Last month the web was inundated with news of allegations made against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s charity, the Skyhook Foundation based out of Long Beach, CA. In 2009 when the foundation opened, Mr. Abdul-Jabbar said “I have decided to open up the Skyhook Foundation to improve people’s lives through sports and education because my life could not [...]
How to Avoid Affinity Fraud Part 3 of 3 Things to keep in mind: - If it sounds too good to be true, it is. - Never allow someone’s rhetoric to overpower your common sense. - Take a few days to think about and examine any investment decision. - A “best practice” procedure is to [...]
How is Affinity Fraud Accomplished? Typically a fraudster embodies or personifies ideals held by the group to be very advantageous. In some situations this could be a member of poor community that shows outward signs of success, such as rolling into the community in a Bentley, or an older individual that boasts great success in [...]
