Email Scam Alert!

Late in 2013, numerous businesses were sent fake CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS with a tricky LINK to CryptoLocker. This malware is a Trojan horse type which spread a form of ransomware targeting computers running Microsoft Windows. Apple and other platforms are immune. CryptoLocker hides and disguises itself as a legitimate attachment; when double-clicked, the malware encrypts mostly business and important files stored on local and mounted network hard drives using RSA public-key cryptography, having the private key stored only on the malware's control servers. The malware "pops up" a message which offers to decrypt the data if a payment of ususlly $300 is sent through either Bitcoin or a pre-paid voucher, before a stated deadline. The notice says that the private key will be deleted and unavailable for recovery if the deadline passes. If the deadline is not met, the malware offers to decrypt data via an online service provided by the malware's operators, for a significantly higher price in Bitcoin. While CryptoLocker itself is easily removed, files remain encrypted in such a manner that researchers consider it not prudent to break. Many researchers and victims state that the ransom should not be paid, but do not offer any way to recover files; others say that paying the ransom is the only way to recover files not previously backed up. As the ransom "key" may not work or be unreliable, the FBI says a disk format and re-write from a good backup is the only solution. ******************************************************************************************************* Yet another scam depends on YAHOO email to ruin old Email accounts, which it readily does by claiming that the user who started the Email, sometimes as long ago as 2002,,,is not accessing the account from the appropriate source so the password will no longer work. ****************************************************************************************************** People who see the "YAHOO" helpsite (PHONY) will think that Yahoo wants to HELP them and DOWNLOAD a VIRUS SOFTWARE which appears to put as many as 9000 infected files on YOUR COMPUTER or INFECT over 9000 files already there. The COMPUTER EXPERT who MESSAGES YOU PERSONALLY may be in India, Nigeria or WHEREVER but the scam is the same....he will offer to clean up your files for $300 which is LESS than Microsoft. ******************************************************************************************************* IF YOU instead run SEARCH and DESTROY and delete the connection, the COMPUTER EXPERT sees what you are doing and tries to ASSURE YOU that this will not WORK. ****************************************************************************************************** Fortunately, the file RENAMER is harmless like many MUSIC file RENAMERS and the WOULD-BE VICTIM can escape. ****************************************************************************************************** IF the COMPUTER EXPERT had been a REAL ATTACKER, the software he TRICKED the VICTIM into DOWNLOADING MIGHT have wiped out the hard drive data or xaused some other SERIOUS MISCHIEF. The VICTIM was EXTREMELY LUCKY! ****************************************************************************************************** Always scan downloads with AVAST! or Search and Destroy which are FREE programs from someone loke CNET or TWO COWS. ***************************************************************************************************** Richest Democrats (MILLION$) and Republicans (Koch family) Bill Gates $66 B 57 Medina, Washington Microsoft 2 Warren Buffett $46 B 83 Omaha, Nebraska Berkshire Hathaway 3 Larry Ellison $41 B 69 Woodside, California Oracle 4 Charles Koch $31 B 77 Wichita, Kansas diversified 4 David Koch $31 B 73 New York, New York diversified 6 Christy Walton & family $27.9 B 58 Jackson, Wyoming Wal-Mart 7 Jim Walton $26.8 B 65 Bentonville, Arkansas Wal-Mart 8 Alice Walton $26.3 B 63 Fort Worth, Texas Wal-Mart 9 S. Robson Walton $26.1 B 69 Bentonville, Arkansas Wal-Mart 10 Michael Bloomberg $25 B 71 New York, New York Bloomberg LP Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos $23.2 B 49 Seattle, Washington Amazon.com 12 Sheldon Adelson Sheldon Adelson $20.5 B 80 Las Vegas, Nevada casinos 13 Sergey Brin Sergey Brin $20.3 B 40 Los Altos, California Google 13 Larry Page Larry Page $20.3 B 40 Palo Alto, California Google 15 George Soros George Soros $19 B 83 Katonah, New York hedge funds 16 Forrest Mars, Jr. Forrest Mars, Jr. $17 B 82 Big Horn, Wyoming candy 16 Jacqueline Mars Jacqueline Mars $17 B 73 The Plains, Virginia candy 16 John Mars John Mars $17 B 77 Jackson, Wyoming candy 19 Steve Ballmer Steve Ballmer $15.9 B 57 Hunts Point, Washington Microsoft 20 Paul Allen Paul Allen $15 B 60 Mercer Island, Washington Microsoft, investments Carl Icahn Carl Icahn $14.8 B 77 New York, New York leveraged buyouts 22 Michael Dell Michael Dell $14.6 B 48 Austin, Texas Dell 23 Phil Knight Phil Knight $13.1 B 75 Hillsboro, Oregon Nike 24 Donald Bren Donald Bren $13 B 81 Newport Beach, California real estate 25 Len Blavatnik Len Blavatnik $12.5 B 56 London, United Kingdom diversified 26 Ronald Perelman Ronald Perelman $12 B 70 New York, New York leveraged buyouts 27 Abigail Johnson Abigail Johnson $11.8 B 51 Milton, Massachusetts money management 28 John Paulson John Paulson $11 B 57 New York, New York hedge funds 28 Laurene Powell Jobs & family Laurene Powell Jobs & family $11 B 49 Palo Alto, California Apple, Disney 28 James Simons James Simons $11 B 75 East Setauket, New York hedge funds Jack Taylor & family Jack Taylor & family $11 B 91 St. Louis, Missouri Enterprise Rent-A-Car 32 Anne Cox Chambers Anne Cox Chambers $10.7 B 93 Atlanta, Georgia media 33 Ray Dalio Ray Dalio $10 B 64 Greenwich, Connecticut hedge funds 33 George Kaiser George Kaiser $10 B 71 Tulsa, Oklahoma oil & gas, banking 35 Harold Hamm Harold Hamm $9.7 B 67 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma oil & gas 36 Richard Kinder Richard Kinder $9.4 B 68 Houston, Texas pipelines 36 Rupert Murdoch Rupert Murdoch $9.4 B 82 New York, New York News Corp 36 Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg $9.4 B 29 Palo Alto, California Facebook 39 Charles Ergen Charles Ergen $9 B 60 Denver, Colorado EchoStar 40 Steve Cohen Steve Cohen $8.8 B 57 Greenwich, Connecticut hedge funds Andrew Beal Andrew Beal $8.4 B 60 Dallas, Texas banks, real estate 42 Pierre Omidyar Pierre Omidyar $8.2 B 46 Honolulu, Hawaii Ebay 43 Leonard Lauder Leonard Lauder $7.7 B 80 New York, New York Estee Lauder 44 Philip Anschutz Philip Anschutz $7.6 B 73 Denver, Colorado investments 45 Eric Schmidt Eric Schmidt $7.5 B 58 Atherton, California Google 46 Samuel Newhouse, Jr. Samuel Newhouse, Jr. $7.4 B 85 New York, New York Conde Nast 47 James Goodnight James Goodnight $7.3 B 70 Cary, North Carolina Software 47 Patrick Soon-Shiong Patrick Soon-Shiong $7.3 B 61 Los Angeles, California pharmaceuticals 49 Harold Simmons Harold Simmons $7.1 B 82 Dallas, Texas investments 50 Charles Butt Charles Butt $6.9 B 75 San Antonio, Texas supermarkets (H.E.B. AKA "Itchy" Butt and HEB pronounced HEEEB) Donald Newhouse Donald Newhouse $6.6 B 83 Somerset County, New Jersey Conde Nast 52 Edward Johnson, III. Edward Johnson, III. $6.5 B 83 Boston, Massachusetts Fidelity 52 Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren $6.5 B 73 New York, New York Ralph Lauren 52 Ira Rennert Ira Rennert $6.5 B 79 Sagaponack, New York investments 55 Eli Broad Eli Broad $6.3 B 80 Los Angeles, California investments 56 John Menard, Jr. John Menard, Jr. $6 B 73 Eau Claire, Wisconsin Retail 57 David Geffen David Geffen $5.6 B 70 Malibu, California movies, music 57 John Malone John Malone $5.6 B 72 Elizabeth, Colorado cable television 59 Jeffrey Hildebrand Jeffrey Hildebrand $5.5 B 54 Houston, Texas Oil 59 David Tepper David Tepper $5.5 B 55 Livingston, New Jersey hedge funds Gordon Moore Gordon Moore $4.8 B 84 Woodside, California Intel 72 Dannine Avara Dannine Avara $4.7 B 49 Houston, Texas pipelines 72 Scott Duncan Scott Duncan $4.7 B 30 Houston, Texas pipelines 72 Milane Frantz Milane Frantz $4.7 B 44 Houston, Texas pipelines 72 Charles Johnson Charles Johnson $4.7 B 80 Hillsborough, California Money Management 72 Randa Williams Randa Williams $4.7 B 52 Houston, Texas pipelines 77 Rupert Johnson, Jr. Rupert Johnson, Jr. $4.6 B 72 Burlingame, California money management 77 Thomas Peterffy Thomas Peterffy $4.6 B 69 Greenwich, Connecticut discount brokerage 79 Jin Sook & Do Won Chang Jin Sook & Do Won Chang $4.5 B 58 Beverly Hills, California Forever 21 79 David Green David Green $4.5 B 71 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma retail Ann Walton Kroenke Ann Walton Kroenke $4.5 B 64 Columbia, Missouri Wal-Mart 79 Trevor Rees-Jones Trevor Rees-Jones $4.5 B 62 Dallas, Texas Oil & Gas 83 Stephen Ross Stephen Ross $4.4 B 73 New York, New York real estate 83 Leslie Wexner Leslie Wexner $4.4 B 75 New Albany, Ohio retail 85 Bruce Kovner Bruce Kovner $4.3 B 68 New York, New York hedge funds 85 Daniel Ziff Daniel Ziff $4.3 B 41 New York, New York investments 85 Dirk Ziff Dirk Ziff $4.3 B 49 North Palm Beach, Florida investments (Not ZIF the cleaner) 85 Robert Ziff Robert Ziff $4.3 B 47 New York, New York investments 89 S. Truett Cathy S. Truett Cathy $4.2 B 92 Hampton, Georgia Chick-fil-A 89 Leonard Stern Leonard Stern $4.2 B 75 New York, New York real estate (Did Obama "bow" to Stern?) Sumner Redstone Sumner Redstone $4.1 B 90 Beverly Hills, California Viacom 92 John Paul DeJoria John Paul DeJoria $4 B 69 Austin, Texas hair products, tequila 92 Thomas Frist, Jr. & family Thomas Frist, Jr. & family $4 B 75 Nashville, Tennessee health care 92 Barbara Carlson Gage Barbara Carlson Gage $4 B 71 Long Lake, Minnesota hotels, restaurants 92 Bruce Halle Bruce Halle $4 B 83 Paradise Valley, Arizona Discount Tire 92 William Koch William Koch $4 B 73 Palm Beach, Florida oil, investments 92 Henry Kravis Henry Kravis $4 B 69 New York, New York leveraged buyouts 92 Stanley Kroenke Stanley Kroenke $4 B 66 Columbia, Missouri sports, real estate 92 Marilyn Carlson Nelson Marilyn Carlson Nelson $4 B 74 Long Lake, Minnesota hotels, restaurants 100 Nancy Walton Laurie Nancy Walton Laurie $3.9 B 62 Henderson, Nevada Wal-Mart Ted Lerner Ted Lerner $3.9 B 87 Chevy Chase, Maryland real estate 100 Patrick McGovern Patrick McGovern $3.9 B 76 Hollis, New Hampshire media 103 Sam Zell Sam Zell $3.8 B 71 Chicago, Illinois real estate, private equity 104 Gayle Cook Gayle Cook $3.7 B 79 Bloomington, Indiana medical devices 104 George Roberts George Roberts $3.7 B 69 Atherton, California leveraged buyouts 104 Edward Roski, Jr. Edward Roski, Jr. $3.7 B 74 Los Angeles, California real estate 104 Charles Schwab Charles Schwab $3.7 B 76 Atherton, California discount brokerage 108 Malcolm Glazer & family Malcolm Glazer & family $3.6 B 85 Palm Beach, Florida sports teams, real estate 108 Paul Tudor Jones, II. Paul Tudor Jones, II. $3.6 B 58 Greenwich, Connecticut hedge funds 108 John Sall John Sall $3.6 B 65 Cary, North Carolina software George Lucas George Lucas $3.3 B 69 San Anselmo, California Star Wars (FINALLY...we see George!) 120 Steven Rales Steven Rales $3.3 B 62 Washington, District of Columbia manufacturing 120 Jeffrey Skoll Jeffrey Skoll $3.3 B 48 Woodside, California Ebay 120 Steven Udvar-Hazy Steven Udvar-Hazy $3.3 B 67 Beverly Hills, California aircraft leasing 125 Edward Lampert Edward Lampert $3.2 B 50 Miami Beach, Florida hedge funds 125 Karen Pritzker Karen Pritzker $3.2 B 55 Branford, Connecticut hotels, investments 125 Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg $3.2 B 66 Pacific Palisades, California movies 128 Ron Burkle Ron Burkle $3.1 B 60 London, United Kingdom supermarkets, investments 128 Ken Griffin Ken Griffin $3.1 B 44 Chicago, Illinois hedge funds 128 Haim Saban Haim Saban $3.1 B 68 Beverly Hills, California television Donald Trump Donald Trump $3.1 B 67 New York, New York Television, Real Estate (FINALLY...we see "The Donald", Obama's left hand man!) 132 John Arnold John Arnold $3 B 39 Houston, Texas hedge funds 132 John Catsimatidis John Catsimatidis $3 B 65 New York, New York oil, real estate, supermarkets 132 Charles Dolan & family Charles Dolan & family $3 B 86 Oyster Bay, New York cable television 132 Archie Aldis Emmerson Archie Aldis Emmerson $3 B 84 Redding, California timberland, lumber mills 132 Tamara Gustavson Tamara Gustavson $3 B 51 Malibu, California self storage 132 Pauline MacMillan Keinath Pauline MacMillan Keinath $3 B 79 St. Louis, Missouri Cargill Inc. 132 Whitney MacMillan Whitney MacMillan $3 B 84 Minneapolis, Minnesota Cargill Inc. 132 Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer $3 B 51 Rancho Santa Fe, California Cargill Inc. 132 Terrence Pegula Terrence Pegula $3 B 62 Boca Raton, Florida natural gas Jerry Speyer Jerry Speyer $3 B 73 New York, New York real estate 142 Riley Bechtel Riley Bechtel $2.9 B 61 San Francisco, California engineering, construction 142 Stephen Bechtel, Jr. Stephen Bechtel, Jr. $2.9 B 88 San Francisco, California engineering, construction 142 Doris Fisher Doris Fisher $2.9 B 82 San Francisco, California Gap 142 Victor Fung & family Victor Fung & family $2.9 B 67 Hong Kong trading company 142 Diane Hendricks Diane Hendricks $2.9 B 66 Afton, Wisconsin roofing 142 Kirk Kerkorian Kirk Kerkorian $2.9 B 96 Beverly Hills, California casinos, investments 142 David Shaw David Shaw $2.9 B 62 New York, New York hedge funds 142 Alfred Taubman Alfred Taubman $2.9 B 89 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan real estate 150 James Jannard James Jannard $2.8 B 64 San Juan Islands, Washington sunglasses Robert Bass Robert Bass $2.7 B 65 Fort Worth, Texas oil, investments 151 Edward DeBartolo, Jr. Edward DeBartolo, Jr. $2.7 B 66 Tampa, Florida shopping centers 151 Stanley Druckenmiller Stanley Druckenmiller $2.7 B 60 New York, New York hedge funds 151 Israel Englander Israel Englander $2.7 B 65 New York, New York hedge funds 151 Michael & Marian Ilitch & family Michael & Marian Ilitch & family $2.7 B 84 Bingham Farms, Michigan pizza 151 Martha Ingram & family Martha Ingram & family $2.7 B 78 Nashville, Tennessee book distribution, transportation 151 Jeremy Jacobs, Sr. Jeremy Jacobs, Sr. $2.7 B 73 East Aurora, New York sports concessions 151 H. Fisk Johnson H. Fisk Johnson $2.7 B 55 Racine, Wisconsin SC Johnson & Sons 151 Imogene Powers Johnson Imogene Powers Johnson $2.7 B 83 Racine, Wisconsin SC Johnson & Sons 151 S. Curtis Johnson S. Curtis Johnson $2.7 B 58 Racine, Wisconsin SC Johnson & Sons Helen Johnson-Leipold Helen Johnson-Leipold $2.7 B 56 Racine, Wisconsin SC Johnson & Sons 151 Winnie Johnson-Marquart Winnie Johnson-Marquart $2.7 B 54 Virginia Beach, Virginia SC Johnson & Sons 151 Jerry Jones Jerry Jones $2.7 B 70 Dallas, Texas Dallas Cowboys 151 Bernard Marcus Bernard Marcus $2.7 B 84 Atlanta, Georgia Home Depot 151 Dustin Moskovitz Dustin Moskovitz $2.7 B 29 San Francisco, California Facebook 151 David Rockefeller, Sr. David Rockefeller, Sr. $2.7 B 98 Sleepy Hollow, New York Standard Oil, banking (Relative infested New York with UN...eternal curse!) 151 Warren Stephens Warren Stephens $2.7 B 56 Little Rock, Arkansas investment banking 151 Joan Tisch Joan Tisch $2.7 B 87 New York, New York diversified 151 Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey $2.7 B 59 N/A television (FINALLY!...we see "The Operah"!) 170 David Bonderman David Bonderman $2.6 B 70 Fort Worth, Texas leveraged buyouts Robert Holding Robert Holding $2.6 B - N/A oil, resorts 170 Amos Hostetter, Jr. Amos Hostetter, Jr. $2.6 B 76 Boston, Massachusetts cable television 170 Herbert Kohler, Jr. & family Herbert Kohler, Jr. & family $2.6 B 74 Kohler, Wisconsin plumbing fixtures 170 James Leprino James Leprino $2.6 B 75 Indian Hills, Colorado cheese 170 Rodney Lewis Rodney Lewis $2.6 B 59 San Antonio, Texas natural gas 170 Julian Robertson, Jr. Julian Robertson, Jr. $2.6 B 81 New York, New York hedge funds 170 David Sun David Sun $2.6 B 61 Irvine, California computer hardware 170 John Tu John Tu $2.6 B 72 Rolling Hills, California computer hardware 179 Peter Buck Peter Buck $2.5 B 82 Danbury, Connecticut Subway Restaurants 179 Fred DeLuca Fred DeLuca $2.5 B 65 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Subway Restaurants John Doerr John Doerr $2.5 B 62 Woodside, California venture capital 179 Tom Gores Tom Gores $2.5 B 49 Beverly Hills, California private equity 179 Timothy Headington Timothy Headington $2.5 B 63 Dallas, Texas oil & gas, investments 179 Shahid Khan Shahid Khan $2.5 B 63 Naples, Florida auto parts 179 Anthony Pritzker Anthony Pritzker $2.5 B 52 Los Angeles, California hotels, investments 179 Jay Robert (J.B.) Pritzker Jay Robert (J.B.) Pritzker $2.5 B 48 Chicago, Illinois hotels, investments 179 Phillip Ruffin Phillip Ruffin $2.5 B 78 Las Vegas, Nevada casinos, real estate 179 Ronda Stryker Ronda Stryker $2.5 B 59 Portage, Michigan medical technology 179 Steve Wynn Steve Wynn $2.5 B 71 Las Vegas, Nevada casinos, hotels 190 Austen Cargill, II. Austen Cargill, II. $2.4 B 62 Livingston, Montana Cargill Inc. James Cargill, II. James Cargill, II. $2.4 B 64 Birchwood, Wisconsin Cargill Inc. 190 Jack Dangermond Jack Dangermond $2.4 B 68 Redlands, California mapping software 190 Ray Dolby Ray Dolby $2.4 B 80 San Francisco, California Dolby Laboratories 190 Phillip Frost Phillip Frost $2.4 B 76 Miami Beach, Florida pharmaceuticals 190 H. Wayne Huizenga H. Wayne Huizenga $2.4 B 75 Fort Lauderdale, Florida investments 190 Randal Kirk Randal Kirk $2.4 B 59 Belspring, Virginia pharmaceuticals (No...NOT that Captain Kirk!) 190 Marianne Liebmann Marianne Liebmann $2.4 B 60 Bozeman, Montana Cargill, Inc. 190 Mary Alice Dorrance Malone Mary Alice Dorrance Malone $2.4 B 63 Coatesville, Pennsylvania Campbell Soup 190 David Murdock David Murdock $2.4 B 90 Los Angeles, California Dole, real estate 190 Elon Musk Elon Musk $2.4 B 42 Los Angeles, California Tesla Motors(HMM...$5000 Volt or $5000 Tesla...Gimmie Tesla!) Robert Kraft Robert Kraft $2.3 B 72 Brookline, Massachusetts New England Patriots (NOT Tea Party Patriots...they are not rich!) 206 Michael Milken Michael Milken $2.3 B 67 Los Angeles, California investments 206 Daniel Och Daniel Och $2.3 B 52 Scarsdale, New York hedge funds 206 Isaac Perlmutter Isaac Perlmutter $2.3 B 70 Palm Beach, Florida Marvel 206 Richard Rainwater Richard Rainwater $2.3 B 69 Fort Worth, Texas real estate, energy, insurance 206 Wilbur Ross, Jr. Wilbur Ross, Jr. $2.3 B 75 Palm Beach, Florida investments 206 Kelcy Warren Kelcy Warren $2.3 B 57 Dallas, Texas pipelines 218 Marc Benioff Marc Benioff $2.2 B 48 San Francisco, California business software 218 Leon G. Cooperman Leon G. Cooperman $2.2 B 70 Short Hills, New Jersey hedge funds 218 Jeff Greene Jeff Greene $2.2 B 58 Palm Beach, Florida real estate, investments Henry Hillman Henry Hillman $2.2 B 94 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania investments 218 Min Kao Min Kao $2.2 B 64 Leawood, Kansas navigation equipment 218 George Lindemann & family George Lindemann & family $2.2 B 77 Palm Beach, Florida investments 218 Tor Peterson Tor Peterson $2.2 B 49 Zug, Switzerland Glencore International 218 Thomas Pritzker Thomas Pritzker $2.2 B 63 Chicago, Illinois hotels, investments 218 Stewart and Lynda Resnick Stewart and Lynda Resnick $2.2 B - Beverly Hills, California agriculture, water 218 Herbert Simon Herbert Simon $2.2 B 78 Indianapolis, Indiana real estate 218 William Wrigley, Jr. William Wrigley, Jr. $2.2 B 49 North Palm Beach, Florida chewing gum 229 Neil Bluhm Neil Bluhm $2.1 B 75 Chicago, Illinois real estate 229 James Coulter James Coulter $2.1 B 53 San Francisco, California leveraged buyouts Jim Davis & family Jim Davis & family $2.1 B 70 Newton, Massachusetts New Balance 229 David Duffield David Duffield $2.1 B 72 Blackhawk, California Business Software 229 Reid Hoffman Reid Hoffman $2.1 B 46 Palo Alto, California LinkedIn 229 Stanley Hubbard Stanley Hubbard $2.1 B 80 St. Paul, Minnesota DirecTV 229 Peter Kellogg Peter Kellogg $2.1 B 71 Short Hills, New Jersey investments 229 Walter Scott, Jr. Walter Scott, Jr. $2.1 B 82 Omaha, Nebraska construction, telecom 229 Albert Ueltschi Albert Ueltschi $2.1 B 96 N/A FlightSafety 229 Anita Zucker Anita Zucker $2.1 B 61 Charleston, South Carolina chemicals 239 Herbert Allen, Jr. & family Herbert Allen, Jr. & family $2 B 73 New York, New York investment banking 239 Edward Bass Edward Bass $2 B 68 Fort Worth, Texas oil, investments John Arrillaga John Arrillaga $1.9 B 76 Portola Valley, California real estate 250 William Conway, Jr. William Conway, Jr. $1.9 B 64 McLean, Virginia leveraged buyouts 250 Phoebe Hearst Cooke Phoebe Hearst Cooke $1.9 B 86 San Francisco, California Hearst Corp 250 Daniel D'Aniello Daniel D'Aniello $1.9 B 66 Vienna, Virginia leveraged buyouts 250 Bennett Dorrance Bennett Dorrance $1.9 B 67 Paradise Valley, Arizona Campbell Soup 250 Daniel Gilbert Daniel Gilbert $1.9 B 51 Franklin, Michigan Quicken Loans 250 Alec Gores Alec Gores $1.9 B 60 Beverly Hills, California private equity (No wonder Al Gore inspired for Global Warming Fraud Looting!) 250 Austin Hearst Austin Hearst $1.9 B 61 New York, New York Hearst Corp 250 David Hearst, Jr. David Hearst, Jr. $1.9 B 68 Los Angeles, California Hearst Corp 250 B. Wayne Hughes B. Wayne Hughes $1.9 B 80 Lexington, Kentucky self storage Michael Jaharis Michael Jaharis $1.9 B 85 New York, New York pharmaceuticals 250 Brad Kelley Brad Kelley $1.9 B 56 Franklin, Tennessee tobacco 250 Richard Marriott Richard Marriott $1.9 B 74 Potomac, Maryland hotels 250 Clayton Mathile Clayton Mathile $1.9 B 72 Brookville, Ohio pet food 250 Michael Moritz Michael Moritz $1.9 B 58 San Francisco, California venture capital 250 Jean (Gigi) Pritzker Jean (Gigi) Pritzker $1.9 B 51 Chicago, Illinois hotels, investments 250 David Rubenstein David Rubenstein $1.9 B 64 Bethesda, Maryland leveraged buyouts 250 Clemmie Spangler, Jr. Clemmie Spangler, Jr. $1.9 B 81 Charlotte, North Carolina investments 250 Donald Sterling Donald Sterling $1.9 B 77 Beverly Hills, California Real Estate 250 Romesh T. Wadhwani Romesh T. Wadhwani $1.9 B 66 Palo Alto, California Software S. Daniel Abraham S. Daniel Abraham $1.8 B 89 Palm Beach, Florida Slim-Fast (S is for what Abe is richer than...) 271 Sid Bass Sid Bass $1.8 B 70 Fort Worth, Texas oil, investments 271 Barry Diller Barry Diller $1.8 B 71 New York, New York IAC/InterActiveCorp 271 Ken Fisher Ken Fisher $1.8 B 62 Woodside, California Money management 271 Drayton McLane, Jr. Drayton McLane, Jr. $1.8 B 77 Temple, Texas Wal-Mart, logistics 271 Robert McNair Robert McNair $1.8 B 76 Houston, Texas energy, sports 271 John Pritzker John Pritzker $1.8 B 60 San Francisco, California hotels, investments 271 Penny Pritzker Penny Pritzker $1.8 B 54 Chicago, Illinois hotels, investments 271 Leandro Rizzuto Leandro Rizzuto $1.8 B 75 Sheridan, Wyoming consumer products 271 Henry Samueli Henry Samueli $1.8 B 58 Newport Beach, California semiconductors Thomas Siebel Thomas Siebel $1.8 B 60 Woodside, California business software 271 Frederick Smith Frederick Smith $1.8 B 69 Memphis, Tennessee FedEx 271 Dean White Dean White $1.8 B 90 Crown Point, Indiana billboards, hotels 284 Gerald J. Ford Gerald J. Ford $1.75 B 69 Dallas, Texas banking 285 Steve Case Steve Case $1.7 B 55 McLean, Virginia AOL (Where's my disk so I can join up?) 285 Glenn Dubin Glenn Dubin $1.7 B 56 New York, New York hedge funds 285 Judy Faulkner Judy Faulkner $1.7 B 69 Madison, Wisconsin health IT 285 Robert Fisher Robert Fisher $1.7 B 60 San Francisco, California Gap (Galloping American People) 285 William Fisher William Fisher $1.7 B 56 San Francisco, California Gap 285 Thomas Friedkin Thomas Friedkin $1.7 B 78 Houston, Texas Toyota distribution Tom Golisano Tom Golisano $1.6 B 71 Naples, Florida Payroll Services 298 Joshua Harris Joshua Harris $1.6 B 48 New York, New York private equity 298 Johnelle Hunt Johnelle Hunt $1.6 B 81 Fayetteville, Arkansas trucking 298 Jim Justice, II. Jim Justice, II. $1.6 B 62 Lewisburg, West Virginia coal (Lifeline of W.VA) 298 Kenneth Langone Kenneth Langone $1.6 B 77 Sands Point, New York investments 298 Gary Magness Gary Magness $1.6 B 59 Denver, Colorado cable, investments 298 Bill Marriott, Jr. Bill Marriott, Jr. $1.6 B 81 Potomac, Maryland hotels 298 Linda Pritzker Linda Pritzker $1.6 B 59 St. Ignatius, Montana hotels, investments 298 Stewart Rahr Stewart Rahr $1.6 B 67 New York, New York drug distribution 298 Kavitark Ram Shriram Kavitark Ram Shriram $1.6 B 56 Menlo Park, California Venture capital, Google Ron Baron Ron Baron $1.5 B 70 New York, New York money management (no Pizza) 311 Manoj Bhargava Manoj Bhargava $1.5 B 60 Farmington Hills, Michigan 5-Hour Energy 311 Arthur Blank Arthur Blank $1.5 B 70 Atlanta, Georgia Home Depot 311 Chase Coleman, III. Chase Coleman, III. $1.5 B 38 New York, New York hedge fund 311 Ray Davis Ray Davis $1.5 B 71 Dallas, Texas pipelines 311 John Henry John Henry $1.5 B 63 Boca Raton, Florida sports 311 James Irsay James Irsay $1.5 B 54 Carmel, Indiana Indianapolis Colts 311 Irwin Jacobs Irwin Jacobs $1.5 B 79 La Jolla, California Qualcomm 311 Joe Jamail, Jr. Joe Jamail, Jr. $1.5 B 87 Houston, Texas lawsuits 311 Thomas Kaplan Thomas Kaplan $1.5 B 50 New York, New York Investment Richard Hayne Richard Hayne $1.4 B 66 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Urban Outfitters 328 Bruce Karsh Bruce Karsh $1.4 B 57 Los Angeles, California private equity 328 Vinod Khosla Vinod Khosla $1.4 B 58 Portola Valley, California venture capital 328 Alexander Knaster Alexander Knaster $1.4 B 54 London, United Kingdom oil, telecom, banking 328 Howard Marks Howard Marks $1.4 B 67 Los Angeles, California money management 328 Gary Michelson Gary Michelson $1.4 B 64 Los Angeles, California medical patents 328 Henry Ross Perot, Jr. Henry Ross Perot, Jr. $1.4 B 54 Dallas, Texas computer services, real estate 328 Michael Price Michael Price $1.4 B 61 Far Hills, New Jersey investments 328 Pat Stryker Pat Stryker $1.4 B 57 Fort Collins, Colorado medical technology 328 Peter Thiel Peter Thiel $1.4 B 45 San Francisco, California Paypal, Facebook Wilma Tisch Wilma Tisch $1.4 B 86 New York, New York diversified 328 Dan Wilks Dan Wilks $1.4 B 57 Cisco, Texas natural gas 328 Farris Wilks Farris Wilks $1.4 B 61 Cisco, Texas natural gas 328 Elaine Wynn Elaine Wynn $1.4 B 70 Las Vegas, Nevada casinos, hotels 345 Christopher Goldsbury Christopher Goldsbury $1.35 B 70 San Antonio, Texas salsa 345 Kevin Plank Kevin Plank $1.35 B 41 Lutherville, Maryland Under Armour 347 Louis Bacon Louis Bacon $1.3 B 55 Long Island, New York hedge funds (Does he know Kevin? NAAAAA!) 347 Gary Burrell Gary Burrell $1.3 B 76 Spring Hill, Kansas navigation equipment 347 Robert Friedland Robert Friedland $1.3 B 63 Singapore, Singapore mining 347 Alan Gerry Alan Gerry $1.3 B 83 Liberty, New York cable television Marc Lasry Marc Lasry $1.3 B 52 New York, New York hedge funds 347 Daniel Loeb Daniel Loeb $1.3 B 51 New York, New York Hedge Funds 347 Billy Joe (Red) McCombs Billy Joe (Red) McCombs $1.3 B 85 San Antonio, Texas real estate, oil, cars 347 Henry Nicholas, III. Henry Nicholas, III. $1.3 B 53 Newport Coast, California semiconductors 347 Sean Parker Sean Parker $1.3 B 33 New York, New York Facebook 347 Richard Scaife Richard Scaife $1.3 B 81 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania investments 347 Thomas Secunda Thomas Secunda $1.3 B 59 Croton-on-Hudson, New York Bloomberg 347 Thomas Steyer Thomas Steyer $1.3 B 56 San Francisco, California hedge funds 359 Evgeny (Eugene) Shvidler Evgeny (Eugene) Shvidler $1.25 B 49 London, United Kingdom oil & gas, investments 360 Edmund Ansin Edmund Ansin $1.2 B 77 Miami Beach, Florida television Tom Benson Tom Benson $1.2 B 86 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Saints 360 John Brown John Brown $1.2 B 78 Portage, Michigan Stryker Corp. 360 Leon Charney Leon Charney $1.2 B 72 New York, New York Real estate 360 Richard Chilton Jr Richard Chilton Jr $1.2 B 55 Darien, Connecticut hedge funds 360 James Clark James Clark $1.2 B 69 Palm Beach, Florida Netscape 360 Christopher Cline Christopher Cline $1.2 B 55 North Palm Beach, Florida coal 360 David Einhorn David Einhorn $1.2 B 44 Westchester County, New York Hedge Fund 360 David Filo David Filo $1.2 B 47 Palo Alto, California Yahoo 360 Jimmy Haslam Jimmy Haslam $1.2 B 59 Knoxville, Tennessee retail 360 Sidney Kimmel Sidney Kimmel $1.2 B 85 New York, New York retail Stephen Mandel, Jr. Stephen Mandel, Jr. $1.2 B 57 Greenwich, Connecticut hedge funds 360 C. Dean Metropoulos C. Dean Metropoulos $1.2 B 67 Greenwich, Connecticut investments 360 Bruce Nordstrom Bruce Nordstrom $1.2 B 79 Seattle, Washington Retailing 360 Nelson Peltz Nelson Peltz $1.2 B 71 Bedford, New York investments 360 Jorge Perez Jorge Perez $1.2 B 64 Miami, Florida condos 360 Peter Peterson Peter Peterson $1.2 B 87 New York, New York Blackstone Group (Who is Ray Peterson?) 360 T. Boone Pickens T. Boone Pickens $1.2 B 85 Dallas, Texas oil & gas, investments (Wind power...) 360 Patrick Ryan Patrick Ryan $1.2 B 76 Winnetka, Illinois insurance 360 Bernard Saul, II. Bernard Saul, II. $1.2 B 81 Chevy Chase, Maryland banking, real estate 360 Mark Stevens Mark Stevens $1.2 B 53 Atherton, California venture capital Jon Stryker Jon Stryker $1.2 B 55 Kalamazoo, Michigan medical technology 360 Henry Swieca Henry Swieca $1.2 B 56 New York, New York hedge funds 360 Kenny Troutt Kenny Troutt $1.2 B 65 Dallas, Texas telecommunications 360 Todd Wagner Todd Wagner $1.2 B 53 Dallas, Texas online media 360 Charlotte Colket Weber Charlotte Colket Weber $1.2 B 70 Hobe Sound, Florida Campbell Soup 360 Graham Weston Graham Weston $1.2 B 49 New Braunfels, Texas web hosting 360 Jerry Yang Jerry Yang $1.2 B 44 Los Altos Hills, California Yahoo 388 Kenneth Adams, Jr. Kenneth Adams, Jr. $1.15 B 90 Houston, Texas Oil 388 Alexander Rovt Alexander Rovt $1.15 B 61 New York, New York fertilizer, real estate 388 Peter Sperling Peter Sperling $1.15 B 53 Phoenix, Arizona education (Probably U of Phoenix...) Neal Patterson Neal Patterson $1.12 B 63 Loch Lloyd, Missouri health IT 392 Jack Dorsey Jack Dorsey $1.1 B 36 San Francisco, California technology startups 392 Mario Gabelli Mario Gabelli $1.1 B 71 Greenwich, Connecticut money management 392 George Joseph George Joseph $1.1 B 91 Los Angeles, California insurance 392 Peter Lewis Peter Lewis $1.1 B 79 Coconut Grove, Florida insurance 392 William Macaulay William Macaulay $1.1 B 68 Greenwich, Connecticut energy investments 392 Arturo Moreno Arturo Moreno $1.1 B 67 Phoenix, Arizona billboards 392 Paul Singer Paul Singer $1.1 B 68 New York, New York hedge funds 392 Dan Snyder Dan Snyder $1.1 B 48 Potomac, Maryland Washington Redskins 392 Denise York Denise York $1.1 B 62 Youngstown, Ohio real estate (See Mittens Romney is over-rated and over-hated!!! But best "give up-give in" campaign so far...better actor than McCain! Romney 4th rate actor) kel Chancellor Germany 2 Sheila C. Bair Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. U.S. 3 Indra K. Nooyi Chairman, chief executive, PepsiCo U.S. 4 Angela Braly Chief executive, president, WellPoint U.S. 5 Cynthia Carroll Chief executive, Anglo American U.K. 6 Irene B. Rosenfeld Chairman, chief executive, Kraft Foods U.S. 7 Condoleezza Rice Secretary of state U.S. 8 Ho Ching Chief executive, Temasek Holdings Singapore 9 Anne Lauvergeon Chief executive, Areva France 10 Anne Mulcahy Chairman, chief executive, Xerox Corp. U.S. 11 Gail Kelly Chief executive and managing director, Westpac Bank Australia 12 Patricia A. Woertz Chairman, chief executive, president, Archer Daniels Midland U.S. 13 Cristina Fernandez President Argentina 14 Christine Lagarde Minister of economy, finance and employment France 15 Safra A. Catz President and chief financial officer, Oracle U.S. 16 Carol B. Tome Executive vice president and chief financial officer, Home Depot U.S. 17 Yulia Tymoshenko Prime minister Ukraine 18 Mary Sammons Chairman, chief executive, president, Rite Aid U.S. 19 Andrea Jung Chairman, chief executive, Avon U.S. 20 Marjorie Scardino Chief executive, Pearson PLC U.K. 21 Sonia Gandhi President, Indian National Congress Party India 22 Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Chief Executive and President, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation U.S. 23 Sri Mulyani Indrawati Coordinating minister for economic affairs and finance minister Indonesia 24 Dr. Julie Gerberding Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. 25 Michelle Bachelet President Chile 26 Ellen Alemany Chief executive, Royal Bank of Scotland Americas U.S. 27 Carol Meyrowitz Chief executive, president, The TJX Cos. U.S. 28 Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. senator, New York U.S. 29 Hynd Bouhia Director General, Casablanca Stock Exchange Morocco 30 Anne Sweeney President, Disney-ABC Television Group U.S. 31 Valentina Matviyenko Governor, St. Petersburg region Russia 32 Nancy Tellem President, CBS Paramount Television Entertainment Group U.S. 33 Ann Livermore Executive vice president, Hewlett-Packard U.S. 34 Marina Berlusconi Chairman, Finivest Group and Mondadori Group Italy 35 Nancy Pelosi Speaker, House of Representatives U.S. 36 Oprah Winfrey Chairman, Harpo U.S. 37 Gulzhan Moldazhanova Chief Executive, Basic Element Russia 38 Aung San Suu Kyi Deposed prime minister; Nobel peace laureate Myanmar 39 Lynn Laverty Elsenhans Chief executive and president, Sunoco U.S. 40 Melinda Gates Co-founder, co-chairman, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation U.S. 41 Gloria Arroyo President Philippines 42 Jane Mendillo President and chief executive, Harvard Management Co. U.S. 43 Linda Z. Cook Executive director, gas and power, Royal Dutch Shell Netherlands 44 Laura Bush First lady U.S. 45 Brenda Barnes Chief executive, Sara Lee U.S. 46 Christine Poon Vice chairman, Johnson & Johnson U.S. 47 Neelie Kroes Competition commissioner, European Union Netherlands 48 Amy Woods Brinkley Global risk executive, Bank of America U.S. 49 Susan E. Arnold President, global business units, Procter & Gamble U.S. 50 Susan Decker President, Yahoo! U.S. Rank Name Occupation Country 51 Ana Patricia Botin Chairman, Banesto Spain 52 Tzipora Livni Vice prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Israel 53 Dominique Senequier Chief executive officer, AXA Private Equity France 54 Amy Pascal Co-chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment U.S. 55 Ursula Burns President, Xerox U.S. 56 Helen Clark Prime minister New Zealand 57 Laura Desmond Chief executive officer, Starcom MediaVest Group Worldwide U.S. 58 Queen Elizabeth II Queen U.K. 59 Mayawati Kumari Chief minister, Uttar Pradesh India 60 Judy McGrath Chairman and chief executive officer, MTV Networks U.S. 61 Meredith Vieira Co-anchor, Today show, NBC News U.S. 62 Katie Couric Anchor, CBS Evening News, CBS News U.S. 63 Barbara Walters Correspondent, ABC News U.S. 64 Sallie Krawcheck Chairman and chief executive, Global Wealth Management, Citigroup U.S. 65 Diane Sawyer Anchor, Good Morning America, ABC News U.S. 66 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf President Liberia 67 Janice Fields Chief operating officer and executive vice president, McDonald's U.S. 68 Zhang Xin Chief executive officer, co-founder, Soho China 69 Zaha Hadid Founder, Zaha Hadid Architects U.K. 70 Yang Mian Mian President, Haier China 71 Tarja Halonen President Finland 72 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Justice, Supreme Court U.S. 73 Hyun Jeong-Eun Chairman, Hyundai Group South Korea 74 Mary McAleese President Ireland 75 Guler Sabanci Chairman, Sabanci Holding Turkey Rank Name Occupation Country 76 Drew Gilpin Faust President, Harvard University U.S. 77 Lisa M. Weber President, Individual Business, MetLife U.S. 78 Dora Bakoyannis Foreign minister Greece 79 Beth Brooke Global vice chairman, Ernst & Young U.S. 80 Lee Myung-Hee Chairman, Shinsegae Group South Korea 81 Susan M. Ivey Chief executive, Reynolds American U.S. 82 Nancy McKinstry CEO, Wolters Kluwer Netherlands 83 Janet L. Robinson President and chief executive, The New York Times Co. U.S. 84 Margaret Chan Director-general, World Health Organization Switzerland 85 Clara Furse Chief executive, London Stock Exchange U.K. 86 Ellen J. Kullman Executive vice president, DuPont U.S. 87 Susan Desmond-Hellmann President, product development, Genentech U.S. 88 Eva Cheng Chief executive, Greater China and Southeast Asia, Amway China 89 Maha Al-Ghunaim Chairman, managing director, Global Investment House Kuwait 90 Christina Gold Chief executive, Western Union U.S. 91 Christiane Amanpour Chief international correspondent, CNN U.S. 92 Pamela Nicholson President, Enterprise Rent-a-Car U.S. 93 Ann Moore Chairman, chief executive, Time Inc. U.S. 94 Sharon Allen Chair, Deloitte U.S. 95 Jing Ulrich Chairman and managing director, JPMorgan Chase China Equities China 96 Queen Rania Al-Abdullah Queen Jordan 97 Virginia Rometty Senior vice president, IBM Global Business Services U.S. 98 Georgina Rinehart Owner, chairman, Hancock Prospecting Australia 99 Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Chairman and managing director, Biocon India 100 Paula Rosput Reynolds Chief Executive, Safeco U.S.