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Quibids Should Know Better
It was time today to open my weekly junk email account to see what goodies were waiting for me. And I wasn’t disappointed. I wouldn’t call this week’s “gem” a scam, but it uses disingenuous advertising language that is unnecessary and desperate. The site is Quibids.com, one of many so-called “penny” auction sites cropping up lately. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Scams & Deception
About Kevin “Untrue” Trudeau
Kevin Trudeau is one scammer that makes me cringe more than any other. That’s because in the early 1990′s, I borrowed his Mega Memory course and found it quite useful in my final year of graduate school. Even though I learned years later that virtually none of the techniques were new or developed by Trudeau, I still felt it had some value. A couple years later, I purchased his Mega Math for my nephew, and I felt that had some value as well (Mega Math was really math genius Scott Flansurg’s creation, promoted by Trudeau). So for a few years, I felt that Kevin Trudeau offered at least somewhat legitimate products. But that’s as far as my defense of Kevin Trudeau went. It’s apparent in the years since Mega Memory … Read entire article »
Filed under: Scams & Deception
Yet Another Anti-Scam Scam
Today I’m looking at scam-reports.com, after seeing the site advertised on Google. I did a Google search on Wellness International, one of my earliest exposures to modern “seminar” sales pitch companies. Over on the side was a single ad, which read: West Coast Wellness Scams! I Tested out West Coast Wellness! Read my Shocking Story TODAY scam-reports.com Clicking on the ad sends us to that website with virtually nothing of value to see. It looks purely like an email trolling site, but for what purpose? … Read entire article »
Filed under: Scams & Deception
Rich Kiyosaki, Poor Investor
I’ll make it clear from the start: the “rich dad” seminars are, in my opinion, a complete and total scam. They aren’t even about giving advice, but about finding as many people with $10,000 or more to hand over to them for their worthless “training” as they can find. Not convinced, consider the following: … Read entire article »
Filed under: Scams & Deception
One Man’s Trash.. in my Junk Folder
I enjoy junk email because it really entertains me. I would enjoy it even more if people weren’t being scammed by it on a regular basis. I remember a day when junk consisted mainly of penis enlargement, weight loss, and credit card offers. The stuff being sent out now makes those seem benign. Let’s take a look at my junk folder for the past 24 hours. In fact, I have 18 messages in the past 24 hours (yes, I would have hundreds if my server didn’t block most of them – these are the ones that got through!). They break down as follows. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Spam Files
419 Japanese Style
In my junk folder today, I had several 419 scams. I thought this one was a bit more humorous than the rest with the subject of “URGENT PLEASE!!!!!!” from the email address tou_m016@yahoo.co.jp, which is from Japan, though the body of the email states this “transaction” is from Western Africa. Oh yeah, and it’s a total scam (for anyone who doesn’t already know). I sometimes like to have a little fun with these scammers. I wrote back, telling them “I actually have a bank account in a bank in Abidjan. You can go there and do the transaction in person. Give me your details and I will arrange it.” I can’t wait to see how they respond. Hahah… Below is the email I received: … Read entire article »
Filed under: Spam Files
Review of bloggingtothebank.com aka autoblogsystemx.com
Having just spent a couple days sifting through all of the garbage at Clickbank, including the highest money makers and the most popular publishers there, I was amused to check my junk box this morning and find the following email from bttb2010@getresponse.com with the subject $1,000 In Just 7 Days… Guaranteed!?: … Read entire article »
Filed under: Reviews, Scams & Deception
Clickbank Dubious Affiliate Marketing, Take 2
After posting my original article on the 10 most popular Clickbank affiliates, I realized I had only touched on the tip of the iceberg. For that reason, I have delved into Clickbank a little further. In that first article, I listed the 10 most popular publishers, and today I am listing the 10 publishers with the highest average sale amount. The results this time were just as disappointing as the first batch I reviewed. My reviews are based on web page design, claims, and similarity to known scams/junk. I haven’t tried these products because I have deemed them to be worthless based on my 20 years of advertising experience. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Scams & Deception
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