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Posts tagged "scams"

The “Publisher’s Clearinghouse” Financial Scam

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I responded to a heartbreaking call at work last week.  No, it wasn’t a murder or child abuse.  It was a financial crime.  An elderly man in my city was scammed out of more than $100,000.  That’s right $100K.   I take financial scam and fraud reports fairly regularly.  I […]

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 2, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Fundamentals Uber Alles Words of wisdom from Cecil Burch.  Cecil is a great instructor.  Check out his class schedule and take one of his classes if you are in the neighborhood.     Everything […]

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active killer, active shooter, Cecil Burch, Craig Douglas, firearms training, force-on-force, Grant Cunningham, Hock Hockheim, knife fighting, Louis Chiodo, medicine, police gunfights, pre-assault indicators, Ralph Mroz, scams, survival, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 25, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   The Ultimate Guide To Glock Preventative Maintenance and Scheduled Parts Replacements If you own a Glock, you should be reading this article.  It provides a very detailed series of instructions in order to strip […]

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ballistics, barrier penetration, ccw, diet, Ed's Manifesto, escape, firearm maintenance, Glock, Grant Cunningham, gunsmithing, holsters, knife fighting, Loose Rounds, Louis Chiodo, medical skills, Melody Lauer, Prepared Gun Owner, scams, Short Barrel Shepherd, survival, survivalblog, third world travel, Todd Green, travel, women's carry View Post

Your Tactical Training Scenario: Telephone Scams

Written by: Greg Ellifritz   I’ve updated and reposted this article because I responded to another scam just like the one listed below last week.  The elderly man was scammed out of $3600. I updated the post with the details of the latest scam going around.   Read about how these scams work and make […]

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Tactical Training Scenarios
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 21, 2015

Knowledge to make your life better.  If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Officer Involved Shooting Shows How Quickly a Gunfight Develops Police shoot another unarmed man.  Watch the video.  Tell me you wouldn’t have done the exact same thing.  Keep this in mind when you hear […]

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
concealed carry, crime statistics, firearms training, gelatin tests, medical skills, medicine, Paul Gomez, revolvers, riots, scams, statistics, Survival Mom, third world travel, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 1, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Enroll in Ohio Firearm Training Events Buckeye Firearms Association is the premier gun rights advocacy group in Ohio.  They host me and several other instructors to teach classes as fund raisers […]

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, AK-47, appendix carry, AR-15, exercise, fitness, Force Science Institute, gelatin tests, knife attack, Marcus Wynne, Massad Ayoob, optics, Paul Gomez, police training, psychology, Recoil Magazine, retention shooting, scams, third world travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 17, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.    MOA & MIL Some precision rifle basics.  The article Mils vs. MOA provides even more information.  Some considerations on the topic of MOA/Mil or Mil/Mil adjustments on your precision rifle scope can […]

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Craig Douglas, Dave Spaulding, diet, drugs, gangs, Gun Nuts Media, Kelly Starrett, knives, Loose Rounds, Marcus Wynne, Max Velocity Tactical, Mike Pannone, modern service weapons, precision rifle, psychology, scams, scopes, shooting drills, shotguns, sniper, spyderco, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- April 3, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Lowlight dryfire practice The Tactical Professor shares how to integrate a flashlight into your dryfire practice.     12 Survival Lessons from Ukraine What can we learn from the fighting in Ukraine?  […]

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active, ballistics, Claude Werner, dryfire, flashlight tactics, Growing Up Guns, Gun Nuts Media, ISIL, Kyle Lamb, leadership, Limatunes, medical skills, modern service weapons, Paul Gomez, psychology, Recoil Magazine, scams, survival, teaching, terrorism, The Modern Survivalist, third world travel, travel, travel safety View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- March 13, 2015

Links to some of the best tactical information on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Finding a Handgun Grip that Fits An excellent tutorial on how to properly grip a handgun and what features you should be looking at when purchasing a defensive sidearm.     […]

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
3rd world travel, active killer, Active Self Protection, active shooter, ccw, Claude Werner, diet, dryfire, exercise, fitness, health, history, Hock Hockheim, John Mosby, Legal, Lucky Gunner, medical skills, modern service weapons, psychology, robbery, running, scams, survival, travel View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- December 12, 2014

Links to some of the best reading on the web.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Kahr CW9 200 Yard Shot I find that the technique of “shooting out of the notch” to be much more reliable than merely “aiming high” for long distance handgun shooting.  As you […]

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
Active Self Protection, active shooter, AR-15, awareness, ballistics, Claude Werner, exercise, firearms training, gelatin tests, holsters, John Mosby, Kyle Lamb, Limatunes, long distance shooting, Lucky Gunner, Massad Ayoob, Max Velocity Tactical, mental preparation, modern service weapons, physical fitness, police, psychology, scams, terrorism, weapon malfunctions View Post

Refund Fraud- Bringing Criminals into the Stores Where You Shop

Written by Greg Ellifritz   I work as a police officer in a very wealthy suburban community. It’s a nice place to be a cop because there are relatively few violent crimes. What we see most often is theft. Thieves like to steal from people who have money and who feel secure enough to leave […]

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Articles
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Scam Targeting Shooting Instructors

A couple of different firearms instructors contacted me after receiving the EXACT same email.  They were inquiring if I had received the solicitation and if I thought it was legitimate.  Here’s what the email said….   Greetings, I want to book for 2 weeks firearm training, 1 or 2 hours each day Monday to Friday […]

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in What's New
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