Lottery scam, Investment scam...

Political scam,
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

It's just breaking the victim's or victims' trust. An individual, or Group, or Party NOT KEEPING ITS WORD.
A man's word is his bond -- this credo is a dyiing commodity, especially in the corporate and political arenas.
Well, the spiritual arena too, if I learnt right. Maybe 'not right', cause I'm a "leftist"!


First it may be one individual, next may be a group, finally it's a whole constituency.
Just before reaching the ABYSS, it's the blardy Whole Country of Malaysia.


God save NegaraKu, Amen/A(won)men.

From The Star, 2 items refer:


From Da Sien daily in the blardy sleepy townof Rasah where a buy-erection is keenly awaited -- will someone go off for a heavenly ride a li'l early for the constituents, and People's S(H)akes?

Like the kind hearted Machap, Ijok wakil apa itu, I sudah lupa! I ingat masa saye pun sudah lewat...


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Item 1: INDIVIDUAL SCAM


Saturday April 21, 2007


Student falls victim to Net scam

PENANG: A student lost all her college fees totalling RM148,000 to a syndicate which told her that she had won RM3.3mil in two Internet lucky draws.

The 20-year-old student first received a call on March 20 from a woman telling her that she had won RM120,000 in a Hong Kong Turf Club online draw.

But in order to collect her winnings, she was told to deposit RM46,000 as insurance and processing fees.

She then transferred the amount into an overseas bank account on March 30.

George Town OCPD Asst Comm Azam Abd Hamid said that later the same day, she received another call from a man informing her that she had won an extra RM3.2mil in a bonus draw.

“She managed to raise a further RM102,000. The money was then deposited into the same account on Wednesday.

“After not hearing anything from the callers, she realised she had been cheated and made a police report the next day,” he said yesterday.

ACP Azam said a check showed that the phone number used to call the victim was registered in China, adding that the case had been classified as cheating.

“This was not the first time that such a thing had occurred. We have issued several warnings through the media but such cases continue to occur.

“The syndicate could also be behind several cases reported in the state over the past several months,” he said.


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Item 2: GROUP SCAM

Millions lost in e-invest scam

PENANG: Thousands of people nationwide are believed to have lost several million ringgit in an Internet “investment” scheme known as buy-e-barrel which has closed down abruptly.

Investors have been unable to log onto their online accounts over the past two weeks.

An investor, who declined to be named, said he managed to “escape” before the US-based pyramid scheme collapsed.

“I made a few thousand ringgit from the scheme which offered daily interest of between 2% and 3% for an investment of between US$100 (RM345) and US$2,000 (RM6,900),” he said.

He believed that many of those who lost their money were government servants, adding that they took part in the scheme at the tailend.

George Town OCPD Asst Comm Azam Abd Hamid said the police were aware of such a scheme but had yet to receive any report from those who lost money.

He advised victims to lodge police reports if they had been cheated so that they could investigate the case as cheating.

The Securities Commission has issued an alert on more than 50 websites which

promised quick returns with minimum investments and urged the public not to invest in them.

“These websites are not authorised or approved under the country's securities laws to deal in securities or whatever investments,” ACP Azam said.

A check by The Star found that buy-e-barrel was among the websites mentioned in the SC list at: www.sc.com.my/eng/html/licensing/ investors/Alert_list.html.

The SC recently froze two bank accounts with RM1.6mil and closed two websites

said to be connected to a global Internet investment scam run by Cambridge Capital Trading.

Last week, the National Fatwa Council passed a fatwa forbidding Muslims from investing in shares on the Internet.

Related Stories:
There’s no short cut to wealth
Student falls victim to Net scam


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Item 3: PARTY SCAM


There’s no short cut to wealth

KUANTAN: There is no short cut to wealth, not even via the Internet, advised Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yesterday.

He urged the public not to put their earnings and savings in cyber get-rich-quick schemes which he likened to similar scams popular some 20 years ago.

“There are severe and dangerous effects to the schemes offered through the Internet. Your entire life savings can go up in smoke and when this happens, your retirement days will not look that rosy,” he told reporters after officially launching the Malaysian Unit Trust Week (MSAM) organised by Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) at Padang MPK 2 here.

Najib said the Internet investment schemes were similar to previous get-rich-quick scams that were so popular during the 1980s such as Pak Man Telo.

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DESI: Why do you think I say this is a SCAM, preaching holy, holy stuff by national leaders?




Machap's folks saw development funds pouring in after its late SA (from MCA) died.

Now, IJOK folks are seeing a tsunami of funds pouring in (RM36million alone promised by the MB!) after its SA (from MIC) also died.
Do you blame the constituents from Rasah or Bachok or Miri or Timbucktree praying that the next "Kicker of the bucket" cometh from their constituency? Who doesn't want DURIAN RUNTUH? Oops, mGf AweOfHelen says there's no constituency by the name of Timbucktree. Okay, make it Pu-chong, part bearing nama Desi wat!


Well, the Rakyat has been CONNED again, and again, by the country's/party leaders, who say one thing, do another. mGf blogger Maverick SM says" CAKAP TAK SERUPA BIKIN.

Remember Lim Fui Ming, State Assemblyman of Hahau, Negri Sembilan. He won on DAP ticket; resigned, then joined MCA a few months later. No, MCA leaders said that LIM DID NOT BARGAIN FOR ANYTHING TO JOIN THE MCA PARTY.

You believe these rascals? Tell it to the marines, mGf Mave adds -- I can read his mind though he did NOT open his mouth.

Isn't this commission of jumping party a breach of Bahau's constituents' trust.
If you are of any dignity and integrity, DO WHAT DATUK SHARIR SAMAD OINCE DID.

Another so-called maverick, Sharir at least had his principles s in tact by resigning the Johor Baru parliament seat he won on BN-UMNO ticket after falling out with then PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Sharir then re-contested as an Independent and he still won.
Mavericky, yes, but a principled on. A Blogger too -- too bad he turned down our INVITE to speak at that May 10, 2007 Bloggers Gathering. JB constituents call. YB. another time, we have time. But we have no time for the ilks of Lim Fui Ming -- Tiger Lee, Khoo Seng Hock also of Negri Sembilan, remember? -- and I hope the Bahau electors will send him next time into Oblivion. I wanted to use a four-letter word, but that's "most unkindest of all".

So DPM, accepting trash of the ilks of Lim, Lee and Khoo kind -- and oh, don't forget, your UMNO cronies -- Zakaria M(a)d Deros, Said Yusof -- are they NOT IN BREACH OF THE RAKYAT's TRUST?

POLITICAL SCAMMERS ALL -- maybe it's leadership by example in BN?

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As an Aside, which means Digresssing a byte, a Blogger's privilege to abuse: A GOODE REASON FOR YOU TO STAR BLOGGING!:)

I just received by Email, UNSOLICITED, this:


" Attention: (Recipient's name-lah). Your careful attention is required. Over 81,112 prizes to be awarded in amounts up to $10,000,000.00 USD, guaranteed to be issued to winners in Award Series IV this month. To confirm prizes you have pending click on the prize next to your name below. Checks are guaranteed to be issued and over has already been awarded!

This is a Formal Notice of Won and Pending Prizes!
I am thrilled to bring you this official notice which confirms The Awards Committee's nomination of Choong Yen loong as a guaranteed prize winner pending submission of the winning entry. This is not a mistake, provided you submit the winning entry in accordance with the official rules of FreeLotto you are guaranteed that prize award.
Even now, (......Name-lah! ....), you probably thought this could never happen that you, (.....name-lah! .....) , could be A BIG CASH WINNER. But it's absolutely true: ALL Cash Prizes won in the FL AWARD SERIES IV are 100% GUARANTEED to be paid to the confirmed winner.
Just look at some of the prizes we've already awarded in Award Series I through IV - Over $76,000,000.00 and we expect to award 81,112 more prizes this month, over $337,800,000 available to be won.
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(etc, et al, ad nauseum ...YOu know, I know, enuf-lah ...Poor girl student did NOT no! )

DESI: Like Desperate Dan this is an Urgetn APpeal -- Can any lawyer advise how I can calim the Prize I purported have won? I'll split thee, 30% enuf? OKay, 90%-lah, Beggars can't be choosers!

UPDATEd @1.55PM:

Dear ER, as for that Da Sien story, I'm waiting for an Ipohlang Dr Say YH to revert. Patience, can? Miss P is also virtuous!
Bye, go back to that Ijok Buy-election!