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WallStreetGazetteNews.com advertorial site

June 24, 2010 By Paul Schlegel (Founder, WorkAtHomeTruth) Leave a Comment

The WallStreetGazetteNews.com site is what’s known as an “advertorial” – an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report.

However, WallStreetGazetteNews.com fails to do one extremely important thing – DISCLOSE that it’s an advertorial. The problem is that many people visiting the Wall Street Gazette News fake news site will likely believe that it’s a real site.

They may even believe that the WallStreetGazetteNews is a real news site that is endorsing a product called Home Income Black (actually the current offer is different although the text still says Home Income Black).

They might even think that the comments on the fake news site WallStreetGazetteNews.com are real.

They might even think that Kelly Richards is real!

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Automated Profit Package sales page review

June 7, 2010 By Paul Schlegel (Founder, WorkAtHomeTruth) 5 Comments

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

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 search

Google secure search

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 NOT seen on TV!

Automated Profit Package

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.

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.

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BBB Paul Birdsall review

May 4, 2010 By Paul Schlegel (Founder, WorkAtHomeTruth) Leave a Comment

The name Paul Birdsall seems to be popping up a lot these days, so I figured he was fairly new to the scene. According to the following BBB report on Paul Birdsall that’s not necessarily true:

“This individual has advertised under various names and mail-drop addresses in the Winnipeg area since early 1999, always requesting an up-front fee for information on making money from your own home.

Some of these “Work-At-Home” schemes are:

International Homeworkers Alliance (I.H.A.)
Suite # 241, 35-2855 Pembina Highway
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2H5

Paul Birdsall at #105 – 3050 Pembina Highway
Winnipeg, MB R3T 4N1

The Birdsall Company: 1853 Grant Avenue PMB 24066,
Winnipeg, MB R3N 2B1
Phone # (204) 275-2080

Horizon Opportunities: 1853 Grant Avenue PMB 24066,
Winnipeg, MB R3N 2B1
Phone # (204) 275-2080

Horizon Career Consulting: 1853 Grant Avenue PMB 24066,
Winnipeg, MB R3N 2B1

Horizon Books: 3310 Portage Avenue PMB 20142
Winnipeg, MB R3K 2E5

Greenwave Marketing: 3310 Portage Avenue PMB 20142
Winnipeg, MB R3K 2E5
Phone: (204) 275-3341 Fax: (204) 895-1039
www.thewealthmatrix.com

The Wealth Matrix: 1853 Grant Avenue PMB 24066,
Winnipeg, MB R3N 2B1
Phone # (204) 275-2080/3341
Fax # (204) 275-1039 / 895-1039
Toll Free: 1(888) 279-8129
3310 Portage Avenue PMB 20142
Winnipeg, MB R3K 2E5

Datamax Solutions: 1853 Grant Avenue PMB 24066,
Winnipeg, MB R3N 1Z2
Phone # (204) 489-9840
Fax # (204) 275-1056

Smart Choice: 1481 Waverley Street
Winnipeg, MB R3T 0P7

One Source Information Centre: 1853 Grant Avenue PMB 24066
Winnipeg, MB R3N 1Z2

Supermarket King: 1481 Waverley Street
Winnipeg, MB R3T 0P7″

But most noteworthy is the statement from the BBB website:

“TRADITIONALLY, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO TYPES OF WORK AT HOME SCHEMES – STUFFING ENVELOPES AND ASSEMBLING PRODUCTS. MOST RECENTLY, THERE HAS BEEN A PROLIFERATION OF WORK AT HOME COMPANIES ADVERTISING FOR UNCLAIMED BANK ACCOUNTS TRACERS, WORKSHEET PROCESSORS, GROCERY COUPON PROCESSORS AND LABEL ADDRESSORS. THERE ALSO EXIST DIRECTORIES WHERE THE CONSUMER MAY PURCHASE A LIST OF COMPANIES OFFERING SUCH SCHEMES. ALL WORK AT HOME SCHEMES HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON – THEY ALL REQUIRE AN UP FRONT FEE.”

Click here to read the full BBB report on Paul Birdsall

Editors note: While it’s true that you should never “pay for a job” there are in fact a few legitimate databases of available telecommuting positions. What you are paying for in those cases is for the company to locate possible telecommuting positions and weed out the scams.

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