Comments for Lafayette Stanford victims coming forward at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.theind.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:18:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/home/4596#comment-1591 Judy J. ur arrogance is really not appreciated here. I have worked for the last 20 years and started with nothing putting myself though university just to come out into a world of recession in the early 90's. Stanford Bank never offered me any outrageously high rates. The most I ever got was about 6% a few years back durring the better times. Most recently I was getting 4%. I was simply getting a point or two more than the going rate in the USA. I don't even live in the USA and do so in the Caribbean where interest rates are a bit higher anyways. - Eric W Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:34:40 +0100 http://www.theind.com/home/4596#comment-1563 I am not greedy, nor rich. I've worked hard since I was 18, put myself through college and graduate school, raised a family, worked two jobs at times to make ends meet and recently survived cancer. I don't live in a mansion and drive a pre-owned, $12,000 vehicle. My IRA managing agent suggested moving my funds from the stock market to CDs at a fixed rate, which was better than the current local bank rates, but "not" unrealistic. I did my research and Standford International Bank had a good reputation and looked solid. I didn't have a fortune in there, it was under $100,000.00, but it was enough to dream of retiring one day. I am 60 years old and now have only nightmares. To: Citizen Kane and Judy J. Your comments are mean-spirited and uninformed. - Victim Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:38:01 +0100 http://www.theind.com/home/4596#comment-1554 Stop calling these Stanford greedheads victims. Sure they got taken in by a con-man, but no con works unless the mark is greedy enough to believe the "too-good-to-be-true" offer dangled in front of them. Come up with a name that better describes their problems. Quit using the term victims. Katrina didn't wipe them out and mobsters haven't whacked them. - Judy J Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:57:55 +0100 http://www.theind.com/home/4596#comment-1540 aww my heart just bleeds for those poor poor rich folks. - citizen kane Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:00:59 +0100