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Deadbeat debtors put on notice in Yukon

CBC News
WHITEHORSE – Apr 11 2005 - Attention Yukon's deadbeat debtors: the debt collection agency is looking for you. Letters have gone out to about 40 individuals and companies that owe about $2.1 million in outstanding debts to the Yukon government.

The government put the file in the hands of local collectors at the beginning of this month.

Some of the loans have been outstanding for nearly 20 years.

LINK: See a list of the good and bad debt (.xls file)

Arctic Edge
Bastien, Phil & Deborah
Charlie, Wilfred & Dawn
Cormier, Joseph
Dan McDiarmid
Dawson City Hotels
Dawson City Hotels
Dena Development Corp.
Dorval, Leann
Gallagher, Kevin
Graham, Archie
Graham, Archie
Iditarod Landscaping
Junction 37 Services
Kluane Kapers
Lafave, Warren
Lafave, Warren
Mills, Henry
Norline Coaches (Yukon)
Northern Superior Mechanical
Sally's Roadhouse
Sawrenko, Ivan
Achtymichuk, Ken
Achtymichuk, Ken
Baufeld, John
Cascade Industries
Coles, Tim
De la Salle, Mike & Debbie
Dome Interiors
Fifth Avenue Boardwalk
Heinz Meyer
Karel Grant
Kazemi, Yadi
Nehass, Russell
Porter, Ross
Redmonds Dept. Store
Robert D Walters
Selman, Vern
Smith, Shirley
Watson Motorcycles
Watson, Steve
Williams, Jeff

Dana Naye Ventures, a Whitehorse-based economic development agency, has taken over management of the account. Loans manager Wayne McLennan says debtors will get letters this week advising, his collectors are taking action.

"One particular party has already contacted us and indicated he has a property sale lined up and the monies will be forthcoming," he says. "In other cases, I sadly expect we won't even get a response to the letter. That's just the way it is."

Topping the debtors list is Inconnu Lodge owner Warren Lefave, who owes $575,000.

Northern Superior Mechanical in Dawson is second at $306,000, followed by Klondike MLA Peter Jenkins, whose hotel debt will top $300,000 before the end of the month.

McLennan says he'll use every legal means available to recover as much money as possible.

"Sometimes a settlement is the best solution, but rest assured that if someone is coming to me offering $150,000 on a $300,000 debt and I know full well they have the resources to pay the $300,000, I won't accept the $150,000."

McLennan expects he'll have non-compliant debtors registered with Canada's central credit registry by the end of the month.

After that, he says he may take court action to seize assets.

Answer the Phone: Your Identity is on the Line

Beverly Hills, CA -- (ArriveNet - May 06, 2005) -- There hasn't been much good news in the battle against identity theft lately, with fraudsters staying one step ahead of the game. But don't panic, our old friend the telephone has come to the rescue.

We're all aware of the problem of identity theft, but did you know that your local pizza chain has had a solution for years? You recognize it as the system that prevents little Johnny from having twenty pizzas delivered to your door at midnight: the pizza chain calls you immediately after the order is placed to verify the validity of the order. Because little Johnny is afraid to be caught, he'll think twice about causing this pizza-related havoc.

TeleSign's patent-pending verification system has transferred this pizza concept to the high-tech world. It works like this: after filling out a form on a website, the user is prompted to enter his phone number. A robotic system then places a call to that number and speaks aloud a unique three digit code. Once that code is entered into the website, the authentication is complete. This system can be implemented at any point on a website: at registration, purchase, a specific time interval, or at the request of a user.

Email verification is the current standard for user authentication, but email may end up filtered, junked, bulked, or trashed. Because of spam, viruses, and phishing, email filtering has become so aggressive that even legitimate emails don't reach the inbox. But a telephone call cannot be stopped, making this the perfect time for the introduction of TeleSign’s solution.

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About TeleSign Corp.
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TeleSign’s Verification System is based upon the premise that ill-intentioned web users hesitate to disclose their working phone numbers. By placing a computer-generated telephone call coupled with a unique security code, we insist that a web user provide a legitimate telephone number or be rooted out. The company’s first product, the TeleSign Verification System, blends the latest internet, security and telephony technologies into a powerful new tool to combat fraud in e-commerce.

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TeleSign Corporation
Contact: Sam Gonen
Telephone: (310) 276-7843
Email: press2@telesign.com