charity scams

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FLORIDA — AGAIN (BOCA RATON VIA NEW YORK): John A. Mattera, Purported Philanthropist, Arrested By Feds And Sued By SEC Amid Allegations He Set Up Scam Using Names Of Groupon And Facebook; Suspect Also Traded On Name Of Red Cross; Investigators Call Him A Recidivist Felon

FLORIDA -- AGAIN (BOCA RATON VIA NEW YORK): John A. Mattera, Purported Philanthropist, Arrested By Feds And Sued By SEC Amid Allegations He Set Up Scam Using Names Of Groupon And Facebook; Suspect Also Traded On Name Of Red Cross; Investigators Call Him A Recidivist Felon

EDITOR’S NOTE: So, you recognize the power of the names of  Groupon and Facebook and want to trade on their magnetism to drive traffic to your purported “opportunity” — and you want to further sanitize your scheme by describing yourself as a philanthropist and trading on the name of a charity such as the American […]

KABOOM! Oregon Destroys Carcass Of 2X2 Matrix Cycler Promoted On Ponzi Boards And Exposes Follow-Up Scheme By Emailing Admin; Recidivist Scam Promoter Kristopher K. Keeney Fined $345,000; State Says He Led Investors Into Pyramid Scheme, Sold Unregistered Securities, Lied To Recruits

KABOOM! Oregon Destroys Carcass Of 2X2 Matrix Cycler Promoted On Ponzi Boards And Exposes Follow-Up Scheme By Emailing Admin; Recidivist Scam Promoter Kristopher K. Keeney Fined $345,000; State Says He Led Investors Into Pyramid Scheme, Sold Unregistered Securities, Lied To Recruits

BULLETIN: After a securities investigator emailed a “program” admin for information in 2008, the state of Oregon systematically destroyed the carcass of a collapsed 2X2 cycler in a months-long probe that exposed a secondary scheme, according to records. Kristopher K. Keeney, a recidivist offender with a P.O. Box in Milwaukie, Ore., presided over InC, also […]

FTC Warns That Scammers Are Trading On Radiation Fears To Hawk Potassium Iodide Treatment In Aftermath Of Events In Japan; Be Cautious And Selective, Agency Advises

FTC Warns That Scammers Are Trading On Radiation Fears To Hawk Potassium Iodide Treatment In Aftermath Of Events In Japan; Be Cautious And Selective, Agency Advises

Fraudsters are following the headlines about radiation fears in Japan and designing sales pitches to scare U.S. consumers into buying potassium-iodide treatments, the FTC warned today. Last week, the agency warned against charity scams that may emerge to mine illicit profits from the devastating earthquake and tsunami. “Potassium iodide, or KI, can help prevent thyroid […]