Friday Fraud News
Friday news.
Consumerist reports that
Crime: 2.3 Million Customer Records Stolen, Sold To Direct Marketers: "
Fidelity National Information Services, a financial processing company, announced today that one of its employees had stolen 2.3 million customer records containing credit card, bank account and other personal information, and sold that information to an unidentified 'data broker' who then sold the information to various direct marketing companies.
The FTC has an interesting cross border scam.
Court Orders Centurion Defendants to Halt Illegal Cross-Border Telemarketing and Pay $10 Million in Consumer Redress
Defendants Defrauded U.S. Consumers with Pitch for Nonexistent Credit Cards; Court Also Holds Two Individuals in Contempt
In the case against the cross-border advance-fee telemarketing scheme known as Centurion Financial Benefits, a federal district court – acting at the request of the Federal Trade Commission – has entered several additional orders against participants in the scam. The FTC today announced the court has entered final orders requiring the corporate defendants and Robert Houttuin to halt their illegal cross-border activities
This is an nifty comparison of the products sold by Arbonne and what you can get retail.
Arbonne International is a direct-sales line many of my readers have an intense curiosity about. There must be lots of assertive Arbonne salespeople out there, because no other line with this type of business structure has generated the amount of email I receive, all asking if Arbonne products are worth it and whether or not many of the company's outlandish claims are true. More than many other lines, Arbonne is big on playing up the alleged evil of many benign cosmetic ingredients. Topping this list is mineral oil, which the company maintains interferes with skin functions and delivery systems. Cosmetics-grade mineral oil is not a problem for skin and is in fact one of the mildest and most effective ingredients for making dry skin look and feel better. It doesn't have the best texture or finish, but its effectiveness is indisputable.
Read more at
