Posted on 02/23/2009 6:19:02 AM PST by george76
Concerns about scams are growing as people try to take advantage of the government's latest stimulus package. Jane Driggs of Utah's Better Business Bureau says some Web sites that evoke the name of President Obama and the term "stimulus money" are nothing but scams.
"People need to do their homework," Driggs said.
One popular site offers a trial membership to put people in line for government grants, for $2.95 a month. But Driggs pointed out the fine print, which stated the customer "may" be charged a $69 per month fee on their debit cards if they sign up for the service.
people need to be wary about people making claims under the "stimulus-package" banner.
(Excerpt) Read more at ksl.com ...
Obama’s whole porkulus is a scam.
If someone gets scammed, do we give them another bailout?
Really, these investigators are going to have a tough time. Since the whole thing is a massive scam to start with and since Obama is Scam Artist in Chief, why not just go after the top dog and stop wasting resources going after the little feeder cells?
“...the name of President Obama and the term “stimulus money” are nothing but scams.”
That pretty much says it all.
Who would have ever thought that the handing out of $800 billion in funny money to Democrat constituents would invite fraud?
One would think that the avalanche of federal largesse lavished on post-Katrina New Orleans — much of which was squandered or absconded with — would have taught a valuable lesson even to the world’s ‘holes. But hey, that’s one of the reasons they voted for Obama in the first place. Thanks george76.
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