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September 12th, 2008 by admin

Why does the domain bearddns.net forward to lxlr.com ?

Domain Name: bearddns.net

Status: clientTransferProhibited

Registrar: DOMAINDISCOVER
Whois Server: whois.domaindiscover.com
Referral URL: http://www.domaindiscover.com

Expiration Date: 2009-08-06
Creation Date: 2007-08-06
Last Update Date: 2008-08-07

Name Servers:
ns1.mydyndns.org
ns2.mydyndns.org
ns3.mydyndns.org
ns4.mydyndns.org
ns5.mydyndns.org

Registrant:
Noel Beard
5 Cardinal Dr
Jacksonville, IL 62650-2601
US

Domain Name: BEARDDNS.NET

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Noel Beard
Beard, Noel
5 Cardinal Dr
Jacksonville, IL 62650-2601
US
(217)243-3655
(646)349-1147 [fax]

Domain created on 06-Aug-2007
Domain expires on 06-Aug-2009
Last updated on 06-Aug-2007

Domain servers in listed order:

NS1.MYDYNDNS.ORG
NS2.MYDYNDNS.ORG
NS3.MYDYNDNS.ORG
NS4.MYDYNDNS.ORG
NS5.MYDYNDNS.ORG

Confidence tricks

May 27th, 2008 by admin

A shenanigan (usually the plural form shenanigans is used) is a swindle or mischief causing discomfort or annoyance. A swindle is also known as confidence trick or scam, is an attempt to cheat a person by trying to gain his or her confidence.

Swindlers exploit human weaknesses like greed, dishonesty and vanity , so a person who is satisfied with what he or she has, is less likely to lose money to confidence tricks. However, if you are very honest, naive and trust people easily, these qualities can also be exploited by the con artist.

It is commonly believed that naive, uneducated, or elderly are more likely to be targets of conman and con women. However studies have shown that greedy people who want to earn some quick money and think they can cheat the con man are more likely to lose money. Many people are impressed by smooth talkers and do not bother to verify the authenticity of the claims before taking further action.

The swindler usually has one or more accomplices called shills, who assist the swindler in manipulating the victim , so that he or she parts with his money. The shills will persuade the victim that the scheme being promoted is genuine.