecution had recommended Marsh receive a sentence of 11 to 14 years.
"There's hundreds of victims who lost life savings," Burlingame said. "The defendant has shown absolutely no acceptance for his crime."
'HEART-WRENCHING STORIES'
Weinstein originally indicated he was considering a five-year sentence for Marsh, but after hearing the testimony of several victims of the scam, he said he was persuaded to consider a 10-year sentence over the objections of Marsh's lawyer.
"This defendant victimized over 5,000 people," Weinstein said in handing down the sentence, adding that the victims "told heart-wrenching stories."

Scaming using the fake news

In latest onine fraud is coming with the another type also there is the online scam by the fake news the news using they cheat we different categories of scams:

1. The “Free Trial offers” that promise to let you try the product and you only pay for shipping
2. Selling a watered down juice, or cheap extract powder at full price – often 4 times what it is worth

By far, the Free trial offers are the worst. The excitement of getting a free sample causes the victim to overlook fine print at the very bottom of a website that actually signs them up for a VERY expensive monthly subscription ($80 a month or more), that is VERY hard to cancel.
These scams have been going on a while, but the techniques used are getting trickier all the time. In particular, the sales pitch used by the free trial scams. The most prevalent used to be the personal experience blog, like hilarysweightloss. Before and after pictures showed great results, but were actually from a stock photo web site, and not of an acai berry user. This web site was copied thousands of times and used to rip off hundreds of thousands of desperate dieters.
Now, and even more insidious pest is popping up – the fake news report. Websites are made to look like a news site, with lots of generic news articles. One well written article is planted “reporting” on the acai berry trend and linking to a certain free trial they want to push. Julia miller news 6 is one such fake site that looks like a real news station’s website.
Visitors that stumble across one of these fake news websites are often fooled into believing it is a real news site, so they trust the link, and soon sign up for the nasty monthly subscription. I’ve heard many people express disbelief that these sites are legal, and to tell you the truth, I don’t really know. But I suspect it is much like the free trial offers themselves. These scammers know the loopholes in our laws and skirt the edges. And if they do cross the line and get in trouble, they simply close up shop and pop up next week with a different company.
A website isn’t the same as a physical store that you can come back to if you have a complaint, so do a little research when in doubt. In this case, if you google Julia miller news 6, the top listing takes you to a page on our website warning that it is a scam, so we have been able to help some people avoid the scams. Remember, the web can be a dangerous place – be careful out there.
Where to Get REAL Acai
The free trial scammers don’t bother to send you a quality acai product. They don’t plan on satisfied customers, so just use cheapest, heat processed, worthless product they can find. Sometimes they even use the ground up seed of the berry, which has no health benefit, but can then legally claim it is Acai Berry!
You can purchase REAL quality Acai Berry products safely at the BBB certified official Acaiberry Store, where you’ll find the best prices on all the top brands, but NO FREE TRIALS! Click the **ONLINE STORE** in the left sidebar.

online dating scam

I just wanted to notify you of a type of scam that is going on with some of the dating sites. Basically, the scam is to get a guy to set up a PayPal account using a credit card. Here is what I have experienced (luckily, I was smart enough not to fall for it):

A guy starts communicating with a "woman" (the pictures are attractive). Initial contact between victim and scam artist is to take the step in starting a relationship.

The artist then explains that they are in another country (usually Africa: Nigeria or Mali, but England is also being used), and that they will not be returning to the States for another two weeks.

The artists may even send more pictures to the victim's e-mail address to "legitimize" cooperation of starting a relationship.

Upon finding out more information about the "nice looking woman" -- her parents died in a tragic accident and she has no family or friends who can help her stateside, or she was abandoned by her previous boyfriend in said country with no money to get home -- this is where I become skeptical and ask if they have gone to the embassy or local church to find assistance to return home. After all, I barely know these "women."

Once I tell them that I cannot help them with any kind of financial help, contact almost always ceases. Although it is embarrassing to admit, I believe this information will help others.

Sometimes the sad story includes a jewelry merchant selling diamonds and needing the PayPal account for their clients to deposit money in a secure American account that will yield a better profit for the jewelry company. It sounded too sketchy to me, and I recognized it for the scam factor.

I tell them that I have heard their story before, and then they stop contact.

Luckily, the dating sites that I use have an option to report abuse, and I do my best to report each case.

I hope this will help others who are a bit more gullible than myself. Thanks for getting the word out.

Scammer Habits

§  If you ask them a question they don’t know they will usually be offline for a length of time so they can go look up the answer on the internet always claiming they had a phone call or had to go to the bathroom etc.

§  They like to send you poems or love letters, most of which can be traced back to lovingyou.com. Sometimes they even forget to change the name in the poem or letter to match your name

§  they claim to be

§  They often claim to have one parent that is of African descent

§  A majority of them claim to have lost a spouse/child/parent in a horrific traffic accident or airplane accident or any of the above are sick or in the hospital

§  They have no close family or friend or business associates to turn to, even the US embassy, instead they can only rely on a stranger they picked off the internet

§  To them love equals financial assistance…if you do not send them money or help them out with what they ask, you do not love them

§  If you deny them or question them they become verbally abusive and will resort to threats

§  They will insist you keep the relationship a secret until “they” come to you live with you

§  Above all, if you call them a Scammer they are highly offended and some will start throwing words at you in their native language

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§  Scaammer are not usually around on the weekends to IM

§  They IM at unusual hours for your time zone

§  There are times they are gone from the conversation for a length of time and will sometimes come back at you with a different name, they’re usually conversing with more than one person at a time

§  They send you flowers, teddy bears, and candy within the first few weeks of talking

§  They typically ask you to get on your web cam yet they never seem to have a web cam of their own

§  They ask for your phone number but when they call you can barely understand a word they say because of their accent and back ground noise

§  They may give you a phone number but it’s typically a calling card or a call center, you can rarely get them on the phone

§  They do not like to answer personal questions about themselves and tend to ignore questions

They often do not know the correct time difference between where 

latest lottery scam:E-millionaire Award Promo 2011

IT IS THE ONE OF THE MOST FRAUD THERE IS THE CERTIFICATE IS WITH THE NAME OF THE GOOGLE

> From: winners@emillionaire-intl.com
> Subject: E-millionaire Award Promo 2011 !!
> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2011 08:40:51 +0200
> 
> E-millionaire Award Promo 2010
> 
> Winning Number 3141136ST
> 
> This email message is simply to inform you that you have been selected as a winner in our yearly award promo organized by the Emillionaire. You have been awarded the sum of US$300,000.00 Winners emails were extracted from various websites visited over the internet after which a random selection was made. We are happy to say that your email emerged as one of our eight lucky winners.
> 
> Immediately establish your claim by furnishing us with your details:
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> Full Name:
> Home Address:
> Age:
> Sex:
> Nationality:
> Telephone/Fax Numbers:
> Occupation:
> 
> Forward the above requested details to your cashier Mr Tom Lambert via his email:tomlambertt@aol.com
> 
> You will receive your payment in form of cheque (International Certified)
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> Note that US$175 (Shipment and Insurance charge) is the ONLY amount you have to pay to receive your prize.
> 
> Congratulations!!!
> 
> Sincerely,
> Irene Collen
> +(27)790296241 (R.S.A)
> +(44)7024058868 (U.K)v

Nigerian 419 Letter

The setup: You receive an e-mail, usually written in screaming capital letters, that starts out like this:

"DEAR SIR/MADAM: I REPRESENT THE RECENTLY DEPOSED MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE FOR NODAMBIZIA, WHO HAS EMBEZZLED 30 MILLION DOLLARS FROM HIS STARVING COUNTRYMEN AND NOW NEEDS TO GET IT OUT OF THE COUNTRY..."

The letter says the scammers are seeking an accomplice who will transfer the funds into their account for a cut of the total--usually around 30 percent. You'll be asked to travel overseas to meet with the scammers and complete the necessary paperwork. But before the transaction can be finalized, you must pay thousands of dollars in "taxes," "attorney costs," "bribes," or other advance fees.

What actually happens: There's no minister and no money--except for the money you put up in advance. Victims who travel overseas may find themselves physically threatened and not allowed to leave until they cough up the cash. (FYI, "419" is named for the section of Nigeria's penal code that the scam violates.)

The risk: Serious financial loss--or worse. Victims of Nigerian letter fraud lose $3000 on average, according to the FBI. Several victims have been killed or gone missing while chasing a 419 scheme.

The question you've gotta ask yourself: Of all the people in the world, why would a corrupt African bureaucrat pick me to be his accomplice?

PHISHING SCAM

The setup: You receive an e-mail that looks like it came from your bank, warning you about identity theft and asking that you log in and verify your account information. The message says that if you don't take action immediately, your account will be terminated.

What actually happens: Even though the e-mail looks like the real deal, complete with authentic logos and working Web links, it's a clever fake. The Web site where you're told to enter your account information is also bogus. In some instances, really smart phishers direct you to the genuine Web site, then pop up a window over the site that captures your personal information.

The risk: Your account information will be sold to criminals, who'll use it to ruin your credit and drain your account. According to Gartner, phishing scammers took consumers (and their banks, who had to cover the charges) for $1.2 billion in 2003.

The question you've gotta ask yourself: If this matter is so urgent, why isn't my bank calling me instead of sending e-mail?