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In a classic story of police being caught out, they recently rushed to a branch of PNC Bank in Montgomery, New Jersey, USA, to respond to an alarm that had been tripped at the bank branch. On arrival, they looked through the branch window and spotted the robber inside, loitering …
Read More »You’re nicked, but don’t feel cut up about it
In a classic story of police being caught out, they recently rushed to a branch of PNC Bank in Montgomery, New Jersey, USA, to respond to an alarm that had been tripped at the bank branch. On arrival, they looked through the branch window and spotted the robber inside, loitering …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
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