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.
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 [...]
It’s hard to believe the swamp into which I have waded. I was just a blogger who happened to get tired of seeing all of those phony “Kevin Hoeffer” ads. Now I’ve discovered yet another set of sites and product scams, all remarkably similar to the previously listed scams on this site. This one is [...]
Through my considerable efforts looking into the scams based around making money on Google, government grants, and the Acai weight loss products, I have found yet another group of websites that are advertising anti-aging products.
I’m not saying that all anti-aging products are scams. Far from it. Many are great, but if you are wondering about [...]
A Cyberworld Full of Fakes
I am almost ashamed to admit that at 40 years old I still maintain a Myspace page. Almost. But anyway, today I noticed a huge ad with a picture of a 20-something cheesy guy claiming to have made over $5000 a month posting links on Google.
It reminded me of those Don [...]