Greed and Scams Table of Contents


Accounting                                                                                                           1

 

Accounting Fraud, Executive Officers, Auditors, Board Members    

 

Advertisement                                                                                                      5

 

Dishonest and Deceptive, Bait and Switch, Endorsement, Internet Scam

 

Airport: Inside Jobs, PIATCO                                                                           11

 

Alternative Medicine                                                                                          13

 

Rise of Alternative Medicine, Food Supplements, Herbal

 

Medicine, Homeopathy, Colon Therapy, Crystal Healing,

 

Faith Healing, Iridology

 

Animal Cruelty: Food Sources, Pet Shops, Sports Cruelty                           18

 

Appliance Industry                                                                                             22

 

Warranties, Extended Warranty/Maintenance Agreement, Repair Shops

 

Banking Industry                                                                                                 24

 

        Bank Loans, Other Bank Scams, Internet Loan,

 

        Minimum Balance, Inside Jobs, BCCI, Automatic

 

        Teller Machine, Mortgage, Taxes Due from Banks               

 

Books                                                                                                                     33

 

How-to Books, Book Injury, Book Scams, Plagiarism,

 

Counterfeit Books, Local Works, Textbooks  

 

Budget Deficits                                                                                                    40

 

Government-Owned Corporations, Government Financial

 

Institute, Corruption, Reducing Loans, Government

 

Workforce, Intelligence Funds, Role of Congress

 

Bureau of Customs: Payment Scam, Smuggling, Improvement                    45

 

Bureau of Immigration                                                                                         49

 

Office of the Commissioner, Illegal Aliens, Foreigners

 

Business                                                                                                                                52

 

Bait and Switch, Retail Business, Department Stores,

 

Franchise, Buy-Back Scam, Do’s and Don’ts

 

Cancer Cure                                                                                                          58

 

Laetrile, Shark Cartilage, LK-200, Zoetron Therapy, Hydrazine Sulfate

 

Car                                                                                                                          62

 

New Cars, Financing and Insurance, Car Accessories,

 

Used Cars, Car Scams, Car Manufacturers

 

Car Repair                                                                                                              71

 

Fake Auto Parts, Unnecessary Repairs, Dishonest and Incompetent

 

Mechanics, Tune-up, Ghost Repair, Motor Oil and Additives

 

Cartel: Oil, Rice, Diamond                                                                                   78

 

Cell Phone: Text Scam, Pre-paid Cards, Used Cell Phones, Cloning            79

 

Charity: Non-Governmental Organizations, Donation                                   83

 

Child Abuse                                                                                                          85

 

Child Labor, Street Children, Children’s Toys

 

and Movies, Baby Products, Child Soldiers

 

Commission on Audit                                                                                         89

 

Computer Crimes                                                                                                  90

 

Computer Bugs, Computer Scam Artists, Computer Hacking,

 

Computer Scams, Computer Spamming, Software Theft,

 

Computer Virus, Trojans, Protection, Unsolicited Email,

 

“Spoofing” Scams, Internet Service Providers

 

Congress                                                                                                                               102

 

Cost of Legislation, Conflict of Interest, Allowance and Perks,

 

The Speakership, Congressional Committees, In Aid of

 

Legislation, Public Service, Attendance

 

Constitutional Change                                                                                        108

 

Construction Industry                                                                                        109

 

Building Contractor, Contractor as Victim,

 

Worldwide Problem, Developer

 

Consumer Fraud                                                                                                   114        

 

Contracts in General                                                                                            115

 

Corruption                                                                                                             116

 

Corruption and Poverty, Cash Advances, Overpricing,

 

Ghost Workers, Ghost Deliveries, Slow Justice, Foreign

 

Experience, Recent Survey, List of Corruption  

 

Cosmetics Products                                                                                             124

 

Definition, Natural Products, Beauty Parlors, Baby Products,

 

Deodorant and Anti-Perspirant, Hair Dyes, Moisturizers, Perfumes,

 

Shampoos, Skin Whiteners, Fabric Softeners, Deceptive Names

 

Cosmetic Surgery                                                                                                 135

 

Incompetent Surgeons, Liposuction, The Breast, Derma Clinics

 

Credit Card                                                                                                            138

 

Credit Card Basics, Credit Card Thieves, Free Credit Card,

 

Online Credit Card, Smart Money Card, Reducing Frauds,

 

Usurious Interest Rate

 

Dating Game                                                                                                         145

 

        Internet Dating, Sex and Robbery, Cybersex, Advertisement

 

Doctors                                                                                                                  147

 

Incompetent and Unscrupulous, Misdiagnosis, Antibiotics,

 

Professional Fee, Crime Against Property, Endorsement,

 

Sexual Assault, VAT Exemption

 

Drug Menace                                                                                                        155

 

        Lucrative Venture, Death Penalty, Anti-Drug

 

        Police, Drug Addicts, Drug Testing Centers

 

Education Department                                                                                        160

 

HighSchool Bridge Program, Richest Department,

 

Local Government Units, Suppliers, Teachers

 

Election                                                                                                                  167

 

Flying Voters, Vote Buying, Guns, Goons, and Gold,

 

Disenfranchisement of Voters, Watchers, Dagdag-Bawas,

 

Certificates of Canvass, Disqualification of Candidates,

 

Local Election, Presidential Election, Poll Automation,

 

Electoral Protest, Other Anomalies   

 

Employment                                                                                                          176

 

Contractual and Apprenticeship, Quota System, Household

 

Helpers, Job Interview, Work-at-Home Scam, Provincial

 

Employee, Oversea Workers, Employee Scam, Embezzlement

 

Fake Medicines                                                                                                    183

 

Extent of the Problem, Modus Operandi, Diversion, Solutions

 

Fake Products                                                                                                       188

 

Counterfeit, Local Fakes, Harmful Effects,

 

Smuggling, Liquor, Brand Protection Association,

 

Software Piracy, Substandard, Spotting the Fakes

 

Farmers                                                                                                                  195

 

CARP, Coconut Levy Funds, Government Subsidy,

 

Farm Roads, Smuggling, National Food Authority

 

Forgery: Art, Hitler’s Diary, Diploma Mill, Other Forgeries                          202

 

Fortune Teller                                                                                                       208

 

Fraud Defined                                                                                                       209

 

Funeral Parlor                                                                                                       211

 

Gambling                                                                                                               212

 

Gambling Lords as Politicians, Playing Cards, Jueteng,

 

Masiao, Mahjong, Cockfighting, Sports Betting, Bingo,

 

Raffle Draw, Economic Facts about Gambling

 

Garbage: Unhealthy Landfill, Tragedy, Haulers                                              221

 

General Appropriations Act                                                                                               224

 

GSIS                                                                                                                       226

 

Gun Control: Owning a Gun, The Gunfight                                                     229

 

Homeownership                                                                                                   231

 

Inflated Price, Homeowners Association, Low-Cost Housing,

 

Escalation Clause, Maceda Law, Default, Foreclosure

 

Hoodlums in Robes                                                                                             240

 

Bidding War, Warrant of Arrest, Bail/Bail Bond, Abuse of

 

Discretion, Administrative Penalty, Due Process of Law, Justice

 

Delay, Low Battling Average, Illegal Detainers, Money Claims

 

Hospitals                                                                                                                               248

 

Expensive Hospitalization, Dirty Hospitals, Carelessness, Nosocomial,

 

Tools and Equipment, Hospital Staff, Government Hospitals

 

Identity Theft                                                                                                       255

 

Related Crimes, Phishing, Dead Persons Association, Local Scenario

 

Illegal Recruitment                                                                                               258

 

Law on Illegal Recruitment, Avoiding the Scam,

 

POEA Advice, Modus Operandi, Foreign Illegal Recruiters

 

Insurance                                                                                                              268

 

Biggest Insurance Frauds, Insurance Agents, Insurance

 

Claims, Fake Death, Fire Insurance, Insurance for Guarantor,

 

Life Insurance, Medical Insurance, Personal Injury,

 

Third-Party Insurance, Vehicular Insurance, Customs Bond

 

Investment                                                                                                            276

 

Avoiding Fraud, Case of the Fake Can Goods, Bundle-Bundle

 

Gang, Banking or Quasi-Banking, Internet Investment Scam

 

Japayuki                                                                                                                                278

 

Jewelry: Diamonds, Artificial Diamonds, Gem Scam in Thailand , Gold       280

 

Kidnapping                                                                                                           285

 

Land Scam                                                                                                             286

 

Spurious Land Titles, Buying Land, Public Lands, Land

 

Flipping, Public Estates Authority, Nonexistent Subdivision

 

Lawyers                                                                                                                 290

 

        Bad Lawyers, Good Lawyers, Lawyers and

 

        Doctors, Lawyers and Politicians, Lawyers and the

 

        Justice System, Notary Public, Bar Examination

 

Marriage and Annulment                                                                                   295

 

Military Procurement                                                                                           296

 

Oakwood Mutiny, Combat Boots, Modus Operandi,

 

Electronic Procurement System, Winning the War?

 

Money Laundering                                                                                              303

 

Effects of Money Laundering, Sources of

 

Money, Methods of Money Laundering, The Money

 

Trail, Financial Task Force, Conclusion

 

Multilevel Marketing                                                                                           310

 

National Power Corporation                                                                                               314

 

BataanNuclear Power Plant, Independent Power Producer,

 

Purchased Power Adjustment, Build-Operate-Transfer, San Roque

 

Multi-Purpose Project, Magellan Cogeneration, Inc., Consumers’

 

Woes, Rehabilitation of Power Plants, Impending Power Shortage

 

News Media                                                                                                          320

 

Tools of Opportunity , Media and Money,

 

Honest and Dishonest Mediamen

 

Nigerian Letters                                                                                                    323

 

Modus Operandi, Variations, Nigerian Bank Scam,

 

Black and White Money Scam, Profiling Victims

 

Ombudsman: Delays and Inaction, Neglected Institution, Lifestyle Checks             328

 

Online Shopping                                                                                                  331

 

Pagcor                                                                                                                    333

 

Milking Cow, Rip-Off, Proliferation, Retirement Benefits, Grievances,

 

Online Gambling, Franchising, Politicians and Money Laundering

 

Pagejack and Mousetrap                                                                                    342

 

Parking Fee                                                                                                           343

 

Passport                                                                                                                                344

 

Pawnshop                                                                                                             345

 

Pesticide                                                                                                                                346

 

Misuse of Pesticide, Inert Chemicals, Banana Plantation ,

 

Women and Children, Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority

 

Pharmaceutical Firms                                                                                           350

 

Unconscionable Profits, Price Fixing, Fast-Track Drug

 

Approval, Unethical Practice, Modern Drugs, Role of the

 

Doctors, Deadly Medicines, Protecting Yourself, Switched

 

Names, Generic Drugs, Animal Testing, Drug Stores

 

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office                                                             367

 

Pigeon (Pocketbook) Drop                                                                                 367

 

Police Corruption                                                                                                 369

 

Brotherhood of Good and Evil, Drug

 

Problem, Injustice, PNP and the Military

 

Politics in General                                                                                                                374

 

Setting Examples, Political Dynasty, Political Contribution

 

Population Bomb                                                                                                 378

 

People as Assets? Limiting Factors, Economic Growth,

 

Tempering the Population Growth, Population Momentum,

 

Abortion, Pro-life is a Misnomer, National Problem

 

Pork Barrel                                                                                                             388

 

The Legislators, Priority Development Assistance

 

Fund, Modus Operandi, Recommendations

 

Pornography: Internet, Child Pornography, Pedophilia                                                394

 

Poverty: Businessmen, Politicians, Charity, Begging                                    397

 

Public Utilities                                                                                                      399

 

Public Works and Highways                                                                             400

 

Dummy Contractors/Projects, Megadike of 1996, Macapagal

 

Highway, Built-Operate-Transfer Law, Public Bidding, Public

 

Officials, Ghost and Extra Work, Business as Usual, Conclusion

 

Pyramiding                                                                                                            409

 

Charles Ponzi, Modus Operandi, Dollar Pyramid, Discount

 

Card Pyramid, Chain Letter, Pyramid Clubs, Safeguard

 

Quackery                                                                                                               417

 

Harmful Effects, Medicine, Health Care, Labeling Claims,

 

Anti-Aging Hormone, Impotence Drugs, Home Shopping Network

 

Recreational Project                                                                                             426

 

Red Tape                                                                                                               427

 

Religious Institutions                                                                                          428

 

Samples, Seed Money, Affinity Frauds, Sexual Abuse,

 

Religious Relics, Doomsday Cults, Moslem Mosque, Tax Exemption

 

Restaurant: Overcharging, Underpaid, Contaminated Food                         434

 

Retirement                                                                                                             438

 

AFP Retirement Fund, Napocor, Philippine

 

Leisure and Retirement Authority

 

Rules of Court                                                                                                      440

 

Postponement, Raffle of Cases, Motion for

 

Reconsideration, Service of Documents

 

Senior Citizen                                                                                                        442

 

Sex Slavery: Prostitution, Modern Sex Slavery, Sex Tour, Ecstasy                             443

 

Shoplifting: Techniques, Employee Theft, Prevention                                  448

 

Smoking                                                                                                                 451

 

Squatter: Population Explosion, Government Tolerance, Crime Syndicate                452

 

Stock Market                                                                                                        454

 

Stock Broker, Boiler Room, Stock Analyst, Stock Dividend, Insider

 

Trading, BW Resources, Online Message Boards, Pump and Dump

 

Supreme Court                                                                                                      462

 

Frivolous Appeals, Conflicting Decisions, Rating the SC, Docket Fee

 

Surgery                                                                                                                  465

 

Angiograms, Informed Consent, Bypass Surgery,

 

Balloon Angioplasty, Comparative Analysis, Unnecessary

 

Surgery, Women, Insurance Scam, Conclusion

 

Sweepstakes                                                                                                         476

 

Tax Payment                                                                                                         477

 

Withholding Agents, Bank Scam, Tax Evasion, Tax

 

Avoidance, Tax Amnesty, Value Added Tax, Property

 

Tax, Capital Gain, Investors, Tax Credit Certificates

 

Taxi Driver                                                                                                             489

 

Telephone: Telemarketing, 809 Scam, Long-Distance Scam, Hackers         490

 

Timesharing Resort                                                                                             493

 

Towing                                                                                                                  495

 

Traffic Problems                                                                                                   496

 

Traffic Projects, Potholes, Traffic

 

Regulations, Traffic Signs and Traffic Lights

 

Travel and Tour                                                                                                   499

 

LaosInsurance Scam, Online Travel Scam,

 

Airline Ticket, Organ-Transplant Tourists

 

Treasure Hunt                                                                                                      502

 

U.S.Treasury Bond                                                                                             504

Weight Loss                                                                                                         504