Scams from Planck's Constant Archives

Posted on January 22, 2012 09:44 PM

If you've been looking for jobs you can do at home, you've probably come across those that promise $200, $500,or even $1,000 EVERY single day, working just 15-30 minutes a day!

Read the Rest: The Work From Home Scam

Posted on January 20, 2012 02:57 PM

One of the greatest bait & switch cons ever perpetrated upon the human race of course is Islam.

Read the Rest: The Bait and Switch Scam

Posted on January 11, 2012 09:35 PM

I get two or three emails from my friends every few months asking me for my opinion on gold mining schemes.

Read the Rest: Should I Invest in a Gold Mine?

Posted on November 20, 2011 10:31 PM

Now with the bad economy and people needing a job, there's another variation on the Nigerian 419 Fraud: become a mystery shopper and make $400 a week

Read the Rest: The Check Cashing Scam

Posted on August 20, 2011 10:46 PM

PETA appears ready to embrace "adult entertainment" in order to further its cause.

Read the Rest: PETA launches Peta.xxx

Posted on July 21, 2011 11:22 PM

My attorney and constant reader B.W. sent me the following email. Except for the last paragraph, it is a true copy of a letter to the editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald sent by Alfred W. Evans, of Gatesville, Texas.

Read the Rest: Put Me In Charge Of Food Stamps

Posted on July 16, 2011 02:18 PM

If you thought the snake oil was a great buy, you can get another bottle for free, all you need do is pay a small, nominal, tiny, insignificant processing fee of only $9.95.

Read the Rest: But Wait There Is More

Posted on May 9, 2011 09:28 PM

Unless you possess something in the caliber of the Hope Diamond, it is unlikely you will be able to get more for your stone than you paid.

Read the Rest: Are Diamonds a Good Investment?

Posted on February 1, 2008 05:20 PM

Smiling Bob shouldn't be smiling anymore, but unfortunately the Enz*yte ads are still running on late night TV despite being debunked online everywhere:

Read the Rest: Smiling Bob, The Enzyte Scam, and Liberal Promises

Posted on August 28, 2007 03:33 PM

While the three younger ones, all appearing sweet and innocent, divert their "mark" (or intended target) with a show of friendliness , the fourth -- the eldest -- sneaks in from behind the person's back to expertly rifle through his or her pockets and purses or bags for any valuables being carried.

Read the Rest: The AFLAC Scam

Posted on January 10, 2007 04:03 PM

The Manhattan Project which invented the atomic Bomb cost about 30 billion in today's dollars. Any non-biased economist will readily tell you that for about 2 trillion dollars, which will be the final price tag for the Iraq War, America could have easily invented a way to get gasoline out of sand and without the political fallout of thousands of soldiers' lives.

Read the Rest: Labor Law Poster and War for Oil Scams

Posted on January 8, 2007 02:15 PM

My wife likes to have a new car every 4 years so she's been leasing for the past 3 vehicles. Her lease was up this month but the buyout price for her 2003 Toyota Camry, $9952, is much less than the Kelly Blue Book value, $11,500; so she decided to buy the car.

Read the Rest: So you want to buy your leased car?

Posted on January 16, 2006 05:37 PM

Welcome to my blog. I will be writing about the same things that interest me in real life: everything. I may concentrate from time to time on the threat of Islam to Western Civilization but I don't want to limit myself just to that topic. In real life I am often asked for advice, so you will see a category on that topic.