Stock Investment Schemes-The Pump and Dump

Not only is the internet a good place for perpetrators to initiate the pump and dump scam, but also telemarketing was another perfect method for them. Sometimes, telemarketers will contact you and employ the same techniques they used on the internet.

How is Handwriting Analysis Used in a Crime?

Handwriting analysis is a very complex area of study in the criminal law area. The analysis is used to determine if a person has committed a crime in which documents were used, such as ransom notes, letters of intent to harm another, suicide notes, or even in cases of forgery on documents such as letters or a check signature.

Real Estate Closing Fees Kickback Fraud

Federal investigators have compromised several crooked closing fees kickback rings. These are frauds that are simple for crooked real estate representatives to unleash on unsuspecting victims. If you are in the market for a house, there are some things you need to know in order to avoid becoming a victim of this type of crime.

Sexual Predators - Child Abuse - Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion operation, claims to be a trusted source of health information and medical care for young women. However, there is mounting evidence that the organization has failed miserably when it comes to protecting minor girls from sexual predators.

Safety Tips for the Taxi Cab Driver

Perhaps the one profession that puts an employee at a greater risk to his own safety than law enforcement is the taxi profession. Everyday in the news, there is a taxi driver who is beaten, robbed, or worse, murdered.

Your Personal Safety on a College Campus

Does it make sense to be walking by yourself at night time? Is your college campus immune to the crime trends of the surrounding area? Do you think it is safe to leave a backpack unattended on a library table or outside the library? The following are some tips designed to reduce your likelihood of becoming a victim of crime.

College Dormitory Room Security

Even though many colleges are out for summer vacation, there are those students who choose to take summer classes and reside in the dormitories on campus. Those students should exercise security measures during this time of year as they should during the normal course of the school year.

Scholarship Fraud

More than 340,000 people are duped by scholarship fraud every year. Private scholarships are usually awarded to very specific applicants, such as students with a particular career interest, or members of a certain religious organization or church. These institutions have created funds for students.

Personal Safety Tips - A Soldier's Perspective

An attacker can be just about anyone and sometimes people that you least expect. Take the current situation in Iraq for example. When the war began we had a clear enemy, they had uniforms, weapons and large machinery. Today we have the fog of war. We don’t know who is civilian and who the enemy is. There are no uniforms, they all carry weapons.

Turnkey Website Money Making Schemes

Secondly, you could get nothing at all for your investment, a website so shoddy that you wish you could have gotten nothing, or you might get a halfway decent site with little or no technical support. Our recommendation is to stay away from anything that promises instant, overnight success with money back guarantee.

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.