The unscrupulous masterminds of Pyramid and Ponzi schemes lose investors hundreds of thousands, by promising too good to be true returns on investments. You can spot a Ponzi scheme by looking at the returns earned and the investment growth promised. If the scheme offers you a yearly return of 20% above the repo rate, you …
Complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM, is a category of medicine that includes a variety of treatment approaches that fall outside the realm of conventional medicine. An increasing amount of research is being done to establish the safety and efficacy of alternative medicine. But compared with traditional “Western” therapies such as drugs, research on alternative …
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The Question “How do you know that the profile is for real and not something made up to get you to join the online dating site? I would get lots of emails from a dating site so I would join it, and then the emails just stop. What’s up with that?” – Anonymous The Honest …
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Follow these five rules to identify a travel scam before it’s too late. You’re probably familiar with those Internet travel scams, in which you receive a message from a friend who claims to have lost all their money while traveling abroad, and needs to …
There are many advertised weight loss methods, but they all have the same principle: lower you calories and increase your calorie expenditure (exercise). If anything promises weight loss while not doing this, it probably won’t work or won’t last. Weight loss that lasts may not be considered easy, as weight loss takes some changes in …
“Diet” snacks usually contain some sort of fake fat or sugar — a synthetic substitute that helps make the food taste as sweet or as rich as the real thing, but without the calories. The thinking is that eating fake fats will help dieters lose weight. Rats and Pringles Apparently not, at least if you’re …
Counterfeiting is now one of the fastest growing crimes in the modern world, accounting for an estimated 7% of the world’s trade, the industry is conservatively estimated to be worth a cool £500 billion. Whilst we have all heard about the influx of dangerous fake apple chargers, and noticed the occasional pair of knock-off trainers …
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can’t afford to go soft on this issue. On the occasion of National Consciousness Week Against Counterfeit Medicines, the FDA has warned consumers that the huge demand for erectile dysfunction drugs has spawned a lot of counterfeit versions in the market. Speaking at a press conference at the Philippine …
There is no shortage of Internet scams out there. How do we protect ourselves from being duped? This article will provide 5 tips to avoid being a victim of an Internet scam. 5 Tips to Avoid Internet Scams Have you ever received an email from a Persian prince offering you the opportunity to earn millions …
First day in Bangkok…sweltering heat, smell of street food and an unbelievable amount of westerners all gathered on a few small streets in the heard of Bangkok’s backpacking district on Khao San Rd. This area really makes this city feel so exhilarating and full of adventures! And it is…. Today is Budda day! After a few hours …