Saw a scam ad, unfortunately on the site I write for, Examiner.com. I was reading another Examiner’s interesting article when I saw the scam ad on News7dailynyc.com.
Same old spiel about “Kelly Richards” making all this money online from some “Home Income Business Kit” they claim is only like $2.99 or whatever, but when you get to the “MyInternetCashTactics.com” scam site at this website…
https://www.myinternetcashtactics.com/c/GHD73H9D9IAK0/Default.aspx?itm=RDCA02&s1=43443&s2=515286&s3=908218142&clickid=07_106973538_44ec414d-f6cd-4a77-9e86-2ece84b1a5bc&vn=000138288
…then you click on the bottom “Term and Conditions” link, you see the real charges:
Direct Commerce Academy: When submitting this order, you agree to the trial offer for only the online shipping and handling fee of $2.97, which will provide you with instant access to our entire system. Once your three-day trial period is up, you will be charged a one-time fee of $139.95. Following this activation fee, you will receive a monthly charge of $39.95 for three months for full access to the training course.
The sad thing is all these websites that have accepted the ads — either knowingly or unknowingly, including Shine from Yahoo! and SFGate.com and other major players.
I see these types of scam ads on many major websites.
So the deal is — are there any sites to write for that don’t contain these ads?
Kevins Road to Riches SCAM from Kevin Hoeffer charges monthly fee of $79.86 for “free” Home Business Kit.
I saw a new scam trending on this website (the guy’s pic is probably somebody the thieves stole off the net and no doubt has nothing to do with it):
http://www.kevinsmoneytree.org/spk-ns.php?from=usspk
They claim some guy named Kevin Hoeffer from California makes all this money per month with a “free kit” but you see the truth at the bottom of this webpage:
https://www.securepaysystems.net/USR/?sid=99
This order includes a subscription to myonlineebiz.com for a monthly fee of $79.86. You will receive your first 3 days for $1.97 as a special bonus. If you enjoy your E-biz system and want to continue on your path to creating real long-term Wealth do nothing and your subscription will continue at the regular monthly price. You will also receive 30 days of LIVE One-on-One training with an Internet Business Specialist You may cancel anytime by calling: (800) 693-1410 ext. 100 or by emailing us at support@myonlineebiz.com.
So there’s the scam. If you’ve already gotten charged by them, report them as fraud to your bank or credit card company.
I usually focus on the “get rich quick” scams online — but seeing this WeeklyHealthUSA.org website trending on Alexa.com made me want to write up a piece detailing the other Acai Max and Colon Cleanse scams out there:
http://www.weeklyhealthusa.org/latest/articles/breakthroughdiet/vc/us2/
They highlight the “Trial Bottle of Acai Max Cleanse” and using “coupon code ACAI to get shipping reduced to $3.87 from $6.97″ and “Trial Bottle of Colon Cleanse” where “Shipping and Handling are COMPLETELY FREE! The trial bottle costs only $4.79.”
But the real scam can be found in the “Excerpt from Acai Max Cleanse Trial Terms & Conditions” that is in small print at the bottom:
Offer details: By placing my order, I agree to the Terms of Offer, which explain that I must cancel within 14 days of today to avoid enrollment in monthly delivery program which ships fresh supply and charges $12.95 monthly and one time membership fee of $169.95. You will be charged on same card provided today. To cancel anytime: 1-866-426-1921
So just how much money are they collecting for unsuspecting folks to be able to run these scam ads?
And when are they going to be shut down?
At least they can’t run on my personal websites — but these are the kinds of pop-under ads I see on major websites.
Saw a scam ad, unfortunately on the site I write for, Examiner.com. I was reading another Examiner’s interesting article when I saw the scam ad on News7dailynyc.com.
