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Who's Calling? Not the Government.
How many of us pick up the phone, expecting to hear, "Hey, you owe me money. Now pay up – or else"? But that's what's been happening recently to people in the immigrant community. Those aren't the exact words, and the caller claims to be from the government – but that's the message people are getting: Send money. Or else.
Our friends at the Esperanza Center, part of Catholic Charities of Baltimore, spotted the scam. Several of their clients got texts and calls from someone claiming to be from a government agency – sometimes specifically from Immigration Service. (Which sounds like the real agency, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, but isn't.)
People heard different reasons why they might owe money to the government. Maybe they were supposed to pay for part of a "government-funded scholarship." Or maybe they're just told they owe money, plain and simple. But the caller always asked for money. Naturally, they asked for money to be wired or put on a rechargeable credit card. Both are the same as sending cash, with basically no chance of getting the money back.
Here are a few things to remember. The government will never text or call you asking for money. Even if you get a call that seems real, check it out. Look up the real number for the government agency and call to see what the story is. And be suspicious if anyone – no matter who they say they are – asks you to wire money, or load a rechargeable credit card. There's no legitimate reason for someone to ask you to send money that way.
If these scam artists worked as hard at real jobs as they do scams, one of these chiselers might come up with a cure for a major disease!!
If anyone from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansa
City by the name of Ester George emails you and has the phone number (913)210-4999. Contact the FTC mand the FBI
I got a call saying they are the us government, the accent was Indian. I threatened to call the police on them the idiot threatened to contact the police on me for calling the government a fraud. I don't call the government a fraud call con artists like him a fraud.
Just happened to me they called last night and again just 5mins ago... When he started saying he was part of the U.S i interrupted him and said, "Its ok I already reported you. " He instantly hung up.
Have you ever had any other types of calls from this guy? I've had the same guy with an Indian accent who has been calling for over a year. The scams change and he spoofs new numbers all the time. Sometimes he is lazy and uses a recording but it's usually live. I wish someone could make it stop. Due to special circumstances I have to answer my phone. I just keep blocking these numbers but it's gotten old.
same thing just happened to me
I got a call from an Indian guy too. He Said I qualify for free financial aid and that he doesn't need any personal information or commitment. But it still seems spooky bc I can't call the number back and he randomly hangs up
In my business where 90% of my clients are Hispanic, I have seen this happen with IRS, Immigration, bill collectors, and various other "so called" agencies "supposedly" calling for money. I advise all to just hang up if they receive these calls. I have even reported the numbers etc to IRS and USCIS, etc.
They didn't send my money and they ask me to send them 250 dollars
Same here.. Almost thought it was for real but then thy said to call them while I'm in the parki g lot and they'll receive my payment of 250.00 in order to receive my 6,700 .. B.S.
never send money
THIS IS A SCAM: They call themselves "Federal Bureau of Crime Investigation" telling you that you have pending cases, and offering to close them for a fee. The scam call originated from 214-416-0423
They just did that to me yesterday told me to send them $996 an when i asked for there address he wouldnt give it to me.
Either hang up or tell them to take your name and tel. no. off their list. And if that doesn't work let them know you have their no. and will give it to the proper authority. If it's a robo call hang up, just hang up.
Just got a call from this woman broken english said she was from Washington DC has a grant of $10, don't have to pay back no taxes Free money, because I am a US ctizen, no crimnal record, no bankruptcies, And culd se the money however I wish pay off loans, pay off debt, or start a buissness, go on vacation whatever. Sounds like a scam I said, she wanted a bank account Number or card to send It to In 1hr then said I why can't you send it through the Mail from US Treasurey authenticity stamp validation she said They don't do that cause Of the large sum Of money. So she said go buy a money card at walmart call me back on a saturday morning??? Cause buisness hours??? Total Scam!!! Gvernment never give me anythng Free!!! Beware Of fraud!!!!
Caller: Grant Deartment Of Washington DC
Just got a call today from a guy saying i have $5000 free cash coming from the government. The guy gave me this number to call 1-315-636-5380 and ask for Colin he wanted me to send him close to $400 to be able to receive this cash through western union. It told the guy that he's nothing but a scammer and he told me to go to hell.
I received a call today and the caller said he was calling from the Federal Trade Commission. He claimed to have intercepted a check of mine worth 800 000 dollars. Ofcourse I knew it was a scam. I just told the person that I was busy at work so I'd call him back later but I just wanted to get off the call really. I have saved the number under scammer so I won't answer next time. The number of the caller is 239 300 6975. Save it in your phone so you don't waste your time by talking to this person.
Please file formal complaints about phone scammers at ftc.gov/complaint. Law enforcement agencies use these complaints to build investigations and prosecute people who break the law.
I received a call today from a woman who said she was with the United States Government and I had been randomly selected, along with 15,000 other people, to receive $8,400 in grant money and all I had to do was give her my bank debit card number, checking account or savings account number. When I asked her to provide me with something in writing before I gave her my account number she said that the government does not provide anything in writing. She said she could give me a call back number for confirmation of the funds deposited into my account but only AFTER I provided her with my account information. I explained to her that I was reluctant and leary due to the fact that she could not provide anything in writing. She told me that if I did not provide her with the account information then my name would be taken off the list and I would not receive the money. I told her that I was not giving my account information out. I then tried to call the number back that was on my caller ID and it said that it was no longer a working number! Beware!!
I have been receiving calls from telephone number 916-546-8929 and the caller sounds Hindu and claims to be with the Attorney General's Office. The have told me that I have a lawsuit against me and are sending the police to my home and work to arrest me if I don't cooperate. There are many complaints on this number and it is a SCAM. I am reporting them to the AG's Office and blocked their number from my phone.
They just called me yesterday an said the same actual stuff how can we report them?
I got a call to today some Guy that didn't speak hardly English tell me I had a judgement against me and if I didn't show in court I would get arrested
Please file formal complaints about phone scammers at ftc.gov/complaint. Law enforcement agencies use these complaints to build investigations and prosecute people who break the law.
I also got a call from some foreign person saying I owe them money from a pay day loan if a Jared Jones ask for me then said he was transferring me to his supervisor Adrian Walker (980-263-2492)I as him to provide me with any kind of paper and he said he doesn't have to because they sent me emails regarding this matter, never got any email. When I hang up on him he put me on a automatic redial, until i answered and told him i don't owe this money he insisted that I pay them. I contacted the BBB in my state to file a complaint.
I rec'd several calls from different people saying they work for the Consumer protection agrncy....MR. ROBERT DOYLE, his number 2025584587 telling me i won American sweepstakes and the reason I am getting scam calls is..i really did win and they need to get my winnings to me! I told him that i don'tbelieve any of it if i gotta pay something to Get my ..he said anything over $250k had to be insured and registers and e have to pay Brinks security to deliver the money ..5% of the total winning s...$2250.00
I told him that i don't have the money and shouldn't have to pay to get my prize..he saidto call brinks securty and they will verify everything 8662515399....I hung up with him and i know its another scam..I have been targeted at least 12 times now...i guess its time to change my number! Something needs to be done here!! I am sick of these calls!!
Received a call from a Dave Marshal (not really his name) After several call thru the week, I finally answered. He said he was from the I.R.S., I knew he wasn't. He asked for the company name I made up a name, he said here is our credit account, and I owe $30,000.00, I had to pay thru a Walmart. The number he gave me was 347-722-9061, I called him back and he did answer. I called the FBI, they said to report on here. They said that the call is probably coming from Nigeria.
I answered two calls for my wife today from Maryland - both of them by people with foreign accent - Indian or Pakistani advising that my wife is being charged with FRAUD by the IRS and that she is about to be arrested in connection with those charges. The first caller claimed to be Deputy Anderson - Badge # 6162 - with the Florida Sate Police Department. He said we should call the IRS number 410-246-5303 to verify the charges. I knew immediately that it was a scam and immediately found similar cases being reported on the internet. Called the number, just to check and the answering service said the extension was busy and I should leave a message. I hung up. Ten minutes later, another call - from JAMES SPENCER, with the Federal Division of Criminal Enforcement, out of Maryland, phone 410-246-5303 - saying that my wife had made miscalculations on her tax returns from 2008-2009-2010 and that she was going to be arrested. I told him to go dig for gold some
place else because if we owed the IRS any money we would be first to know about it, not him. The next time we get such call I will give them the number of our legal advisor (the FBI) for them to call!
I don't know if it does any good to post here. I've been getting calls from Jamaica for almost a year now. daily. I either don't answer, or pick up and just say stop calling this number. Also from
the "FTC" saying call back very urgent!! I've had my number for so many years I really can't give it up. Every time I block Jamaica's number they call again with a different number. Driving me nuts, but I am just a stubborn as they are. Boots.
as im writing this a scammer is texting me about mystery shopper job. who do i cobtact. they already sent fake check to me as the first assignment.
I just received a phone, from an unknown number, saying that U.S. Government Grants Department from Washington D.C. The representive, Albert ext 150B, said 1700 people have been chosen to receive an $8,000 grant. These people were chosen base on the demographic area, no felony records nor bankruptcy. I was chosen to receive this grant and use it for paying off medical bills, loans or home improvements. This grant would be free of interest clharges nor would I have too pay back. Again, he said I was one of the 1700 people to receive this grant.
After he made his pitch he asked how I would like to receive my money. I asked what my options were; he answered by sending the money to my checking, credit card or cash. Hmm, that's interesting, I didn't know the government sends cash. I told him I would rather receive via check. His answer was that they don't send checks because not everyone has a checking account. Okay?? After listening to his reason I asked for his name, which he was nice enough to give it to me. I also asked for his call back number, but he didn't have one, because it should have populated on my phone. However, he gave me his manager's name and number, Adam Foster 202-697-9472, in case I need to reach Albert.
Albert proceeded with the next process, which Adam would call me back to ask for my additional information that is missing on their records. I asked what information was on his records; my name and address was his answer. I asked where did his department obtain my information, apparently I filled out a survey in December. Then asked for my age, because they need to know what my age group would use the grant for. At this point I was playing a long because I knew it was a scam, so my incorrect age is 45. As the call almost ended, Albert gave me a confirmation number, two letters with three numbers, and told me to wait for Adam to call me back. I would verify or give my information to receive my $8,000 grant.
PLEASE, don't fall for this scam. Never GIVE anyone your PERSONAL information.
Exactly similar situation happened to me today. I was sure that no one gives away free money. The person asked me exactly same questions mentioned above. I played along for a while and then asked her to prove if this was not a fake call. She could not give a good answer and hung up. ha ha...
lol... just got my phone call today for the same exact thing.. i knew it was a scam and i played along, Adam Foster 240-232-2158 , hope he is waiting a long time for me at wal mart and too boot i was supposed to bring $210 exactly to western union and call him before i go into store.... how stupid do these people think we are? mine was $7000 grant
Someone from 210-401-3798 Called pretending to be officer Alex Morganand threatening a legal action if I did not call back. I searched for that number and found various blogs people complaining about same scam.
Somebody called my job but they said it a lawsuit against my ssn an he put me on hold an suppose to read advadit an said i can settle out of court for $996..then they left a message talkin about have me or my attorney call and stated my my last for of my ssn.
Watch out for a company victim economics, they say they are a non profit organization to help people get money back from fraudulent businesses, first one guy gets on the phone to check you out and tell you a little about the money you will get back and then he has another guy call you to tell you that you can get your money back for $89 for legal costs. Several companies have called me with this same story. they even have a web site, my lawyer and the Consumer protection agency said to just hang up on these people trying to scam you.
My call claimed to come from Social Security. He said all senior citizens were going to receive new cards and he needed to verify that I was the right person. He knew my name, phone number and address. He wanted to know where my check was direct deposited each month. I told him. Then he wanted to "verify the routing number and account number". I told him NO WAY and hung up. He just wanted a golden paved road into my back accounts!
I got a call today 347-559-7963 saying he was from the IRS and told me I owe some taxes. what I did was ask him about my last four of my SSS to check if he was really from the IRS. when he can't answer I just hung up the phone.
If they don't give you a badge number and REAL call back number that you can actually verify the reason for the call or e-mail ignore and report to the REAL
A woman with a very heavy accent called my business looking for me, my husband told her I was not in, she then told him she was from the I R S and that I was under investigation and should call Kenneth Webster back as soon as possible at 415-223-1186.
Suspecting a scam, I search his name and Internal Revenue Service investigations, and found many people who have been contacted by the same scam. I am not calling back.
Got a call from this Number asking for $10,000 to stop check and bank fraud action from the federal Government , I said what office he said FBI I said ok will call the FBI and give them your Number and he hung up.The number he called me from is 2o2-803-5785 out of Washington DC
1 Of Adam Foster's employees just called me from (202) 000-1111 asking me 2 call (202) 697-6066 (Not the best #) & (202)697-9472 2 Talk 2 Adam & give a confirmation #. 3 letters & 4 digits. 1/14/14 7:05Pm.
foreign accent caller left voice message saying to call back to 415 690 1321 before legal action is taken, they have determined I have a deficiency in my income tax. Yeah, right.
I live in the greater Baltimore area. We have received similar calls from (424) 210-3580, both times it has been a lady with an Indian/Pakistani accent. She has threatened me with arrest since I "have three separate charges" against me for taxes. Since I do my taxes each year, I know that I don't owe the IRS or any government agency any money whatsoever. I pay all my bills on time including credit cards, auto loan, utilities, etc. So knowing all of this, I know this is nothing but a scam. When I started questioning and prying her for informational, she got abusive and reiterated that police was on the way to my home. People, please do not take these scammers seriously or give them any money. They are fraudsters trying to scam hard-working people of money, I hope they rot in hell, Amen!
we got call today stating he works for FBI and there is investigation going on and we better call them back he was speaking broken english, number is 202-754-8075. just want others to be aware of this.
one of friend also, got scammed for lottery ticket win, she is widow lives alone, so at first they gave her 2500.00 to show good faith when she went to the bank to cash it account was closed, after that they were calling her fifty times a day, threatening her that they know where she lives and they will burn her house, and kill her etc. also to scar her they left Private investigators flier at her door and mail box. all this calls originated from Jamaica, so far they have taken more than fifty thousand dollars from her, she is scared to report to the police because she lives alone. This is crazy why something is not done. so many people falls for threats, and elderly lives alone. I wish our government would something to catch them and they be punished for it. Not only that in this scam there were people involve from here guy posed as PI, person whose name the check was written to her.
Message left on my answer machine - pending IRS litigation - call back - important. It is a415 area code that initally answered that the magic jack customer is unavailable. Then later that you have racshed the irs and the mailbox is full.I received no prior notices b4 of any taxes owed. Bware.
415-251-3851 Scam. Saying they are IRS and I am deficient in taxes. They did not have an amount. Must pay now or they are freezing all accounts and sending local authorities to arrest me and put me in jail. Must be paid now. I returned call they caller id'd and knew who I was.
February 17th, 2014
First call was to warn I had 48 hours to call to resolve an unknown issue (caller ID phone number (888) 278-8565). They gave me a case #...
I did not get the message until the next caller (574)-968-8334 from South Bend In.
called to let me know they were from summons and processing.
Summons and processing for whom I was thinking...
I was told there were charges pending against me for fraud under my name and social. To call back with case number...
When I called to find out more info I asked them to identify themselves they hung up on me.
I called back, someone else answered and would not identify themselves until I gave them a case number. I let them know the case number was UN-important until they identified themselves. He had told me that this may not pertain to me and that was the reason for the lack of cooperation on his part.
Nice try! get a life!!
I told them I would turn their number in to the authorities and hung up.
There were many hints that they were not ligit... Music in the background, the UN-professional way they answered the phone. It sounded like I was calling a cell phone. There was no message box when no on answered.
Besides all that if it were ligit, I should have received certified mail in this regard. Since I know I had done nothing wrong I also had nothing to fear. Courts will not call you for reasons such as these.
When you get a call that you suspect is from a scammer, the best thing to do is stop talking to them. Hang up the phone! Here are some tips on how to handle unwanted calls.
Anybody receive an automated call. I received one 30 min ago. Said his name was Mike from the IRS. We r under investigation for fraud. Gave a toll free number to call or press one to sleak with someone. So i pressed one and I didnt write the phone number down. When it went to transfer me, it just beeped out like a fax line. So I called the IRS and he said that IRS never calls anyone for any reason. They will send notice through the mail. And especially not an automated system either. He said if they call back to write the number down and call him back and report the number. He said there isnt any fraud on my part. I couldnt believe it. What jerks are out there these days. So beware of automated calls too, not just real live peole calling scams now ....#smh
My father received a called from a 415 area code number from a person speaking very broken English claiming to be from the IRS Bureau of Investigation. My father does not speak much English, so he asked to do a 3-way call in order for me to speak on his behalf. The person on the other side of the line did not wanted to talk to me even when my father was listening. So he game me this number 415-251-3851 for Keneth Webster and when I called and said I wanted to know what was going on, the person hanged up the phone.
I went online, to try to contact the IRS directly and found all these blogs, so I advise my father to say that he contacted the FBI the next time this scams call him.
Be Aware!!!
Got a call from a "Charles Green" from the "Federal Govt Office" claiming there are 3 allegations against me for a certain tax year. He had a heavy Indian accent and told me he was issuing a warrant for my arrest & sending police to arrest me since I wasn't co-operative. # came up as coming from District of Columbia. Please be wary of these calls and do not give any personal info over the phone.
Booty's Jamaican bunch is brothering my brother. He just don't want to beleive the are Scam. But they are I wish I could find them and then be able to show them living in Vegas
Received call today that is exactly like BCarter received about Government grant in an amount of $7500.00. Gave me call back number of 202-436-9770 and also a 5 digit to verify. I asked for someone who spoke better English...he hung up. Knew it was a scam.
My Father just received a phone call from someone with the caller ID indicating it was from the District of Columbia. He (the person calling), verified my Father's address and said there was a warrant for his arrest and police officers would be at his address in 30 minutes. Heavy accent. My Father told the caller to make sure he is with them because he has a size 12 that he wanted to put up his arse when they arrived. No one ever showed up!
First, I now realize why some scammers take the chance on operating the way they do. I found it very difficult to find answers here on the IRS site to report the fraudulent call we received.
So I am only left with leaving a blog message hoping an IRS official will read this.
Checking our answering machine we found a msg stating, in a robotic Hindu voice, that we were being sued, IRS style.
The number 209-320-1607 was left for us to call back, which of course we did not. Instead looked it up on the net and found others with similar complaint connected to the same number.
We surely hope folks are smarter these days and don't fall for this garbage and return the call.
And to the IRS, it looks like this number has been in service for awhile now. We hope you are doing something about it.
That's all I've got to day about that.
I received 5 calls today on my machine that were very threatening, I called back it was an Ohio number 567_251-0045, Indian guy claiming he is with the IRS fraud department and my husband under plaid taxes from 2008-2013, said he had an affidavit, we asked him to read it, he said to sum it up we were in alot of trouble, we can either make a payment or go to trial, my husband picked trial, the guy got so mad and said there are warrants out for both of our arrests and the FBI and sheriffs department were coming to our home at 6pm to arrest us it really scared me at first!!! I am so embarrassed that I got that upset and thought it was a real phone call at first! I have never been in any trouble in my life, in the end it was a scam, I just called the number back and surpise it's disconnected! I feel bad for the people they doop,I was truly badly shaken.
Getting calls from 202-280-7316 Pretending to be IRS.
Left threatening message 'Call back Or ELSE good luck'. Getting a few of those these days.
Logging this Number 2022807316 so that if some one searches, knows it is fraudulent.
We got the same exact response!
We also received a call from 202-280-7316 pro porting to be IRS. Trying to find out how to keep them from calling us back.
The same here in Birmingham, AL. I received today two calls from 202-280-7316 claiming to be the IRS. The first one, an Indian dude with an accent I can barely understand. Then, a second call also from another Indian dude (but with a better English). When I asked him why people from India is calling me about my taxes he hung up.
I got a call From David Jones 202-280-7316 IRS agent BagID 25786 indicating I have a problem with IRS and a ....
They are targeting people with a foreign last name to shake up. I just want to find who is running this ring and give them a peace of my mind and the end of my BOOT
I don't condone scams, but it isn't like illegal immigrants pay their dues. They don't pay taxes or insurance, or anything of the like. Hopefully it will drive them back to their own country.
illegal immigrants DO pay taxes. they CAN'T get insurance so they pay out of pocket. educate yourself.
SCAM, pretending to be an IRS. Poor accent, threaten to call Immigration and IRS only because my name sounded non American I guess...I had to disappoint them today. After leaving few messages finally, I got them, it was fun listening his threats which increased as I started to laugh. Just don't give them any info and if you feel so or have time doing so, play with them back...call from 202-280-7316
Have received two harassing calls from 202-280-7316 that I need to call them immediately to avoid trouble. Please check these people. Thank you!
We just got a call Eric William to call us back at 2022807316. Similar threatening message
Got a call from "Officer Sean Wilson" from the "IRS". Definitely Indian, claiming that I owe money to the IRS. It was the same scam and the same number as others have been getting calls from: 202-280-7316.
I received two harassing messages from these guys 202-280-7316.
I'm getting harassing calls from an unknown number all throughout the day, every single day! They are either Indian or Asian and when I ask them to stop calling, he says "no maam, I will not stop calling" and the asian guy continuously kept calling me sexy. He even called me back and left me a message saying "he sexy I want talk to you, call me back". This is getting out of control and I have no phone number to report because it's completely unknown. I told the last guy off and told him to get a real job and quit wasting peoples time but he said "NO". If anyone knows how I can stop this, please let me know!
Hi, JRod,
I'm sorry you've had this experience. The best thing you can do is to ignore the call, or hang up as soon as you realize it's an unwanted call. And then report it at www.donotcall.gov.
Yea I got a call just now from this Indian guy claiming to work for some government grant company, said something about purchasing a Green Dot Voucher, to put $199 on it and to go to a Western Union establishment. Said I was one of 1700 people to be recieving a grant worth $12,300. Told me to call him back at 786-600-1263, extension 1030 to contact a Max Stephens. Feels like a stupid scam to me.
Thanks for sharing your experience and for filing a complaint with the FTC. It's important to submit a complaint because investigators from all over the country access the FTC's complaint database. Watch this video to learn more about how to file a complaint with the FTC and why it matters
Thank you for sharing everyone!
I got an email yesterday from the Bureau of CriME Investigation (BCI - not a real thing since the real bureau is Bureau of CriminAL Investigation) and they said I was being charged with a law suit for not paying my debt. After I had half a heart attack, I noticed the grammar in the email was wrong, the fonts were slightly different between paragraphs, and there was too much threatening yet unprofessional language "If this ends up costing your job, the responsibility for the same lies on your shoulder.". I finally Googled it and found out its a scam!!!
This morning I received a call from No Caller ID (how can Verizon allow this?! They won't share the number in billing due to 'privacy'?!? - Its a perfect tool for scammers to use!!) and the guy on the other line had broken English and told me the government is sending me a grant for $7000 for something to do with the Democracy Act and for having no criminal records. He had my full name and home address - after which I said I have his number and will be sending it to the FBI for investigation and his response was "f**k you for wasting my time you a**hole" and a string of similar phrases. I'm pretty sure that might be slightly different language to what the US government would use to address such an issue. I feel pretty harassed right now and registered my number in the DO Not Call government registry. I will be reporting the email and digging into this phone number too. Hopefully these losers will see the walls of a prison soon enough.
Here is a site to report email scams.
And here is the site to have your numbers removed by telemarketers etc:
Good luck everyone!
Hopefully together we can make this a safer, more honest society!
I have received two calls so far from a person named Joe MCcoy. First when I answered he asked if my name was "?" I didnt answer, I asked him what is this about. He said is from a preliminary lawsuit filed against me. but then he stop, and asked are you "?" mentioning name, I said no. Then he said, is this a wrong number, I said yes. He then hang up. But then later he called, with unkown number left on my caller Id, he left a voice mail and left his name and some filing lawsuit number, but he didnt leave his phonenumber. Also other family members have received same call from this man, asking them for information about me. I wonder how he got a hold of their numbers, and is asking about me. I do not understand what is a preliminary action law suit. Anyway I recently lost my job and broke. I have no idea who would want to sue me, and why call and not leave number. I thought a proffessional would leave at least a phone number and submit legal papers? I do not understand this, could be fraud.
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Got a call today from Ben Michelson stating I was to be given $8000 in FREE money from the government. Stating he worked in Washington D.C. even though it was a New York phone number. He didn't have any pertinant information, but did have my full name, address, phone number, email address & age. When I tried to rush to get off the phone, he was persistant I answer additional questions. What I would use the $$ for, and my correct age. He asked me to call him back a seperate dept at 360-780-3796. He also provided a bunch of 'authorization numbers/codes' BEWARE!!!
When I get these calls, ( which I have a whole lot lately ) I start speaking spainish, OR I tell them I ain't here but I can be reached at this "other"number and I then give them the "BBB" or the local police dept and the Sheriff's office.... It has cut the calls in more than half!!
I recieved a phone call from an "unavailable" number, when I answered it I got the schpeel about US Grant Department and recieving $8000 because I was in good standing with the government and had no criminal record. When I told him to mail me the information so that I could review it and verify a few things, he became very agitated and started becoming agressive with me on the phone. When I told him that if he was unwilling to send me the information I now believe this is nothing but a scam and he is a criminal and I hung up the phone. He called me back, I didn't answer, he left a message on my phone calling me vile names, swearing at me, threatening to send the FBI to my home to "kick my a*$", threatening to come to my home for the same purpose, have me thrown in jail. When I didn't call back, they called again the following day, refused to let me speak to their supervisor and became hostile again. I did let them know that I had turned this all over to the County Attorney's Office.
They might be verifying your particulars before they raid your accounts because of some other companies (such as Target's security breach) compromise.
Additional Info: land Line using Magicjack to link via computer calls.
Phone number: 360-780-3796 is located in Forks, Washington.
Its exchange 780 is managed by LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC -.
The number is currently on switch number STTNWAHODS9 (switch is a technical specification for phone hobbyists) , allocated to CENTURYTEL OF WASHINGTON, INC. DBA CENTURYLINK
One person reported: I was ripped off promising releasing $8000 Federal Grant money. They took already $1310 and asking @1657.80 for "tax".
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the main problem is that greedy people's problem comes up as soon as they receive such call.... they called me for FTC GRANT MONEY.. well, i know their ways,,2063314506 is John Berry's number WASHINTON D.C I didn't send rather called the organisation which they used,healthcare and human services Washinton D.C PEOPLE SHOULD BE CAREFUL THIS TIME AROUND...
The FTC doesn't give grants. So if you receive a call saying there's an FTC grant for you, you know that's a scam.
They've been blowing up my phone since eight am. The number is listed as Unknown through my caller ID but they claim to be US Gov. Last I checked the Gov doesn't block me from seeing their number and its posted on US government sites. The wierd thing was when I answered i was spoken to by a woman and then all I heard were high frequency chirping until I hung up.
Just received a call from an "unknown call". A female robotic voice said this was an important message from the IRS... Something about unresolved taxes. An agent would be coming to my home in the next 24 hours to put a lien on my assets. Please call XXX-XXX-8128 (those are the only numbers I remember - I didn't have pen and paper ready). Then, or press "one" to speak to someone immediately. So I pressed one and a normal American male voice said just one moment while we switch you to a "pollster" to gather more information. (What????) Then a third voice said "goodbye" and disconnected.
I'd like to believe the IRS doesn't do business this way and wouldn't use an unknown caller ID, but I don't know what that was about!?!
The IRS communicates via letters. They would not call and leave a message, much less use a robocall. This was probably a scam call. You can report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 800-366-4484 or online. You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. Add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments in your complaint.
Some one called my home in Wisconsin and left a message that they were from the I.R.S. and they are fileing a law suete agest me and to call 202-559-7564. The begining and end of message were cut short.
Someone called me possing as the I.R.S., and said they were filling a law suet against me and to call 202-559-7564...is managed by LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC And indicates the capital in D.C.??
i revived a text today from a 54104 number claiming i have a tax refun of nearly 400 dollars when i text back i never recived anything back what should i do
Have anyone had problems from a foreign man from a 913-937-6608 from Paola Kansas? I looked the number up and it was for a man name tom ford.
i have received 3 calls from the same number 301-476-0602. telling me i have been selected for a grant that i never have to pay back . the forst caller said my grant would be 21,000 dollars the second caller said the grant would be 15,000 dollars and the third said the grant would be 9,000 obvious scam
Omg, I'm from Jamaica and I wasn't aware of tbiw, I know they'll call and tell that you've won money and you should send a deposit, they've on a roll with this one but luckily the police has been catching up on these crooks.
This is new though and I'm guessing alot of persons are unaware, I'm going to share this on Facebook it'll get to the right persons in time. I do apologize for these waste of breath but of course theyre everywhere. Be very vigilant though and pls, if someone calls you saying you won stuff, please please make a few cals and check it because they've become quite the professionals.
I again I do apologize to everyone who has been victimized on behalf of us true hardworking Jamaicans.
Hindu lady called me stated I've been selected to receive a government grant of 8,500. Do to a survey taken in my area. I was one of the lucky ones chosen because I have not filled for backrupsy and have a clean record. They already had all my information. How I have no idea? I asked them for a website where I can look them up they couldn't give me an exact website all I got was ARRA (Anerican Recovery and Reinvesment). She than asked how I would like to receive my money via checking account, prepaid debit card or cash through western union. Knowing it was a scam I said cash western union she than asked for 250$ Account "activation fee" to wire my money over and i would be reimbursed a total of 8,750$. Yea Right! Her name was Linda Walker. (202)580-8278 ext:546
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Dude that just happened to me! I couldn't tell what her accent was but she went through and gave me the exact same scenario too! I don't have bankruptcy or a criminal record and all of that! It came on a no caller ID number from the US Treasury department is what she claimed
Just got a call today saying I owe money on my taxes from 2007-2014 $2400.61 I was told to wire money thru western union. & that there was a warrant for my arrest he could lift for two hours but if I didn't pay in 2 hours I'd be arrested. Go figure...... Foreigner with a DC #. Almost ruined my day
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Just got the famous call on my cell phone about owing the IRS and they are going to file a lawsuit against me if I don't pay. Then they gave this phone number 210-775-2691. I called back on a different phone just to see how they would answer, and they did not.
Got call from 210-485-7754 Saying IRS has Warrant
Well at work we got a phone call with a block number on the caller id and he wanted to talk to the owner and I asked he what is this for? and he said it was a investigation going on and when I came back on to ask if I could take a message he hung up. So I think it's a scam because if it was investigation it would all be in writing and it would be a summons. I think all of these people should be put behind bars and never get out and have freedom.
These two phone numbers claim to be The American Police and Sheriff's Association, and seem to be a scam; 253-236-9758 and 425-214-4522. Level 3 Communications is identifying number, but is personal residence in Bellevue, WA. And, no phone number like these are associated with this organization.
I received a call saying I would get $9450 from a federal grant. But I have to go to Western Union tomorrow and call him from there and I had to have $250 in cash to send them, then they would send mt money reimbursing me for the $250 with a grant of $9450 dollars. Then we started looking up the numbers and found this site. THANK YOU!!!
I got a no caller ID call. There was a lot of background noise where her voice would fade in and out. She claimed I was eligible for nine grand supposedly for being a law abiding citizen. She claimed she was from the U.S. Treasury department. I hung up the phone when she started to go on about reasons for supposedly wanting to give me money.
I got another No Caller ID call!
This man claimed he was from the Federal Grant Service. His name was Michael.
Keep getting calls from a restricted # left a massage saying I need to answer my phone he is detective Alonzo from special agent burea.
7564011012. This guy of the contact calls me up and asks if your card is working. Please bring your card we have to give it a check . All technicians are waiting here to check on the card as we had blocked it by mistake. the fraud was too dumb to do this but he might have scammed many people.
Someone call me and he said that he is from american embassy.i want only to confirm if the person call me is from the american embassy.this is his number +19179798838..thank you
If you want to find an American embassy in a country outside the US, go to this page from the US State Department.
If you want to find the embassy of a foreign country that is located in the US, go to this page.
Received a call from 202-880-6515 today stating that we owed the US Govt money and we would be facing legal action shortly.. Broken english and no details relating to our debt..
For nearly a month now I've been getting these phone calls from people all with foreign accents claiming to work with the government saying that I have been chosen to receive free money to spend however I would like. Every time they call I tell them that I know they are scammers and they try to argue with me and tell me that I'm wrong. I repeatedly tell them to stop calling, but they still call on a daily basis from different phone numbers, I'm getting tired of it. I just block the numbers, but they always call me from a new one no matter how many numbers I block. I've also gotten voice mails from an automated recording saying that it's the IRS, and my social security number has been flagged because of money that I owe the IRS, which is complete crap. All I got to say is do not fall for any of this, it's all a scam. Just hang up on them no matter what they say.
they called me from 657-271-1082, got a little bit shook up. till I realized this is not right! doesn't sound right, wasn't true, too unprofessional, etc. etc. call the local police, they told me it was a scam!
I received a text the other day from someone the said they were Investigator from the FBI and wanted to help me with something. They they saw my profile. Then they emailed me from a secret service email address that ended with Gmail.com and wanted me to transfer $2500 US to help me with this case.
I tried to look up the phone number and couldn't find a field office with that number.
The number is 772-202-3783.
Same thing just happened to me. Guy with an Indian accent called claiming he was from the IRS, and said that I needed to pay almost $4,000 or the police were going to arrest me. I called my local police office and they said it's just a scam. The number is: (803) 648-0728
Aiken, SC. Stay safe!
I have received a message from (+91)-xxx-xxx xxxx from Jordan. i dont know who is.....
Recently I received a call from a private number. It was a women with a really heavy accent. She said I had been one of the 15 people chosen by the federal aid department to receive money that I could use on anything and I don't have to pay back. I asked her why is it a private number and she said its because they are calling from the internet. I asked how did they get my name and my phone number to call because I don't remember participating in anything g of the sort she told me its free money from the government I could get it if I was citizen over 18 years old and I must have an American high school diploma. I told her I was not a citizen I was a permanent resident she quickly said it was okay that I could still get the money. I told her I still don't understand how I am getting the money. She asked me if I was going to college o told her yes but I took a semester off. I was waiting till she asked for my bank information or ask for money but she did not. So I said I'd like to use the money for school to send it to the college I am going to. I have to mention that she tried to get me to apply for a college thinking that I was not in a college already. I told her to call my college and have them call me and explain everything and graciously said bye. It's been a week now and she did not call. I would have threatened to report her but I had no number.
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If you've been getting worn down and discouraged by the seemingly-endless barrage of misogyny and trolling and hateful stupid in atheism and skepticism lately… read this.The problem is that what constitutes 'hateful' or 'stupid' or 'misogyny' has been the subject of quite a bit of discussion and debate, and the Thunderf00t debacle showed that if you're not willing to uncritically wave the flag of the loudest bloggers over on FTB, it's time to take a hike. But anyway, Richard Carrier jumped on board and expounds:
I am fully on board. I will provide any intellectual artillery they need to expand this cause and make it successful.Ah. So, you're humanists. This is new how?
Its basic values (and the reason for its moniker) Jen stated thus:
We are…
Atheists plus we care about social justice,
Atheists plus we support women's rights,
Atheists plus we protest racism,
Atheists plus we fight homophobia and transphobia,
Atheists plus we use critical thinking and skepticism.
Carrier goes on to list four 'declarations' explaining values he thinks atheists should embrace. And y'know, I think that most people who read it would have a hard time disagreeing that they are good values to have. So why am I cynical about this utterly stupid "atheism plus" movement? It's simple, really.
I'm an atheist. I'll let my opinions on various issues stand for themselves when the time to discuss them arises. I don't need to latch on to a bunch of bandwagon platitudes so that I'm easily pigeonholed before someone even asks me anything. I don't need to be associated with any movements or maxims. Call me crazy, but I thought we'd been doing a good job avoiding that kind of thing.
All these sorts of platitudes do is oversimplify complex issues and, when dissent arises (as it inevitably will), it allows groupthink to take over: Hey! You're not embracing the values of Atheism Plus™! You're not one of the good guys! Somehow, I doubt that the giant parade of bullshit that accompanied the reaction to Thunderf00t, to use the obvious example, will magically be resolved by reciting a few platitudes. All this serves to do is stifle discussion, marginalize dissent, and reinforce groupthink – exactly the sorts of things that atheists, usually being self-proclaimed 'free thinkers', tend to want to avoid.
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DIY: coffee roasting - easier than you think
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You can buy raw green beans off the internet for around $5US a pound. Or roasted coffee for twice or three times that. So why is it that if you get 75 tablespoons of ground coffee from one pound, that the price of coffee is $2 or $3 a cup? Estimates range from 30-odd to 140 or more cups of coffee from one pound (depending on the strength and the kind of coffee you brew). So the price of a cup of coffee brewed at home is around 10c-25cents, depending on how exotic the beans.
At my place, friends visiting are surprised when they see a bag of green beans sitting on the bench. 'What's that?' they ask.
'Coffee beans' I tell them.
Open the bag and sniff the small green hard beans and you smell an earthy scent. 'It doesn't smell like coffee' people say. Too right.
To turn the green bean into something drinkable, you have to roast it.
Now you would think that roasting is rocket science, right? Truth is, it is real easy. Afterall, in places where coffee originates from, they don't have complex roasting machines and stuff do they? Nope, just a pan and a fire will do.
Today I set about roasting some local beans. Partly because I wanted to try home roasting. Partly because my only supply of coffee in the house was green. And mainly because where I usually roast my beans closed.
You can roast in the oven, or use a converted popcorn machine, or buy an expensive roaster like i-roast or GeneRoast for a hundred or more dollars, but I used the equipment I had at home:
a pan;
a convection heater;
a spoon;
a teatowel;
a colander.
All you do is heat up the pan to around 500 F. That's hot. The highest setting on my stove.
Keep the door open or an extractor fan on.
Then throw in half a cup or more of green beans, which you've just washed.
Then shake and stir, keeping the beans moving.
After a few minutes the colour of the beans changes from green to yellow. Steam is released from the beans. The smell is grainy. Already papery chaff is coming off in small flakes.
Then you start to hear cracking sounds - called first crack - a little like popcorn going off. Still shaking and stirring to prevent the beans from resting for a moment, you then need to check the colour of those beans, as they darken to tan and then brown. By this stage, instead of steam, smoke will be appearing. But you will also smell that aroma of fresh coffee.
Just before the colour you desire is there - you may need a headlamp to keep up with this - take off the heat, dump into a colander, and spray with a little water. Fast cooling is essential.
Go outside and transfer the beans from one colander to another, allowing the breeze to carry the chaff away.
There you have it. You can pull out of roasting just after 1st crack when the beans are cinamon-colour, or continue to 2nd crack (though they continue to roast a little after being removed from the heat). Darker roasts tend to be oilier. To taste more of the coffee, stop before 2nd crack. To taste more of the roast, wait til 2nd crack. To taste black, burnt tar, continue after 2nd crack (French roast or beyond).
Now, you are probably thinking, once you've roasted your coffee, you should drink it straight away, right? Wrong.
No way, you are saying. Imagine the scene, you got to a cafe where they roast the beans and you say I want the freshest roasted beans you've got. And they say we roasted yesterday. You say that's not good enough. I want fresh today. Not stale beans.
Well, the thing is, you should wait until roasting and cooling, to let more carbon dioxide escape. Ideally 12-24 hours to let it de-gas. Then you can try.
And how long does freshly roasted coffee last? Not long in my house. Experts reckon you should consume within a week. And not store in the fridge. You've got to keep away from air, moisture, heat and light. An airtight container, kept in the dark, is the best way.
For the best flavour, grind the beans just before using them.


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The "America's Next Top Model: British Invasion" cycle is coming to a close and it's Brit Sophie Sumner versus Yankee Laura LaFrate. Who do you think will win it all?
In these preview pics, we get to see both the girls model their black gowns, presumably from their runway showdown (pictured above), while below, you can get a sneak peek at each girl's Cover Girl print ad. We can't honestly decide which one we like better – they both turned out really well.
However, we fear that since a runway show is a big part of the finale that Laura is going to be hurting. Her walk is just not as polished as Sophie's. Who do you think will take the title? Vote below!
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Are you saving enough for those Golden Years?
If you believe most studies, the simple answer is probably no.
What's more, according to a recent Ameriprise Financial analysis, there's a significant "emotional disconnect" between the retirement goals of many Americans (say, a cushy lifestyle packed with travel) and their current retirement realities. News flash: It's a gap of about $250,000 between what they have saved and what they'll need to support said cushy lifestyle.
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The 11 Biggest Retirement Lies That We Tell Ourselves
Intrigued by these findings, we decided to do a little research of our own. In a nationwide survey conducted by LearnVest and Chase Blueprint, we spoke to men and women in a variety of age ranges to find out how much they currently have squirreled away for retirement. Then we asked experts to weigh in on the results, as well as answer one very important question: Are we saving enough for retirement?
Carla Schwartz, 30, Policy Development Manager
Survey Says: Women between the ages of 25 and 32 admitted to having an average of $37,000 in their retirement accounts.
Carla Says: "I consider myself lucky: I've been saving responsibly for retirement for a long time. The amount of money that women in my age bracket have saved seems about right—and I'm actually a little above that, thanks to my company's generous 401(k) matching policy. I was eligible to start participating in the plan after six months with the company, and I've been working there for nearly six years now. When it was time to decide whether to enroll, my colleague who handles our retirement plan said something along the lines of, 'Officially, I can't tell you what to do … but I'm not letting you say no.' I'm so glad she did!"
The Expert Says: "Saving for retirement needs to be a priority, particularly for women," says Lori Cathey, a director at TIAA-CREF. "Women typically need to save more for retirement because they live longer than men, on average, which means more in health and dependent care expenditures. Plus, women have fewer years to save due to fewer overall years in the workforce—although their participation in the workforce has increased, many continue to be the primary caregivers for children and other family members."
For someone Carla's age—who expects to retire around 65, with an income of about $40,000—$37,000 is a little low. Someone in this situation would be better prepared with savings in the mid-50s, Cathey explains.
Robert Woodill, 49, Food Services Manager
Survey Says: Men aged 25 to 54 admitted to having an average of $220,000 socked away for retirement.
Robert Says: "At my age, $220,000 would be very low. I'm a little behind in retirement—everybody took a hit a few years back—but I'm close to where I want to be right now. I currently have more than double this number saved. I still doubt that I'll be able to retire around 60, like I'd originally planned, but I intend to increase what I'm putting away every year … and I have hope."


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Humanity Versus a Corrupt State: Coups and Cash Machines in Rio de Janeiro
Humanity Versus a Corrupt State:
Coups and Cash Machines in Rio de Janeiro
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USAID used fake Twitter to try and oust a government!: The Hummingbird Tweet: An Espionage Tale
By Alfredo Lopez
For two years, starting in 2010, the United States Agency for International Development ran a social networking service -- similar to Twitter -- for the Cuban people. Its long-term objective was to forment popular revolt against the government and de-stabilize the country.
A program to take over human communications?: The Drones of Facebook (and the NSA)
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"Connectivity," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a CNN interview last year, "is a human right."
A program to take over human communications?: The Drones of Facebook (and the NSA)
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"Connectivity," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a CNN interview last year, "is a human right."
Mandela Legacy Strained: Poverty and Corruption Stalk South Africa's Presidential Election
By Linn Washington Jr.
Shenid Bhayroo was one of the thousand-plus journalists that traveled to South Africa in December 2013 to cover the death of iconic South African leader Nelson Mandela, the former political prisoner and first black president of the southern-most nation on the African continent.
Most of those journalists representing nations worldwide covering the memorial activities for Mandela, reporting on the 'mood' in that country, missed the mood Bhayroo saw among many South Africans.
Clueless or Callous?: Philly's DA Professes Dubious Expertise on Prejudice
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Philadelphia's District Attorney, Rufus Seth Williams, the first African-American in Pennsylvania to hold a powerful top prosecutor post, persistently projects himself as an expert on racism.
Commendably Williams has acknowledged the corrosive impact of racism within the criminal justice system.
What are they hiding?: Some Serious Problems with the FBI's Killing of a Witness in Florida
By Dave Lindorff
In the voluminous report issued by Florida State's Attorney Jeff Ashton's Office on the killing in Orlando last May 22 of a witness/suspect under interrogation by the FBI -- an investigation that concluded that the shooting was "justified" -- there is not a single mention of the bruise and contusion on the left side of Todashev's head.
Florida State's Attorney takes a dive on FBI slaying probe Two Law Enforcement Officers, Two Stories of a Witness Killing: Who'
By Dave Lindorff
The Florida State's Attorney for the Orlando region, Jeffrey Ashton, today released his conclusion at the end of a 10-month investigation into the FBI slaying of Ibragim Todashev, a suspected witness in the Boston bombing case, saying that he will not be prosecuting the agent. Ashton ruled that the killing, in which the agent, at the end of a nearly 5-hour May 21 interrogation in Todashev's Orlando apartment, fired seven bullets into Todashev, killing him justifiably, after being attacked.
Did the FBI Snuff a Boston Marathon Bombing Witness? Dark Questions About a Deadly FBI Interrogation in Orlando
By Dave Lindorff
(This article was written as an exclusive for Counterpunch magazine, where the full story can be read, along with photos of the crime scene)
Making the whole US a war zone: Crime's Down, So Why is Police Aggression Increasing?
By Dave Lindorff
Ego trumps principle: Sen. Feinstein Finally Goes after the CIA, but not for Lying to and Spying on Us
By Dave Lindorff
Of all the people to come to the rescue of the Constitution, who would have thought it would be Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA).
Feinstein, after all, as head of the Senate Intelligence Committee since 2009, has yet to see an NSA violation of the Constitution, an invasive spying program or a creative "re-interpretation" of the law that she hasn't applauded as being lawful and "needed" to "keep people safe."
If they drop these charges, why not all of them?: Crowd-Sourcing, Crowd Support and Barrett Brown's Partial Victory
By Alfredo Lopez
Federal prosecutors last week dropped several of the most significant charges facing Internet activist and journalist Barrett Brown -- charges that could have drawn a jail sentence of 105 years.
The New Crimean War: Balls, Brains and History
By John Grant
Making political sense out of the events in Ukraine and Crimea has become great sport. Does it mean a new Cold War? Is Vladimir Putin a better, more "potent" man than Barack Obama? Who has bigger balls?
Powerful story, but not a true one: Using a Widow's False Memory to Stir Up Hatred for Imprisoned Man and for Obama Nominee
By Dave Lindorff
Maureen Faulkner, widowed as a young wife by the shooting of her husband, Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, has spent the over 32 years since his death on a crusade, first to have the man convicted of his death, Mumia Abu-Jamal, executed, and then, since the overturning of his death sentence on Constitutional grounds, trying to ensure that he remains a pariah in prison.
Vote trashes 'rule of law': Senate Majority Uses Abu-Jamal to 'Tar' Obama Nominee
By Linn Washington, Jr.
Members of the U.S. Senate, who now of late are blasting Russia for violating "the rule of law' in the Ukraine, trashed that same fundamental legal precept during a vote to reject the man President Obama recently nominated to head the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department.
Not funny, but it's still hard not to laugh: How Can the US Accuse Russia of Violating International Law?
By Dave Lindorff
If you want to make moral or legal pronouncements, or to condemn bad behavior, you have to be a moral, law-abiding person yourself. It is laughable when we see someone like Rush Limbaugh criticizing drug addicts or a corrupt politician like former Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) voting for more prisons, more cops, and tougher rules against appeals of sentences.
The same thing goes for nations.
Former guerrilla favored in run-off: Observing Democracy in El Salvador
By Bud Alcock
Panchimalco, El Salvador-- Thirty years ago, on a miserably hot and humid July day in 1983, I went to Washington DC with my wife and two-year-old son in his stroller. We were there with tens of thousands to protest US involvement in civil wars in Nicaragua and El Salvador. Last month, I became re-acquainted with the political struggle of El Salvador as a member of an international delegation to observe the first round of their presidential election on February 2nd.
Criticizing repression of protest abroad, practicing it at home: What if Americans Demanded the Ouster of This Government?
By Dave Lindorff
Ukraine's new rulers, in one of their first acts, have disbanded that country's riot police.
The impact on communications will be disastrous: Comcast and Time-Warner Cable Play Real-Life Monopoly
By Alfredo Lopez
It might seem like a game of Monopoly played by real monopolies and, with a tired groan, one might be tempted to dismiss it as part of an ugly but irreversible trend. But the merger of cable-television mammoth Comcast with its runner-up competitor Time-Warner Cable [1] is a huge piece of news whose outcome, if it goes forward, will be crippling to communications in this country.
Interview with a GOP opponent of militarization: Police State Gears Up
By Dave Lindorff
(This article originally ran in WhoWhatWhy News)
If you're a small-town police chief, or perhaps the chief of a university security department, the US Department of Defense has got a deal for you!
Thanks to the ending of the Iraq War, and the winding down of the war in Afghanistan, the Pentagon has 11,000 heavily armored vehicles that it has no use for. Called MRAPs—Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected—they are designed to protect against AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and IEDs. And as pitchman Paul Richards used to say of the '69 Pontiac Firebird, "They're practically giving them away!"
Correction, they are giving them away.
All a local police department has to do to get itself an 18-ton MRAP—which originally cost taxpayers between $400,000-$700,000 complete with gun turret and bullet-proof windows—is send a few cops to pick it up and pay for the gas.
There are a few downsides: the things get only five miles to the gallon, can't go over most bridges (or under them), and have a nasty habit of tipping over on rough terrain.
Pandering to the Fraternal Order of Police: Senator Calls Winning Constitutional Case on the Death Penalty 'Undermining Justice
By Dave Lindorff
Pennsylvania Senator Republican Pat Toomey last week went before the whole US Senate to oppose the nomination by President Obama of Debo Adegbile, former head of the litigation department of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. In his speech, Toomey tried to argue that Adegbile is unfit for the job because he supervised the Legal Defense Fund's successful appeal in federal court of the death sentence of Philadelphia journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal -- an appeal that ended up vacating that sentence, and that was left standing by the US Supreme Court.
Toomey's position -- that Adegbile had "undermined the justice system" by filing that appeal claiming that Abu-Jamal's death sentence had been unconstitutional -- is ludicrous on its face. Given that the appeal was successful in federal court, and then upheld on appeal by a three-judge panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and given that the US Supreme Court, asked to reverse that ruling by Philadelphia's District Attorney and the Pennsylvania Attorney General, refused to hear the case, thereby affirming it -- to say that Adegbile had "undermined justice" is the same as saying that a Federal District Judge, an Appellate Court panel, and the Supreme Court all "undermined justice."
That's a pretty heavy indictment, even for a self-styled "Tea Party" senator!
But Pennsylvania's junior senator didn't stop there.
Ignoring injustice: Philly Black Officials Silent On Police Brutality
By Linn Washington, Jr.
Philadelphia -- Back in 1978, a respected newspaper columnist in in this city blasted local black elected officials for their failure to criticize police brutality – the scourge that ravaged blacks for decades, often with the sanction of white elected officials like then Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo, a former city police commissioner.
A man of many convictions: The Shape-Shifting Secretary of State John Kerry
By Dave Lindorff
US Secretary of State John Kerry is a man of many convictions--many of them in open conflict with one another.
Recall that back in 2004, while trying to unseat President George W. Bush, he famously told students at Marshall University who wanted to know his stand on the US invasion of Iraq, that he "actually did vote for" a bill funding the war "before I voted against it."
New weekly ThisCantBeHappening! radio show Climate change: Washington and the Oil Companies Know but Won't Act to Stop It
ThisCantBeHappening! has a new radio program of the same name. TCBH founder Dave Lindotff will be hosting the show every Wednesday at 5 pm Eastern Time on theProgressive Radio Network.
It's always darkest before the dawn: The Irrepressible and Irreplaceable Pete Seeger
By Dave Lindorff
I never really knew Pete Seeger, but he taught me how to play the banjo.
Climate Changes-- Washington Freezes (Part III of three part Climate Change series)
By Dave Lindorff
(This is Part III of a three-part series on climate change by Dave Lindorff that is running in WhoWhatWhy News)
The case for harm reduction: Philip Seymour Hoffman and Drug War Sanity
By John Grant
It was to be expected. A famous person's death by heroin overdose becomes a catalyst for today's equivalent of the lynch mob. Leading the pack, Bill O'Reilly immediately and aggressively called for heads to roll. Soon, four people were arrested in Manhattan for allegedly selling the drugs to the Academy Award winning actor.
Justice gets the shaft when it involves Mumia: Sen. Toomey and Philly DA Williams Slam Obama Rights Nominee for Seeking Justice
The latest from ThisCantBeHappening!:
Justice gets the shaft when it involves Mumia:
Sen. Toomey and Philly DA Williams Slam Obama Rights Nominee for Seeking Justice
By Dave Lindorff
Cop literally a 'ball-buster': Sexual Assault and Other Philadelphia Police Scandals
By Linn Washington Jr.
Philadelphia -- A January 7, 2014 police assault on Darrin Manning that resulted in the 16-year-old honor student's needing emergency surgery to repair a ruptured testicle, is outrageous but hardly unusual in this city.


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When Andy Lopez hands out a schedule to his players before each season, the opponent for all 56 games is the same: "The Game."
The coach's point is simple: He wants the Wildcats to only focus on themselves.
Of course in reality, some games are tougher than others, and they don't get much more difficult than the next four on the UA's schedule.
Lopez and the Wildcats will welcome 2013 Colege World Series runner-up Mississippi State and last year's NCAA tournament team UC-Santa Barbara this weekend for the Hi Corbett Classic. The Wildcats will play the Bulldogs and the Gauchos twice each; the hosts will open with Mississippi State tonight at 7.
The Bulldogs are ranked 12th in the latest Baseball America Top 25 and unranked Santa Barbara is 7-1 and has won five straight.
"I wish we had a couple more extra days to get ready," Lopez said. "We'll squeeze every minute we can out of practice."
The Wildcats had just one day of preparation following an 11-4 loss to Long Beach State on Wednesday afternoon. It was their fifth straight loss; the team carries a 6-7 mark into this weekend's four-game challenge.
"If we come out and play like we can, we can put up with those teams and go head-to-head with them," sophomore third baseman Cody Ramer said. "We can make it a fun weekend if we play our game."
But what is Arizona's game right now?
It doesn't appear to be strong pitching. Wildcats hurlers have given up 121 hits in 122 innings and carry an unimpressive 4.65 ERA, which ranks ninth in the Pac-12.
"We can do a better job on the mound and that starts with me," said senior James Farris, who is 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA this season.
One glance at the offensive statistics suggests the UA has a strong approach at the plate. The Wildcats lead the conference with a .315 team batting average, and are hitting .287 with runners in scoring position.
But during the team's five-game losing streak, the bats have been quiet.
- Arizona is just 6 for 42 (.143) with runners in scoring position.
- The Wildcats are even worse hitting with two outs, going 4 for 42 (.095)
- The UA is also hitting just .203 with runners on base.
- The Wildcats have seen the leadoff hitter reach 19 times in 44 innings, the exact same figure as their opponents. However, Lopez's team has been outscored 38-11 during the skid.
"We're not putting things together and getting hits when we need them," sophomore outfielder Zach Gibbons said. "It feels like anytime we need a big hit, we don't get it."
Defensively, Arizona's woes are similar to their problems at the plate. The UA's .979 fielding percentage is third-best in the Pac-12, but has been shaky lately.
"General defensive play has been a problem," Lopez said after Wednesday's loss. "We had second base not covered twice and I'm hard pressed to think of when that's ever happened."
And what about Arizona's upperclassmen? The UA's three main juniors — Trent Gilbert, Riley Moore and Joe Maggi — are 0 for their last 11 with runners in scoring position. Lopez was asked this week about the leadership from his juniors and wouldn't bite.
"We'll get it fixed," the coach responded.
The UA will have to in a hurry. The schedule may say "The Game" but reality says the Wildcats could be swimming upstream after the weekend.
"I look forward to every challenge, Lopez said. "I'm not a guy that's used to getting my brains beat out in my coaching life."


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This volume is based on talks given at a conference celebrating Stanislav Molchanov's 65th birthday held in June of 2005 at the Centre de Recherches Mathématiques (Montreal, QC, Canada). The meeting brought together researchers working in an exceptionally wide range of topics reflecting the quality and breadth of Molchanov's past and present research accomplishments. This collection of survey and research papers gives a glance of the profound consequences of Molchanov's contributions in stochastic differential equations, spectral theory for deterministic and random operators, localization and intermittency, mathematical physics and optics, and other topics.
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Koran-flushing and Pakistan
Patricia Lee Sharpe has some crucial backdrop to the Newsweek-Koran flushing-rioting fiasco that's well worth reading. Islamic parties in Pakistan, it seems, are employing so-called "Blasphemy Laws" and whipping up violence for their own political gain. They're the primary culprits here. On the other hand, the mistreatment of detainees in Guantanamo and elsewhere has long been playing right into the hands of these demagogues, and weakening the ability of Pakistani President Perez Musharraf to oppose them. Read the post in full.


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I hope McGahee is ok. Hillman hasn't looked very good so far filling in for him
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From the pictures I've seen It looks like the Arena playset repainted and they added the ramp for the rolling rock (mmmm Rolling Rock) which looks like a brussel sprout. It also looks like they have not found out about digital cable TV and are still using a giant antenna. I wonder if the lava everyone is so ht about will be a crappy piece of foam like the pit from the old Dagobah playset or the left over Nickelodeon slime from the company who made those toys or a fun to eat mix. My favourite part is that you can connect the battle scenes (Obi vs. General roach boy and Annie vs.Dorku) sets that are readily available at stores evrywhere in such abundance that I should start hitting on the gals who work at these stores, ask for an application, or start collecting Hot Wheels before they get creeped out on me and call the cops.
Kahuna:This is Kahuna's last post because NO ONE listens to Kahuna about the lava. Okay, burn your fool fingers. Kahuna DON'T CARE. When you want to play with your tiki and you can't DON'T COME CRYING TO KAHUNA!


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Operation Roth
Operation Shylock: A Confession
When requested to choose an exemplary passage from his work for a New York Public Library Commonplace Book, Philip Roth came up with this, from Zuckerman Unbound (1981):
Zuckerman was tall, but not as tall as Wilt Chamberlain. He was thin, but not as thin as Mahatma Gandhi. In his customary getup of tan corduroy coat, gray turtleneck sweater, and cotton khaki trousers he was neatly attired, but hardly Rubirosa. Nor was dark hair and a prominent nose the distinguishing mark in New York that it would have been in Reykjavik or Helsinki. But two, three, four times a week, they spotted him anyway. "It's Carnovsky!" "Hey, want to see my underwear, Gil?" In the beginning, when he heard someone call after him out on the street, he would wave hello to show what a good sport he was. It was the easiest thing to do, so he did it. Then the easiest thing was to pretend that he was hearing things, to realize that it was happening in a world that didn't exist. They had mistaken impersonation for confession and were calling out to a character who lived in a book. Zuckerman tried taking it as praise—he had made real people believe Carnovsky real too—but in the end he pretended he was only himself, and with his quick, small steps hurried on.
Twelve years later, in his new book Operation Shylock, Roth pretends he is only himself, and then doubles the pretense. We are given two fictional characters calling themselves Philip Roth, the as it were original Philip Roth and an impostor, who has arrived in Jerusalem usurping the novelist's identity in order to advance a counter-Zionist movement, a "new Diasporism" that urges Ashkenazi Israelis to return to their countries of origin, particularly in Europe. This idea, one of Roth's grand inventions, reminds me of Saki's short story "The Unrest-Cure," where an Unrest-cure could be defined as the equivalent of preaching Diasporism in Jerusalem:
Well, you might stand as an Orange Candidate for Kilkenny, or do a course of district visiting in one of the Apache quarters of Paris, or give lectures in Berlin to prove that most of Wagner's music was written by Gambetta; and there's always the interior of Morocco to travel in. But, to be really effective, the Unrest-cure ought to be tried in the home.
Roth's career as a novelist has been one long Unrest-cure, in this sense, and has been tried in the home, if we take that home metaphorically as being the Jewish situation or condition. He has made himself the issue, the novelist as scapegoat, accused of Jewish self-hatred by Jews so defensive that they can't bear any criticism, however accurate or well-intentioned. It is rather late in the day for a Jewish writer to present himself as a moral prophet, but in his books Roth has dared to do…
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A group of three, lovely brick built barn conversions, set on a 200 acre farm, which includes 100 acres of woodlands, in the scattered rural village of Eaton-under-Heywood, on the slopes of Wenlock Edge, 5 miles from Church Stretton. These lovely Church Stretton cottages also share a 10 acre natural garden with ponds and a variety of wildlife, perfect for a picnic or relaxing walk. All three Church Stretton cottages have been renovated to a high standard, providing quality, well equipped accommodation. They offer the perfect combination of a cottage atmosphere with modern facilities, ideal for families and couples alike, with oak beams, open plan living areas and a really welcoming feel. In a wonderful rural location offering peace and tranquillity amidst scenic countryside, at the foot of Wenlock Edge and close to all the attractions of Shropshire, these Church Stretton cottages make a superb base.
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A lovely terraced Church Stretton cottage on a working farm, offering open plan, quality accommodation including original oak beams, a mezzanine bedroom and an en-suite.
A perfect Church Stretton cottage for a romantic break.
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Y'know, Negima WAS awesome...
For the first 18 volumes.
-Flashback of training
-Ichigo will lose
-OR He'll win only to see another Aizen hax he has to fight somewhere else.
-125 chapters later
-Ichigo trains agian
-More Aizen trolling
That's a question I don't have an answer for. The last time I checked in on any popularity polls, Isshin was sitting there are #49, and the vote count was laughable. This was before his reappearance with Aizen going over Ichigo's life story however, so it might have changed. Someone with the data will have to clear it up.
Japenese people have horrible taste when it comes to character populary polls.
Well Ichigo was not number 1 recentish so that counts for something .
Yeah I know who was , stil amusing if you realise he beat the main fucking character :P
The problem with this is that everyone always seems to overestimate the reading material and the readers of that material when it comes to Shonen Jump and other related magazines. For the most part, they're still catered to kids who can't be more than twelve or fourteen. You can't expect them to make well-thought decisions when it comes to a poll found in a weekly or monthly comic book at that age, even more so if we take it as a majority. Especially important is remembering how much emphasis there is on 'action', and I don't necessarily mean 'fighting' like in battle manga. A great part of appeal found in graphic works is that we can see what people are doing and thinking, taking less focus on inquisitive thought during a read. Obviously, a book would need to maintain a sense that something is happening, but a good deal of allure in illustration is the sense of immediacy conveyed by having the elements right in front of you and in your hands.
It doesn't help that getting a job in the industry, especially if you're making a serial, requires a lot of fantastic or out of the ordinary elements. That in mind makes it a given that most people have a predetermined desire to get involved in aforementioned fantasy. Sure, there's Slice of Life, Romantic Comedy and such. More often than not there's still going to be some surrealistic and quirky thought put in. It's all part of High Concept: in the case of Shonen, emphasizing the excitement and thrill aspects by taking, say, Table Tennis and doing something weird like putting it in space. This is how people get hooked, so it shouldn't come as any surprise if popularity polls seem strange or off in the case of certain characters. It's just young boys and girls wanting a fantastic escapist magazine to fill up a part of their daily life; the rest are looked upon with as much scorn as the great neckbeards of Marvel and DC.
It's no Golden Age for Japan or America.
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I heard this was a good series, so I read up to when those two Soul Reaper guys came to take that Rukia girl.
This is such a great series, hopefully it'll get even better.
You can see that most of the people who vote in those poll are girls.
Oda said it himself.
That would be kinda ironic given the designated target demographic . I mean it's even in the name of the damn mag for crying out loud
Male oriented/dominant cast = slashers' wet dream
In the One Piece polls Ace is the most famous non-SH for a reason.
I always thought Ace looked pretty sleazy when he first appeared.
HibarixTsunaxMukuro is the most famous pairing of the fandom......
And I put Tsuna in the middle for a reason.
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