Update: The list of sites has grown to long to keep track of and people found this write-up confusing. Also this page is commentary and observations about affiliate websites. It does not offer opinions, observations, or commentary about the offers being promoted through the sites as often affiliates run websites that company’s they are promoting don’t even know about.
Here are the main points:
- There are many sites using the same names with different photos.
- There are many sites with different names showing the SAME check.
- There are many sites with the same photo with different names.
- The routing number on the check that many of the sites share is invalid.
Here is where to check routing numbers for checks:
http://www.routingnumbers.org/
Note, I initially stated that the checking account shown on BradsMoney.com was supposed to be Brad’s checking account when I should have stated that it’s supposed to be Google’s checking account – you’ll see in the comments where someone corrected me on that.
So far I’ve only tracked the same photos being used with various names and stories manually. At the time I attempted to use the new image search engine http://www.tineye.com to track that I didn’t have much success although it’s been successful with other photos.
Related:
- Make Money Posting Links on Google Scam Explained
- I love the way Michael Brown did his trial offer for his online business training course and forum here: AffiliateMoneyRevolution.net – NO credit card needed for the free trial which allows you to watch 14 training videos.
- He also did a post about Zero-Fee Home Business Trials here.
- BethsMoney Discussed
- RobertsCashBlog Travels the World!
- SusansWorkReview deBunked
Hi, Paul. Please add this to your list “lindasbailoutblog.com”. Those websits look all the same. They charge $1 to $5 for shipping and then every month charge $50! And they keep it in pending after you place the order until the 7th (sometimes 14th) day trial is up and, obviously, they have their money before you can cancel on the 7th or 14th day.
Thanks, Jenny.
I added it along with 25 new ones. They never end!
Thanks for this site. I see these guys everywhere.
If your readers want a real work from home job, then they can do what I did. Go to liveops.com a legitimate work from home opportunity.
Thanks again
THANK YOU THANK YOU I WAS JUST ABOUT TO FOLLOW KELLY 3 STEPS TIL I READ THIS MY 5 CHILDREN WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW WE DID NOT WASTE MONEY
Thanks, Paul.
Here’s another one promoting Google Home Business Kit.
http://www.roberts.com/?ID=aYIMP-cR2-gEconomic-dAd1
I looked closely at the check.
The routing number is invalid and the routing number and the check number are identical. Thanks to the Banker for pointing that out.
He doesn’t mention his wife’s name.
Hey Joan,
Thanks. More coming.
I saw on your site you went to Yanik’s Underground. I haven’t been since the first one. I was doing tons of seminars at one point but got a bit burned out.
Looks like he had some great speakers.
I actually saw the http://www.craigsmoneyblog.com on my hotmail homepage, it was an advertisment. I am also glad this site pulled up when I did a search. The saying never gets old “if its too good to be true, it probably is”
Craig:
I just saw this ad too, but it was on my yahoo email page. The site looks just fake! If you read though the website page you find they insinuate that ‘Craig’ lives some where in the US but never says where, just a space for the city.
I was suspicious of roberts.com when it said he lives in my city, so I went to the same site via a proxy server, and – surprise! – Robert now lived in a different city – the city where the proxy server is located. What a scam. That’s when I searched for more information and found your site. Thank you for spreading the word and compiling a list of these scammers!
Yep. That would make for a good video to put up to show that. I’ll put it up this week.
Hey friends,
Beware of scams emails from craigslist.
I have experienced getting responses from “people” (hey right)
when I post something for sale. They email me in reply to my post and always say something like”Hey, how’s it going? I just read your ad. Are you having bill problems?” ….the trick is here… when you reply to there little question then you instantly get a email from
gbrllmcfddn@gmail.com
haymanpsylmar@gmail.com
eunicehooker@gmail.com
and they have a message like this…
Hey, well President Obama just released a new plan to help fix your
mortgage and get out of debt…if you want to learn more or see if yo
uqualify go to http://themortgagedebtact.com
they already sent me out
a check for my bills!
So there ya go..just FYI
Are there ANY legit work from home opportunities out there?
Haha, a continuation of the craig’s list scams. I saw an advertisement for a job paying $15/hr as a security guard, I went ahead and sent in a reply. Immediately afterward I got an email back saying that the position had been filled (a day after it was posted) but that they had another job posting advertisements in newspapers, one of those ‘reimbursement’ scams.
Hi friends, I need your help.
Have you ever heard about MyWorldPlus? Last week I received an email from myworldplus.com. It said that one of their associate positioned me as a pre-enrollee, so once I upgrade to be a member I can get commission from the other pre-enrollees below me when they upgrade to be a member. I checked their website, it looks like an MLM business, selling a discout membership card that members can use to eat, shopping, travel at discount price, and they have some detailed information about the products, the pay plan and the system which make it look like a legit website. The cost for joining is $50 one-time set up fee plus $20 monthly membership fee. I did some research online, and found somebody says the discount card does not work. I have no idea if it’s a scam or not. Anybody has ever heard about this? Do you have any suggestions? Should I take a chance?
Dont do it… Check out other options, if you dont know where to look then start searching facebook and twitter and find legit people who can offer work from home opportunities.
Hey All,
Ok, Im calling it as it is. I fell for the Bethsmoney.com scheme. Yes, call me a dumb…
Now that they have my $1.95, please help me as to what to do for them not to Steal(take) any more than that. can i call my credit card co. and ask them to stop payment on any future transaction, or ????
Please help ME!
Sucker,
I looked at BethsMoney and right now that site is promoting something called “GooglePayday”, but I’m not sure if that’s the same product you’re talking about as the initial fee that site shows is $1.88. Their terms and conditions are here and at the very bottom it says:
“Cancel by calling Customer Service at 1-888-563-4281″ but again I am NOT positive that’s the product you’re talking about as the BethsMoney site has promoted various similar Google money making type products over time.
Thanks for the quick reply.
The site was accessed of bethsmoney that lead to googleprofitsinsiders.com. I have went back several times on bethmoney which i originally got from foxnews.com. Now, everytime i click on one of the urls off bethmoney, it now goes to the sites your referring too and not to the original one i got. I have a copy of what was sent me and the name it says that would be billed to my account is different. Is there a way i can send it to you via word document?
Thanks for your help!
Paul,
i managed to place a pic on photobucket. i hope this can help.
Thanks again!
OK. I’ve seen this before, but I’m still trying to hunt down the contact info. In the meantime you might find the write-up I did of BethsMoney here interesting.
Sucker,
You can use the feedback form here to send me a message:
http://www.workathometruth.com/feedback-form.php.
If you need to send an attachment I’ll reply and then then you can send the attachment as the feedback form isn’t set up for attachments right now.
OK,
The terms are here:
Terms.
“In addition, the subscriber will be provided access to an online Resource Center which will bill at $47.50 on the fifteenth Day from the date of enrollment and we will re-bill every thirty one days at $47.50 per month until cancelled by calling 1-888-373-7460. If for any reason, Subscribers credit card company refuses to pay the amount billed for the service, Subscriber agrees that we may, at our option, suspend or terminate the subscription to the service and require the Subscriber to pay the overdue amount by other means acceptable to us.”
Paul,
Thanks soooo much for all your help. I believe i will just call and have it canceled. I’m not sure if these guys are on the up and up, by will let you know what happens. Will give these guys a chance and not judge until then.
Thanks again Paul,your ACES in my book – God Bless!
You’re welcome, Sucker.
Make sure you get a confirmation #. I’d give them a pretty tight deadline to get it taken care of.
If you can’t get satisfaction directly from the merchant, you’ll need to put a dispute in with your credit card company – but they’ll require that you’ve tried to work it out with the merchant first.
The following site can be helpful as well:
HelpWithMyBank.gov.
Hi. I am looking for a legit way to make about $800 extra a month by working from home. I am trying to go back to school and take care of my 3 year old son alone. Im stressed and depressed and I really need help fast. Do you know of anything I can do that will help me out WITHOUT being scammed?
Hi, if you are a good writer, I’d recommend you take a look at this page I helped put together:
Make Money Writing for the Web which provideds a lot of free ways to make money writing for the web.
Keep in mind the following two things:
1) The site the page is on runs advertising – for the most part you should ignore the advertising as I have no control over that. If you see an advertisement you have a question about I can look into it for you. The best thing to do is to contact me through the feedback form here:
Feedback Form.
2) The section called Freelance Writing Jobs Online will be the section you’ll want to start with. The information above that typically pays less.
You may want to visit KatiesHugs.com which will provide you with additional ideas. I would highly recommend you join the messageboard listed on the left and learn about Mystery Shopping as a secondary source of income or at least to defray other costs.
Paul (and all other scam killers) ….thanks so much for all the information provided on your honest up-and-up site. I’m 74 (but very, very hip) and am looking to make some additional money as Social Security is not too social and sure as hell ain’t secure! (Note: I’ll not use paragraphs.) I was close to “biting” on a couple of the schemes you outlined, but because of your (and others’) notes, declined to do so. Methinks that “investing” in one of the “makeatonofmoneybssite.suckers” is about the same as one of the various Nigerian (and other countries) 419 scams. Only wanted you to know I appreciate your input. Older people get scammed, in my opinion, a lot more and easier than younger people. Take care ….thanks, again.
Bob
Thanks Bob,
My own father – who is supposed to talk to me about putting money towards anything home business related – got hooked on one of the companies I was already warning about on the site!
Are they all scams? Are there any that can be trusted?
Carter,
The ones that we recommend on this site are trustworthy – no hidden fees, etc.
In fact AffiliateMoneyRevolution.net is a free trial that will get you the first 14 videos free and you do NOT need to enter your credit card – just name and email.
And there’s no annoying “one-time-offer” once you login or anything like that.
I just got scammed for the first time. I signed up for the $2.95 info packet and got billed $70.00 a week later. Anybody know what to do about this? Thanks.
Rick: Sorry about that …happened to me, too. Call the 800 number(s) that appear on your credit card or bank statement belonging to the company who charged you. Simply ask for a refund ….I usually tell them that I didn’t see the “small print” where they tell you they’re going to charge you up the ying-yang for their “product”. That usually works. Of course, if they do no comply (they probably will), call your bank/credit card company and lodge a “merchant complaint”. The bank/credit card company will issue a “temporary credit” until they investigate. Typically, the temp credt will flop to permanent in a week or so. Don’t think you’ll have a problem getting your money back ….it’ll just take time and effort on your part. Good luck. Bob
WOW YOU CHRISTIAN OPPORTUNISTS NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE ME- NO WONDER THE COUBNTRY IS LEANING EITHER SECULAR OR TO WHACKOFFS LIKE Y’ALL.
For “UNEARTHLY MOTHER” …..I can’t make any sense out of your vitriolic message. You calling me a “Christian opportunist”? What the hell is that?
If you are, you sure don’t know me! For starters, I’m not a Christian, or Buddhist, or Muslim, or Hare Krishna, or any other form of organized religion.
I may be an opportunist,however. I had the “opportunity” to defend this country from Communist agressors during the Korean conflict. I took advantage of that opportunity in order for peeps like you to rant without any fear of reprisal. That was the “good ol’ country boy” in me …opportunistic as I am. If it weren’t for me and thousands of men and women like me, you’d be speaking friggin’ Korean or Russian.
And, too, I don’t fully understand the term “whackoff” ….what the hell is a “whackoff”?
So, “unearthly mother”, you’d better have half a Moon Pie and and RC Cola, calm down and raise your kids.
If you’d like, you may respond to this message in this forum or directly to my e-mail address: majskyking@gmail.com
Other than that, y’all have a nice day.
Bob
Bob,
I think Unearthly Mother was actually addressing that comment to whoever created that BethsMoney site.
For some reason people often post “you” even though they are referring to the creator of the site that’s being discussed – as if they don’t understand that they are not on the creator of the site’s website.
It happens ALL the time. I get people emailing or phoning me demanding refunds on products I am warning them NOT to buy because for some bizarre reason they think they are on that company’s website.
I’ve been dooped too…in a desperate moment, I went for it last night, I called the 866 #, theres nothing there, another scam. So I will be contacting my Credit card company to have payment stopped!!!
On another note, I am the one who NEVER ever falls for this crap, the one who does my research for hours on end, and the one who preaches about all the scams going around!!!!
thanks paul, i was about to the purchase the google business kit for only 1.97 shipping and handling? to download it?? but anyhow i figured google, it can’t be a scam then i looked into it and saw that beth was lying to me on her blog. so thank you for making this information accessible.
LOL. Just caught that “shipping and handling” to “download it”.
The name is there under the A L
4 5
but the fact still remains it’s a total scam. Here is the scammers info that sent it to me in an email: Conversation…
Scammer: Have you signed up for Obamas work relief program?
Email me, mulliganolumide0488@gmail.com
Me: did you?
Scammer: I seen that you posted an ad, thanks for the quick response. This past
year has been a rough one for everyone so im just spreading the
knowledge. You can receive govt grants while you find a new job. You
dont have to even pay them back. Check out this website
http://recession-bailout.com/ it has helped me get grants just for
filling out a few forms.
Goodluck with your job hunt.
Me: Thought you were being a wise a_s (sorry about that), thanks i’ll check it out
(This is where I start my quick Palumbo research)
My reply to scammer: December 13, 2008
BradsMoney – Where’s that Government Check?
Update: The list of sites has grown to long to keep track of and people found this write-up confusing. Also this page is commentary and observations about affiliate websites. It does not offer opinions, observations, or commentary about the offers being promoted through the sites as often affiliates run websites that company’s they are promoting don’t even know about.
Here are the main points:
There are many sites using the same names with different photos.
There are many sites with different names showing the SAME check.
There are many sites with the same photo with different names.
The routing number on the check that many of the sites share is invalid.
Here is where to check routing numbers for checks:
http://www.routingnumbers.org/
Note, I initially stated that the checking account shown on BradsMoney.com was supposed to be Brad’s checking account when I should have stated that it’s supposed to be Google’s checking account – you’ll see in the comments where someone corrected me on that.
So far I’ve only tracked the same photos being used with various names and stories manually. At the time I attempted to use the new image search engine http://www.tineye.com to track that I didn’t have much success although it’s been successful with other photos.
Related:
I love the way Michael Brown did his trial offer for his…
I came across a michaelmakesmoney.com advertisement this morning. It stated he was a dissatisfied hotel manager who lost a job at an investment firm. I came across a similar ad months ago with the same photos of him (or claiming it was him)and his cute little wife where he said he was a firefighter in my hometown. I recognized it as a scam from the beginning. I posted a comment on the site about it. I’m a veteran police officer and this kind of stuff really pisses me off. Folks, be careful with your money.
Thanks, JC.
I have about 100 more to add and that one wasn’t on the list yet.
Why doesnt someone put these people who post about making money by simply posting links on Google in jail. They are obviously scamming people. Funny thing is, you’ll see an area of the site saying comments: and then you go to make one but there is no way to do so.. the site is set up to reload the first page and/or they’ll have this bogus piece typed up saying ‘removed due to spamming’
I would love to contact these scam artist and tell them that they are being reported to authorites for falisification of a business. I think Google should be after them, as well.
People like that need to be stopped. I wish I could find these people’s email addresses and report them to fraud watch international.
how annoying!!!
I have a link that is for a $4 online web business and it really does work.. I know it’s peanuts for most to even consider, but after joining it about a week ago, I have had 4 people sign up.. so I know it works. I know it’s not thousands of dollars being earned but it is something…and in this economy, every little bit helps. At least I know it’s not a scam.
The fake blogs are still rolling in.
There are tons of them listed in the article about
making money posting links on Google scam
Here are some of the more recent fake blogs that have popped up:
EH , one of those sites is my actual blog listed above, and I did/was making around $5k/mo at the time of that posting, it since increased quite a bit, however I never updated the blog…………is there a problem?
Paul ….I want to marry Audrey!! What’s one husband more or less? As long as she’s got dough, she’s the one for me!! True love!
Wow!! Talk about incest!!
Contacted you some time ago and, thanks to your comments, didn’t give those scammers one dime.
I’m reasonably sure SOMEONE’S making money on this site ….probably Brad, Kevin and many others.
Thanks, Paul.
Mr. Swackhammer:
I’m really, really interested to find out exactly how you were making five gees a month and are now making more.
Please explain how you do it and if the explanation’s succinct enough, I’ll be happy to invest, but only if I can come in “under” you in your downline.
Tell me a story, please.
Bob
Wow, thanks for posting. Law enforcement is starting to go after affiliates promoting hidden negative option offers, but they will likely only go after the bigger affiliates, so sounds like you’re doing chump change compared to most of them – so looks like you’re good.
I love your line at Internet-Ads-Review.com where you say:
“Requires effort, you will have to work at least 15 to 30 minutes a day on this program”.
Classic.
By the way, I thought your name was Mark L.
LOL!
Bob, that’s hilarious about Audrey.
What I don’t understand is why people running these sites don’t at least change the names of the people in the stories.
Bob,
I’m not placing your name, by the way. Did you contact me by email or in one of the blog discussions?
One last comment about these hidden negative option scams increasing in popularity – you can take a look at the KevinsMoneyTree.org write-up here to see how traffic is creating AFTER the 7/3/2009 FTC Press Release on Operation Short Change.
Trend Micro also put out an interesting report recently about Estonian CyberCrime which bears a lot of similarities to many of the networked organizations and corporate entity locations used for many of the hidden negative option offers.
The Economist published this story recently about the results of a test done by Jason Sharman on financial anonymity and crime.
“He began by identifying on the internet players that offer to set up front companies, and solicited 45 bids. In 17 cases, these service providers kindly provided the requested shell without bothering to check on the actual identity of the client. And it was not expensive: $800 to $3000. Interestingly, only four of these providers were located in tax havens (TJN: we presume they mean “classic” tax havens of the popular imagination), while 13 were located in OECD countries claiming to keep to the rules of verification: seven in Great Britain, four in the United States, one in Spain, and one in Canada.”
This is likely why you see so many UK and Nevada addresses associated with the Google Biz Kit scams.
Whether or not there are also ties to Estonian Crime rings in these situations as there are in the Trojan Horse download cases covered in the Trend Micro paper, I don’t know.
I do recall over this past year quite a few people complaining about trojans and viruses on the discs they received in the mail from the companies.