I recently received this email allegedly from the Bank of Africa. It states that they are in possession of a bank account that I am set to inherit. It’s going to become an abandoned fund unless I release some personal information so they can in turn release these funds to me. It’s so ridiculous that it’s comical. Unfortunately however, emails go out like this everyday and sometimes individuals with the hope of getting rich, give out their information. As we’ve discussed in previous articles, a bank will never send you an email like this. It’s a scam and should be deleted immediately.

FROM THE DESK OF MICHEL F. KAHN

DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING

AND ACCOUNTING SECTION

BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)

OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA

FASO,WEST AFRICA,

Dear Friend,

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise as we never met before. I am the Director in charge of Auditing section of Bank of African (B.O.A), I Hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose to you for the mutual benefit of our both families, I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of Twenty three million Six hundred thousand United States dollars (US$23.6m) immediately to your account.

This fund has been dormant (in-active) for 5 years in our Bank here without anybody coming for it. I want you to apply for the release of the fund to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer Mr. Smith B. Andrea, from Atlanta America (the owner of the account) who died along with his supposed next of kin in air crash since on July 21 2003.

I don't want the fund to go into our Bank treasury as an abandoned fund, so this is the reason why I contacted you, so that my Bank will release the fund to you as the nearest person to the deceased customer, Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested. Upon receipt of your reply, I will send you the application form you will fill and send to the bank for transfer of the fund into your bank account and also note that you will have 40% of the above mentioned amount if you agree to help me execute this business, and also 10% had been mapped out for you for the expense you will make in this transaction and 50% is for me. I want you to fill below gaps and return it back to me to enable us forge ahead to this transaction.

YOUR FULL INFORMATIONS

Your Name.

Your Home

Addresses.

City.

Country.

Home Telephone.

Private Telephone.

Fax

No.

Marital Status.

Age.

Religion.

A copy of your ID.

Waiting for your urgent reply so that we will commence over on this transaction.

Regards,

Michel F. Kahn.

+22660574246

If you need to take a theft class due to a misstep in judgment that was caught by the legal system, take it online! Interesting, educational and convenient classes are available at the click of a button to fulfill court mandates for theft and shoplifting offenses. Be sure to check the background of the program. A reputable class will have an A+ rating from the BBB, a customer service line to get a hold of someone quickly with any questions and be designed by a currently licensed and practicing psychotherapist and expert in the field.

Online theft classes can be taken from any computer screen, anywhere in the country. Just get prior approval from your attorney, judge or probation officer to make sure that they will accept an online class for your particular requirements. If so, you can fulfill your theft education with a 4, 8, 10 or 16-hour class right from your home. Simply register and the class will become immediately available to take whenever you have free time. Participants can sit down and finish their entire requirement in one or two days, or spread it out over a couple of weeks. It’s completely self-paced.

Don’t fall for a scam like the one referred to above! If you happen to be caught as a perpetrator, take an online theft class to fulfill your court requirements for restitution.

A shoplifting and theft diversion class is definitely in need for this foursome! Check this out. After four months of surveillance by the FBI and police, arrests were finally made in a shoplifting crime spree that went from California to Colorado, and Washington to Florida and back to California. Allegedly the team of shoplifters would target a particular store like Apple, Best Buy, Costco, Microsoft and Wal-Mart and would enter together. They would make a wall to block surveillance cameras while one person would steal a high-ticket item like a hard drive by putting it under a dress or coat. They would get in and out of the stores within 3 – 4 minutes and would then mail the items to accomplices in Chicago to be fenced for cash. Police estimate that they have stolen over $3 million dollars worth of items.

All four of them are in custody in a county jail without bail. This is going to be no walk in the park for these offenders. Along with jail time, fines, restitution, and community service work, the court system now recognizes that education is really the key to preventing this behavior from reoccurring. If and when they get out of jail, they’ll be expected to take theft education classes to learn how their behavior affects society as a whole and how to improve their basic thinking to make better choices and decisions in life.

Theft education classes are now available to take on the computer instead of a classroom environment. This is becoming a more and more popular way to learn and to fulfill court requirements because it is a more private, convenient and effective way of learning. Many times we hear from clients that have already spent time at in-person classes that they have opted to finish the class online instead because the instructor is always late, is flakey, or the material is outdated and the other participants are intimidating. An online theft class gives the participant the ability to stay in the safety and quiet of his or her own home and take the class from an web-based computer device.

Online classes are extremely easy to navigate. Simply enroll in the number of hours of class that the court has mandated and the program is immediately available to you at any time of the day or night. This enables the participant to sit and really focus on the material in peace and quiet. Participants also benefit from online classes because they don’t need to miss any more work, school or family time to take them. The client can enter and exit the program whenever he or she has free time.

Taking the theft class from the computer also gives the participant the ability to get through a class more quickly than they would be able to if they were taking a traditional classroom course. Classroom based courses usually meet once or twice a week, so it would take at least 2 months to finish a 10-hour theft class. However, if the class is taken online, the participant can sit down over a weekend to fulfill the court mandate.

These cross-country shoplifters could probably use a lifetime of theft education, but if you’ve been caught for a shoplifting offense that requires a 4, 8, 10 or 16-hour requirement, ask the judge if you can take them online!

It’s surprising what lengths people will go to in order to make an easy buck. In the paper today are a West Roxbury couple that is charged with a multimillion-dollar ponzi scheme. You’d think after years of watching executives get put behind bars for this type of illegal behavior, it would be a theft situation to avoid. However, Steve and Lori Palladino must have somehow believed they could enjoy a life full of riches by living off of other people’s hard-earned dollars. The couple each faces four charges of larceny over $250, two charges of falsifying corporate books, and three counts of loan sharking to name a few. Could an advanced 16-hour theft class help them re-think their ways? Possibly if they had been exposed to this course years ago, it might have diverted this get rich quick scheme.

The scam was fairly elaborate. They set up a company called Viking Financial Group, Inc. in 2007, which got funds from investors to provide high interest loans. But, instead of loaning the money out and using the interest charged to pay back investors, they spend the money on themselves. They would use new money invested to pay back older clients and enter false loan documents in their corporate accounting books to make the business look legitimate.

What did they do with the money? The couple went on vacation to the Bahamas, paid off hundreds of thousands in gambling debts, and paid for an apartment for Steven’s mistress, amongst other things.

The two will certainly face jail time, restitution payments, fines and hopefully some theft classes. These two could use some education on how to develop empathy for their victims and a general social awareness. At this point, it might be a bit late to learn skills to better themselves and live an honest life, but taking a course while serving jail time, will help them if they ever have the opportunity to reenter civilian life.

Before you land yourself in a situation like the Palladino’s have, try taking an online theft class for self-improvement purposes. Online classes are a great way to learn this subject matter because they can be taken in the privacy of your own home. No one else needs to know that you are struggling with this emotional disorder. Once you enroll, the class can be accessed at any time of the day or night so the participant doesn’t need to miss any work, school or family activities to attend. All that is needed is an Internet based computer device like a PC, laptop, Ipad or Smartphone. Nothing needs to be printed out, because the class material is all on the screen in front of you.

Online theft classes can be taken to fulfill court requirements as well. A high quality course will be designed by a licensed and practicing psychotherapist and include all the information that the court wants participants to learn. At the end of the course, a Certificate of Completion is sent out via USPS mail. This is the document that proves to the court that the order was fulfilled.

Online theft classes are an interesting, current and convenient way to learn how and why to live an honest life.

Do you have an addiction to shoplifting? Experts say that you are not alone. It is estimated that 3 million people in the U.S. are addicted to the crime. Much like an alcohol or drug craving, the desire becomes so strong, that individuals feel like they are out of control. It is common to hear about feelings of agitation, anxiousness and lack of sleep until they can fulfill the need.

There are many causes for compulsive shoplifting. It doesn’t matter what your ethnic or socioeconomic status is. Rich people and poor people, blacks and whites all steal. For some, it satisfies a need to get back at something, for others it's a way of getting attention. Whatever the reason, it’s horrible situation to be in. It’s a vicious circle of agitation, theft, guilt, agitation and theft again. The sad part is that many people live this way their entire lives because they are too ashamed or embarrassed to get help. They don’t want to make their addiction public, or to admit the problem to others because they are afraid of humiliation and/or other’s people’s judgment of them. Or, they are afraid of being arrested.

One solution to help shoplifting addicts learn how and why to overcome their compulsive tendencies is to take an online theft class. Taking a class online provides complete privacy for the participant. The only people that know you are seeking help for the addiction are you and the class itself. All personal information is kept completely confidential and the classes can be taken from any Internet connected computer device in your own home. This eliminates any worry of having to appear in a public classroom where others will see you.

When looking for an online class, be sure to do some research prior to enrolling. Make sure that the course is developed by licensed clinicians and experts in the field. Check that the class has a BBB rating of A+, so you know that the company doesn’t have any complaints against it. If you are interested in ease, investigate that the class is 100% on your computer screen and that there’s nothing to download or print out on your end. A good customer service phone number is also helpful in case you have any questions while taking the class. A bonus aspect is if you can speak directly with a licensed and practicing psychotherapist for any expert related questions.

Registration and navigation through the class is easy. You start by clicking on the length of class you are interested in. Set up a user name and password, pay and the class becomes available to you on the your computer screen. Instructions are given to you throughout the class, guiding you from page to page. You can stop and take breaks whenever you like and can enter and exit the class as many times as you wish. The computer program will hold your last spot for you and you just start again where you left off. You can finish the class quickly or take it over a period of weeks. An online theft education class gives the participant freedom and possibilities to complete the program at your own pace.

Did you know that nearly $35 million worth of goods are stolen from retailers each day? Accorder to NASP, about 1 in 11 people shoplift and there is no specific profile of a shoplifter. Shoplifting can be a big issue with teenagers. Kids, both girls and boys, do about 25% of all shoplifting equally and every economic and social group is a part of this statistic. About 89% of kids say that they know other kids that shoplift and peer pressure can be strong. Many times teenagers go out for a day at the mall and don’t have any intention of stealing, but get caught up in the excitement or thrill of it all and go along with it. In fact, it’s often difficult for parents to get a straight answer out of their adolescents about why they shoplifted. In some cases, they are looking for attention or are mad at their parents and are trying to get back at them, but for many it’s just a lack of good judgment to fit in with their peers. In fact, some analysts say that the most popular kids are more likely to shop than other groups so they can hold on to their status.

The recession has added to retailers woes and many have struck back by increasing the harshness of their reaction. It’s a humiliating experience that can lead to arrest, handcuffing, and being taken to the local jail. Parents are summoned to pick their kids up and sometimes the adolescent will wait in a cell. Then first offenders can generally expect fines, community service work and theft education classes as punishment and deterrent to future thefts.

A highly acclaimed way to be proactive as a parent in this era is to give your teenager the opportunity to take a shoplifting and theft diversion class before they get involved in this behavior. It’s the same as with alcohol and drugs, the more information we can arm our kids with, the better chance they will have to make good decisions. Teenagers who take theft classes will be introduced to course content that covers topics such as why people steal, empathy training and victim awareness, stress management skills and communication skills to avoid peer pressure. It’s important for adolescents to understand how this behavior affects society as a whole and what kind of repercussions they are looking at if caught.

Online theft classes are a great way to provide this education to our teenagers. They are already fluent in and enjoy using the computer, so presenting a class in this format is interesting and engaging to them. It helps the parent because you can provide the educational material to them without having to add another “after school activity” to your day. Once you enroll, the class is available to your teen at any time of the day or night. It’s completely self-paced so they can choose to login and out whenever they have free time.

Online theft and shoplifting classes are designed to fulfill court requirements. If your child has already been cited for a theft offense and is looking to take a class, simply check with your court system to see if they can be completed online. If so, once the class has been successfully finished, a certificate of completion is sent to you. This is the paperwork to show the court that proves the educational requirement was accomplished.

Have your teenager take an online theft and shoplifting class to arm them with the knowledge they need to avoid peer pressure!