Dave and Bill  

What keeps you going and wanting to get up every morning? “Capitalism in its proper place is a good system and the market is a good way of bringing money to good ideas, and I really take offense when it’s corrupted” said, Robin Kirk.

Listen carefully to Robin and you’ll hear the intellectual voice of someone who’s an authority.  After reading his bio, I wondered how Robin ended up as a Cyber Activist who’s become a citizen investigative journalist and someone to reckon with.

It was in his earlier career when he witnessed a lot of abuse and fraud centered on the State Medicaid Health Care programs. And so, Robin Kirk came up with a better managed and more profitable system. He sold his companies, one of which he took from start-up to over $200 million in three years, and as Robin put it, he indulged himself as a consultant.

As a citizen journalist Robin Kirk has become a Cyber Activist, investigating penny stock fraud.  Robin said he had been hit with a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) lawsuit for his criticizing who he believes are perpetrating a fraud. It’s a lawsuit used by big companies (con artist or organized criminals) with superior financial stature to intimidate and frighten off individuals like Robin, so as not to expose their confidence game. These frauds are not chump change, they run into the billions of dollars just in the penny stock frauds.

Mr. Kirk talked about several types of scams; confidence games, financial scams, affinity scams, and fraudulent investments. SPAM is the preferred method and is predominately coming out of former Russia. SPAM is a massive broadcast of offers of some sort.  

According to Robin, the basic package of a scam artist or a confidence man is the same as it has always been; if someone Is offering you something of great value, for no real effort on your part, then run the other way! When Robin was asked,” Why, when we know if it’s too good to be true, do individuals get conned? “  “People want to believe”, said Robin.

How can our listeners protect themselves?

1.       On some level, become a citizen journalist, and do your fact checking.

2.       If it’s a good deal today, it will be a good deal tomorrow… Cool your jets.

3.       Talk to a third party and/or get a second opinion.

People get swept up in the moment, if you don’t take the deal right now, it will never happen again. Verify if it’s such a good deal by calling your attorney or financial adviser.

If it’s a good deal today, it will be a good deal tomorrow. If you are being induced to buy a financial instrument by an entity or someone, simply do a Google search and do some fact checking.

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase, “Responsible CyberCitizen”? “Doing something on the Internet, as opposed to having the Internet feeding you things”, said Robin.

“Media has been unsegmented and placed in the hands of a few powerful groups or corporations. Now there are independent voices like CHWradio that have an Internet wide radio broadcast” said Robin Kirk.

There’s no doubt that Robin Kirk is a responsible cybercitizen.

·         Cyber Activist

·         Investigative Journalist

·         Citizen Journalist

·         Aware

·         Education: Empowers  others by sharing what he knows

db Security Inc. announced on CHWradio.com the launch of the new website, ResponsibleCyberCitizen.net, on Thursday, July 31^st, 2008. Education – live interactive classes - will be an important component for the new Responsible CyberCitizen community.  “Education is paramount and the key to our civilization…”, said Robin.

The RCC community will be a sounding board for children, families, and professionals to communicate and effect change on a Local - State - and Federal level. We can make responsible changes and preserve the intent of the Internet.

We welcome individuals like Robin Kirk to be a voice and own a presence at www.ResponsibleCyberCitizen.net. How about a list of current penny stock frauds and any other schemes to stay clear of.