In the News.........

   Some recent stories that may be of interest to #1000moneymakers readers:

Daily Mail - "Beggar who sat outside Natwest bank with a hungry and homeless sign raked in £300 a day while living in a £300k flat".

   Not very moral, but it shows what you need to do when the shit hits the fan.

Daily Mirror - "Gang faked stag do bus crash for cash"

   13 guys claimed a total of £134k after faking a minibus crash. They got away with it. I bet this only got rumbled because of the scale and of the bid. I personally know people who have been paid out following successful fake whiplash claims.

Daily Mirror - "Lee Tyers: Fraudster who put his pubic hair in curry to get free meal is jailed".

   The interesting thing about this story is that the nutjob had actually did the scam at the same restaurant a number of times in the past. It was only at the 3rd or 4th attempt that the restauranteur smelled a rat.

Daily Mail - "Laughing all the way to the bank: The comics who are earning a fortune and even overtaking Premier League Footballers".

   Did you know Peter Kay has been making the equivalent of £45k a day over the last 2 years! The most interesting thing is that the top end of the list is dominated by the blandest observational comics you could ever think of - Kay, Michael McIntyre, John Bishop, Jack Dee, Russell Howard, Rhod Gilbert. It seems that getting on the TV Gravy Train is a key to the success.

Daily Mail - "Three forgers jailed for total of 12 years after biggest ever plot to flood Britain with £1.5million in fake pound coins"

   For many years I worked in the Gaming Industry and would therefore have many tens of thousands of pound coins passing through my business every week. I can attest that AT LEAST 1 in every 20 pound coins is a fake. The best way to get rid of a box of fake coins would be to go to your local Bingo Hall in a baseball cap. Tuck yourself up in the corner and play a £500 machine until you get a decent payout. Swap the coins for notes and walk out.

Daily Mail - "Fxxx For Forest: The eco-activists who make pornographic films of themselves to raise money for the rainforest"

   These guys have raised hundreds of thousands by filming a sex scene every night and charging subscribers £10 a month to see. Now, I'm not involved in the Adult industry whatsoever but I began to think - what if an attractive couple put on a show every night at a certain time and then streamed it live on the net? (Apologies if this is going on already)/ I'm sure folk would pay to watch that.