Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Internet Scam Website Shut Down by Godaddy & West Virginia Attorney General

As sad part about the human condition is that hard times call scammers to the table as if other people’s misery is a dinner bell. Nowadays, we turn to the Internet for information, knowing that the buyer must always beware. The latest most disconcerting scam came in the guise of a fake credit union promising advanced fee loans online. When a person applied online via the fake, yet very convincing website, they received a response email bearing the same address of the West Virginia State Credit Union. This legitimized the ruse for many victims of the scam. The response email stated that the applicant would have to purchase insurance in order to qualify for the loan and once the “credit union” received the $1,250.00 insurance money via wire transfer… well… let’s just say a loan never materialized and the scammers were never heard from again.

West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw, with the help of
www.godaddy.com
shut down the website (statecreditunion.net) on Monday, May 4th. McGraw warned, “No legitimate bank or credit union will require a consumer to wire money in order to receive a loan or line of credit. According to Canadian authorities, a majority of these advance fee loan scams originating out of Canada have been linked to organized crime. When consumers submit loan applications, they are giving criminals their Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, and other personal identifiable information that will be used to steal their identity.”

Let’s support Godaddy for their efforts.

Be aware, alert and informed while surfing the internet.


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Friday, May 8, 2009

The Cat Whisperer - Train Your Cat To Use The Toilet

There are so many great things about having pets. Cat owners get a special treat if they have the time and patience, they can rid their lives of litter and litter-boxes forever by training their cat to use the toilet.

That’s right. You can train your cat to use the toilet. I trained 2 – and not at the same time. When my older cat was around 5 years old, I brought a little kitten home to be his friend and had to start the process all over again – all without having my older cat revert to the litter box! THAT was quite a trick, but it worked. Basically, my older cat went through the training process twice.

Now when I go on vacation and need to leave my cats with my family or friends, I bring my cats to their homes and just show them the toilet and they are able to put it together that it’s their “litter box.” In other words, this skill translates to whatever toilet is available. The other thing I was worried about was when my cat had to spend a few days in the hospital, obviously the veterinarian would not give him a bathroom break for the human toilet but would require him to use a regular litter box. Well, no worries here because when I brought him back home, he went right back to using the human toilet. Frankly, the number one question people ask me all the time after I tell them that I have 2 toilet-trained cats is, "WOW! How did you do it?”

Visit http://www.toilettrainacat.com for easy step-by-step instructions so you can do it too!


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Visit this site to download free textures for digital artists. Use them as I do, for reference or map them to your 3D models. Keep coming back - this site has over 250 free textures and counting.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

The Chinese Phone Fake: Lamborghini Vertu



This is actually pretty cool. Instead of making a cheap knock-off clone, the Chinese have actually created an original and true fake phone. There is no Lamborghini branded Vertu, so in a way this is actually an original phone that rips-off the Vertu style.

The fake Lamborghini Vertu is packed with features. It has a camera, FM radio, Bluetooth and microSD slot, and a media player.

Now you can find out where those fake phones are calling from by using the web-based "Reverse Phone Detective" and it lets you plug in any number and find out who that number belongs to and where it is located.

The searches are confidential, as those searched will never know you are looking for them - unless you want them to!

I tried it and was impressed with the fact that it located me straight away. There is a one-time membership fee for an extensive search. Basic searches are free. Give it a try for yourself:

Click Here!

The Oprah Winfrey Show/Kentucky Grilled Chicken Two-Piece Meal Coupon

Today’s Google Trends report is all about Oprah Winfrey’s offer of two free pieces of Kentucky Fried Chicken’s grilled chicken with two individual sides and a biscuit.

Looks like everyone is looking for a free meal because the searches such as “www.oprah.com,” “oprah.com/kfc,” “unthinkfc.com,” “oprah.com,” and “www.unthinkfc.com” are in the “Volcanic” range on Google’s “Hotness” meter.

It is only available until 11:59 p.m. CDT on May 6, 2009 and redeemable until May 19, 2009—excluding Mother's Day, May 10!

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Sunday, May 3, 2009

Comedian Robert Schimmel Arrested for Domestic Violence

Before dawn Saturday May 2nd 2009, comedian Robert Schimmel was arrested for domestic violence. Police reported that they were called to his suburban L.A. home around 12:30 a.m. and saw marks on his wife. Law enforcement tells us there was an argument that allegedly turned violent. He was being held in a Los Angeles County jail on $50,000 bail.

Schimmel divorced his first wife, Vicki, three times. He is no great stranger to tumultuous relationships.

Known for his battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which he chronicles in his new book, "Cancer on $5 a Day." When his cancer went into remission, he married his daughter's friend, Melissa, who is half his age.

Check out these links of other celebrities arrested for domestic violence:

Chris Brown

James Brown

Don Cornelius

Tonya Harding

Terrence Howard

Vanilla Ice

Shelley Malil

Dennis Rodman

BeBe Winans

Yanni