Worldwide Whos Who Scam/Fraud Alert

I got this email recently a countless of times from Worldwide Whos Who with email address execs@worldwidellc.com congratulating me for being chosen as a potential candidate for 2013 Worldwide Whos Who. 

The email message reads: 

 "Congratulations Ben , You were recently chosen as a potential candidate to represent 2013 Worldwide Who's Who. We are pleased to inform you that your candidacy was formally approved April 2nd. Congratulations. The Publishing Committee selects potential candidates based not only upon their current standing, but focusing as well on criteria from executive and professional directories, associations, and trade journals. Given your background, the Director believes your profile makes a fitting addition to our publication. There is no fee nor obligation to be listed. As we are working off of secondary sources, we must receive verification from you that your profile is accurate. After receiving verification, we will validate your registry listing within seven business days. Once finalized, your listing will share prominent registry space with thousands of fellow accomplished individuals across the globe, each representing accomplishments within their own geographical area. To verify your profile and accept the candidacy, please visit here. Our registration deadline for this year's candidates is April 30th. To ensure you are included, we must receive your verification on or before this date. On behalf of our Committee, I salute your achievement and look forward to welcoming you to our association. Privacy Policy Copyright © 2011 WorldwideWhosWho.com. All Rights Reserved. Worldwide Who's Who 498 RXR Plaza Uniondale, NY 11556 Forward this emailIcon services, 26041 Forbe Rd, Laguna, CA, US, 92677. Click for immediate removal with http://software.clickback.com/external_pages/opt_out.aspx? SafeRemove." 

Scam Alert: 

First, Ben is not my name, you got my email address right where my first name and last name there but you still called me Ben. 

 Now, how can i become a candidate for your genuine, authentic and honorable Worldwide Whos Who contest list, whatever? Am I required to pay you a few thousand dollars to be included in the prestigious list? 

If yes, then there you are. No questions asked :P

How to Replace Lost LTO Drivers License: Fee and Requirements

An officemate of mine lost her two mobile phones, bag, car key and wallet with PhP500.00 inside (quite an amount already knowing her), company ID, her ATM cards, credit cards and LTO drivers license.

Losing money and valuables is already a pain particularly the car key but it's also a pain just to call up credit card issuer banks and ATM cards for cancellation plus the replacement drivers license at the Land Transportation Office (LTO)

Here's the procedure how to apply for replacement drivers license at the LTO:

1. Prepare an affidavit of loss indicating the circumstances of the lost of the LTO drivers license including as much detail as your drivers license number (if available). Tip: include the details of other cards and items too as they may require an affidavit of loss too (an affidavit of loss costs as cheap as PhP50.00 if you prepared it and have it stamped to as high as PhP200.00 if you allow them to prepare everything for you)

2. Go to the nearest LTO office (in Makati there's an LTO office at MRT Ayala Station, there's another at Guadalupe). There's also LTO branches at Robinsons Galleria and SM City North EDSA (Northlink building)

3. Fill out the form, submit the requirements and pay the LTO drivers license replace fee of PhP475.00

4. Wait for your new drivers license. This whole process takes just about 15 minutes.

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Google Adsense Western Union Fraud/Scam = Identity Theft

Almost six years ago Google Adsense offered Western Union payments that somehow relieved me of the burden of trying how to encash my adsense check that i put off in encashing besides the fear of my check being encashed by fraudsters. This fear happened to RO's first Adsense check when he found out it was encashed by others. fast forward to 2013, a comment was left on this post warning of such modus operandi for frausders to claim Google Adsense remittances using simple tried and tested modus operandi: identity theft so how do the fraudsters do it? there really must be an insider fraud, as evident on the cases. Insiders have access to the Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) and past identification cards presented by the real Google Adsense owners. The IDs of the real owners were faked thus it really is just simple identity theft, Western Union should've detected the fraud since the people claiming the funds were their suki As an information security professional with background and experience in fraud investigations, Western Union should be able to find out who it unless they have a system who doesn't log every access to MTCN database. In financial institutions, like where I work, i monitor all individual accesses to cardnumbers, and investigate red flags. Western Union, the local branches, should have data security administrators to perform these regular tasks to deter insiders from committing fraud. you really can't stop privileged insiders from committing fraud, but makeing them think twice, that you can catch them will prevent them from doing it. have you been victimized by Western Union fraud? Do leave comments. Note: the National Bureau of Investigation is useless here unless you have the moolah to pay them off or media mileage for them to gain exposure. I've worked with them in the past, particularly the Anti-Fraud and Computer Crime Division (NBI-AFCCD) now the Anti-Fraud and Action Division, where their agents demanded payments from their clients (they call "baka" as in cow whom they milk). Also met with the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Anti-Fraud and Commercial Crime Division (CIDG-AFCCD) but i can't provide feedback since I don't have any.

Cloudfone Excite, Thrill, Cloudpad: Prices, Specifications

I got curious about this other cellphone brand being sold at a kiosk in WalterMart North EDSA is addition to myPhone and Cherry Mobile (where I bought my cherry mobile flare cheap android phone) and i want to at least take a look at them so I can review them. Cloudfone mobile phone models: Excite 350G Thrill 400G Excite 320G Excite 320E Excite 350E Excite 350i Thrill 430G Thrill 430x Thrill 500g Cloudfone Tablets Cloudpad 970g I'm looking for independent Cloudfone reviews of their mobile phones, probably made in China (where most products are made, even the revered iPhone), Cloudphone repair service center contact number and other usual stuff most consumers are looking for like camera megapixels, dual core processors, internal memory et al