About 2 and a half years ago, I wrote a post exposing a series of e-book scams that were plaguing the Internet. These scams all had the same claim, that a few mere grocery items would help cure various diseases. That led to a series of followup posts and email from people expressing their thanks for exposing the scam and offering info to help nail down who was behind it. Because the scam was using an address in Washington State, I also reported what I knew to the Attorney General office there. Since then I’ve noticed visitors from that office had come to my blog several times, probably to read what I had written about the scams.
And now, lo and behold: “Washington Attorney General reels in refunds for consumers hooked by Aussies’ quack medicine Web sites.”
I like to think I had a small hand in this, but I’ll let the AG office take all the credit here. As Bugs Bunny would say, no use changing the history books just for little old me.
I have to admit news like this was very encouraging to me. Usually when I write exposes to expose criminal behavior I always feel like I’m just a failed loser spitting in the wind, and there’s simply no way a rant on a blog nobody reads was ever going to make a difference.
Maybe I should stop thinking like that now.
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Say it ain’t so! What am I going to do with all of this Kiwi fruit? \:n)
You could always trade it for an avocado. :-D
Great job!
Thank you! :-)