BBB Warns About Job Opportunity Postings Abusing Google’s Name

It’s starting to seem like a broken record, but the BBB has put out ANOTHER warning about job opportunity postings abusing Google’s name:

From the BBB:

“Beware of Unauthorized Job Opportunity Postings Abusing the GOOGLE Name to Seem Legitimate

The Better Business Bureau says it has received more than 1,500 complaints about several dozen Web sites that are trading on the Google name to scam people who want to learn about making money from home. Because the sites often use the Google name and prominently display its logo, people often assume they are getting a job with Google when in fact they were getting taken in by yet another work-at-home scheme.

Before signing up for any work-at-home opportunity, the BBB advises job hunters to:

• Review the business’ BBB Reliability Report at bbb.org.
• Beware of any offer that guarantees a lot of money for little effort and no experience.
• Thoroughly read the Web site’s terms and conditions, keeping in mind that a free trial could cost you in the end.
• Be wary of work-at-home offers that use logos from Google, Twitter or other prominent online businesses. The use of those logos doesn’t mean the businesses are affiliated with the offer.
• Research the Web site with Whois.net or a similar site for determining domain name ownership. If the site is anonymous or individually registered, beware.

For more advice on evaluating work-at-home companies and schemes, visit www.bbb.org

Self Profits Made Easy – Not Recommended

Self Profits Made Easy claims that anybody with basic typing skills and a computer can make money with Google.  So I guess all those 5 year olds who can type on a computer can make money with Google too!

But seriously, I would highly recommend that you read this write-up of Self Profits Made Easy before signing up for their trial offer as there are a few things about the Self Profits Made Easy site and the company that runs it that you might want to know about it, including information from the Better Business Bureau.

After reading that it will be clear why we don’t recommend Self Profits Made Easy. And you might even learn a thing or two about the full nature of the “trial offer”, including a BBB alert that was put out on one of the products that Self Profits Made Easy initially was pushing.

Why YourProfitGateWay.com is not recommended

YourProfitGateWay.com is a site run by Pacific WebWorks which entered into the folloing Settlement Agreement with the Utah Division of Consumer Protection on August 26, 2007:

Government Actions

On August 26, 2007 Pacific Webworks Inc entered into a Settlement Agreement with the Utah Division of Consumer Protection (“the Division”). Without any admission of guilt, Pacific Webworks Inc agreed to the following: a) to comply with all of the requirements of the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act and all other laws and rules administered by the Division; b) to provide the Division with evidence that the consumers listed in the agreement have been made whole; c) to pay a fine, a portion of which was stayed for the company’s compliance with the agreement; d) to comply with all of the requirements of the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act and all other laws administered by the Division, acknowledging that any complaints received by the Division regarding transactions entered into after the date of the agreement shall be subject to administrative or other legal action; e) to issue refunds for any validated consumer complaint, concerning consumers who purchased Pacific Webworks Inc products and/or services through the date of the agreement, and who file a complaint with the Division. This agreement does not affect the civil claims of parties other than the Division; nor does it preclude enforcement actions by other agencies having jurisdiction over them and their actions. Pacific Webworks entered into this agreement freely and voluntarily without any undue influence of the Division.”

However, what’s more interesting is what Pacific WebWorks did AFTER entering into that settlement agreement.

Click here to read about new sites run by Pacific WebWorks and why we think you should avoid them.