Huge Increase in 'Disabled' Scam in Europe

VIDEO: Be sure you know for whom you donating money. There's a new trend here, gypsies asking for money in the streets for disabled people.



BERLIN, Germany - Tourists are targeted by scam and rip-off artists everywhere in Europe. We were actually prepared for gypsies/scammers.



The old adage is a good one to remember when in Berlin and dealing with some of the shadier people that prey on tourists.



The gypsies people approached with petitions, claiming it was for the handicapped. At first it seemed nothing of interest, but now there are many of them, some even caught multiple times or there are multiple arrests during one day.



Here's how they work. They printed a blank on which people can sign and donate money for disabled people.



The funny thing is, text is translated with Google Translate from one language to lithuanian with errors, text above would read this:

Certificate region network - Deaf and physically inferior - For poor and children - We want international center make (make construction equipment)



But people still donate money. Also, they written some signs and how much someone "donated"

So people would give relatively as much as in the blank. They would run away from cameras and are not from this country. So, when luck will ran out here, I guarantee they will head north to Scandinavia and to the west.



So, how to recognize one? Gibberish Google Translated text, fear of cameras and not knowing native language. They could not explain this "donation" thing in more detail. So, from good will don't be robbed in the middle of the day. ... Read more: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=62b_1379069998



Tourist Scam Alert Info: http://www.ricksteves.com/graffiti/graffiti11.html



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Deaf Actor John Maucere Scandal

VIDEO [ASL] - All About Deaf Actor John Maucere Scandal.



This vlog covers on the star of "No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie" also known as John Maucere and his shady past, such as a drugs user, theft and fraudster. Has John Maucere's public image finally recovered after his scandal a few years back?



Maucere shocked Deaf community when he publicly admitted to drugs abused in young adult. Eventually, less a dozen Deaf and Hard of Hearing people came forward about theft and fraudster with a professional Deaf actor, incriminating messages that Maucere had sent to back up their accusations.

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Viable Owner/CEO John TC Yeh Gets Nine Years For Fraud

VIDEO: Founder of Viable Deaf services company gets nine years for fraud.

TRENTON, N.J. - Yeh and his brother also ordered to pay $20M each.



A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced John T.C. Yeh, former CEO of Rockville Deaf services business Viable, to nine years in prison and ordered him to pay restitution of $20 million for his role in a multimillion-dollar government fraud case.



His brother, former Viable vice president Joseph Yeh, received a prison sentence of 55 months on Wednesday and also was ordered by Judge Joel A. Pisano to pay $20 million in restitution.



John TC Yeh's Statement At The Court. John TC Yeh wishes to share the statement he gave at the court with everyone.

In November 2009, John and Joseph Yeh were among 26 people nationwide to be indicted for conspiring to defraud the Federal Communications Commission’s Video Relay Service program, which helps Deaf people communicate, by billing the government for millions of dollars in illegitimate calls.



They pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in October 2010... Read more: gazette.net/article/founder-of-rockville-deaf-services-company-gets-nine-years-for-fraud/

AG Bell & Cochlear Implant Companies

Deaf Advocates responses on issue of the Advanced Bionics and Cochlear Americas are featured on the AG Bell Association front page as being their Circle Alliance. Cochlear Americas was in the news yesterday as the Dept of Justice announced it has been found guilty of kickbacks and must pay $880,000.



Blog has past quotes from Advanced Bionics and Cochlear Americas explaining what their role in AG Bell Association's Circle Alliance has been. A plea to AG Bell Association to reconsider who it keeps company with.



AFA Petition for an Independent Investigation of CIs: http://www.petitiononline.com/AFA62509/petition.html



Dept of Justice announcement of the settlement against Cochlear Americas: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/June/10-civ-673.html



Notice of the suits against Advanced Bionics: http://www.weitzlux.com/failed-cochlearimplants_1937570.html



In March I had vlogged about Advanced Bionics being the top banner on the AG Bell Homepage. Advanced Bionics had been sued by a law firm which has a Deaf lawyer who has a CI but was representing cases of Deaf adults and children who had gotten shocks and other adverse reactions to failed CIs manufactured by Advanced Bionics due to moisture leaks and faulty CIs.



Since that time AG Bell has removed Advanced Bionics from its top banner. Great news. Perhaps the cochlear implant is only for the MONEY as the dirty business? as seen on Cochlear Business Is Dirty Business! with captioned.

Scammers Posing Deaf Customers Target Local Businesses

VIDEO: I Team 10 investigation scammers posing Deaf customers target local businesses.



NEW YORK CITY - I-Team 10 investigation from the NBC reports. It's a new twist on an old credit card scam and it's really repugnant. These schemers are posing as customers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and using a telephone relay service to try to exploit these businesses.

The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. Visit http://www.sec.gov/ for more informations. SOURCE



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UNITED STATES - SEC Investor Alert Regarding Web-Based Scheme Targeting Deaf Investors: The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has charged an Internet-based investment company, Imperia Invest IBC ("Imperia"), with securities fraud for soliciting several million dollars from U.S. investors and promising guaranteed annual returns in excess of 1.2% per day while in reality siphoning the funds into foreign bank accounts and not paying any money back to investors.

TEXAS - A Texas man who allegedly solicited $3.45 million from more than 7000 Deaf investors before securities regulators stopped him last year has been charged with fraud. The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges that Jody Dunn... Read more: Texan Defrauded Deaf Investors Out of $3.45M -investmentnews.com



WISCONSIN - A multi-million-dollar international swindle targeting Deaf investors that recently drew federal warnings has snagged at least a dozen Wisconsin residents, investigators at the Department of Financial Institutions report... Read more: Swindle Targeting Deaf Investors Ensnares Wisconsin Residents -madison.com



NEW YORK - I-Team 10 investigation from the NBC report. It's a new twist on an old credit card scam and it's really repugnant. These schemers are posing as customers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and using a telephone relay service to try to exploit these businesses... Read more: I-Team 10 investigation: Scammers Posing as Deaf Customers; Target Local Businesses -whec.com



NORTH CAROLINA - A common scam lately — known as the “overpayment scam” — happens when a person places an item for sale online (or through a print publication such as the Bolivar Herald-Free Press that also places its classified ads online) and then receives a call from someone through the Telecommunication Device for the Deaf relay service, or TTY, wanting to purchase the item... Read more: The Scam Artist’s Next Victim — Don’t Let It Be You -bolivarmonews.com



FBI GOV. - The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at www.ic3.gov lists 18 Internet crime schemes and that is just schemes related to the Internet, not including schemes that are carried out by phone or U.S. Mail.



The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. Visit http://www.sec.gov/