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Source: NY Post In Google Many Trust (Too Much)
Just because you don't find something when running a Google search doesn't mean the info isn't out there. Here's an example. From the article, "Had anyone bothered to Google Shamoon "Sam" Rafiq a month ago, they would not have found much information about the man. A now-removed profile from the Amsterdam American Business Club's Web site listed Rafiq as a partner at venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers. Other than that, you could assume that Rafiq is a soccer fan - messages attributed to him are posted on a soccer fan Web site. Rafiq never was a partner at Kleiner Perkins, however, and today he sits in jail charged with wire fraud for selling non-existent shares of Google. Rafiq's alleged exploits, which the feds say netted him almost $3 million, were detailed in yesterday's Post (you can find the story online). He is accused of conning corporate executives and Wall Street types - an investment banker and stock broker. That people would salivate over Google's IPO - despite the fact the company has not yet even filed for one - is not surprising... But all that Googles is not gold. Just ask Shamoon Rafiq's alleged victims. Had anyone bothered to look somewhere other than Google for information on Rafiq, they would have found information that made them think twice about trusting the man. Searches for Rafiq on LookSmart, Yahoo! and AllTheWeb.com turn up a 2001 press release in which the mysterious man was named an executive at now-defunct Ripcord Systems. You can find the same press release through Factiva and Lexis-Nexis as well." Thanks to Seth F. for the link. See Also: Read More in this 3/18 SF Chronicle Article
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