One of the funniest things I have ever read. "This site is dedicated to all the hardworking people who have either been scammed or annoyed by a Nigerian 419 Scam Artist. Oh, and relax, it's all in good fun." VISIT LINK: Ebola Monkey Man scams Nigerian 419 Scammers (tags: activism archive blog awesome blogs cool [...]
A hedge fund, Magnetar, helped create arcane mortgage-based instruments, pushed for risky things to go inside them and then bet against the investments.<br /> And make sure to listen to the full story (free streaming) on This American Life: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/405/inside-job VISIT LINK: Magnetar: How One Hedge Fund Helped Keep the Bubble Going (tags: Magnetar ThisAmericanLife [...]
The Credit Card Prank: Who checks the signature? "Nobody checks the signature. Credit card signatures are a useless mechanism designed to make you feel safe, like airport security checks. So my question was, how crazy would I have to make my signature before someone would actually notice?" (tags: fun funny humor security article interesting humour [...]
You should probably buy a shredder today "The Torn-Up Credit Card Application – I get a heck of a lot of credit card applications in the mail. I almost always tear credit card applications in half and throw them away. Is that good enough? Could a determined and dexterous criminal gather all the bits, tape [...]
OiNK Admin Charged With Conspiracy to Defraud During October 2007, the popular BitTorrent tracker OiNK was shut down in a joint effort by Dutch and British law enforcement. Today, OiNK admin Alan Ellis has been charged with conspiracy to defraud. Charges against four OiNK uploaders will follow later today. (tags: legal p2p torrent Conspiracy oink [...]
PayPal Phone Numbers "Some may wonder why you have to come to PayPalSucks.com to find the phone number to PayPal? Well the reason is simple: PayPal has so many unhappy customers, that they make it very difficult to find and use their telephone system for support." (tags: reference phone imported paypal customerservice customer services abuse [...]