Category: Scams
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Why are People So Easy to Swindle?
My Substack answer here. A very short read. Not a plenary analysis. I can't say everything in a few paragraphs. Hence, no TLDR excuse accepted. The 'advance fee' scam is one of the oldest in the book. Read about a recent victim in this Telegraph piece.
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DocuSign Bitcoin Scam Alert
I received one of these phishing e-mails this morning. Caveat lector! Related: Why are People So Easy to Swindle?
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Spiritual Mountebanks
Substack latest. Hold onto your wallets, muchachos! The world is full of hustlers and charlatans who prey upon spiritual seekers. One ought to be suspicious of anyone who claims enlightenment or special powers. The acid test is whether they demand money or sex for their services. If they do, run away while holding onto your…
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Defund the ‘Universities’ If You Value the Life of the Mind
If you value the life of the mind, the pursuit of truth, the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge, high culture and its transmission, in short, the classical values of the university as set forth in such great works as John Henry Cardinal Newman's The Idea of a University, then you should withdraw all support from…
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Is it Free?
As the saying goes, if you aren't paying, then you are the product. I decided not to save a few bucks with the Honey browser extension. But then I am a wary conservative.
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Spiritual Mountebanks
The world is full of hustlers and charlatans who prey upon spiritual seekers. One ought to be suspicious of anyone who claims enlightenment or special powers. The acid test, perhaps, is whether they demand money or sex for their services. If they do, run away while holding onto your wallet. 'Bhagwan Shree' Rajneesh is a good…
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Spiritual Mountebanks
The world is full of hustlers and charlatans who prey upon spiritual seekers. One ought to be suspicious of anyone who claims enlightenment or special powers. The acid test, perhaps, is whether they demand money or sex for their services. If they do, run away while holding onto your wallet. 'Bhagwan Shree' Rajneesh , now the…
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The Dawkins Hustle
Karl White sends us to this Spectator article and provides this summary: For $85 a month, you get discounts on his merchandise, and the chance to meet ‘Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science personalities’. Obviously that’s not enough to meet the man himself. For that you pay $210 a month — or $5,000 a…