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more about #hustlers more comments → Sigerson: The Post's riposte: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/31/AR2009073102476.html?sid=ST2009073103389 more » PrestonSextus: In Southern California where the ratio of counselors to students is 700:1, an ethical college consultant can help pick up the slack. Ethical consultan... more » flexy: I know one who's not a fraud. He told me about being hired by parents who wanted their son to get into college. After getting to know the boy, he re... more » b4nt4: just donate that much money to the school your kid wants to go to and she will get in. that's what my boss did and now his idiot daughter is going to... more » hilikusopus: @Hamilton: One of the companies whose website you link to ("pretty modest price chart") is CollegeAdmissionEssay.com, which appears to be a subsidiary... more » NickelMD: The problem is these parents think that getting into Harvard/Yale/Princeton et al will ensure that their kid is successful. Now certainly a degree fro... more » flossy: The sad thing is, the incredible pressure to get into a top-flight school coupled with an ever-growing population of applicants drives seemingly-sane ... more » thegreatfratsby: God, I hate these people. Let's ignore the question of whether they're effective or worth the money--at the end of the day, they're being hired to get... more » Aaron Altman: People get the independent college counselors they deserve. more » The_Lovely_Miss_Bronx: OK, parents, here's some free advice: Got a very smart kid? Skip the gifted programs and send him/her to a mediocre school where comparatively good... more » Nice Beaver: I can do this shit for free: (1) Invent time machine; (2) go back and tell great grandfather to change his last name to "Smyth" and to go work in a b... more » Pope John Peeps II: I can tutor the spawn of the riches on how to comment successfully on Gawker. My fee is between one and two cans of beans for each session. Each tear... more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: HamNo, maybe you and I should get together and charge people lots of money to help them avoid scams? more » goetz: "I'm at the top of my field" in nursery school placement. This sounds like a flash-in-the-pan college humor video waiting to happen. more » Trulymadlyme: If anything, this is just another example of the private market filling in for the overburdened public programs, like say public school high school co... more » -
#fakejobs
Scams We Wish We Thought Of: College Admission Counseling
The spectrum of Fake Ass Jobs extends from jobs that are totally useless and made up (branding consultants, "generational consultants") to, on the other end, jobs that sound useful, but are actually borderline-criminal scams. Hello, "Independent College Counselor"! More » -
#hustlers
'Generational Consultant' Holds America's Fakest Job
The fakest job corporate America ever created was "Branding Consultant"—until now. Meet Anne Loehr, a "business coach" who will (for a small fee) explain the mysteries of "Generation Y" to a corporate audience. She knows your soul, kids. More » -
#hustlers
Cruel Loser Loses More
You might remember Peter Arnell from his embarrassing rebrandings of Pepsi and Tropicana, or maybe for being an evil, foot-rub demanding boss. Now the branding wizard owes HarperCollins $100,000, for sucking, at books. More » -
#hipstergrifter
Kari Ferrell, Hipster Grifter: The Illustrated Life
Kari Ferrell: pathological liar, con artist, hipster grifter, fugitive from justice. She left quite a trail. And we're on it! Today, we have pictures, video, and stories from ex-friends and (maybe) family. More » -
#hustlers
Rudy Giuliani's Bullshit Advice Now Half Off
Is it possible that in the midst of a recession, companies are thinking twice about paying outrageous fees for advice from some underling hired by America's most comical Presidential campaign failure, Rudy Giuliani? It's possible. More » -
#gurus
Peter Arnell: Assistant-Abusing Bad Driver
Time to hear more about Peter Arnell! Turns out the pistol-packing 'branding' wizard truly screwed Tropicana with his (momentary) redesign of their juice cartons. He's also traumatized his employees, we hear (again): More » -
#trendwatch
Wall Street Frauds Come Out Like Snakes in a Flood
You know how when all the water finally evaporates from your dirty, clogged sink, you get to see how many roaches were really drowned in there? That's how Wall Street is now, with frauds! More » -
#marketing
PepsiCo 'Rebranding' Hustlers Fail Big Time
Shocker: PepsiCo hired the profound geniuses behind the Breathtaking, universe-shifting multimillion-dollar tweaking of the Pepsi logo to redesign Tropicana's packaging. It was a complete and utter failure! Yet another reason "rebranding" is dumb: More » -
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#copsandrobbers
G-Men Nab Mini-Madoff
Allen Stanford, the Texas billionaire fingered by the FBI this week for an $8 billion financial scam, tried to go underground. But now he's been caught! In Virginia! The land of lovers—of money: More » -
#realestate
Come Right Into Bernie Madoff's Apartment
Penthouse for sale! This prewar gem features prime Upper East Side location, four bedrooms, five bathrooms, library, and quite possibly the chance to see Bernie Madoff in his Underoos: More » -
#therich
Marc Rich Lost 'Insignificant' Millions to Madoff
Bernie Madoff's karmic debt is balancing out! Because yes, he ripped off a lot of worthy charities, but now we find out he also ripped off tax-evading Clinton pardonee Marc Rich: More » -
#berniemadoff
Wall Street Scammer Said Scams 'Impossible'
The financial sector is heavily and sufficiently regulated! It's a familiar refrain, but last year it was coming from rich-people-ponzi-scheme operator Bernie Madoff, who added that financial criminals were always caught very quickly. More » -
#victims
The Only Madoff Victims You'll Recognize (or Care About) So Far
The $50 billion Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme claimed lots of big-name victims. Now, a few days into the investigation, the Hollywood connections are coming out. Fun! More » -
#crime
Raffaello Follieri will pay back millions! Oops, he's broke. [NYP]
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#crime
Bernie Madoff, Very Bad for the Jews
Hedge fund hustler Bernie Madoff made $50 billion in wealth evaporate—much of it from some of America's richest Jews. Does this fact have a greater significance? We'll say... yes(?)
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#berniemadoff
Hedge Fund Hustler Roundup: The Rich Now Poor
Time for an up-to-date roundup on the nifty story of Bernie Madoff, the Wall Street titan accused yesterday of running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Bathrobes! Big shots! And plenty of broke Jews, below!
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