An article by Christopher Maag in Business Insider reminds us that scam TV preacher Peter Popoff is trolling old people and poor people with a promise to wipe their debts away with “anointed oil,” vials of water, and rubber erasers … Continue reading
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Who Is Stealing from Your Mama? Dean Bonner An acquaintance made a big deal of her refined Charleston upbringing—until she let it slip that she was actually a native of Charlotte. I had to duck when I pointed out with a … Continue reading
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Just this week, we got two new health newsletters from Agora Financial subsidiary companies. The first, from “Nutrition & Healing” addressed from PO Box 725 in Frederick, MD (as are many of their financial products), claims that standard prostate therapy … Continue reading
Before you order, do a Google search of “complaints” followed by the name of the business, charity, organization, or person. The Swiss Colony has a long list of complaints. More than 619 complaints through the Milwaukee and Monroe, Wisconsin Better … Continue reading
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“Dry Up Cancer With Bread” and other elderly scams can be found on the link below from a blogger who kept track of all the direct mail his elderly parent received over a few months. I’ve run into a nearly … Continue reading
Would They Put Their Own Mom or Grandma On Their Direct Mail Lists? In trying to get my 90-year-old mother-in-law (with dementia) off the mass mailings (wrote to 101 so far to be removed), my research turned up things other … Continue reading