Week 15: Carnival of Fraud
Fifteen weeks and counting for the Carnival of Fraud. Every Monday we feature posts from around the blogosphere… focused on scams, swindles, frauds, and shady business of all types. On with the show!
- Wenchypoo follows up last week’s post about parents who don’t know enough to feed their children, with a post about people begging at roadsides. In my former life I was a probation officer, and I can attest to the vast array of programs available to people who are willing to help themselves.
- This week’s Stock Market Beat submission focuses on Plantronics and Oracle, two companies that have been singing each other’s praises.
- Gena at Sacramento Real Estate Voice offers an awesome post on real estate fraud. You know the kind. Someone goes to a “get rich quick” seminar that tells them how to make a gazillion dollars flipping real estate.
- SOX First comments on the fraud committed against Hollinger International (parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times) by its “interesting” former chief executive Conrad Black.
- We swing back around to identity theft and Wenchypoo, who explains why Scotch tape can be an identity thief’s best friend (and the banks who cooperate in the scam).
- Clint at BlueHat Security mentions a cool tool that may help internet shoppers avoid phishing attacks.
- My contribution to this week’s carnival is about PCAOB’s report on audit firm Deloitte & Touche. It seems each of the big public accounting firms will take a turn getting flogged.
Thank you Tracy for the mention on your blog. This is a growing phenomenon that is showing it’s ugly head in so many areas of our industry. I appreciate your acknowledgement.