Frischling claims to have been on a Coast Guard boat that capsized

In addition to his unbelievable number of airplane near disasters, giant success Steven Frischling claims he was once on a Coast Guard rigid hull inflatable boat that "flipped over" (ie capsized) .

One of our faithful FishFraud fans saw that and for some reason suspected it was bullshit, and emailed the information officer for the United States Coast Guard for the Northeastern United States. The response:

"Thank you for your inquiry. Being that this alleged incident took place within the last 10 years, we don't have any knowledge on it. If you could narrow down the date, you could possible file a FOIA request for any MISHAP reports occurring at the Station during that time frame. I will say it does sound highly doubtful that a CG Station Jones Beach asset would have flipped, but again I cannot comment either way without more background information. Coast Guard members typically transfer stations every 3-4 years, and I couldn't find anyone with knowledge of this incident."

Any such incident would result in an investigation and most likely be available online, but nothing can be found. Here is the report for a capsized USCG vessel in Alaska:

So Frischling we need more information here. Your fans are fascinated by your adventures and need more information from you. If you really were on a U.S. Coast Guard vessel that "flipped," when did this occur? Edit to add: Frischling also claims to have pissed from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter.

Dear Coach: You've Lost Steven Frischling As a Customer!

Recent evictee Steven Frischling can't afford to pay his rent nor can he afford to pay back the people who have sued him and won, but he can afford to shop at Coach! In fact, he claims to be a "long standing customer." But no more! Poor Coach may go out of business in 2012.

Read this outlandish story he posted today on Coach's Facebook page. You might feel sorry for him and be inclined to believe him. However, we call bullshit on this story once again. Like many of his lies, it may have been grounded in a real incident. He probably was at the Coach store and the employee asked him to have his son stop fogging up mirrors. But the idea that an employee at such a high-end store would ask one of their customers not to bring their mentally disabled child to the store is literally unbelievable. We don't have any proof that it didn't happen, but he also has no proof it did happen. And he's a proven pathological liar.

What he wants is for people to feel sorry for him and he will stop at nothing to get attention, even preying on people's sympathy for parents struggling with autistic children. What about feeling sorry for Frischling's most recent landlord, whose home he trashed after not paying rent for six months, and will now have to spend her own money to take him to court for the damage?

Then he used his social media skillz to go after @Coach on Twitter.

Boohoo. He's probably scheming to get free Coach merchandise out of this.

Fish the constant victim will be back in court soon. Friday the 13th is coming up! 

Steven Frischling's Latest Delusion: Free Money!

With a week to go before his next court appearance in his felony trial, it seems blogger/travel strategist/social media engagement wizard Steven Frischling is losing it even more than usual. Check out this pile he posted on twitter today:

Who except for Steven Frischling and his gullible sidekick would believe this?

First, you don't receive checks from "very large corporations" for no reason.

Second, checks from "very large corporations" don't have descriptions  as stupid and Frischling-contrived as "Social Media Engagement Advancement - Twitter".

Third, no corporation is going to pay someone who is not under contract. No corporation is going to suddenly track you down via your online profile and send you a check unbeknownst to you. You want to know why? Because every penny they spend must be and will be reported to the IRS. Before they will send you a penny, they will determine you are legally able to work in the United States and will send you paperwork to fill out that requires your Social Security number. (Unless this "very large corporation" is an international one.... which is even more laughable.)

A commenter on our previous post nailed it on the head: Receiving a surprise check is every freelancer's fantasy. Getting paid to Tweet is Frischling's wet dream. And as we have all witnessed through the years, Frischling loves to share his daydreams as though they actually happened.

Here's the cash Frischling got when he took the check to the bank:

Stupid Things Steven Frischling Has Tweeted in The Past Seven Days

Even though lying moron Steven Frischlng knows he has torpedoed his "career" with his pathological lying and felony arrest, he can't shut up. But it's all entertaining to those of us enjoying the Schadenfrisch.

This week's funniest tweets: Frischling's ridiculous claims that the TSA stops by his house occasionally to check on him, that he once "argued" with Chinese military police and that he once snowboarded in the French alps in July. Enjoy.

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@CravenTravels They don't need to monitor me like that, I am open about what I do and how I do it
6 hours ago

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@CravenTravels Well they check on me from time to time, you know with the home visits every now and again
6 hours ago

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
10 years ago today I had my first run in with the #TSA while documenting the first day the TSA existed - yfrog.com/odc3romj #travel
7 hours ago

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@jordandias I was being sarcastic. Now my back log of blog posts priority order changes to get my TSA post written first.I hate being behind
9 hours ago

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@cassivella That is why my webcam is always switched off on Skype. I once answered a business call in nothing by Hanes ... big whoops!
20 hours ago

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
Was just asked "In what style do you write your blog?" ... my reply "In bastardized AP Style." Not a bad instant comeback :0) @APStylebook
20 hours ago

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
Fun challenge, develop a consistent singular #socialmedia message for engagement that advances both the B2B & B2C targets all at once. #SM
18 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
Which reminds me, I am so far behind in complex blog posts, ugh!
18 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@trvlinsalesgal I don't see a 763 or Hawaii in my future ... possibly an A333 , but not for a month.
18 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@trvlinsalesgal I'm seeing Dash-8-1s in my immediate future, how about you?
18 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@JetSetCD I've planned to fly @Icelandair four times, each & every time my schedule got scrambled or sacked. One of these days I'll fly 'em
17 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
I need to finish a blog post, but why does the choice need to be US EXIM aircraft financing or Bilateral agreements & sanctions for the day?
17 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
OK, now to simplify bilateral agreements, US-Iran sanctions, Qatar Airways allowing Iran to get around IATA sanctions & stand alone cabotage
17 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
I think Wordpress ate my last post ... is that even possible?
17 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
RT @GoSaraBeth: Q6. Great year-round mountain destination? #TNI (Chamonix,Whistler,Mt Washington if you like to hike. Boarded there in July)
17 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
A3: One of the best snow adventures I've had was snowboarding on Chamonix in July, especially explaining the snowboard to customs at CDG.
17 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
Who do I contact about adjusting the Seychelles time zone to one more convenient to Eastern Standard Time? There has to be a committee...
17 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
I am still stumped on the viability of #LionAir's massive #Boeing order, the airline has been treading on thin ice in the past year. #DXB11
17 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@bigmalx My section of the USA is drizzling and breezy. Good day to stay in and stare at XML data mining info ... exciting isn't it :0)
17 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@avaltat I should start writing about easier topics, it'd save me a lot of time. I know, I can complain about delays and baggage fees :0)
17 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@avaltat I'm trying to get the US State Dept to clarify a statement that is as clear for an airline/political/economic post I'm writing
17 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
When did it get to be 1:30am? I planned to stop working and start writing my blog post at 10:30pm. When did I lose 3hrs ... again? Nuts!
17 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
#Airline #socialmedia requires timing, maybe not the timing of your HQ, but certainly that of your target audience. Remember that! #SMtravel
16 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
Show Of Hands, How many communications & marketing folks out there can sell a company yet have trouble selling themselves?Come on, be honest
16 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
Dear @Expedia, Your lack of an easy to figure out email naming convention is maddening
16 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
Why do some blog posts seem like they'll be done in an hour, but take a week to figure out the political nuances to make sure I'm correct?
16 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@AustinKVS @KCJetSetter I've done JFK-PEK-HKG-PEK-JFK in under 70hrs, more miles than RTW, in coach on Air China. Fun trip ... not really
16 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
A5: The places within my comfort zone, that may be outside many other people's comfort zone, are what has shaped my opinions & views. #TTOT
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
RT @RickGriffin: A4 spending the night in the Atlanta airport #TTOT (There are far worse airports to sleep in,I've slept at ATL a few times)
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@travelfootprint I had someone come into my room, the Santa Clara Hyatt, who got checked into the room I was in & snoring around 1:AM. #TTOT
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
A3: I stayed at the Gaia Hotel in Napa, two weeks before the hard launch. I entered my room & the bed was still in plastic. #TTOT.
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
RT @Roopunzel: A3: Naked people in the corridors #TTOT (You've been to NPPA conventions also?)
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
A2: I think I was most out of my comfort zone arguing with China (PRC) Military Police, in HKG, during Chinese New Year as a photog. #TTOT
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@dtwscott The #TSA can get its message out more effectively by promoting vigilance education rather than always saying a threat is near.
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@dtwscott I've been tracking the timing of certain messages for around 5 years, then went back to look at the history a while back
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
I hate when I realize I've posted the draft of a blog post, not the reread version of the post! Ugh!!!
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
I guess I need to write about @QatarAirways flying domestic routes within #Iran without the US State Dept clarifying its clear as mud reply
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
Waiting in the State Department to possibly clarify a response to something I am researching writing is worse than watching the grass grow
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@JohnnyJet I have never had an unsked stop on PHL-SFO, quite a few times on SFO-PHL. Usually when a 320 is on the route, its usually a 321
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@JohnnyJet @dreamofitaly @GeorgieJet I have had a number of unsked fuel stops on US from SFO to PHL, depending on aircraft.
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
Rather than the #TSA publicly warning of unsubstantiated threats, wouldn't it make more sense to ID a threat & quietly track it? #travel
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
I love when the #TSA warns of potential security & terrorist threats at the holiday season & admits they know of no known threats. #travel
15 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
Playing with concepts to allow advertorial #socialmedia content to take a sharp turn to the left, it needn't be so blatant & pushy #smtravel
14 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
@HotelPRGuy Its is a challenge being separated by a common language :0)
13 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
The leading cause of typos and not proof reading in my house...kids. I'm now trying to research, write & use the phone while being "Bubba'd"
12 Nov

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish
You ever talk to soeone an just think "Tool" ? ... I'm just sayin' :0)
12 Nov
About @flyingwithfish

Frischling: Occupy Wall Street Protestors Should Go Get a Job!

-- Steven Frischling, who has no job, has been repeatedly evicted and sued, faces felony forgery and larceny charges and has sent out 55,500+ inane tweets.

Maybe these protesters should move to Connecticut and tap into its generous welfare program?

The Voices in Frischling's Head Are...

... Congressmen, apparently.

Idiot Blogger Recommends Microwaving U.S. Passports to Avoid "Columbian" Bombers

Bringing your passport here risks exposing yourself as an American!

Our favorite pathological liar/aviation "blogger" Steven Frischling has brought you more pearls of wisdom from his vast collection of travel expertise.

Frischling — who also thought it would be a good idea to design his own stickers using the Homeland Security logo to get illegal batteries past airport security — began tweeting today about "disabling" the electronic chip inside U.S. passports. The genius recommends microwaving the passport, but then said attacking it with a hammer is the best way to get the job done.

Frischling says the chips are security risks to Americans, and suggests doubters imagine visiting a scary place like "Columbia." Yes, whether you are visiting Columbia University in New York or Columbia, South Carolina, there will no doubt be terrorists lurking, just hoping their scanners will detect an American via a passport chip!

Once again proving he is a total arrogant idiot who cannot even bother to Google simple facts, Frischling repeatedly insists that destroying the chip does not invalidate the passport.

The U.S. government disagrees, however. Doing what Frischling suggests would IMMEDIATELY invalidate your passport. See the following on the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website at uscis.gov:

(f) Invalidity . A United States passport is invalid as soon as:

(5) The passport has been materially changed in physical appearance or composition, or contains a damaged, defective or otherwise nonfunctioning chip, or includes unauthorized changes, obliterations, entries or photographs, or has observable wear or tear that renders it unfit for use as a travel document, and the Department either takes possession of the passport or sends a written notice to the bearer.

If it hasn't been proven already, this proves it: this guy is a hack.

The sad thing is if his young "fans" like @racingwinds run and nuke their passport before a trip to avoid "Columbian" bombers. How easy do you think it will be for them to gain entry to any country without a valid passport?

Happy lying!

Blogger Calls BS on Frischling's BS

Despite the fact that Steven Frischling has been exposed as a pathological liar and was arrested this year for felony forgery and larceny, "aviation queen" blogger Benet Wilson thought it would be a super idea to invite him as a guest blogger on her own site.

The self-proclaimed expert on aviation AND aerospace AND looking things up on Wikipedia authored the following:

http://aviationqueen.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/guest-post-air-india-is-at-a-crossroads/

Naturally, a real expert named Vinay Bhaskara found Frischling's post so preposterous he offered Wilson a rebuttal:

http://aviationqueen.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/guest-post-vinay-bhaskara-offers-his-take-on-air-indias-prospects/

Bhaskara is challenging Frischling on Twitter and Frischling is acting like a fool offering excuses for his patheticness. Enjoy!

Would You Hire Frischling As Your Social Media Strategist?

Do you think Steven Frischling's social media resume includes the time Twitter suspended his account for harassment?

Frischling Gets Yet Another Continuance in Felony Case!

Just two days ago Steven Frischling was lying on Twitter to a stranger, insisting that the felony case against him had been dropped.

flyingwithfish Flying With Fish 

@ 

@colpuck You mean the case that's been dropped because of multiple reasons that showed I was in the clear? Again, do your homework. Goodbye

17 Aug 

colpuck John Butler 

@ 

@flyingwithfish I assume as you haven't responded to my question the answer is, a lot. Ps how's the felony case against you going?

17 Aug 

Oh really? The case has been dropped?

FishTard was due in court today to enter a plea, yet once again has requested a continuance! Well we've "done our homework" and registered for updates on the case and just received this:

8/19/2011

This notification is brought to you by Connecticut Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) Program.

This e-mail is to inform you that there is an upcoming court event involving the defendant STEVEN FRISCHLING and docket number K10KCR110313446S.  A plea hearing has been scheduled for 9/2/2011.  Please be aware that there is often more than one case scheduled for a particular date in this court.  The hearing you may be involved in will take place some time during that day.

This will take place in GA 10 Courthouse, at the following address: 112 Broad Street, New London, CT 06320.

For updates about this case or for driving directions to the courthouse, you can visit www.jud.ct.gov.  For more information, contact the Office of Victim Services at 1-(800) 822-8428 during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 8AM to 4:30PM. 

This notification is sponsored by the Connecticut SAVIN Program.  It is our hope that this information has been helpful to you.

Thank you,

The VINE Service

You can also "do your homework" and register for automatic updates by clicking the text below the case details -  http://www.jud2.ct.gov/crdockets/CaseDetail.aspx?source=Pending&Key=a7dab892-149e-493c-8fbc-0c0a9dfd1fb0

So Frischling, how long are you going to drag this out for our entertainment? Why won't you be a man and at least work out a plea agreement? You've been caught committing two felonies. You're paying a lawyer instead of paying your rent. How is that working out for your children?

And what exactly are the "multiple reasons" that show you were  "in the clear" to commit forgery and embezzlement? Obviously the police and prosecutors have yet to hear of these "multiple reasons."

Flight Africa's Fantastic Frischling Follow-up!

Earlier today we mentioned Frischling sent tweets to @FlyEU (who runs the Flight Africa blog) asking how @FlyEU could be tracking his Twitter account IP. We were confused because @FlyEU never Tweeted this and it was not in his blog post.

Well guess what... @FlyEU never publicly said that. Instead, he was a message he had sent to the the fake Kenya Air account back in 2009. (Read this if you missed his first blog post.)

It seems the only way Steven Frischling would know about this "we're tracking you" threat is if he was indeed the person behind the fake Kenya Air Twitter! Which furthers @FlyEU's allegation that Frischling was trying to extort the airline for $1 million.

Check out Flight Africa's follow-up blog post today with the screenshots:

http://www.flight-africa.com/2011/06/impersonator-steven-frischling-aka.html

Remember this individual had nothing to gain by coming forward with this information. Please write on his blog to thank him!

Frischling Comes Out of Hibernation...

Steven Frischling: Over 1 Billion Lies Served!

He came out of hibernation to respond to Flight Africa, who shared the tale of Frischling trying to extort an African airline two years ago:

One problem: FlyEU never claimed this. We saw his Tweets and his blog. He never once said he tracked it to his Twitter IP.

Again, Frischling thinks nobody will bother to check out what he says. All he wants to do is get out of something for the next 10 seconds. It's like he thinks he is outsmarting everyone

Happy Lying, folks!

Update: The impostor Kenya Air Twitter!

Flight Africa Rips Steven Frischling A New One!

The person behind the "Flight Africa" blog and @FlyEU Twitter (11k+ followers) has come forward with the following personal tale of Steven Frischling: "@flyingwithfish or Steven Frischling: The Airline Social Media Fraud"

Brilliant, brilliant, BRILLIANT!

Highlights: The blogger describes the sudden emergence of social media in 2009 and businesses eager to join in, and consultants showing up offering to help:

But amongst the good fellas who pioneered this new phenomenon, there was one douchebag called Steven Fritschling; a fraudulent guy who had used his skills to build a fishy online brand as a "Travel Strategist". Steven Frischling is to social media campaigns what burglars are to expensive art. Armed with the internet, and I must assume, loads of idle time(the current global job market offers an evil but creative mind some ample playground, especially if this idler has access to the internet), he would hop onto hundreds of airline websites in the "Contact Us" pages collecting email information. What followed next was an avalanche of social media consulting offers. He would search info about airline, pick some tips from Slideshare and package the half-baked ideas carefully as his own; offering road maps to a social media paradise.

Apparently Frischling contacted an African airline (not identified but we believe to be Kenyan Airways) offering to run their social media services. Apparently he was ignored, and did not like this.

A few weeks passed by and then one day, we started noticing a new account impersonating our official airline Twitter account. It was Steven Frischling. He was simply searching for mentions of the airline on Twitter and then replying to conversations from passengers etc with misinformation. It was his way of taking revenge.

Frischling then threatened to sue the airline for $1 million, saying the airline had ripped off all his ideas! Flight Africa posted screenshots of Twitter Direct Messages in which Frischling apparently offers to "help" with the fake Twitter account.

Of course we can't authenticate the screenshots, but what motive would Flight Africa have for making this all up? This person has nothing to gain by coming forward.

Most normal people cannot comprehend this behavior. My boss then, a great guy who was doing wonderful digital initiatives at the airline and who had taken a bold move to adopt social media at a time when it was anathema to most companies including airlines was shocked beyond words. In the corporate world of where people fancy doing things in an appropriate manner, Steven's antics are like a horror movie.

They decided to ignore him because he had no claim.

Eventually we decided to simply ignore him and by the time I left, the airline's social media campaign was a shining example for others to follow. Steven the douchebag eventually gave up when he realized that his hope of netting $ 1 million from fraud was just a bad dream but not before giving one last kick. He published an article on Boarding Area in which he expounded on his claims of how the airline had used "his ideas" and how he had a paper trail etc.

This is all vintage Frischling. It's not even shocking how he lists the airline on his resume, claiming he "Developed a total emerging media strategy for Kenya Airways." How deranged is that?

We don't know the guy's name, but thank you for coming forward with your story. This person has nothing to gain by telling this story publicly and it can't be tied to this blog/bitter brides/scheming ex-girlfriends, etc. What wild story will Frischling come up with that explains this all away?

Did Steven Frischling Try to Blackmail African Airline?

Frischling finally came out of his Twitter silence to respond to a Tweep called @FlyEU. Check out the exchange:

Then FlightAfrica left the following comment here:

We were victims of his fraudulent activities some two years back; he sent us some unsolicited emails on social media and then went on claim to that he was "consulting" for us. Then the airline went through another month of blackmails and threats that he would sue us for $1 million for using "his ideas".

He gloated on Twitter and created a fake Twitter account where he posted fake tweets to confuse our tweeting passengers. He even wrote a blog post about the whole episode http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/2009/11/19/airline-executives-social-media-e-mail-reply-all-blunders/

Reading it, you can see the psychopath was thoroughly enjoying his antics. For someone who is not used to this cruel side of human beings, i was shocked beyond words at this behaviour and the embarrassment this had caused all the hardworking people with whom we had sat for hours and days and months to create a vibrant social media campaign for our airline. When I saw him take over the KLM project, i knew he would soon use these same tactics but I had seen enough of the devil, I wanted nothing to do with him. Besides, I thought the KLM people would read through his antics quick enough and discard him.

Now, if this was an anonymous poster/brand new Twitter it might be suspicious, but this appears to be a very legitimate individual! @FlyEU almost 12,000 followers and http://www.flight-africa.com/ blog looks to be well-established with content going back a year.

We can guess this is Kenyan Airlines as @FlyEU has a Kenyan Airlines plane on his page, and, Frischling claims credit for Kenyan Airlines social media plan in his LinkedIn resume!

We will post more after FlyEU puts up his blog post...

Frischling Denies Arrest ... Here's the Link to Arrest Details!

As two newspapers have reported, Frischling turned himself in on an arrest warrant Thursday and is out on bond. However, we've watched in delight all day as Frischling has denied this repeatedly on Twitter, then taken to his new blog "IAGFraud" to voluntarily share details of his case!

On Twitter, he denies he was ever arrested and he denies he is out on bond.

On his new blog he says the same:

He claims he was not arrested because he was not handcuffed and walked in voluntarily. Huh? Who do you believe - Steven Frischling or the State of Connecticut? The details are available here for anyone to see - listing the name of the arresting agency and the date of the arrest:
http://www.jud2.ct.gov/crdockets/CaseDetail.aspx?source=Pending&Key=ce9225e5-341e-4482-84b6-840cfc8ef017

Happy Lying!

We're Back!

We're back from our Fish-free vacation, thanks to Fish who just can't shut the hell up! Our inbox has lit up with some news regarding the Fish Fool.

Give us an hour and we'll have a new blog post...

Remember Frischling's "Confirmed Cyberstalkers?" Now Not Guilty!

For those who enjoy watching Steven Frischling destroy himself, pull up a chair. It just keeps getting better.

If you recall, he started a counterblog called "Expose the Fish Bullies." His very first post was an instant classic - asking people to let "lose" by anonymously posting dirt on anonymous people! Brilliant.

But his second post managed to top it. In this one he basically admits that the people he openly accused and harassed on the basis of "evidence" are no longer "suspects."

He posts an empty article called "Bullies Exposed!!" and 10 minutes later left the following comment. Nobody believes this is blog is run by anyone except Steven Frischling and/or Susannah Seefeldt (the duo behind the infamous @yuckystalkers) so we will not even pretend this is a possibility.

Wow, what a difference a day makes. In a few short hours we found much more than we had anticipated.

First, thanks so much for the input from numerous sources, we greatly appreciate your efforts. And yes, as promised, your posts have been removed.

So what we have determined that the bully is not:
-Disgruntled bridge/groom who never got photos
-Airline company Frischling investigated
-Scheming jealous ex-girlfriend
-Former business partner out to get him
-Rival blogger who think he's full of it
-Flying with Fish reader/Twitter follower
-Irritated photographer who can't stand him
-TSA/government employee-
-Random person he pissed off somehow
-Steven Frischling himself

What! He has determined who "the bully is not" using the poll results from the FishFraud blog! Yes, "none of the above" won the poll, so he suddenly thinks it must be true. Fantastic.

Regarding the other blog in question, basically our findings lead us to believe the bully behind that blog is a male (father, grandfather or uncle) who is responsible for a bride allegedly "burned" by SF on a wedding. Let's name this bully Chris.

WHAT! Wait a minute. Let's step back here. You now say the person behind FishFraud is a male relative of a bride whose wedding photos you "allegedly" never delivered? But that's impossible. You said earlier you had "confirmed" and "conclusive" proof that tied it to the three people you already accused: the former business partner (who masterminded the plan), and his minions - a former wedding client and an ex-girlfriend of yours!

Initially we thought it could have been a "Former business partner out to get him" but as that blog progressed and we began to read the responses of the numerous baited questions posted in the last couple of weeks, that theory went cold. The answers and tone from the bait lead us down this new path, and recent input only supported that hunch.

Hell no. Not possible. You cannot undo saying you had hard evidence against someone. You either had concrete evidence or you don't. So were you indeed lying? Is that what you are now saying? You never really had this evidence?

Apparently Steven Frischling is still not aware that everything he puts on the Internet, stays on the Internet.

First, here are Frischling's Tweets attacking two women in February. It's unclear what set him off or what evidence he claimed he had, but he suddenly states they are being "outed" as FishFraud.

He Tweets their full names and hometowns, and flat out accuses them of trying to extort him. He even begins Tweeting their respective employers and asks if they wan to see the "evidence" against them, and also saying it's possible they committed crimes on company computers! Yes, he's trying to get them fired or at least in trouble.

Then he created the famously bizarre @yuckystalkers account, which has since been deleted but is still available via Google cache.

After this outright Twitter assault on these two women (and their spouses), he suddenly changed his mind! He then decided they are possibly involved, but now it only makes sense the true "mastermind" was his former business partner, Addison. He claims Addison tracked down these women from his past, in two countries (did he go door to door looking for people who hate Frischling?) and set out to destroy him.

Frischling then Tweeted Addison's address, clearly to threaten him, and for this obvious breech he wound up with his own Twitter account suspended! (Tweets are deleted but still available via Google cache)

Amusingly, Frischling created another new account to pester Twitter support into restoring his suspended account. Note he claims he "may have" Tweeted out an address! May have! He also claims Twitter accounts for 75 percent of his income!

When he got his account back, look what he Tweeted:

Once again, he uses the word "confirmed." Not alleged, not suspected, but confirmed.

Then he emailed out the following letter to people in the travel industry, accusing said mastermind by first and last name, and also put it on his Facebook. One very foolish follower copied it and put it on his own blog.

http://brajit.blogspot.com/2011/03/freefish-saga-continues.html

TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011
The #freefish Saga Continues
Hi Everybody!

I don't typically get involved in such bull$h1+, but this has gone too far. Somebody is attempting to slander a great tweep: @flyingwithfish! Their words were: "character assassination!" Can you believe it?

Below is the entire story, as copied and pasted from Fish's Facebook page, with *HIS* permission. He does not want it on his blog, but I figured we might as well put it out there here.

If you have questions, let me know, and I can direct you to the proper channels!

Message unedited below:

OK , here is the break down on the cyber-psycho-stalker

Originally all signs of the stalker pointed to an ex-girlfriend that has a history of stalking and a former client of mine. I could not link the two together, but things being sa...id were clearly them and I tied them into this conclusively … however somethings still did not add up, so back to digging I went .

Both women had been contacted by "Michael Whirrlie", my wife has been harassed by "Michael Whirrlie" on Facebook. Looking at all of this and tracking IP addresses that had hacked my wife's email … coupled with specific comments make, phrases used in comments to my blog, and posts not occurring during sabbath (some were back dated, but in real time, none during the sabbath) , everything lead me back to Addison Schonland.

Addison and I had worked together at IAG (Innovation Analysis Group) which he founded. In Dec '09 I developed a concept for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. I created it, pitched it,negotiated it, sold it, executed it, with no assistance from anyone at IAG. My deal was to put $3k of the project back into IAG, then they wanted $5k, then $7K and I said no.

I offered the $3k, but Addison insisted on $7k … $3k was a lot considering the project was 100% mine.

Addison threatened to sue me, however his lawyer never followed through as there was no written contract and all the communications with KLM was me … including KLM listing my name on their global blog as "We've invited Steven Frischling … " no mention of IAG because they were not involved.

After Addison's lawyer didn't sue me, he contacted the Connecticut State Police Major Case Squad claiming I had embezzled $22k from IAG. The State Police investigated and found that I hadn't embezzled anything, determined there was no merit to the claim. Addison's complaint needs to be dealt within a civil court ,and then it is up to a court to determine what he is and is not entitled to.

Following the CT State Police closing the investigation being closed, Addison went to KLM. KLM told him they were not getting involved, as far as they were concerned the project was mine, not IAG's and he needed to settle the case in a US civil court.

Following that I got a cryptic threat from Addison via Twitter. The CT State Police didn't see it as a real that, but I have it saved anyway.

Yesterday on the blog he writes about me, he names people at Lufthansa by name, mocking them for taking me to Frankfurt (I was just off the plane when it was posted) … most people would not know the names of the internal Lufthansa USA staff…unless you deal with airlines directly and in an in depth manner…further pointing to him.

Add in that the attacks go silent from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, as he is Orthodox, along in that Addison's personal email is mikey99999@gmail.com, (his PayPal had been tied to it and it appears in my KLM stats) and that one IP that had hacked my wife's email goes to an ATT wireless data device that was coming off a cell tower that is in a direct line of sight of Addison's home, along with other minor details … and it all points to Addison

Addison contacted the women and fired them up. Then let them loose … but left some traces behind that have been dug and his constant references to business fraud, initially saying he was an angry bride, then attacking my TSA coverage, etc etc etc.

So … in short who is Addison Schonland. An former business associated who had a tantrum when his lawyer, the CT State Police and a client all told him he had no grounds to demand what he was asking for.

I have multiple emails where he is threatening vile things, stating clearly that his goal is character assassination (stated exactly like that) and making threats that would impact my kids.

Hope that answers your question.

-Fish
POSTED BY BRAJIT AT 5:33 PM
LABELS: ASCHOLAND, FLSH, FLYINGWITHFISH, TWITTER

Now, let's sum up. Frischling states again that his former wedding client and ex-girlfriend are "tied into this conclusively." Conclusively means this is not a guess or suspicion, but that he has proven it. Then he states his evidence against Addison came from "tracking IP addresses" emails that "hacked" his "wife's email" (although he has no wife), "specific" comments and phrases left on his blog, and posts not occurring during the Jewish Sabbath (because Addison is an Orthodox Jew).

Frischling's claim that FishFraud "goes silent" during the Sabbath is patently false, as anyone can see we've had plenty of posts and Tweets that went out after sundown Friday/before sundown Saturday. He then claims "some were back dated, but in real time, none during the sabbath." While you can change the date and time of posts, how can you explain that FishFraud has quite often left comments and Tweets during this time?

Frischling states that Addison is a former business "associated" who "had a tantrum" because of some sort of sour negotiations over the KLM blog that Frischling wrote for a few short weeks in January 2010. He states Addison was so upset that his company didn't get its cut that he went to the Connecticut state police and accused Frischling of embezzlement. (Frischling does not explain this accusation of embezzlement, which is a rather curious and specific charge. Surely we need to revisit this in the future.)

He points out our blog laughing at Lufthansa USA's PR people for taking him on the trip to Germany while his Twitter account was suspended, and says most people wouldn't know these people's names ... even though the names of their PR people are posted publicly on Lufthansa USA's own website and also come up when Googling Lufthansa USA and press contact, etc.

Frischling further states "that one IP that had hacked my wife's email goes to an ATT wireless data device that was coming off a cell tower that is in a direct line of sight of Addison's home." Yes, he claimed he had evidence that specific.

So why is it that now Steven Frischling says his new "suspect" is a male relative of one of his upset wedding photography clients? How can that be if he has all this supposed "confirmed" and "conclusive" evidence against Addison and the two women? Are they all related? Is Addison, the Orthodox Jew from California, secretly the father, grandfather or uncle of Jasmine, the Canadian bride of Asian descent? Or did this relative of the unhappy bride also live within direct line of sight of the AT&T cell tower that was used to hack into Steven's wife's email? (Do we need to mention again that he is not married?)


Or is Frischling just finally admitting that none of the people he harassed are involved in FishFraud, and that he lied about evidence he claimed he had? And if so, will they be getting apologies as public as the accusations he leveled?

Let us remind that Addison works in the travel industry, and Frischling sent this email to people in this same industry, as well as putting it on Facebook. Surely, if the letter's content is not true and he is lying about this supposed evidence, Frischling is guilty of libeling Addison. We state for the record that Addison is not involved with this blog in any way, but we certainly feel sorry for him and anyone who was ever involved with Steven Frischling.

So, what is going on here? Will these people be getting apologies? Or will they be seeing Steven Frischling in court?

Happy Lying!

Steven Frischling's Twitter Account Suspended!

Steven Frischling's Twitter account has been suspended for violating Twitter's terms of service!

Hey social media genius, perhaps you should not harass and threaten innocent people on Twitter! Perhaps you should not Tweet people's names, home addresses and employers, and libel them by accusing them of conspiring against you!

We of course must send heartfelt congratulations to Lufthansa USA, who invited this lame horse along to Frankfurt solely to TWEET all about today's historic flight, the first Lufthansa A380 to land at JFK. They flew him to Frankfurt and put him up in a hotel before flying him back today - all first class.

Bravo to the wise people in Lufthansa USA's PR office, Martin Riecken, Christina Semmel, and Natalie Hartman! That is money well spent! Maybe in a few days or weeks when he gets his Twitter account back he can actually Tweet about that first flight.

We wonder what the fine folk at Lufthansa Germany think about Lufthansa USA's brilliant decision to associate itself with this particular blogger?

Steven Frischling: Genius Social Media Consultant

Steven Frischling's Twitter strategy: pure gold

Someone who must have just stumbled across this site asked in a comment, "Who is Fish?"

New visitors, we introduce you to Steven Frischling aka Fish, the most brilliant social media mind of all time!

Apparently he is not happy with some things on this site that cast serious doubt on his credibility, so he has decided that the most effective strategy is to use social media to drive as many people here as possible.

In fact, last Thursday and Friday he nonstop ranted and raved with more conspiracy theories as to who is behind the site. Team Frischling then created a fake Twitter (@yuckystalkers) to harass these people.

The result? Record traffic for this site.

As requested, here are some screenshots of last week's traffic that we copied over the weekend, representing traffic over the past week and over the past month:

That giant spike you see around the first week of February occurred when the photography industry got a hold of this site. 

Clearly, Frischling should use himself as a case study to attract clients. Let's say something unpleasant has come out about an airline, such as one or more employees setting up a blog leaking information that compromises the airline's credibility in the industry. Using Frischling's own actions as a template, here are the first 12 steps the airline should do to undo any damage:

Steven Frischling's Guide to Social Media Damage Control: Adapted for Airlines

1. Using the airline's official Twitter channel, spend several days discussing the unflattering blog with all of the airline's followers
2. The airline should put up its own blog defending itself and its practices while addressing a small fraction of the issue at hand. Be sure to admit shoddy business practices occurred in the past.
3. Tweet that the company has no problem having their own data/security independently verified and this is perfectly ethical.
4. When someone asks to independently verify the data/security, the company should then change its mind and say it will not allow this because it would be unethical.
5. Speculate wildly on Twitter as to who is behind the blog. Repeatedly refer to the employee as "our airline's stalker." The more times the airline announces it has finally discovered for certain who is behind it all, the more credibility it will reclaim.
6. When the airline thinks it has identified two flight attendants as the people who made the site, ignore all other business and have a full meltdown on Twitter for at least 24-36 hours. Discuss the people who are challenging your credibility as much as possible. This step is the most important to the strategy because your airline wants as many people as possible to visit the unflattering blog.  
7. Tweet your suspects' full names, cities and states they live in. Be sure to Tweet that the police will be there any minute, and that you have people breaking into their Twitter account.
8. The airline should set up a Twitter account such as @yuckystalkers (note: this step may require hiring an 8 year old girl to come up with such a good name) to harass the employees and their husbands.
9. Be sure to Tweet innocently that one of your airline's fans has set up the Twitter account, because this is very believable and everyone will be fooled.
10. When you see that one of the husband's Twitter handle identifies him as a lawyer, don't let this stop your company from openly harassing him.
11. Announce on Twitter that your airline has a contract for a lawyer, and is trying to establish how to raise donations to pay for legal expenses. Do not worry that this will expose your airline's serious financial problems and cast further doubt on its credibility. 
12. When you find out there's no evidence against these employees, start over. Announce you've caught a new suspect, Tweet a residential address in a third state and announce that the "mastermind" behind all of this lives there.

Nothing short of brilliant. This method should be employed not just by airlines, but by anyone facing a PR crisis. Governments, oil companies, disgraced politicians, celebrity criminals - all should hire Steven Frischling, the finest social media consultant out there today, to restore their credibility.

Wouldn't you hire him?

Happy Lying!