Archive for February, 2009

Quick Cash on Craigslist Scam

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

They’re testing the waters again with a new one.
I ran across a new “make money” offer I hadn’t seen yet. Instead of making money on Google, this one promises “QuickCash from Craigslist.” Hmmm. Sure sounds familiar. It’s like they just took out “Google” and substituted it with “Craigslist.” Brilliant minds at work once again.
I was [...]

The Fake Google-Grant Guys

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

I had so much fun with the Acai/Cleanse fake diet girls that I thought I’d compile a similar photo album of our favorite Google/Grant scam photo models. Because there were so many, I decided to put them into a few categories. It is a good visual of just how ridiculous these scams are, reusing the [...]

Connecting The Dots – Google/Grant Scams Part 2

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

This is a sort of addendum to my Google/Grants scam list. That page contains a list of the sites pushing these products, and a short description. I recommend it if you haven’t see it yet.
The lists on this page are a sort of reverse-lookup of these sites. The first two lists are what the blogs [...]

The Newest Phony Blog – Stretch Marks

Monday, February 16th, 2009

I’ve started seeing a new fake blog being advertised the past couple days.  This one has all of the hallmarks of the phony blog, including the exact same picture of the “Huff” persona from the fake Acai/Cleanse blogs. But today’s new scam isn’t for Acai/Cleanse, Google Cash, or the rest I’ve talked about so [...]

My Car Insurance Reviews

Friday, February 13th, 2009

The following reviews are based on my personal experiences. Your experience with these companies may be different.
I’ve had three different car insurance companies in the last year: AIG, Progressive, and Travelers. Here’s a quick rundown of my experience with each one:

The Anti-Scam Scam

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

One of the most ingenious scams is to create an anti-scam website, and promote only “approved” products… which themselves are scams or of dubious credibility.
The concept isn’t new, and shouldn’t be surprising.

What is the Next Big Scam?

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

The net is rife with scams such as government grants, making money on Google, teeth whitening, and the Acai/Cleanse scams. There are also endless phony “review” sites for the products above. But that leads me to wonder, what will the next big scam be, and can we see signs of it already?
First of all, most [...]

Government Grants Scam Revisited

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

After seeing yet another variation of the “Government Grants” scam being advertised on Fox News today, I thought I’d point out a couple of obvious items as a sort of supplement to my original post on the matter.

Is Dermitage a Scam?

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

My attention was drawn to one of the worst and phony-looking wrinkle ads I had ever seen. Seriously, the artist behind that ad gets a C- in Photoshop. And as the ad’s animation progressed, this wrinkly woman must have shed… oh, about SIXTY years!

Another Acai-Cleanse Victim

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

So I was out with my kids and ex-wife, of all people. She was telling me about how her roommates, a young married couple, may split up due to financial reasons. The straw that broke the camel’s back completely floored me… the husband was fooled by the Acai/Cleanse scams seen everywhere online.