Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Apr 29 2005
Can You Feel The Love?
It's a shame to have to say it, but don't believe everything you hear in or around a church. Some of the best scams are played out by people masking themselves as mission-minded do-gooders. One unscrupulous duo is zeroing in on Spanish-speaking immigrants in the California Central Valley. New immigrants may be unsure of this country's laws and may not yet be fluent enough in English to research the claims of scam artists.
Some of these con artists rely on the trust factor of church congregations and other closely-knit groups to actually propel the scam forward. It's called "affinity fraud". You can speak excellent English and still end up a victim.
posted at: 15:54 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
It's a shame to have to say it, but don't believe everything you hear in or around a church. Some of the best scams are played out by people masking themselves as mission-minded do-gooders. One unscrupulous duo is zeroing in on Spanish-speaking immigrants in the California Central Valley. New immigrants may be unsure of this country's laws and may not yet be fluent enough in English to research the claims of scam artists.
Some of these con artists rely on the trust factor of church congregations and other closely-knit groups to actually propel the scam forward. It's called "affinity fraud". You can speak excellent English and still end up a victim.
posted at: 15:54 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
Selling Ads In Pajamas
No, wait. Selling ads while they wear pajamas. No, that doesn't quite make it clear either. Well, while I work on this sentence structure you can go and read for yourself about how Roger L. Simon and others are starting a new blog business. The post of all this was interesting, but what really kept me glued to the page was the lively comments left there. I do wish the group great success. Blogs are proving to be a wonderful microcosm of modern society. We end up with entrepreneurs, critics, wannabes, cliques and even the occasional proverbial village idiot. If Pajamas Media can forge ahead through all that and still make a buck and still have some fun, then my Stetson's off to them.
posted at: 13:03 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
No, wait. Selling ads while they wear pajamas. No, that doesn't quite make it clear either. Well, while I work on this sentence structure you can go and read for yourself about how Roger L. Simon and others are starting a new blog business. The post of all this was interesting, but what really kept me glued to the page was the lively comments left there. I do wish the group great success. Blogs are proving to be a wonderful microcosm of modern society. We end up with entrepreneurs, critics, wannabes, cliques and even the occasional proverbial village idiot. If Pajamas Media can forge ahead through all that and still make a buck and still have some fun, then my Stetson's off to them.
posted at: 13:03 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
