What are the greatest scams in history?

You may have heard the one about 51-year-old Maria Gabriella Perez, the owner of a Beverly Hills beauty salon, who was arrested by federal authorities this week for allegedly stealing credit card information from Jennifer Aniston, Anne Hathaway and Liv Tyler among others. read more

After writing about all these scams, I guess it bears repeating: If it seems to good to be true, it probably is. 7 Online Scams Any Idiot Can Avoid; 10 Ways to Keep Your Mind Sharp; The World’s Greatest Hoaxes; Linda Rosencrance has written about crime and security for Boston-area newspapers. read more

That's means at best Nurofen is five times more expensive; at worst, almost eight times. That said, if you have been stung for pricey pills, it might be consolation to know that some research has shown that, thanks to the placebo effect, some people do perceive branded painkillers as being more effective. read more

3. Transfer Pricing (and variations that include tax havens) Transfer pricing including the Double Irish arrangement. have allowed companies such as google and apple to scam over 100 billion dollars a year. 4.Some poor products in the west such as watered down honey, mark-up popcorn The 15 greatest scams of all time 5. read more