A #scammer who runs a data-harvesting operation under the veneer of pretending to be a free #deedPoll service saw that I'd blogged/vlogged on the topic and asked if I'd link to/endorse them.

Even though I run an actual (ethical, free and open source) deed poll service.

I noticed that the domain name in their email signature wasn't actually registered... so I bought it.

So now... they're linking to and endorsing ME... 🤣 specifically to a blog post I've written about their #scam.

Wanna see?

đź”— https://www.changenames.co.uk

The “ChangeNames.co.uk” Scam

Today, somebody who's running a scammy personal information collection campaign hidden beneath the veneer of a buggy free deed poll service that competes with my better, ethical free deed poll service... emailed me to ask if I'd advertise theirs for them. Wow.

Dan Q

🙄 Oh great, another romance scammer account making a follow request--- and he is using the typical scripted replies--too obvious Buddy!
    

"The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre received 1,249 complaints of romance scams from 925 Canadian victims with a loss of more than $50 million in 2021."

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Scammer

https://rcmp.ca/en/gazette/just-facts-romance-scams

Just the facts: romance scams

Romance scams use fake identities to gain trust and steal money. Protect yourself: verify identities, avoid quick money requests, and report scams.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

“Never in the history of the United States has a sitting president sought a monetary settlement from the government he leads — let alone sought many billions of dollars in taxpayer funds,” lawyers for the lawmakers wrote.

#Trump #criminal #law #scammer #fraud #TaxpayersMoney #DOJ #kleptocracy #JudicialProcess #MAGASlushFund

The #MAGASlushFund would represent not only a highly unorthodox resolution but also a further demonstration of the admin’s eagerness to reward allies who before #Trump came to #power were investigated & in many cases charged & #convicted. Most notably, Trump on his first day back in office pardoned or commuted the sentences of supporters who violently attacked the US Capitol on #Jan6, 2021.

#criminal #law #scammer #fraud #TaxpayersMoney #DOJ #kleptocracy
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-anti-weaponization-fund

Justice Department Announces Anti-Weaponization Fund

The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that as a part of the settlement agreement in President Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, the Attorney General established “The Anti-Weaponization Fund” to provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare.

It is unclear whether #Tron & #BNBChain were aware their networks were used by the central bank of #Iran & #Nobitex, which has not been specifically sanctioned. Doing business with Iranian entities falls under general Western #sanctions. Reuters could not determine why the #UnitedStates has not sanctioned Nobitex.

#Trump #criminal #law #scammer #fraud #kleptocracy #emoluments #MoneyLaundering #crypto

Still, the #Iran transactions highlight the conflicted position in which the Trumps’ sprawling business interests have placed the #US presidency. The family-owned #Trump Organization real-estate empire, for example, continues to pursue foreign deals.

The use of the blockchains by institutions in a country the US is at #war with is a “dramatic irony,” said John Reed Stark, a former chief of the #SEC’s Office of Internet Enforcement.

#criminal #law #scammer #fraud #kleptocracy #emoluments

#Iran money has kept moving through those 2 digital ledgers during the #US & #Israel #war against the Islamic Republic.

Sun & #Binance, the #crypto exchange owned by Zhao, are both prominent backers of #WorldLibertyFinancial, the crypto firm co-founded by #Trump & his family.

There’s no suggestion that the Trump family knew of #Nobitex’s use of #Tron & #BNBChain [🙄].

#criminal #law #scammer #fraud #kleptocracy #emoluments #MoneyLaundering

How Trump’s #crypto venture & Iran’s top exchange tapped into the same industry networks

Iran’s #Nobitex has processed at least $2.3 billion through #Tron & #BNBChain, blockchain ledgers started by backers of the #Trump family’s #WorldLibertyFinancial. The flows underscore the awkward juxtaposition of Trump’s business dealings & the #US presidency.

#criminal #law #scammer #fraud #kleptocracy #emoluments #Iran #MoneyLaundering
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/how-trumps-crypto-venture-irans-top-exchange-tapped-into-same-industry-networks-2026-05-18/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

The substance of Trump’s suit stems from the leak of his tax returns to The New York Times in 2019. #Trump, 2 of his sons & his family business argue that the #IRS should have done more to prevent a former contractor from leaking tax information to The Times & ProPublica.

While federal #law allows for people to sue the IRS when their tax information is leaked, legal experts saw clear flaws in Trump’s suit….

#criminal #law #scammer #fraud
#TaxpayersMoney #DOJ #kleptocracy

#Judge Williams had ordered the #DOJ, which has yet to make an appearance or filing in the case, & #Trump’s lawyers to brief her by Wednesday to explain whether they were actually in opposition — or were colluding to achieve a mutually agreeable outcome. [oh, they are definitely colluding]

In their filing on Monday, Trump’s lawyers said their dismissal meant that “no judicial analysis is appropriate” for the suit. [IOW no #oversight.]

#law #scammer #fraud #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy