Crime

Is this the biggest fraud ever?

Breaking news today of the arrest of Bernard Madoff in the USA for defrauding investors of $50 billion … $50,000,000,000 … in a ponzi scheme.  Ponzi schemes are like pyramid sales, where you pay the top of the pyramid loads from the investments of people further down the chain, and Madoff was running the best…

Ripped off by eBay seller, what happened?

I had my first experience of being ripped off by an eBay seller today, after buying 2 tickets for Coldplay at the O2. Having used eBay for six years, everything has always gone smoothly in both buying and selling and, like most eBay buyers, I checkout the profiles of those I’m buying from in depth. …

Ripped off by eBay seller, what happened?

I had my first experience of being ripped off by an eBay seller today, after buying 2 tickets for Coldplay at the O2. Having used eBay for six years, everything has always gone smoothly in both buying and selling and, like most eBay buyers, I checkout the profiles of those I’m buying from in depth. …

A new FSClub for Central & Eastern Europe

I am really pleased to announce the launch of the Financial Services Club Central & Eastern Europe (FSCCEE), with our first meeting planned for 14th January 2009 at the British Embassy, Jaurèsgasse 12 – 1030, Vienna, Austria. The Financial Services Club was established in April 2004 as a unique service designed for Senior Executives and…

Is this person a complete idiot?

Most of you know that I blog here and also at SWIFTCommunity’s website.  I log on this morning to the SWIFT site, and find I have 1 unread message, so I open it … and laugh and laugh and laugh.  My tea splutters out of my mouth and my family believe that I really have…