Automated Profit Package sales page review
The Automated Profit Package sales page has the look and feel of a lot of other questionable sites that WorkAtHomeTruth has reviewed in the past. But while that may be a clue that Automated Profit Package might be worth avoiding I try to look for other potential red flags before making a final decision.
The first page of the Automated Profit Package site presents another BIG RED FLAG right off the bat. It is using a “TRUSTe” privacy certificate – but the certificate on the AutomatedProfitPackage.com website is NOT clickable.
Not only that, but for some strange reason AutomatedProfitPackage displays the following URL on the first page:
NOT secure URL at AutomatedProfitPackage.com
The AutomatedProfitPackage.com page puts the word “secure” in the URL even though the page is NOT secure. A secure page will always have https:// at the beginning of it’s URL like the following:
Google secure earch
Automated Profit Package uses questionable testimonial photos
Right now AutomatedProfitPackage shows 3 testimonials. Each photo can be found on iStockPhoto:
- Click here to see the stock photo AutomatedProfitPackage.com uses for “James W.”
- Click here to see the stock photo AutomatedProfitPackage.com uses for “Albert B.”
- Click here to see the stock photo AutomatedProfitPackage.com uses for “Isabel G.”
What sites like Automated Profit Package often do once their stock photos are exposed
Once a site like AutomatedProfitPackage has their stock photos exposed they often start using a disclaimer which says something like the following:
“For purpose of privacy, testimonial pictures have been adapted and are not their actual photos.”
Automated Profit Package makes a questionable “As Seen On” claim using an image like this:
Automated Profit Package "As Seen On"?
Now, I suppose Automated Profit Package may have “been seen on” these sites if it BOUGHT advertising on them. If so, then it should make the claim “As Advertised On” – not “As Seen On” CNBC, USA Today, abc, Twitter, CNN, and AOL.
Bizarrely, AutomatedProfitPackage.com put's an asterisk next to "AS SEEN ON" but there is nothing that the asterisk references.
Actually the site also puts an asterisk by $379 and never references that asterisk either. I guess someone was just asterisk-happy that day.
Automated Profit Package claims that it was “Voted #1″ by Entrepreneur Magazine
I’m going to go out on a limb here and propose that Automated Profit Package probably was NEVER “Voted #1″ by Entrepreneur Magazine or any other respectable business magazine for that matter – although AutomatedProfitPackage.com actually doesn’t say WHAT it claims to be voted #1 for – so I suppose if it was “Voted #1″ product to AVOID maybe it could be true.
Potential relationship between AutomatedProfitPackage and the Top-10-WorkFromHome.com "review site"
Of possible interest is the fact that Top-10-WorkFromHome.com recommends AutomatedProfitPackage as it's "#1" pick AND both AutomatedProfitPackage and Top-10-WorkFromHome.com are hosted on the same IP with only 3 other sites as you can see below:
Reverse IP Automated Traffic Package
Why is that important? Because often when there are a limited number of websites on the same IP address, it can be an indicator that the websites are owned by the same company or person.
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luckily i did a scan on my computer the other day,and it flashed this one up.Cheers for the warning.
James
Hello
I am one of the people who is helping to run AutomatedProfitPackage that you mention in this email.
Normally I would just ignore this type of thing, but I felt that I should reply with a couple of points on this.
AutomatedProfitPackage has no rebill. Its $4.97, one-time-fee. We don’t bill them again 3,5,7, 14 or any amount of time down the road (unlike what you seem to be promoting – http://store.workathometruth.com/top-recommended.php, which hides a $60 rebill…)
[Note from WorkAtHomeTruth]: There is NO "Hidden" $60 Rebill – Why is this person going out of his way to LIE about this?]
A lot of work has gone into the backend of this product, and we also provide full, 24/7 support – with all tickets being replied to within 30 minutes usually.
The reason that, as you correctly state, people are spending a lot of money advertising this is that we pay our affiliates well. We have a good conversion rate, and a very low refund rate – because the product is good – so it makes sense to them to push this.
http://secure.automatedprofitpackage.com/
@D Sharpe: D. First of all, I should be up front with you and let you know that I directly provided extensive documentation to a Senior Litigator at the FTC in the In Deep Services case and was asked to testify in that case via signed affidivat and that I recently provided extensive documentation about an extensive internet crime network to federal law enforcement via an organization that works with an assigned federal agent.
I also helped 20/20 with a story on Work At Home scams one of which also was taken down in Operation Shortchange and one of my warnings was used by the National Consumers' League write up here
…so it's important for me to bring out questionable aspects of sites such as AutomatedProfitPackage such as:
… NONE of which you've bothered to address.
A tip for anyone else – always save ALL copies of ALL pages of any sites you deem potentially questionable and take videos using Camtasia, Jing, or ScreenToaster if possible.
Instead you allege there is a "hidden" rebill on a product which you FULLY know isn't true at all. In fact, the MAIN case I helped the FTC on concerned hidden rebills AND one of the top 100 spammers in the world according to the ROSKO database.
You also make a very strange statement that "You pay your affiliates well" yet also state that there are no other charges other than the $4.97 charge.
Also, why is there NO contact information on your site, not even in the legal documents?
Update: I went back to the site and the one-time fee for Automated Profit Package is $9.97 (note, that may be the result of split-testing).
Also, "D. Sharpe" maybe you'd like to explain why AutomatedProfitPackage is hosted on the same IP as top-10-workfromhome.com with only 3 other sites hosted there with top-10-workfromhome.com presenting "AutomatedProfiPackage" as it's #1 pick?
By the way, do you know a guy by the name of Chris James over in the UK?
Paul, you are exactly right about Entrepreneur – they don't vote on anything, but they do provide rankings. The lower down in the category, the more dubious the rankings.
For example, WSI is constantly touted as best internet franchise company. And yet, when has anyone from WSI ever been a speaker at SES, SMX, etc.
@michael webster: That's interesting information about WSI – I've never really been able to understand what purpose they really serve.
I am not sure what your web site is trying to say. Are you a good samaritan who, at his own expense, tries to protect people from work at home scams or are you a facility for all those who wish to place a comment?
Either way, there are so many dishonest people around that I will be very hard put to believe anyone let alone those who protest their honesty. It is a funny thing, but I cannot recall anyone trying to influence me by saying, "Oh, by the way, I am a crook and if given half a chance I will take you for as much cash as you are foolish enough to give me."
Maybe, I am wrong but right now I do not trust anyone, even myself! Such are the wonders of the internet!
@Kenneth Fontana: Kenneth, one thing I've learned in life is to just DO what I think is right and forget what anyone else thinks.
It makes life MUCH simpler.
Obviously it would be WAY easier to make money just by NOT doing any of this. Anyone who understands online business would immediately KNOW that.
But I do agree that sometimes it's hard to keep myself in check when I see sites using questionable sales tactics and using stock photos for testimonials. The D. Sharpe even offered to give me free access to view the product and I explained to him that there's no way I could recommend it unless he could explain all of the problems I've identified with the sales process – I never heard back from him.
Yes, I spent hundreds of hours of my time helping people for free to avoid scams or recover money – but in the end I can't really say if it's worth it because it seems that SO MANY of those people just run out and buy into the same ol' scams again.
@Paul (Founder, WorkAtHomeTruth): I found Paul's site almost a year ago and subscribed to his email list and I can tell you with all honesty I have never regretted it. He does his homework and his site reviews are very comprehensive, listing red flags and reasons for suspecting a site. If you read his blog, which is extensive, you will find he rarely leaves a stone unturned. I am a budding internet marketer and his emails are among the first I open. I value his opinion, I have never had a reason to suspect he has an ulterior motive. I respect what he is doing and although I will probably never meet him or talk with him one on one, someday, even if its virtual, I'd like to shake his hand and give him an "attaboy".
Thanks, Richard
I really appreciate it.
paul can i ask exactly why you do all this work for free so that people like myself can avoid being scammed ?
@James: James, actually if you look at the history of the blog you'll see that I don't do as much of it any more.
Initially I was doing it to help people, but over time it really became more that just became interested (or maybe obsessed) in how to reverse engineer what people were doing and making connections between various people, sites, and companies.
The reason I do less of it now is because I was letting my other sites and projects falter and really need to put more time into them.
However, something like this Automated Profit Package is extremely easy to put up so it doesn't take away too much time. Some analysis of other networks of sites has involved over 300 sites and multiple companies and d.b.a.s
Ultimately, I'll likely apply similar skills to the arena of business intelligence.
And before you think that I'm just going to abandone all of this – I'm not. What I'm going to do is automated more of the data collection through the use of tools like Maltego and UbotStudio as well as many others.
@james: Paul and I do the same thing: we have learned to spot frauds quickly, and so it doesn't take much of our time, anymore, to shoot up a warning signal.
ok thanks,I think it is a good Karma thing that you are doing and it is appreciated,thanks again
Thanks, James
I believe this looks like another one of those nasty fake websites that will steal money from you.
Good post. These kind of sites and services will always be a waste of time as there is no way someone can make alot of money using some method that has been spread to thousands of people. Probably not even 20. There's alot of good example of this around, business models that make alot of money in the beginning then someone starts a similar business and pushes the prices down…
im no big time marketer or scam spotter frankley i can barley even spell but paul i just wanted to say to you thanks for saving me ten bucks i realy apreciate it and that im going to check your blogs from now on if i ever have any doubts. =] good day to you sir.
ps i always wondered how does it feel to help big time to take down scammers with the fbi and such. preety cool huh lol well i hope u have urself a good a prosperous day paul until next time.
@D unknown: D, as you've probably figured out Lynndel – the person I've provided documentation through is only allowed to say that he works with "an assigned federal agent" and isn't allowed to name the specific agency.
However, I have to say that I'm just fascinated by how all the pieces can be connected. Don't get me wrong. I like helping people, but at the core the reason I keep doing it is because I find it amazingly interesting.
so is that website a scam or what because i don't know if i'm soppost to pay those 10.00 or to stay away. please help me out.
@William: That's up to you to decide William based on research you do here and elsewhere.
hi there,
I was reading about the article posted by Anthony D. Cataldo on News 11 today about a mom making over $300 us at day, so I decided to find out more about this person and it was not a surprise that his name is related to all kind of scams by using google, here is one of the many links I found http://www.ripoffreport.com/internet-fraud/anthony-d-cataldo-ne/anthony-d-cataldo-news6inside-385eb.htm
I've put up a second post about Automated Profit Package here:
Automated Profit Package and video testimonials
Automated Profit Package sales page review [email removed]
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