Upcoming Cricket Match on 2-Jan-10

We are pleased to inform you that we will be playing first Cricket Match of this Season on January 2^nd 2010 (Saturday) at chilla Sports Complex.

Its time to get in action and have fun on the field.

All MIPL members are requested to participate in the event with full energy and enthusiasm.

This time we will be playing an internal match to get in to some kind of momentum and provide chance to all the MIPL team members to showcase their talent.

In Future, We will be playing match against other corporate.

Interested participants are requested to get in touch with Mr. Anand Lahiri ASAP.

So Guys, Get ready for some fun.

The term Internet Scam or Internet Fraud - by Nazim Ansari

The term Internet Scam or Internet Fraud refers to any type of fraud scheme that uses one or more online services to conduct fraudulent activities. Internet fraud can take place on computer programs such as chat rooms, e-mail, message boards, or Web sites. In this post I will discuss about some of the commonly conducted scams and frauds across the Internet.

1. Phishing Scam

This is one of the most commonly used scam to steal bank logins and other types of passwords on the Internet. Phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging.

Example: You may receive an email which claims to have come from your bank/financial institution/online service provider that asks you to click a link and update your account information. When you click such a link it will take you to a fake page which exactly resembles the original ones. Here you’ll be asked to enter your personal details such as username and password. Once you enter your personal details they will be stolen away. Such an email is more than likely the type of Internet scam known as “phishing”. Phishing is said to be highly effective and has proved to have more success rate since most of the common people fail to identify the scam.

Most legitimate companies never request any kind of personal/sensitive information via email. So it is highly recommended that you DO NOT respond to such fraudulent emails. For more information on phishing visit my detailed post What is Phishing?

2. Nigerian Scams

This type of scam involves sending emails (spam) to people in bulk seeking their help to access large amount of money that is held up in a foreign bank account. This email claims that in return for the help you’ll be rewarded a percentage of the fund that involves in the transaction. Never respond to these emails since it’s none other than a scam.

In case if you respond to these emails you will be asked to deposit a small amount of money (say 1-2% of the whole fund) as an insurance or as an advance payment for the initialization of deal. However once you deposit the amount to the scammer’s account you’ll not get any further response from them and you lose your money. In fact “The large amount of money” never exists and the whole story is a trap for innocent people who are likely to become victims. The scammers use a variety of stories to explain why they need your help to access the funds. The following are some of the examples of them.

Examples:

· They may claim that political climate or legal issues preclude them from accessing funds in a foreign bank account

• They may claim that the person is a minor and hence needs your help to access the funds
• They may claim that your last name is the same as that of the deceased person who owned the account and suggest that you act as the Next of Kin of this person in order to gain access to the funds

3. Lottery Scams

This type of scam is similar to the one discussed above. In this type you may receive an email saying that you have won a large sum of money in online lottery scheme (ex. UK Lottery) even though you have not participated in any such schemes. The message claims that your email ID was selected randomly from a lagre pool of IDs. When you respond to such emails they initially ask for your complete name and address so that they can mail the cheque accross to you. After getting those details they may also send you an image of the cheque drawn in your name and address so as to confirm the deal. But in order to mail this cheque they demand a small amount of money as insurance/shipping charge/tax in return. However if you send the amount in hope to receive the cheque all you get is nothing. You’re just trapped in a wonderful scam scheme. Thats it.

4. Other General Scams and Frauds

The following are some of the other types of scams that you should be aware of.

In general, be aware of unsolicited emails that:

1. Promise you money, jobs or prizes
2. Ask you to provide sensitive personal information
3. Ask you to follow a link to a website and log on to an account.
4. Propose lucrative business deals

However it may seem to be a difficult task for novice Internet users to identify such online scams. Here are some of the common signs of such scam emails. By knowing them it may help you to stay away.

• All these scam emails never address you by your name. In turn they commonly address you something like “Dear User” or “Dear Customer” etc. This is a clear indication that the email is a fraudulent one
• When you observe the email header you may notice in the “TO:” Field that, the same email is forwarded to a large group of people or the “TO:” field appears blank. So this confirms that the email was not intended particularly for you. It was forwarded for a large group of people and you are one among them

I hope this post helps. Express your opinions through comments.

20 years of Sachin in Cricket - by Aakanksha Parashar

Now days most of cricket fans is talking about sachin tendular‘s 20 years in cricket. In 1989 he started his career against Pakistan and he was just 16 years old that time, in this age most of us were busy in our board exam, its just about the passion for dreams. Cricket was his passion and his passion made him a history maker, mile stone man in Cricket. He is amongst the most popular persons in India and one of the best cricket players in world. I am not a die hard fan of Sachin but spending 20 years in cricket and being a record breaker made him “God of Cricket” especially for Indians, his recent inning has shown he is still hungry for runs. He is not just a good cricketer he is very good human being (as per media) and this quality make him different from other players. I really love to see his wonderful game for next 20 more years.

He is the role model of many existing players and he will remain to be a role model for the future players also in fact its not about the sports persons only every one from us can get a lesson from this legend to achieve our goals.

Power of Processes - Yes / No / ??? - let us discuss

In the last many years of my professional career, i have see continuous debate on this topic. There are extreme views for both in favor of processes and against processes.

I have also seen change in the thoughts from against to pro and vice versa. Further i have also seen organizations with lot of processes doing well and organization with not so good process also doing well in the marketplace.

The objective of my article to initiate a positive discussion on this topic and understand views of all of you on this.

I will also be actively participating in the process and share my comments regularly.

Looking forward to your views.

Rgds,
Gurprit S Gulati

Reading Habits Disappearing

As a nation we are watching(TV, Cinema etc.) more and reading/writing less.

I see this habits is further going down with new generation. New generation read magazines, joke books etc. but are not doing any significant book reading. As we are not reading much there are a few new good writers (I am not saying none here) in the current times. There used to be many good writers / poets in the earlier era and these are now replaced with journalists and critics.

A lot of good writers are writing more songs (like Javed Akhtar, Gulzar) and not books as all the readers have disappeared.

We come to know a lot about a history from the books written in those times, it is sad that we will not leave this treasure for our future generation.

Suggest all to build this habit …. Books are also very good friend/teacher as you learn a lot from and also reading is a very good way to utilize time (you can same time pass also)

Some steps to build book reading habit:

• Visit book store regularly – you will see a lot of interesting things to read. There are books on all possible topics.

• Start with light reading and topic of your choice e.g. study about great leaders. These books are generally very interesting.

• Set your self a target – at least 10 pages daily and 20 pages on holidays.

Let you be the change in building a more informed and knowledgeable country.

Austerity-Political Drama

In economics, austerity is when a national government reduces its spending, to pay back creditors. Austerity is usually required when a government's fiscal deficit spending is felt to be unsustainable.

Going by the above definition of AUSTERITY, let us not call this populist gimmick by Political leaders as Austerity. I do not support, so called Austerity for the following reasons,

1. As I believe Politics is a business, and like any business it’s nothing but marketing to get attention.
2. If a VIP (Rahul Gandhi...etc..) travels by train or economy class along with a group of security team, they are causing a lot of inconvenience to a common man in the name of austerity.
3. I do not know how much amount the Government will save in doing this (in my rough estimate it will not cross Rs.100 crores, if done by 100% ministers for 5 years). Thus this will have no impact on the government’s annual expenditure of more than Rs. 900 lacs crores. If leaders are really serious in reducing government spending and saving money, they can contribute by ensuring proper implementation of all government spending/projects without personal interest in Money, People and Place.
   

Law of Success - by Nirbhay Shekhar

The great sin -- Gossip.

The great crippler -- Fear.

The greatest mistake -- Giving up.

The most satisfying experience -- Doing your duty first.

The best action -- Keep the mind clear and judgement good.

The greatest blessing -- Good health.

The biggest fool - The man who lies to himself.

The great gamble -- Substituting hope for facts.

The most certain thing in life -- Change.

The greatest joy -- Being needed.

The cleverest man -- The one who does what he thinks is right.

The most potent force -- Positive thinking.

The greatest opportunity -- The next one.

The greatest thought -- God.

The greatest victory -- Victory over self.

The best play -- Successful work.

The greatest handicap -- Egotism.

The most expensive indulgence -- Hate.

The most dangerous man -- The liar

The most ridiculous trait -- False pride.

The greatest loss -- Loss of self confidence.

The greatest need -- Common sense.