Malaysia Consumer Day 2013 (HPM 2013)

Malaysia Consumer Day 2013 is just around the corner! Let’s celebrate it by participating in 11 competitions held in the national level.

SWITCH!: National Energy Efficiency Awareness Campaign

SWITCH! is an effort by Non-Government Organisation (NGO) with the support from government and industries to increase the awareness on importance of ‘efficiency’ in the usage of energy and to play our roles and responsibility together with the government.

Do You as Consumer Aware Enough?

Learn more about consumer and consumerism by clicking on the picture.

Danger of Counterfeit and Fake Products

Dou you know counterfeit is really a serious problem to the world? Find out more about counterfeit by clicking on this picture.

Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (FOMCA)

FOMCA is a national non-govermental organization, which is the umbrella body of registered consumer associations in Malaysia. Find out more at their website.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Counterfeit Money Scheme: Three Arrested


FRANKLIN, UK - Three Portsmouth men are in the Southampton County Jail after allegedly trying to pass off counterfeit bills at four Armory Drive gas stations; as reported by The Tidewater News last Friday.

The Franklin Police Department responded to the New Dixie Exxon in reference to an individual attempting to pay with counterfeit money at approximately 2 p.m. Thursday, but when they arrived the suspects were gone.

Getting a description of the suspect and the vehicle, a white Mercedes, officers broadcast the information to surrounding jurisdictions.

By approximately 4 p.m., Southampton County Sheriff’s Office deputies pulled the vehicle over and discovered additional counterfeit bills.

Further investigation led to the arrest of the three people. The investigation is ongoing and additional charges could surface.

Matthew Ryan Montoya, 22, 88 Morris St., was charged with conspiring to utter, or attempting to employ as true a false, forged or base coin, note or bill, knowing it to be false, eight counts, obtaining money by false pretense, less than $200, three counts, and possessing 10 or more forged bank notes, one count.

Gerald Leslie Neblett, 25, 1018 Victory Blvd., was charged with conspiring to utter, or attempting to employ as true a false, forged or base coin, note or bill, knowing it to be false, four counts, obtaining by false pretense or token, less than $200, three counts.

Nicholas Lain Spencer, 27, 50 Prospect Pkwy., was charged with conspiring to utter, or attempting to employ as true a false, forged or base coin, note or bill, knowing it to be false, four counts, and obtaining by false pretense or token, less than $200, three counts.

The suspects also reportedly tried to pass off counterfeit money at the Sunoco Food Mart, the Slip In and the Kangaroo.

Monday, September 2, 2013

Can a Clothing Design be Copyrighted?

"Wow, your cloth is really great! Where did you get it?"

"Thanks! I designed it by myself."

"Really? 'Cause I think I've seen it somewhere? Oh yes! This is what Lady Gago wore during last year Oska Award right?"

"You got me. But I've changed few part of the cloth, so it's my design now right?"

" I don't know but, does cloth design has copyright?"

Do you ever wonder about this? Let's watch this video:




Sunday, September 1, 2013

Buying Pizza Using Counterfeit Money?


If you have counterfeit money, you might think that you can spend it for cheap items so that you won't get caught. You can spend it for a bottle of mineral water, or maybe a loaf of bread or maybe two pieces of fried chicken.

Think again. You shouldn't have the counterfeit at first place. If the money is in your hand, you should report to the authority, not spending them!

If you get caught for buying fried chicken using counterfeit money, you might go to jail or need to pay for an amount of money. It's not worth at all! Then the next day news goes like this: Going to Jail because of Fried Chicken.

It isn't funny because it had happened before. Read this news.

Danbury Police: Counterfeit $50 for a Slice of Pizza

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Danbury Police officers were sent to Nico's Pizza on Main Street at about 8:20 p.m. Thursday over a disturbance involving counterfeit money. Upon their arrival, Police determined that Miguel Audelo (photo), 22, of Queens, NY was attempting to purchase 2 slices of Pizza with a counterfeit $50 bill. Upon interviewing Audelo, he told police he does this for a job.

"He goes around and tries to spend less than $5 so he can get the change," said Danbury Police Spokesman Christian Carroccio. Police said they found other counterfeit $50 bills on Audelo. Audelo was charged with two counts of first-degree forgery, and criminal attempt to commit sixth-degree larceny. The counterfeit bills were turned over to the Secret Service. Audelo was held on a $100,000 bond for the above mentioned charges, and an ICE Detainer. Additionally it was learned that Audelo was wanted in Queens, NY for felony forgery. Audelo was additionally charged as a fugitive from justice and held on an additional $25,000 bond.
You got the message right? Good.

These Fancy Food Are Fraud!


Taken from Frugal Dad, he advices to not believe everything you eat.

Good frugal sense will tell you to approach spendy purchases with thoughtful hesitation, but, in this case, that seems easier said than done. The fact of the matter is, unless a product is truly transparent about its contents (not especially easy to determine), you could be wasting your money on overpriced cons.

Here you go, the infographic on these fake fancy food:

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