Click to go mobile
Search articles from thousands of Examiners
Karin Malchow
Scam Examiner
 
Find out more about Karin:

Gullible suburban mother of four regularly duped in her half-century life. Exploring hoaxes and schemes as the ExSCAMiner, she attempts answering the nagging question: Should I have fallen for that? Got scam tips, email Karin at ScamExaminer@gmail.com.


 
Subscribe to Karin's Email Alerts

Get alerts when Karin submits a new article
Email Address


  Include other special offers from Examiner.com
Terms of Use

Karin has been added to your favorite examiners
·

Karin's Articles

Showing: Con-artists articles
In the 1870s, grifter and gambler Soapy Smith acquired his nickname from one of his favorite early con games.  Standing on a street corner, he...
Keep Reading »
For the last few months, a number of scam artists posing as water company workers have victimized senior citizens in New Jersey.   Some...
Keep Reading »
The Better Business Bureau reports a resurgence of phone scams with a macabre twist.  The caller relates a family member had a terrible accident...
Keep Reading »
A version of dine-and-dash in the hotel industry is the stay-don't-pay.  While most of us have to present credit cards, reserving future charges,...
Keep Reading »
As Denver busies itself preparing for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, including giving homeless residents...
Keep Reading »
In Milwaukee, Robert P. Farnam was arrested for faking a heart attack to avoid paying a $22.66 Applebee's...
Keep Reading »
Alexander Hamilton: Founding Father, Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War, first U.S....
Keep Reading »
American Greed is an excellent series airing on CNBC Wednesdays (9 and 11 pm ET) and Sundays (11 pm ET). Here...
Keep Reading »
Definition of Ponzi Scheme:  Where dividends/profits paid to investors is money from new...
Keep Reading »
One of my favorite con artist anecdotes involves Viktor ("The Count") Lustig (1890-1947), a sophisticated...
Keep Reading »

Other Examiners:

Sat
Jul
04
Houston Events
Beyonce
Toyota Center
Houston Symphony
Miller Outdoor Theatre

E-mail addresses

  • Directly forward unsolicited commercial e-mail to spam@uce.gov