Survey Scams

Corporations and businesses are now using phone surveys as scams to obtain marketing material and information on consumers. Corruption is simply going too far. Businesses hire a not-for-profit firm to conduct "market research"; they use a not-for-profit because those are exempt from "Do Not Call" rules. The firm calls you and perhaps you feel that you'd like to help them out, so agree to respond.

The questions are innocent at first - perhaps they want your opinion about types of hospitals, etc., or about or health care industry. Then they want to ask personal information and "guarantee" this will be used for statistics only. They ask about income, zip code and then ask you for your street. Huh ? How could that be used for statistics. Obviously they are lying. Since you probably don't remember what their name is, you can't even complain.

Yesterday after I refused to reply the the "Street name" question, the questioner ask my street number! They simply wanted my address - probably to give to the marketing firm who hired them. I had agreed to the survey since they had called several times and thought I'd help them out on a "survey" about health care.

All this is a scam - a lie. Don't fall for it! From now on, I will stop responding to ANY poll or survey.

I'm really tired of lying and dishonesty in business; the use of euphemisms to cover up dishonest practices. Excuses.

Today's online WSJ writes about a law firm in FL that routinely lied on foreclosure papers, forging notarizations, backdating documents and even lying about serving them. This guy should disbarred and put into jail.

Actions

I checked the Krypto Fund today for asset allocations: none.

Word of the Day

"Dissentient" - noun & adjective [$10]
Dissentient means (adjective) disagreeing with the majority or official view; (noun) a person who dissents.
Sentence: Be a dissentient! ... or is it Be dissentient! Same thing. Think for your self - avoid the crowd (Vitate turbam!) ... Do not care what others think or think about your ideas!

Foreclosure Follies

How ludicrous is this whining by banks about courts requiring them to do foreclosures properly!

Banks have been caught lying on court papers and not properly serving borrowers that a foreclosure sale date is set. They lose notes and cannot prove they actually own the loan, yet they want to foreclose faster.

These banks collect billions in servicing fees, yet want to make more and more money so they cut corners and they refuse to hire more people to process the loans. They hire law firms to specialize in the foreclosure process, but all that means is the lawyers lie for them, too. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are among the worst offenders. All this is just outrageous. Now they go on TV and get shills to say how all this correct procedure is somehow hurting the real estate recovery.

That's more Boob Bait for the Booboise - talking points for their lackeys in the media and financial industry.

Yet making simply loan modifications and approving short sales quickly - real actions that would save them money - are not done.

In my opinion, any state that permits non-judicial foreclosures should immediately change to requiring judicial foreclosures. The financial industry has proven that it is incompetent, utterly ruthless and selfish.

Make them do it right. That's why they are being paid.

Word of the Day

"Subserve" - verb, transitive [$10]
Subserve means 1. to serve as an instrument or means of; 2. to promote the welfare or purposes of.
Sentence: Courts should be a forum of impartial justice adn correct, fair procedure; they should NOT subserve bank profits.