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If you receive a text message supposedly from your bank, claiming you need to re-activate your card, beware: It’s a scam
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillI recently received a text message, supposedly from TD Canada Trust, saying: “Your debit card starting with [the first four numbers of my debit card] is disabled. To re-activate your card, click below.” The link that was provided was a fake TD link. The purpose of the scam is to get people to reveal their […]
Stories about missing millions are of interest to many people
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillFrom time to time, I like to share stories about evidence related to cases, or alleged cases, of scams and scamming. I’m responding to what I’ve learned people like to read about. Lawyer in hiding The focus of the current blog is an April 5, 2014 Toronto Star article entitled: Golnaz Vakili: Lawyer in hiding […]
I never met Phil Gray, author of Ghosts of Targets Past, in person but I much enjoyed getting to know him
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI never met Phil Gray in person. I much enjoyed getting to know him online, and I’m pleased there are people around who knew him, and have spoken with him. Phil Gray was on the email distribution list that I use to send out updates related to this website. He enjoyed my website and quite […]
American Hustle (2013) is loosely based upon the late 1970s FBI Abscam sting
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillSeveral overviews based upon the movie American Hustle (2013) – from The New Yorker, The Daily Beast, and The Telegraph, among other sources – are available online. The IMDb overview of the film sums up the story: “A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive British partner, Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild […]