Etienne A. Gibbs, Internet Safety Advocate and Educator  

Pat was diagnosed with depression in 1978, and later as a bi-polar (manic-depressant) as a result of this she went onto all kinds of medications. This went on for 17 years; she then had a major nervous breakdown, and was treated by:

* a psychologist who helped her come of her prescribed drugs,

* a reflexologist who taught her how to relax and to bring her body back into balance.:

Pat has been drug-free since 1995.  Pat now lives a very happy and fulfilling life. She believes that all of what happened to her was meant to be, as it was experiences and challenges she had to go through to be able to help others by understanding where they are and where they need to be.

Note: Because of technical challenges with this international call, Pat has agreed to return on September 13th.

I've had the pleasure of interviewing an online business lady, Ria of Ria'sCollectables, who has encountered some scammers and overcame them. 

Sorry that I don't have a transcript of the show, but here are the questions I asked her:

1. Who is Ria?

2. What is Ria's Collectables ?

3. What are your candles made from?

4. What is the difference between Paraffin, Soy, Palm, and Bees Wax?

5. Do you have a brick and mortar store?

6. Is Ria's Collectables your only online store?

7. Is Ria's Collectables accredited with any associations? Yes! The Better Business Bureau.

8. As an online business, what are some of the security challenges you face?

* eBay case;

* warehouse manager,victim of identity theft

* a cyberstalker

 9. What are some of the new scams for online business today?

10. Do you have suggestions for online business when faced with potential scams?

11. What are they?

12. What is your philosophy regarding online safety?

13. What is a cyberstalker?

14. What are your feelings regarding small towns and Cyber Stalkers?

15. What about Social Networks?

16. Do you feel they are safe?

17. What can be done to make them safer?

Identity theft has become the greatest threat to your personal privacy and your financial security. It's a problem you can't afford to ignore.

What is true identity protection? It's:

    * Protecting your whole identity, not just your credit.

    * Protection for your entire family including children.

    * Full identity monitoring - proactively watching out for all forms of identity theft, including credit fraud.

    * Having a truly comprehensive identity recovery service in the event the unthinkable should happen.

    * Having trained professionals handle it all for you from beginning to end.

The iDefend service includes:

A. iDefend Credit Watch:

The benefits of credit monitoring without the hassles. We'll help you regularly monitor your credit for suspicious activity and make sure you receive printed copies of your credit reports from all three credit bureaus consistently throughout each year.

Includes personal guidance for answering questions and analyzing your reports, as well as scheduled monitoring throughout the year in order to monitor your credit activity regularly.

B. Identity Monitoring:

With 67% of identity theft cases involving non-credit fraud, we proactively screen thousands of public records, national databases, and even underground Internet markets for - true identity theft - using your social security number and name. Includes an Identity Risk Score to rate your susceptibility and help predict identity theft before it occurs.

C. Full Identity Recovery:

In the event your identity is stolen, we provide truly comprehensive recovery for all types of identity theft, not just your credit, continuing to work until your identity has been restored to its pre-theft status. You’ll be assigned a trained personal recovery advocate who will set up a personalized recovery plan and then handle everything for you through a limited power of attorney – research, paperwork, disputes, documentation of fraud resolution, and more. We also work with law enforcement to track down your thief and help put them behind bars. Includes $10,000 identity theft expense reimbursement insurance.

     Today's Tactics, Techniques, and Tips!

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Canadian inventor and businessman, Stephane Dube, as he tells us about his invention, The Window Washing System, and the issues he's had with staying safe online.  

1. Who are you?
(father, husband, businessman, inventor)

I am a entrepreneur inventor. I have a great wife, Nicole, and 4 wonderful children: Melissa, Jonathan, Cynthia, and Gabriel. 

I am full of imagination and one who never stops dreaming up new ideas. This led to my invention: An Automatic Window Washing Machine for commercial and residential use.

I was a guest on StartUpNation Radio with five other brave entrepreneurs as we demonstrated our inventions, new products, and companies.

2. What happened? What were the outcomes/results? )

We had to do a elevator pitch. You have to demonstrate in 1 minute that your idea will be the next big idea. I finished in the 3rd position out of 6 brave entrepreneurs with lots of motivation and passion to do the 1 minute ride! People had to register at startupnation to be able to vote. It was a contest of 2 weeks.

3. Where were you born?
Montreal ,Quebec, Canada  

4. Where do you live?
Saint-tite, Quebec,Canada where is one of the biggest festivals in Western Canada

www.FestivalWestern.com

5. So you're the inventor of a machine that automatically cleans windows in commercial and residential buildings. Are you promoting it online?

Yes, here is the website: 

www.WindowWashingSystem.com

6. Tell me more about your invention, The Window Washing System. How did you invent it? (No trade or confidential secrets; just the basics, please)
I was a superintendant of a building of 200 apartments and my wife was cleaning window exterior for a tenant at the ten floor ,she is the real hero for that invention because I toll her don't clean those window it's to dangerous and she answer me find a idea if you  want me to stop cleaning the window .And I when to my garage and when I open with the remote control my car garage door A big flash came take the panel of the garage door and install a wiper and we invent the window washing system.

7. So, now that you've created your invention and are promoting it online while looking for investors, what issues have you had with staying safe online?
Use a patent attorney. Don't try to save money and don't sign anything with out your patent attorney and online. I use my webcam for conference to see the person. I use Skype and when you ask them to go by webcam, it helps to see if it's a scam or not. 

And you can ask some very direct question, such as address, telephone, and website and if this investor has any recommendations, you take all the info and after you go see your patent attorney to make the search on this future investor to make sure it's not a scam or a fraud.

8. What are the circumstances?
We received so many scams and as a inventor, we have no choice to give the most info on internet and are real identity to put your project very solid in front of a investor that is looking who you are.

9. What are the outcomes?
We lose lots of time and lots of money because everytime that we use an attorney, it's expensive.

10. What are the solutions to keep you invention and business safe online?
The legal side is one of the most important things to build on your project to protect yourself.

11. You said to me earlier that you use three computers to run your business. Please share with my audience your reasoning for doing this?
First, I do that so that I can have a backup if a computer goes down. Second, my wife, who speaks French better than she can write in English, makes announcements in French on French websites. And my 9 year old daughter sometimes uses one to help me, as needed.

12. Do you have a patent number and how does it help you stay safe online?
The Patent Number  U.S. 6,986,186 and we have the patent Canadian 2,537,570

13. Have you done Market research? Upon which target groups have you focused?
Yes we have a market research for United States.

14. What is the Market Size?
Just in United State the market size is 45 billion $ if we can have 2 % of that it's about 1 billion$. Imagine if we develop some other market, at the moment there is no real solid leader that you call number one in cleaning window but us we are becoming number one of cleaning window.

15. Have you created a functional prototype?
Yes and it works very good. No human can compete again my machine. Our machine can clean a building in 30 seconds.

16. You're looking for investors. How much profit an investor can make with your invention?
My motivation is to give about 6 times what a investor would invest after 3 year and we can be on the market in 12 months of preparation.

17. Please tell me what type of Solutions do you offer with your invention?
Yes for sure we can proved now at the moment 30% of the work in cleaning window is refuse in United States or you wait on a list 1 month to 2 month before they reach your building.

18. Do you have some video to show your machine?
Yes and actually we are showing the prototype and a pitch elevator on video at Vator tv. for new startup! 

www.Vator.tv/user/show/StephaneDube