Scam is a fraudulent scheme performed by a dishonest individual‚ group‚ or company in an attempt to obtain money or something valuable. The existence of scam is against the law and regulation. It traditionally resided in confidence tricks‚ where an individual would misrepresent themselves as someone with skill or authority such as a doctor‚ lawyer‚ and investor. With the tools like the internet‚ there are hundreds of thousands of people who become victims of fraud every year in the new forms of scams
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1. Coal allocation scam Coal allocation scam or Coalgate‚ is a political scandal concerning the Indian government’s allocation of the nation’s coal deposits to public sector entities (PSEs) and private companies by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In a draft report issued in March 2012‚ the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) office accused the Government of India of allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner during the period 2004–2009. Over the Summer of 2012‚ the opposition BJP
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Earl Jones was born in Montreal on June 24‚ 1963. He started to work at Montreal TRUST for over 16 years; he worked 8-10 different positions including investment management‚ estates‚ trust administration‚ will planning and manager of the mortgage department. In 1970 Jones left the company to start his own business‚ he began holding courses on taking care of finances. He then launched a company he called “Earl Jones Consultant and Administration Corporation‚ an administrative and financial advising”
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013 Kerala solar panel scam From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia 2013 Kerala solar panel scam involved a fraudulent solar energy company‚ Team Solar‚ in Kerala‚ India‚ which used two women to create political contacts with links even to the Chief Minister’s office‚ duped several influential people to the tune of 70 million Rupees‚ by offering to make them business partners‚ or by offering to install solar power units for them‚ and receiving advance payments for the same. Contents [hide] 1 Incident
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Harshad Mehta & Ketan Parekh Stock Market Scam These are two stock-market scams‚ like identical twins separated by 9 years. In 1992‚ it was Harshad Mehta‚ and in 2001‚ Ketan Parekh. Mr. Harshad Mehta started his career as an employee of New India Assurance Company but later quit the job to play the stock market. By 1991‚ Mr. Mehta had become the most recognizable and revered icon of the stock market. Considered a financial genius by many‚ he was nicknamed the Big Bull who single-handedly decided
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In the recent news‚ pyramid scam is one of the reports that gained attention from the public. Pyramid scam is a fraudulent scheme in which people are recruited to make payments to the person who recruited them while expecting to receive payments from the persons they recruit; when the number of new recruits fails to sustain the payment structure the scheme breakdowns with most of the members losing the money they put in. A group called Aman Group Philippines Incorporated (AGPI) operated this scheme
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‘Phishing” Scam. June 2004. The Internet is a major contributor to the rise in identity theft‚ surveys indicate that comparatively few individuals who know how a thief acquired their personally identifiable information (PII) cite the Internet. Some attribute the rise in identity theft instead to carelessness by businesses in handling PII‚ and by credit issuers that grant credit without proper checks. The Internet may play a role‚ however. Today‚ attention is focused on a relatively new scam called “phishing
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Business Presentations & Public Speaking in English A presentation is a formal talk to one or more people that "presents" ideas or information in a clear‚ structured way. People are sometimes afraid of speaking in public‚ but if you follow a few simple rules‚ giving a presentation is actually very easy. This tutorial guides you through each stage of giving a presentation in English‚ from the initial preparation to the conclusion and questions and answers. This tutorial is itself set out like a mini-presentation
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Presentation skills are very important as these skills are the way of transferring the information to the audience. To have a good presentation‚ it is important to have the following points in the presentation: 1) Preparation and planning 2) The structure of the presentation 3) How to create interest and establishing a relationship with the audience 4) How to deal with the body language 5) How to use the voice First: Preparation and planning: The presenter must have a
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EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION Introduction Presentation is the practice of showing and explaining the content of a topic to an audience or learner. The term „presentation‟ is capable of giving butterflies-in-thestomach. This is because while making a presentation we are exposed to our audience‟s judgment and this is a frightening thought for most. While experience and command over the subject can make a great deal of improvement to a presentation‚ a quick reference to the right presentation skills resources
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