http://www.americanbadbusinesslist.com Bad Business and Rip Off reports Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:19:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en MODELING, ACTING SCAMS COST A PRETTY PENNY How you become a target for a scam Whether your friends tell you you ought to be a model or in the movies because you're tall, shapely, handsome, funny, etc., or whether your appearance is less than that of an Adonis or Aphrodite and you've ... http://www.americanbadbusinesslist.com/modeling-acting-scams-cost-a-pretty-penny/ This is our longest post yet and by far the worst effect a corrupt cooperation has had on the US. This article covers how GM hid electric cars and technology as far back as the 30's and shows how GM and Good year bought out Los Angeles mass transit and ... http://www.americanbadbusinesslist.com/gm-good-year-mack-truck-single-handedly-currupted-our-transit-system/ Just in case their racism, sexism, and general awfulness hasn't been enough to turn you away from Abercrombie & Fitch after all these years, here's another glimpse of the inner workings of the horrible store. When I previously (and gleefully) wrote about the economic troubles that Abercrombie was having a few ... http://www.americanbadbusinesslist.com/abercrombie-banishes-girl-with-prosthetic-arm-to-storeroom-because-she-doesnt-fit-the-look-policy/ The best way to rob a bank is to own one. http://www.americanbadbusinesslist.com/best-qoute-of-1st-quarter-2009/ I got a email today with a attachment saying Barbrough.doc sent to my personal email. Considering it's my last name is Barbrough and it was sent to my personal email and the it was from the email ericmackx24@googlemail.com which had no record I bit for a second. Yes the email ... http://www.americanbadbusinesslist.com/email-scams-get-a-little-more-advanced/ Developers trying to benefit from the success of others on the App Store is nothing new. The most common method thus far has been to use the names of some of the more popular apps in the description of a different app, so when an individual searches for the more ... http://www.americanbadbusinesslist.com/iphone-app-store-ripp-offs/ Social Networking Scams "I'm traveling in London and I've lost my wallet. Can you wire some money?" Social networking sites have opened a whole new door for social engineering scams, according to Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant with U.K.-based security firm Sophos. One of the latest involves the criminal posing as a ... http://www.americanbadbusinesslist.com/9-dirty-tricks-scammers-use-online/ What are the steps I should take if I'm a victim of identity theft? If you are a victim of identity theft, take the following four steps as soon as possible, and keep a record with the details of your conversations and copies of all correspondence. 1. Place a fraud alert on ... http://www.americanbadbusinesslist.com/identity-theft/ Stop the charges, get your money back and get justice! Scenario 1: You notice a $14.95 charge from a company called "CIC * TripleAdvantage" on your credit card statement. Where did it come from and who are these people? The answer: You recently visited FreeCreditReport.com to view your credit report. You are ... http://www.americanbadbusinesslist.com/how-to-cancel-cic-tripleadvantage/ A Wal-Mart worker died early Friday after an "out-of-control" mob of frenzied shoppers smashed through the Long Island store's front doors and trampled him, police said. The Black Friday stampede plunged the Valley Stream outlet into chaos, knocking several employees to the ground and sending others scurrying atop vending machines to ... http://www.americanbadbusinesslist.com/black-friday-horror-stories/