Archive for November 28th, 2009

Surf’s Up Celebrates One Year As Bowdoin-Endorsed Blather Box; Forum Deletes Another Discussion About AdViewGlobal Autosurf Amid Member Complaints

Surf's Up Celebrates One Year As Bowdoin-Endorsed Blather Box; Forum Deletes Another Discussion About AdViewGlobal Autosurf Amid Member Complaints

A year ago yesterday these words appeared on AdSurfDaily’s Breaking News site: “All ASD Members are encouraged to join the ASD Members Advocate forum. The ASD Members Advocate forum should be your source for up-to-the-minute opinions and commentaries about ASD. We encourage you to join and get involved. Log on to http://asdmembers.ning.com/ “Surf’s Up, Baby!” […]

Michigan Man Who Claimed Investment Returns Of 131 Percent Guilty In Ponzi Scheme Case; Mark Richard Hamlin’s Day-Trading Scheme Comparable To ASD’s Dangerous ’80/20′ Reinvestment Program

Michigan Man Who Claimed Investment Returns Of 131 Percent Guilty In Ponzi Scheme Case; Mark Richard Hamlin's Day-Trading Scheme Comparable To ASD's Dangerous '80/20' Reinvestment Program

As Ponzi schemes go, it was far from the largest. But the case of Mark Richard Hamlin demonstrated that even smaller operators use Ponzi schemes to fuel personal spending that consumes an extraordinary percentage of investors’ funds. Hamlin’s day-trading scheme in Michigan gathered about $2 million from at least 90 investors between 2005 and 2008, […]