Tag: Scammers

Informed Comment

The bottom feeders – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Humans have bottom feeders as well. You could argue that scammers, internet trolls and others that go out of their way to financially or mentally hurt others are opportunistic predators, as are those that assault others either physically or mentally. It wouldn’t be hard to suggest that those businesses with practices that are just on the right side of the law are also opportunistic and clearly out to exploit the intent of the law to make a living.

Source: The bottom feeders – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Government

The Rise of the Consultant Governing Class – CounterPunch.org

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They have become the outsourcing mandarins, consultancy companies which have served to degrade expertise in the public sector while diminishing the quality of services. Along the way, they have charged astronomical fees in giving repeatedly flawed advice. Consultants, packaged as all wise gurus, have become the great confidence tricksters.

Source: The Rise of the Consultant Governing Class – CounterPunch.org

Uncategorized

Old Dog Thought- IA prove media is a free-for-all in a marketplace where truth, facts news and information have little or no place.

Fighting Fake News with REAL 10/9/22; EU and the winter Freeze; Crikey on the World Stage thank Lachlan; AI call them out as Scammers;

LNP Government

Australian charities are struggling with demand: the Coalition will rue turning its back on them – Michael West
Charities, ACNC

The charity sector is struggling in the face of unprecedented demand from those the Coalition refuses to help. There are now fears that many charities won’t survive. But if they go down, a big chunk of Australia’s social safety net will go with them, as will large numbers of jobs. Julie Macken reports.

Australian charities are struggling with demand: the Coalition will rue turning its back on them – Michael West
Business Crime, Corporate Crime, crime, Uncategorized, White Collar Crime

Australians lost nearly half a billion dollars to scammers in 2018, says ACCC – Business – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Animation of a laptop screen showing the words 'Fraud Alert'.

Were Banks included in these figures along with other corporate bodies?

However even forget that, the greatest scammers that targeted Australia were actually Captain Cook from the very first moment of discovery and it continued from then until invasion day and thereafter till now. Conservatives want all of this history written out of the Australian narrative? Far too inclusive for them it seems and it might lead to TREATY and RECOGNITION. We can’t have that!! Why is NZ so different to us when it comes to an honest and shared history of their nation? Why is it that it threatens Conservatives in the IPA, LNP and News Corp so much? Their paid for News Corp voice simply calls shared historical fact as “fake”  but not so the ABC that opens these stories to be shared to us all? (ODT)

via Australians lost nearly half a billion dollars to scammers in 2018, says ACCC – Business – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

India, Uncategorized

From India’s ‘Diamond King’ to jail: Nirav Modi’s fall from grace

Modi’s uncle and co-accused, Mehul Choksi, with Bollywood actress Urvashi Sharma.

Nirav Modi’s rise from a $70-a-month trainee to the biggest player in India’s multibillion-dollar diamond industry was swift. But now he’s in prison, accused of fraud on a truly massive scale.

Adani rose out of the same Industry with the same dark background.

via From India’s ‘Diamond King’ to jail: Nirav Modi’s fall from grace

Humour

All Options Are On The Table, But Clearly Not Scott Morrison Answering A Difficult Question! – » The Australian Independent Media Network

What a tangled web they weave (ODT)

Anyway, I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s interview with Greg Hunt where he tells us that went on the record as saying that he never heard Scott Morrison express anti-Muslim views at a Cabinet meeting and the revelation that he wasn’t at the meeting only proves that he couldn’t possibly have heard anything that ScoMo said, before telling everyone that he’ll be available for speaking engagements in a couple of months… Or, if you like, he can twist balloons into whatever shape you want and entertain the kids because he’ll have a lot of time on his hands come post-election.

via All Options Are On The Table, But Clearly Not Scott Morrison Answering A Difficult Question! – » The Australian Independent Media Network