What is a Stolen Inheritance?So what is a stolen inheritance? A stolen inheritance is when a person is deceased and they direct assets or money or any type of value through their will to go to certain people and other people take more than their fair share or maybe more than they were supposed to […]
Artificial Intelligence Causing Internal Company ChaosArtificial intelligence is really not even 100% deployed in companies yet and already it’s creating a lot of turmoil and chaos within companies. This article from Axios is showing how employees and executives are fighting over how to deploy artificial intelligence. The sub headline says adoption in the workplace is […]
Troubling Development in the Automobile MarketThis is a very troubling development in the automobile market where people who own vehicles now have more negative equity than ever before in history. This is from Edmonds. Edmonds is a very highly respected, longtime automotive industry publication. They’ve been researching automotive values. They used to have a book […]
Kei Japanese Mini TrucksThe little kei Japanese mini trucks are still in the crosshairs of many states, and there may be some states that are making it a little easier, some that are making it harder, but in the long run, there’s still a lot of headwinds against these trucks. What Is a Kei Japanese […]
Understanding Certificate of Destruction and Other TitlesCertificate of Destruction, non-reparable, junk title, parts-only title, maybe even a bill of sale from Washington State—you have a vehicle that seems like it’s blocked from getting a title. What do you do? Can you even get a title? Well, if you purchase a vehicle from IAA, Copart, or […]
The Severity of Cyber Attacks and Ransomware PaymentsSo how bad are cyber attacks and ransomware payments? So bad that even the government may step in and make them illegal. Background: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)There is a law called the FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act). What does that mean? What does it have to […]
Misdirected Transfers in Financial FraudOne of the scariest things we’re seeing in financial fraud are these misdirected transfers. It could be a title company doing a real estate closing. It could be a purchase from a company. We had one a couple weeks ago with a fire department. A municipal fire agency was purchasing a […]
Multiple Sales: Proceed with CautionSo if you’re in sales and you get a customer client that wants to come in and buy two things or five things, sometimes you might think, hey, this is a big score, this is a multiple sale. However, you might want to proceed with caution depending upon what your product […]
Clean Technica is a publication that does a very good job covering environmental issues, especially electric vehicles, and in this article, they ask a question: should you never buy a used EV or should you never buy used EVs? It’s a really good and honest article about what is important to consider when purchasing a […]
Make Money Finding FraudSo, do you want to make some money finding fraud? Do you want to generate some income by discovering fraud? Well, the good news is the US Department of Justice has a new program, a trial program, offering millions of dollars for tips on fraud or bribery, including Ponzi schemes and other […]