As the times continue to be difficult for people across the country, most take the honest road and try to work their way to a comfortable living. Others, however, try to make the most of the situation by duping those desperate to put food on the table, as is the case with five Van Nuys companies that face severe punishment for duping $300 million out of unsuspecting victims.
These scam artists took advantage of the poor economic situation and offered things like credit repair, help in landing jobs, ways to start profitable businesses from home, and promises of securing government money …read more

Well, following on the successful blog off where I and many other b5media bloggers from the business channel and entertainment channel blogged for 24 hours straight, it came to me that, one golden rule of blogging, is to add value.
In other words, to give our readers something that they need to manage their money better, some timely advice that’s hard to find. On this note, I thought back to my recent post on the moneybookers scam, that caught people in its sticky trap, real people who unfortunately lost real money. Here are some of the comments received:
michael …read more