About

Swindles.org is dedicated to helping people avoid swindles, fraud, scams, and hoaxes.

Cofounders:

Lynndel Edgington - Author of Robbing You With A Keyboard Instead Of A Gun, Lynndel Edgington also operates Eagle Research Associates, an approved 501(c)3 Corporation,  which assists law enforcement with their research aiding them in their investigations into many illegal programs.  To date they have aided in the closure of twenty-two illegal programs.  Eagle Research & Associates has assigned agents from numerous federal law enforcement agencies with whom they provide all their research information.

You can view a list of Eagle Research Associates success stories here.

Paul Schlegel – Helped the FTC on a case involving one of the top 100 spammers in the world according to the ROSKO database. He also provided documentation and diagramming to the Secret Service through Eagle Research Associates on a massive $450 million cross-border scam involving multiple corporate entities, d.b.a.s, major players, and over 300 domains.  He continues to do volunteer research and analysis for Eagle Research Associates.

Contributing Authors:

Anita Khebang – Researcher/Author. Reviews and summarizes current news of importance for readers of Swindles.

Currently, Swindles.org consists of the following sections:

Warnings About Swindles, Fraud, Scams, And Hoaxes
Warnings are posted once there is sufficient data to indicate that the matter in question is a probable scam. Readers of the information are encouraged to ask questions if they need any clarification about such matters.

Education About Swindles, Fraud, Scams, And Hoaxes
The Education section of Swindles.org consists of original articles, original videos, as well as guest articles and embeddable videos from other sources combined with original commentary about those videos.

Coverage Of Litigation Alleging Potential Fraud
In these cases litigation has ensued because the company in question is accused of engaging in fraudulent activities. In this coverage the guilt or innocence of the company or individuals in question has not necessarily been established.

Information On How To Analyze And Reverse Engineer Swindles, Fraud, And Scams
Various techniques for reverse engineering various types of fraud and scams are covered.