Posted by: disabilityfraudalert on: March 12, 2010
It would appear that after being exposed by the Examiner.com, Mr. Robinson and his followers started a harassing campaign against the reporter.
“Many have now read my article Michael E. Robinson, Sr. proves the case it is important to verify credentials. While it was understood the article would draw heat from those it exposed, this reporter was not completely prepared for what would follow. A few days after the article hit the web, a campaign began to harass and otherwise embarrass and intimidate me, the reporter. ”
The full story is here.
Posted by: disabilityfraudalert on: March 6, 2010
Heather Sedlock, Special Needs Kids Examiner has uncovered a scam that’s permeated the internet.
http://www.examiner.com/x-10560-Special-Needs-Kids-Examiner~y2010m3d4-Michael-E-Robinson-Sr-proves-the-case-it-is-important-to-verify-credentials
Mr. Robinson has apparently been scamming helpless families by pretending to be the following:
One parent recently allowed him to file a Due Process on behalf of the student. The state returned the filing and stated that Mr. Robinson illegally and improperly filed the claim on the parent’s behalf. This parent now must pay an attorney to straighten out the mess.
Any further information can be reported at Advocates Against Fraud in Advocacy, a grassroots effort to end fraud in this domain.
Posted by: disabilityfraudalert on: February 5, 2010
With the inception of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking interfaces, new venues for scam artists arose.
Most recently, multitudes of pleas for financial help have come under scrutiny. So one wonders, how can you tell for sure if your money is really going to charity?
Some of the latest tactics involve scammers taking on hybrid names of real stories. As an example, one might take the famous Helen Keller and change their name to Helene Keller and use Helen’s story as if it was her own.
Another more devious scam seems to be to offer “Due Diligence” advice which slants the advice to make the scam “charity” the only trustworthy charity available.
Below is some helpful advice on avoiding scams.
And finally, if you suspect a scam report it to the proper authorities!
In the US
http://www.ftc.gov/charityfraud/
In Canada
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/chrts/dnrs/lrt/1-eng.html
You can report suspected fraud to PhoneBusters, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre, at: 1-888-495-8501.
