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Wednesday, September 08, 2010

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admin	START HERE>>>>>	WHAT'S NEW? CLICK HERE! CURRENT STORIES WITH LINKS TO REST OF THE SITE WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? - MEMBERSHIP INFO FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS EMAIL US VRI 22865 Lake Forest Dr. Lake Forest CA, 92630 Phone: 949-340-0041	2767	7
admin	INDEXES TO ARCHIVES	ARCHIVES - 18,154 FILES MAIN ARCHIVES LETTERS A - Z OIL, GAS AND MINING COMPANIES WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	73	11
admin	ADMIN BIOS & ARTICLES	VRI ADMIN, PUBLISHED OPINIONS AND EDITORIALS WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	127	26
admin	LINKS & RESOURCES	AN UNOFFICIAL GUIDE FOR CONTACTING SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCIES But with some help listed on where to go to check out an investment WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	11	34
admin	AVOIDING FRAUD ARTICLES	THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A ''GUARANTEED'' INVESTMENT Scam artists tailor their investment pitches well to entice unsuspecting investors. Avoid any pitches that require you to "act now" or that "guarantee" returns. WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	1514	94
admin	PONZIS, PYRAMIDS and START UPS - Examples	PONZIS AND PYRAMIDS > PONZI - A fake investment scheme where returns to older investors are paid out of new investors money > PYRAMID - A fake business effort where new participants are paid out of fees paid by new participants WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US INVESTMENT LOSS TAX WRITE OFF INFO THAT MAY SURPRISE YOU - CLICK HERE	1463	47
admin	OIL, GAS, MINING	OIL AND GAS FRAUD RISK The oil and gas company raises 3-5 times the amount of money necessary to drill the well(s) and steals the excess money raised. Two pages WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US INVESTMENT LOSS TAX WRITE OFF INFO THAT MAY SURPRISE YOU - CLICK HERE	11759	146
admin	PUBLIC STOCK, BROKERS AND INVESTMENT ADVISORS	IF WALL STREET PAYS BIG BONUSES TO THE 'BEST AND BRIGHTEST'... Why do the 'best and brightest' keep doing really stupid things that bring the financial services industry into disrepute? WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	545	42
admin	FUNDS, BONDS, AND ANNUITIES	MUTUAL FUNDS ARE SIMPLY A WAY TO INVEST IN A LOT OF STOCKS AT ONCE > In a bull market most mutual funds will go up as much the whole market MINUS the fees. Over a 10 year period the fees can subtract 50% of investor earnings. > In a bear market most mutual funds will go down as much as much as the whole market PLUS the fees. > Some will do better, others will do worse depending on the stocks they pick. > As a general rule Mutual Funds are a good way to invest in a bull market, but losers in a bear or sideways market. In the current bear market only 17 out of 2,100 funds made money. WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	548	41
admin	COMMODITIES, FOREX & FUTURES	TYPICAL COMMODITIES, OPTIONS, FOREX FRAUD Lying about the success of the trading efforts in order to induce investment money, part or all of the money is actually used for the personal gain of the principles of the company. TIPOFFS: > Claims (even written) of consistent returns to investors, usually of 2-5% a month, often with claims of ''no risk''. > Be cautious of firms located in Florida, a Carribbean island, or South America. WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	226	40
admin	THE ECONOMY, INVESTING AND THE MARKETS	THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE UNITED STATES The ''green shoots'' of recovery WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	124	40
admin	SECURITIES, LEGAL AND TAX ISSUES	IF YOU HAVE LOST MONEY ON A FRAUDULENT INVESTMENT A 165 Theft Loss Deduction allows investors to write off the entire loss in one year (instead of being limited to $3,000 per year) and roll unused losses forward for 20 years. This allows a recapture of 30-50% of an investment loss caused by fraud/theft. > VRI Assessment Fee for 165 Qualification - 0 > VRI 165 Theft Loss Qualification Packet - $395 MORE INFO - CLICK HERE WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	294	40
admin	REAL ESTATE, MORTGAGE AND LOAN	REAL ESTATE FRAUD One of the most common frauds in existance WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US INVESTMENT LOSS TAX WRITE OFF INFO THAT MAY SURPRISE YOU - CLICK HERE	435	41
admin	HIGH YIELD INVESTMENT PROGRAM, or HYIPS	*THERE ARE NO* ''SECRET'' TRADING PROGRAMS WITH EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH YIELDS Originally called 'prime bank' trading programs, they change names frequently, such as ''roll'', ''medium term note'' and ''bank debenture'' trading programs. Enter this forum for basic info...or Googlesearch ''prime bank fraud'' and read 242,000 entries explaining why the 'scam of the century' does not exist. WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US INVESTMENT LOSS TAX WRITE OFF INFO THAT MAY SURPRISE YOU - CLICK HERE**	167	41
admin	ELDERLY, RELIGIOUS & AFFINITY GROUPS	DEFRAUDING THE ELDERLY AND RELIGIOUS The most nauseating scams of all. But far too common as both seem to provide 'natural' victims for conmen of all stripes. WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	145	40
admin	NIGERIAN SCAMS	SOME NIGERIAN 419 SCAM PITCHES Whatever their heart rending pitch is, sooner or later they ask you for money. If you send it to them kiss your money good bye. WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	227	40
admin	LOTTERY SCAMS AND COUNTERFEIT CHECKS	YOU HAVE WON AN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AND CAN COLLECT IF YOU PAY A SMALL FEE. BUT... 1) Foreign lotteries are illegal in the U.S. 2) NO legitimate lottery from any country charges any upfront fees for winners to claim a prize 'Nuff said? WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	108	40
admin	CHARITY SCAMS	USING YOUR HEARTSTRINGS TO RIP YOU OFF Charity scams abound where the scammer keeps 80-90% of the money raised for the charity. Police and firefighters relief funds are particularly susceptible to these scams WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	65	40
admin	INTERNATIONAL BOILER ROOM STOCK SCAMS	INTERNATIONAL BOILER ROOM SCAMS 1) Unlicensed firms buying stock from 'shaky' or fraudulent companies, marking it up in price 5 to 10 times and reselling it to unwary investors, often called 'Reg S' fraud 2) Falsely offering to buy back the same stock at a huge profit if the victim pays an upfront fee. Pay the fee...no sale 3) Steal the identity of legitimate firms to 'confirm' legitimacy 4) Setting up fake securities agencies, complete with websites, to falsely confirm the FEES investors have to pay are 'real' WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	1040	40
admin	BOILER ROOM SALESPERSONS	FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PHONE Most boiler room salespersons initially don't know they are selling a scam. But whether they know or not here are some of the tricks they are trained in to get you to send them money WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	36	40
admin	POTPOURRI OF FRAUD	MISCELLANEOUS FRAUD From the worldwide efforts of conmen and theives WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS THIS WEBSITE ABOUT? FAQS ON SITE USAGE RED ALERTS CONTACT US	175	40