Warning: What you're about to read may not be true.  Timothy
Green, a 59-year-old former private detective, claims to run a
company in Forest Lake, Minn., that will lie to anyone about
anything.  Its name is Paladin Deception Services, and it
advertises its services for $54 per month.  Green says customers
run the gamut -- from cheating spouses in need of alibis to
people playing hooky from work. But the real demand comes from
job seekers, making up more than 60 percent of what he says are
its 250 to 300 monthly clients.  "We can replace a supervisor
with a fictitious one, alter your work history, provide you with
a positive employment reputation, and give you the glowing
reference that you need," Paladin's website states.  Could this
be real?  I tested out the company's services myself by asking
if someone could get me out of work for a few days. Claiming to
be my mother, a Paladin employee called my boss on a Wednesday
and said she had planned a surprise visit to New York and that I
would be out of the offi