10 Ways to Empower Your Communication

ABOUT AUTHOR:- LISA
Currently: Team Leader/Trainer
Interests: Internet marketing,search engines,business online & link marketing
Blog: http://blogs.siliconindia.com/Lisa
Experience: Huntington,WV , Professional Marketer [Business marketing online trainer,educator,advertiser.] Working/Currently

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10 Ways to Empower Your Communication

There is so much to know about conversation that anyone, even I, could ever realize. You can go though watching talk shows; radio programs; clubs dedicated to public speaking; ordinary conversations; certain rules still apply when it comes to interaction through words. It may sound tedious, I know, but even though it's your mouth that's doing the work, your brain works twice as hard to churn out a lot of things you know. So what better way to start learning to be an effective communication is to know the very person closest to you: yourself.

1. What you know.
Education is all about learning the basics, but to be an effective speaker is to practice what you've learned. My stint as guest at every Toastmasters' meeting I go to taught me that we all have our limitations, but that doesn't mean we can't learn to keep up and share what we know.

2. Listening.
It's just as important as asking questions. Sometimes listening to the sound of our own voice can teach us to be a little bit confident with ourselves and to say the things we believe in with conviction.

3. Humility
We all make mistakes, and sometimes we tend to slur our words, stutter, and probably mispronounce certain words even though we know what it means, but rarely use it only to impress listeners. So in a group, don't be afraid to ask if you're saying the right word properly and if they're unsure about it then make a joke out of it. I promise you it'll make everyone laugh and you can get away with it as well.

4. Eye Contact
There's a lot to say when it comes to directing your attention to your audience with an eye-catching gaze. It's important that you keep your focus when talking to a large group in a meeting or a gathering, even though he or she may be gorgeous.

5. Kidding around
A little bit of humor can do wonders to lift the tension, or worse boredom when making your speech. That way, you'll get the attention of the majority of the crowd and they'll feel that you're just as approachable, and as human to those who listen.

6. Be like the rest of them
Interaction is all about mingling with other people. You'll get a lot of ideas, as well as knowing what people make them as they are.

7. Me, Myself, and I
Admit it, there are times you sing to yourself in the shower. I know I do! Listening to the sound of your own voice while you practice your speech in front of a mirror can help correct the stress areas of your pitch. And while you're at it you can spruce up as well.

8. With a smile
A smile says it all much like eye contact. There's no point on grimacing or frowning in a meeting or a gathering, unless it's a wake. You can better express what you're saying when you smile.

9. A Role Model
There must be at least one or two people in your life you have listened to when they're at a public gathering or maybe at church. Sure they read their lines, but taking a mental note of how they emphasize what they say can help you once you take center stage.

10. Preparation
Make the best out of preparation rather than just scribbling notes and often in a hurried panic. Some people like to write things down on index cards, while other resort to being a little more silly as they look at their notes written on the palm of their hand (not for clammy hands, please). Just be comfortable with what you know since you enjoy your work.

And that about wraps it up. These suggestions are rather amateurish in edgewise, but I've learned to empower myself when it comes to public or private speaking and it never hurts to be with people to listen how they make conversations and meetings far more enjoyable as well as educational.

To Your Success,
Lisa Simpkins
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Read more articles from Lisa at her SiliconIndia Blog http://blogs.siliconindia.com/Lisa

Three Indian Americans among top drawing 200 CEOs in U.S.

Three Indian Americans among top drawing 200 CEOs in U.S.Tuesday,

April 08, 2008

New York: Three Indian Americans are among the 200 CEOs of large public companies who received an average of over $11 million compensation in 2007. Besides Indra Nooyi and Vikram Pandit, Rajiv L. Gupta of Rohm and Haas is one of them.

Gupta's package was $7.3 million, cash pay being $2.8 million, according to the CEO pay tabulated Sunday by The New York Times based on proxies filed by companies.

Muzaffarnagar-born, IIT educated, Gupta took over as chairman and CEO of the Pennsylvania-based chemicals multinational in 1999.

For Nooyi, chief of PepsiCo, the total annual package was $14.7 million, with a cash pay of $4.9 million, stock awards and option awards making up the rest.

Pandit, who took over as chief of Citigroup only in last December, received a total of $3.2 million, out of which a huge chunk of $2.9 million was in stock awards.

The highest compensation - a whopping $84 million - went to Johan Thain, chief of Merrill Lynch, while Rupert Murdoch of News Corp took home $24 million.

Steven Jobs of Apple chose to take only a token $1. Even the richest man in the world, Warren Buffett, took only $175,000 from his company, Berkshire Hathaway.

Siliconindia News Bureau. You can read more top news at http://www.siliconindia.com/

New NASSCOM Chairman - Mr Ganesh Natarajan

Ganesh Natarajan named Nasscom Chairman

Tuesday, April 08, 2008
New Delhi: The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) has named Ganesh Natarajan, deputy chairman and managing director of Zensar, as its chairman for 2008-09.

He takes over from Lakshmi Narayan, vice-chairman of Cognizant Technology Solutions. The industry lobby also named Pramod Bhasin, president and chief executive of Genpact, as the vice-chairman.

Although Nasscom seeks to protect the interests of Indian service sector firms, notably in the IT and outsourcing businesses, its membership of around 1,200 companies includes over 200 from the U.S., Europe, Japan and China.

Announcing the Chairman and Vice Chairman for 2008-09, Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM said, "Ganesh Natarajan has been associated with NASSCOM for a number of years and has helped in setting up a several initiatives focussed on Innovation, as well as for the small and medium enterprises. An industry veteran, he is immensely respected and regarded by peers and colleagues not only for his adept leadership but also for his keen knowledge and focus on innovation. We are also delighted to welcome Pramod Bhasin as the NASSCOM Vice Chairman for 2008-09. He has been leading our BPO Forum and, we believe, with his vast experience he will add immense value to the entire industry which will bring a sharper focus on the BPO segment."

"It is an honour to be the Chairman of NASSCOM at a critical time for the industry. Creativity, community and collaboration would help sustain the growth momentum of the industry. The inherent creativity of this industry's people can be translated into commercial innovations to keep our leadership position intact and unleashing the power of community within and across industry segments will ensure that we remain buoyant in all market segments and geographies", said Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, Chairman, NASSCOM and Deputy Chairman and Managing Director, Zensar.

Pramod Bhasin, Vice Chairman NASSCOM and President & CEO, Genpact said, "As a part of the NASSCOM Leadership team, I will be focusing on leading the Indian BPO and IT industry globally and focusing on key initiatives such as education and security that are crucial for growth of the industry in the years to come."

Siliconindia News Bureau. You can read more top news at http://www.siliconindia.com/

Top Ten Ways to Create a Freelancing Empire

Top Ten Ways to Create a Freelancing Empire by Shama Hyder of After The Launch.com

Sure, you are great at what you do, but have you ever considered building a freelancing empire around your skill set? If you have ever had a Pinky and The Brain moment about your services, read on.

1. Set yourself as the Go-To Guy or Gal in a Specific Industry- It is very tempting as a freelancer to offer your services to everyone you meet, but this method will bring you scattered results. However, if you hone in on a certain industry, you can really create a name for yourself. This doesn't mean that you only work with that niche, but that does become your primary target market. For example, let's say you choose to do web design for law firms. Now you can focus on that specific target market of attorneys. You can build a name for yourself within that group. Does this restrict you to only working for law firms? No, of course not. But it does help you create a name for yourself in a certain industry and reap the benefits of a strong reputation.
   


2. Network Outside of your Regular Group - If you only hang out with fellow freelancers, you won't get very far in terms of building your empire. It is necessary to spend time with colleagues, but you won't always get more business that way. If you really want to brand yourself and get more clients, you have to network outside of your regular group.



3. Always Ask for Testimonials- What do all the top dogs have in common? They have built up one heck of a reputation. And you can too. Always ask for a testimonial for work well done. It doesn't matter if you don't need them at the moment or don't have a place to display them. If they liked your work, get it in writing. Just collect them for future reference. You never know when they might come in handy.
   


4. Always Ask for Referrals-If you do a good job on a project for a client, always ask if they know others who could use your services. I am shocked at how many freelancers don't do this. Don't assume that your clients don't talk to others about your work. Most people love to brag about a job well done. Be sure to make it clear to them that you appreciate referrals and would love to be of service to their friends and associates.
   


5. Build a Relationship with Clients- Let's say you bid on a project and win it. The client provides the details, and you do a fabulous job for them. They pay and you move on to the next client...UNLESS, they pay and you keep in touch with them. Every now and then send them an email, and see how that project you did for them is working out. Do they need anything else? If so, you would love to work with them again. Did you mention that you just got married? And did they have a good Thanksgiving? Build a relationship with your clients. Keep in touch and communicate. Let them see you as more than a just a freelancer. If they start seeing you as a friend, the chances of you receiving future work and more referrals skyrockets.



6. Create a Marketing Plan- If you want to build a freelancing empire; people have to know about you. So, spend time marketing your services. And I don't just mean having an elevator pitch ready when someone asks you what you do. You should have a full fledge marketing plan in place. What mediums (online and offline) will you use to market your services? How much time and money will you spend with each medium? How will you check to see if the marketing efforts are providing you with a good return on investment?
   


7. Think of it in TERMS of a BUSINESS- So many freelancers consider themselves artists-and rightly so. But more than that, they are also in the business of providing a service. If you think of freelancing as one job or project after another-you start thinking short term. It is easy to forget that your services are actually a part of your business! The life of each job ends when you get paid and a new job or project begins. In order to create a freelancing empire, you have to see the separate jobs as a series of projects that are all connected. You are not just a freelancer, but a business owner who freelances.
   


8. Seek out Mentors AND Mentees- You may think mentors are strictly for corporate cubicle workers who want to move up the ladder, and not for a freelancer like yourself. But you must seek out mentors if you want to create a freelancing empire. These mentors don't have to be freelancers themselves, but just seasoned business owners who you can learn from. On the same token, become a mentor yourself. There are plenty of young freelancers out there who could use someone to teach them the tricks of the trade. A big part of building a freelancing empire is giving back to the community. You can start here!
   


9. Have a Website/Portfolio and Constantly Update It- You do good work,-display it! I hesitate to tell you the number of "serious" freelancers I have met, who don't have a website or portfolio. And many of those who do have a portfolio never bother to update it. It is not exactly confidence inspiring in a client when the last piece in your portfolio is dated 2000, and is an ad for Y2K.



10. Get Good with Numbers- You may hate math (and I did for a long time), but there is no getting around this one. You have to get comfortable with numbers if you plan on building your business empire. At the least, know your costs, your revenues, and your profit margin. I really love Win Web's free accounting software that is especially designed for freelancers and small business owners. You can check it out at http://www.winweb.com/.
    

Here is to you and the start of your freelancing empire!

Shama Hyder is an expert marketing consultant to independent professionals and professional service firms around the world. As the founder of After The Launch, Shama serves clients through her one-on-one consulting work, and through her company's several online and offline marketing services.

You can get her free report "101 Ways to Market Your Business" at http://www.afterthelaunch.com/

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Article published on this blog by Afzal Khan - Internet Marketing & SEO/SEM Professional of http://www.afzalkhan.org/

Top 10 Ways to Use Facebook to Promote your Business for Free by Shama Hyder

Top 10 Ways to Use Facebook to Promote your Business for Free

There are plenty of social media platforms that you can participate in today, and they all have their pros and cons. The best way to choose a platform to participate in is to look at the people that hang out there. In my opinion, Facebook is one of the best platforms for networking-both personally and professionally. I also use Linked In and Twitter. Linked In is nice for having a more or less static professional profile online. Twitter is good for "blasting" bits and pieces of news to friends and clients. The one social networking group I am not part of is MySpace. Privacy controls are more lax at MySpace than I prefer. Of all the social networks, Facebook is the real gem when it comes to all-round marketing and networking.

I have been using Facebook for the past two years, and it is an excellent marketing tool. Here are 10 ways you can use Facebook to promote your business for FREE!

1. Create an Excellent Profile- This is THE first step in utilizing Facebook efficiently. If you think of Facebook in terms of a marketing campaign, your profile page can be considered your "brand." Here is my profile. A strong profile should include: a professional picture (please resist the urge to put up pictures of yourself in this year’s Halloween costume-unless of course that is part of your brand), your contact information, your website address, and your personal interests. You don’t have to list out all your personal interests-you can stick to listing just you professional interests if you prefer.

2. Add Friends- This is what makes Facebook really special-the relationships it allows you to build and sustain. The more friends you have, the more affective your marketing and networking efforts will be. The most simple way to add friends is to use Facebook’s own tools to search for current friends already using the platform. Once you have added all current friends, you can start adding acquaintances. One unique feature of Facebook is that is allows you to look at friends of friends. You can build up a huge network this way in no time.

3. Join Groups- You can join online groups within Facebook that are related to what you do. There are groups for consultants, coaches, and trainers…almost all professional service providers have some type of an online group. I am part of many marketing groups and have made quite a few contacts that way. So, find a few groups that suit your tastes and get to mingling!

4. Create your Own Group- Can’t find a group that really fits your style-create your own! You can add members, publish articles, carry on discussions, and probably meet quite a few prospects.

5. List your Events- Hosting a Teleseminar or speaking somewhere? Create an events page and invite all those you want. You can even see how many RSVP and get feedback from attendees. Marketing doesn’t get easier (or cheaper!) than this.

6. Syndicate your Blog- You can syndicate your blog on your profile page. This basically means that every time you make a post, it will automatically show up on your profile page. More Exposure = More Readers = More Potential Leads.

7. Reach OUT! – Are you a fan or admirer of someone’s work? Reach out to them on Facebook! Many colleagues of mine check their Facebook messages more regularly than their email. They are also more likely to respond to Facebook messages. Don’t feel comfortable sending out a message to someone you don’t know? No worries! Leave them a “I enjoy your work!” blurb on their wall. (All profiles come with “virtual walls” where friends and acquaintances can leave comments.)

8. Send Virtual Gifts- Want to show your appreciation for someone? Send them a virtual gift. You can choose from a bunch of balloons to a potted plant that actually sits on the recipient’s profile and grows over time (my favorite).

9. Use the Marketplace- Facebook has an online marketplace that allows you to list your services and products for free. This is a great way to gain exposure. You can also list certain things you are looking for. I often find some great books through the Marketplace.

10. Create a Community- Perhaps Facebook’s greatest benefit is that it allows you to create a community. It provides you a group of people who are constantly connected to you, and are open to hearing your message. Write on people’s walls, respond to their comments, and introduce them to each other. So…start building your brand and leveraging social media networks for marketing!

By Shama Hyder of AfterTheLaunch.com
Email us at Shama [at] AfterTheLaunch.com

Shama Hyder is an expert marketing consultant to independent professionals and professional service firms around the world. As the founder of After The Launch, Shama serves clients through her one-on-one consulting work, and through her company’s several online and offline marketing services.

You can get her free report “101 Ways to Market Your Business” at AfterTheLaunch.com
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Afzal Khan's Selection Into Princeton Premier

Received a call(+17187668626) today from Princeton Premier. The person over phone told me that I’m being considered for inclusion into the 2008-2009 Princeton Premier Business Leaders and Professionals “Honors Edition” section of the Registry.

He asked me about my achievements, Education & my current job profile. Also he asked where I am looking myself after 5 year's and few more questions. I answered all those, but all that time I was surprised, I was not able to figure out on what basis they have picked my name and decided to include my name.

According to the email “The 2008-2009 edition of the Registry will include biographies of the world’s most accomplished individuals.” Wait and they want to include me?

However for checking authencity, did Googling and landed to few top ranking website reviews & according to them it's an SPAM! what would you know several individuals received the same email.

What made me so special?

I am not able to decide are they genuine or fake people. That's why I need feedback from all of my readers. Please post your comment & if you have recieved such email/call please share by posting comment.

Email received from Princeton Premier is attached below.

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I found many Press Releases published for Princeton Premier at Prlog.org & Pr.com

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Email:
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It is my pleasure to inform you that you are being considered for inclusion into the 2008-2009 Princeton Premier Business Leaders and Professionals "Honors Edition" section of the Registry.

The 2008-2009 edition of the Registry will include biographies of the world's most accomplished individuals. Recognition of this kind is an honor shared by thousands of executives and professionals throughout the world each year. Inclusion is considered by many as the single highest mark of achievement.

Upon final confirmation, you will be listed among other accomplished individuals in the Princeton Premier Registry.

For accuracy and publication deadlines, please complete your application form and return it to us within five business days.

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On behalf of the Managing Director, we wish you continued success.

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Avinash Wins Award For Great Content(Google Analytics Blog) at THE SEMMYS 2008

Analytics 2008 Winner at THE SEMMYS (The Years Best Post In Search Engine Marketing)

Avinash Kaushik - Analytics - 2008 Winner

About Avinash - He is an Independent Consultant with a focus on speaking and consulting engagements that help organizations unlock the power of web research and web analytics to create truly data driven organizations and gain a strategic competitive advantage.

Currently Avinash is an Analytics Evangelist for Google.

He is also the author of the blog Occam's Razor, that focuses on Web Research & Web Analytics, and the book Web Analytics: An Hour A Day, was published by Wiley in June 2007.

Website: http://www.webanalyticshour.com

Congratulations to Avinash Kaushik on his 2008 SEMMY award from all Blogger's Worldwide. Avinash won in the Analytics category for his post entitled Web Analytics Demystified. Avinash's goal with this post and its complement Web Metrics Demystified is to help new users learn to think like seasoned analysts, but even experienced practitioners will learn something new.

For more thought provoking & inspiring posts, with commentary from many of the brightest minds in web analytics, check out Avinash's blog Occam's Razor.

Published on Toprankseo Blog by Afzal Khan Internet Marketing & SEO/SEM Professional

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Internet Frauds -The Vipers Nest - SiliconIndia Blog

About Author: Kishore Jagirdar
Currently: Managing Director at Infopace management Pvt Ltd
Interests: HR . Strategic consulting ,Training , BPO , KPO
Blog: http://blogs.siliconindia.com/kishor
Experience:Bangalore , Managing Director [Strategic Consulting which involves , Culling ideas, Intellectual programming,Enterprise development,team building, mentoring ,strategic growth , Investment procurement in short Incubating business. ] - Working/Currently

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The perpetrators of Advance Fee Fraud (AFF), known internationally as "419" fraud after the section of the Nigerian penal code which addresses fraud schemes, are often very creative and innovative.

Advance Fee Fraud Examples
• In almost every case there is a sense of urgency;
•The victim is enticed to travel to Nigeria or a border country;
•There are many forged official looking documents;
•Most of the correspondence is handled by fax or through the mail;
•Blank letterheads and invoices are requested from the victim along with the banking particulars;
•Any number of Nigerian fees are requested for processing the transaction with each fee purported to be the last required;
•The confidential nature of the transaction is emphasized;
•There are usually claims of strong ties to Nigerian officials;
•A Nigerian residing in the U.S., London or other foreign venue may claim to be a clearing house bank for the Central Bank of Nigeria; we have this now coming in from almost all parts of the world and often increasingly are not only Nigerians but also other nationals including Europeans
•Offices in legitimate government buildings appear to have been used by impostors posing as the real occupants or officials. The most common forms of these fraudulent business proposals fall into seven main categories:
•Disbursement of money from wills
•Contract fraud (C.O.D. of goods or services)
•Purchase of real estate
•Conversion of hard currency
•Transfer of funds from over invoiced contracts
•Sale of crude oil at below market prices

Now we are finding some other new innovative method they have employed
a) Phishing : Email containing the features of reputed bank asking internet access to be revalidated for security reasons and the unsuspecting customer logs in and reveals all the details which in turn will be used to clean the bank accounts of its money

b) Job offers : lot of people are being targeted on the online job portal like naukari.com, monster.com by fictious employers or employment agencies that will give attractive overseas job offers one cannot refuse and then lure them into payments for visa processing or the other. The candidate is made to constantly part with money for one reason or the other with such professional ease that it will take a long time for the person to realize the fraud they are into .

c) Lottery winners: Intimation out of the blue informing of a lottery you may have won without you participating in it with the lottery ticket attached to victim’s email ID which was randomly selected over 90,000 names of databases and address via computer ballot from several countries. They will ask for processing fee to be paid after collecting due details and go on milking all the victim’s information which they will use to create fake transaction using the personal details and milk as much as possible collection of payments from the victim

d) Commission agents: Off late there are offers being given to people over the email for acting as an agent for collection of payments for a validated business in exports and imports .Initially the victim will get receipts of small payment collections that will give the victim the feeling that this is a great business and soon they will win the confidence. Once they have deep rooted levels of confidence created then they will ask for a bank guarantee or a large payment remittance which will be in process and not yet credited to the victims account .On good will the victims ends up sending the huge payments which will never get refunded or credited.

e) Online Auctions/sales: the victim is convinced that he has made a fantastic bargain on the sales and makes the 50% or 100% advance payment to ensure that the deal is sealed But will never get his product delivered.

f) Spyware: This is a type of software that gets typically down loaded like the “Trojan horse “Into the unsuspecting victims system via pop ups and then keeps sending the data from the system to the senders PC at times this technic has been used by people to defraud banks with the online access information over the ATMs and online activity.

g) Inheritance/Donations: Out of the blue the victims get a message from a so called legal firm on the inheritance of a large estate being left behind by a deceased or a terminally ill benefactor .they will make the victim swear that the money should be utilised wisely for benefit of the underprivileged and will emphasize on the irrelevance of its value to the benefactor in the face of death .It would immediately need the victim to start spending on the retrieval of the said estate that never existed.

How does it work?The most prevalent and successful cases of Advance Fee Fraud is the fund transfer scam. In this scheme, a company or individual will typically receive an unsolicited letter by mail from a Nigerian claiming to be a senior civil servant. In the letter, the Nigerian will inform the recipient that he is seeking a reputable foreign company or individual into whose account he can deposit funds ranging from $10-$60 million that the Nigerian government overpaid on some procurement contract. The criminals obtain the names of potential victims from a variety of sources including trade journals, professional directories, newspapers, and commercial libraries. They do not target a single company, but rather send out mailings en masse. The sender declares that he is a senior civil servant in one of the Nigerian Ministries, usually the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

The letters refer to investigations of previous contracts awarded by prior regimes alleging that many contracts were over invoiced. Rather than return the money to the government, they desire to transfer the money to a foreign account. The sums to be transferred average between $10,000,000 to $60,000,000 and the recipient is usually offered a commission up to 30 percent for assisting in the transfer. Initially, the intended victim is instructed to provide company letterheads and pro forma invoicing that will be used to show completion of the contract.
One of the reasons is to use the victim's letterhead to forge letters of recommendation to other victim companies and to seek out a travel visa from the American Embassy in Lagos. The victim is told that the completed contracts will be submitted for approval to the Central Bank of Nigeria. Upon approval, the funds will be remitted to an account supplied by the intended victim.

The goal of the criminal is to delude the target into thinking that he is being drawn into a very lucrative, albeit questionable, arrangement. The intended victim must be reassured and confident of the potential success of the deal. He will become the primary supporter of the scheme and willingly contribute a large amount of money when the deal is threatened.
The term "when" is used because the con-within-the-con is the scheme will be threatened in order to persuade the victim to provide a large sum of money to save the venture. The letter, while appearing transparent and even ridiculous to most, unfortunately is growing in its effectiveness. It sets the stage and is the opening round of a two-layered scheme or scheme within a scheme.

The fraudster will eventually reach someone who, while skeptical, desperately wants the deal to be genuine. Victims are almost always requested to travel to Nigeria or a border country to complete a transaction. Individuals are often told that a visa will not be necessary to enter the country. The Nigerian con artists may then bribe airport officials to pass the victims through Immigration and Customs. Because it is a serious offense in Nigeria to enter without a valid visa, the victim's illegal entry may be used by the fraudsters as leverage to coerce the victims into releasing funds.

Violence and threats of physical harm may be employed to further pressure victims.

Dangerous Business: In June of 1995, an American was murdered in Lagos, Nigeria, while pursuing a 4-1-9 scam, and numerous other foreign nationals have been reported as missing. Victims are often convinced of the authenticity of Advance Fee Fraud schemes by the forged or false documents bearing apparently official Nigerian government letterhead, seals, as well as false letters of credit, payment schedules and bank drafts. The fraudster may establish the credibility of his contacts, and thereby his influence, by arranging a meeting between the victim and "government officials" in real or fake government offices.

In the next stage some alleged problem concerning the "inside man" will suddenly arise. An official will demand an up-front bribe or an unforeseen tax or fee to the Nigerian government will have to be paid before the money can be transferred. These can include licensing fees, registration fees, and various forms of taxes and attorney fees.

Normally each fee paid is described as the very last fee required. Invariably, oversights and errors in the deal are discovered by the Nigerians, necessitating additional payments and allowing the scheme to be stretched out over many months. Several reasons have been submitted why Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud has undergone a dramatic increase in recent years. The explanations are as diverse as the types of schemes. The Nigerian Government blames the growing problem on mass unemployment, extended family systems, a get rich quick syndrome, and, especially, the greed of foreigners.

Indications are that Advance Fee Fraud grosses hundreds of millions of dollars annually and the losses are continuing to escalate. In all likelihood, there are victims who do not report their losses to authorities due to either fear or embarrassment. Some of the sites below give adequate information on the various frauds and a telltale for horror stories how people have become victim of their own greed and ended up losing everything they had to these tricksters

For more details
http://www.scamorama.com/
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/markg/loans.shtm
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/phishing/hoaxes.mspx
www.sec.gov/answers
igeria.htm www.crimesofpersuasion.com/Nigerian/lotteries.htm
http://www.icclr.law.ubc.ca/Publications/Reports/coll_pa2.pd%20f

If you feel you have been a victim of any of these schemes contact your local Law enforcement (High Tech Crimes Unit) office for assistance at http: //www.cbi.gov.in/cybercrime/cybercrime.php

You are also welcome to contact the author of this article for advise as he has done extensive research on this subject. You can reach him at mailto:kishorjagirdar(at the rate)yahoo.co.in

Published on Toprankseo Blog by Afzal Khan Internet Marketing & SEO/SEM Professional

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Tata Indicom Broadband Service - TataIndicom Worst Service Provider in India

Here comes my 2nd post for this year on internet service provider, whom connection I am bearing just because I was not other options perviously. But at last I found the solution

Well I had written a whole review about "Tata Indicom Broadband - Do more. Live More" at Mouthshut.com

TataIndicom turns me to write about there services, which in other way is good atleast I am back to Mouthshut.com because of them.

Before giving details I want to request all those who read this article, that please don't look for grammatical errors & spelling mistakes, because I have written that review at very fast pace without drafting & doing spell check. So please bear with this, but I am confident you will love to read full article at last. It will let you know how much frustrated I am with Tata Indicom Services.

I don't know I have the right to say or not, but Tata indicom Broadband is spoiling the brand & faith which we are having towards Tata Group. If some Gentlement from Tata Group is reading this article in accident, I would request him to look into this matter otherwise all voer internet you will find bad words about Tata which I think no one will like. So please do something about your Tata Indicom Boradband Divison.

Here is brief of my review at Mouthshut.com:

I’ll start from Tata’s Tag Line which is like "Tata Indicom - Do More. Live More" - Have you seen this.

Offcourse everyone have seen this but to my experience I’ll say " Pay More. Get Nothing - Tata Indicom".
Before proceeding further I want folks to let know about that I had used Airtel BroadBand Connection too, for almost 1 year. I informed this in order to compare customer services, product service and other helps & services of these 2 Internet Service Providers.

I have taken the new Tata Indicom Connection on 28th Nov, 2007 coz I was having very limited options. Like the area where my house is located in Chennai, I don’t have Airtel Broadband. Our locality are having only Sify, Hathway, BSNL & Tata Indicom.

BSNL takes long time for installation & processing so I concentrate on other 3 providers out of which I decided to go with Tata Indicom Boradband on 28th Nov, 2007. To me from 28th Nov all of my trouble started and you can say instead of getting peace at my work, I had invited troubles on my own by taking Tata Services.

You can read the whole review at: http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Choosing_a_DSL_Provider-138193.html

Regards
Afzal Khan
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