YourFreeProxy toolbar is not free, it's a scam!

I've said it several times before that a major alarm bell is when a website recommends itself as 'as seen on Foxnews, CNN etc'. Your Free Proxy offers to unblock any website anywhere, it's basically a proxy that allows you to download it but is a struggle to remove in the same way that malware is. It claims to be 'most trusted proxy site with 187 million downloads'. What it doesn't tell you (well it actually does in a cryptic way if you read the terms and conditions.. is that it mines your bitcoins.

It does not seem clear whether the paid version does the same. 

How Buying or Selling Amazon or Argos Vouchers on E-bay Can Turn into a Dangerous Scam

If you are into the making money online game - for example through writing, then the time will probably come that you have to many Amazon vouchers and want to offload some on E-bay. 

You will see that there is quite a market for this as not everyone has a credit card. It's a dangerous game to play though. 

If you are a seller beware that:

Hypothetical Situation #1 -The buyer makes the purchase, sends the money over. You send them the code. You check your paypal account a few hours later and the transaction is frozen because the buyer's account is expected to be fraudulent. They've used your code and you don't get the money.

Hypothetical Situation #2 - The buyer makes the purchase and sends the money over. You send them the code. The buyer makes a claim on paypal that he didn't get the item. In the past this was a common occurrence and you would get neither money or code. I believe that this is no longer possible and that's because of situation #3.

There are plenty of people there that see that buying a $100 Amazon voucher for $90 is good business but it's not always the case. If you are a buyer beware that:

Hypothetical Situation #3 - As a buyer you send them the money. You do not get your code. You contact E-bay or Paypal but they cannot help. They do not protect buyers of Vouchers.

This applies not only to Amazon vouchers but to all types of vouchers on E-bay.

Is Bubblews a Scam? They closed my account

The latest writing website on the market is Bubblews, they claim that 'the days of sharing ad revenue with the content creators is over', but for how long? Bubblews appears to be a bit of a pyramid scheme. Some people are getting paid out, certainly enough to keep people signing up and keep writing. There is also a downside and a lot of people are very vocal about it.

Out of interest I went over there and set up an account. I read the terms of using the site and steered clear from stealing content or any of the obvious things that would get you thrown off a website like that. I wrote two rather straight forward posts about football on different days. A few days later I logged in and it wouldn't accept my password, I tried to click on 'forgot my password' and I was told that no such account existed. I checked the links to my old posts and they had been deleted, the account was no where to be seen and the $3.00 I had accumulated had vanished in to thin dust.

I had no explanation and never received a reply from them. Even if for some reason they are not a scam, they could do this to anyone at any time. So if you're getting a payout, milk them for what they are worth but be aware that they could pull the income from you at any time, so don't put too much heart into it. 

service@hmrc.gov.uk scam - fake earnings estimation

Today I logged into my e-mail account and was surprised to find the following e-mail:

HMRC Online Services service@hmrc.gov.uk via yourhostingaccount.com

As far as I knew my business was dormant and therefore I assumed that either something had gone wrong or that I was about to be the victim of a scam. A quick google brought up the HM Revenue & Customs real website which clearly states that: 

"HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will never send notifications of a tax rebate by email, or ask you to disclose personal or payment information by email.

Do not visit the website contained within the email or disclose any personal or payment information.

A selection of fake email addresses used to distribute the tax rebate emails can be seen below:

• services@hmrc.co.uk
• service@hmrc.gov.uk
• service.refund@hmrc.gov
• secure@hmrc.co.uk
• hmrc@gov.uk
• taxes@hmrc.co.uk
• taxrefund-notice@hmrc.gov.uk
• refund-help@hmrc.gov.uk
• service@online.com
• email@hmrc.gov.uk
• refund.alert@hmrc.gov.uk
• refunds@hmrc.gov.uk
• customs@hmrc.gov.uk
• srvcs@hmrc.gov.uk
• alertsonline@hmrc.co.uk
• info@hmrc.gov.uk
• rebate@hmrc.gov.uk"

Teresa T. Smith / Donna Brannen Lottery Scam

I've recently received several annoying e-mails telling me I've won the lottery. The general layout of these e-mails are pretty amateurish and aroused suspicion in me, particularly as I had not entered any lotteries.

The letter is as follows:

This is to notify you that your email address has won won 1,000,000.00 Great British Pounds in the UK National Lottery Promotion organized by the Camelot-Group in which e-mail addresses were picked randomly by Computerized Balloting System, powered by the Internet. To claim your prize, please contact Claims Officer on the email with the claims requirement listed below;
***************************************
Donna Brannen {Claims Officer}
E-mail: camelotoffice@london.com
***************************************
Claims Requirements:
1.Full Name:
2.Home Address:
3.Age:
4.Gender:
5.Tel:
6.Occupation:
7.Country Of Residence:
8.Nationality:
***************************************
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.
Sincerely,
Teresa Smith
Events Manager


_______________________________________________
This communication and any documents, files, or previous e-mail messages attached to it constitute an electronic communication within the scope of the Electronic Communication Privacy Act, 18 UKLN 2510. This communication may contain non-public, confidential, or legally privileged information intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). The unlawful interception, use or disclosure of such information is strictly prohibited under 18 UKLN 2511. Any review, reliance, or distribution by others or forwarding without expressed permission is strictly prohibited.

________

Now, a quick visit to London.com will tell you that:

"You will never receive any emails from anyone using a @london.com email address. Any correspondence from www.london.com will always come through our corporate email address egeditor@vlenterprises.co uk or admin@vlenterprises.co.uk

@London.com Email Services



@London.com email services are owned and provided as a free webmail service by www.Mail.com, a 1&1 Mail & Media Company.  The email service is not owned or affiliated with our comprehensive tourist and local services.  Please note that while most people will benefit from this personalized email service, there are some people that are prone to abuse. Mail.com has strict anti-spam and fraud policies for all use of @London.com email. "

Besides, why would Camelot be contacting you through a London.com address organised through mail.com? No other reason than to steal your details and do other untoward things with them. Stay away and don't be gullible!

Do Bukisa pay out or are they a scam?

Writing content is a good way to make an honest but relatively small online income, if you are clever about it then you can re-post the same work on several different sites and make extra money out of it.

Bukisa are more similar to Helium with the type of articles present and they have a system of earning based on what is known as the Bukisa Index. The Bukisa Index seems to pay around $3.40 for 1000 page views according to various sources, however although some people do claim to have been paid out online, I'm yet to know a reliable source that has informed me that they've been paid from this Israeli based site.

I've signed up and posted some stuff and I'll be sure to let you know what the situation is, once I've made payout.

newsdaily7.com scam - work at home mum scam

Recently a common advert that is appearing on numerous places in particular Pirate Bay seems to be an advert saying that "Google pays me £128 per hour" or "Google pays me $76 per hour", it leads to a page that pretends to be the UK version of a News website and leads to the finance page, the other parts of the site do not lead anywhere (news, sport etc), the disclaimer at the bottom says:

"
TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY READ AND AGREE TO PURCHASE TERMS BELOW BEFORE ORDERING:

We are not affiliated in any way with CNN, WebTV, News Channel 7, ABC, NBC, CBS, U.S. News or FOX. CNN, WebTV, News Channel 7, ABC, NBC, CBS, U.S. News, FOX, and Consumer Reports are all registered trademarks of their respective owners. � All trademarks on this web site whether registered or not, are the property of their respective owners. The authors of this web site are not sponsored by or affiliated with any of the third-party trade mark or third-party registered trade mark owners, and make no representations about them, their owners, their products or services.

It is important to note that this site and the stories depicted above is to be used as an illustrative example of what some individuals have achieved with this/these products. This website, and any page on the website, is based loosely off a true story, but has been modified in multiple ways including, but not limited to: the story, the photos, and the comments. Thus, this blog, and any page on this website, are not to be taken literally or as a non-fiction story. This blog, and the results mentioned on this blog, although achievable for some, are not to be construed as the results that you may achieve on the same routine. I UNDERSTAND THIS WEBSITE IS ONLY ILLUSTRATIVE OF WHAT MIGHT BE ACHIEVABLE FROM USING THIS/THESE PRODUCTS, AND THAT THE STORY DEPICTED ABOVE IS NOT TO BE TAKEN LITERALLY. This page receives compensation for clicks on or purchase of products featured on this site.
"

To me this basically means, everything on the website is a lie and not to be trusted!

onlinemoneywizard.co.uk - A new scam site out to get you

Another site that just has a failing casino system to offer, admittedly the guy has gone to some trouble to disguise it and it's not as obvious as most of them out there but the predicted earnings and sign-up system are a dead give away. Perhaps the most disgusting thing about this site is the line -

"Our goal is to increase the wealth of people in the Uk in the view
that individuals that apply this system will eventually feel the need to make
donations from there winnings."

Stay away from this one!

Money Siphon System - moneysiphonsystem.com - What A Scam

This has scam written all over it, it's basically a re-packaged e-book on selling on teh internet, all the information can be found for free and there although they do their best to bulk the package out by filling it with lots of useless bits of info too, I'd stay well away from this product.

Given, it's only $4.95, so you won't lose too much but the site itself is a hassle and an obvious scam - claiming to be mentioned on sites such as google, yahoo, msn etc (indeed it is but only because they bought google ads!) and listing numerous dodgy testimonies to try and sell you the product.

grantnow.com - Another grant scam supposedly recommended by CNN

Grantnow.com is yet another website with an irritating man at the bottom telling you why you should buy the product. The product offers nothing new to the buyer and nothing beneficial at all - instead you will be forking out a small bit of money out. As we know almost anything with "As seen on" is a scam.

get-money-online.com - should be call get scammed!

There aren't many fair players when it comes to the world of fast cash and Paul Gets Money Online is a standard blog that plays on people's needs for money. The photos of the characters are probably the most entertaining thing about this website - I don't think it's much of a selling point!

Fake cheques and testimonies are as expected and parts of it are re-used on other similar blogs. This time they are selling the "google money system" which is a complete falsity - AVOID!

freddysblog.com - yet another grant scam

This is one of the many relatively average looking people (at least as far as baseball caps Americans go!) who claims to have done well for himself just as he was stuck in a rut.

The blog is a simple scam with a fake cheque and testimonies and hopes to lure you into paying a small fee for a completely pointless grant package. Do not waste time or money here!

fastgooglecash.info - another fast cash scam

This guy claims to be Jon Gardner, one of the many people out there using the same template and similar story of an average person with a remarkable success story.

Indeed it is remarkable, that's because it's untrue, fake cheques and testimonies attempt to back up a fairly obvious scam - the google product being pedalled is worthless and although it's "free" - you will have to pay for shipping and you will hand over details which will then be sold on. Undesirable, I'm sure you'll agree so stay away!

earnonlinesite.ch.tf - Kevin scam uses really odd url

Odd domain name endings often raise suspicion, this is one ending that I've never seen before although I imagine it is the tk version for Switzerland, either way this isn't a case of looks deceiving and it is the well known Kevin scam which appears on various other websites. They use both fake cheques and testimonies to lure people in to buying the google checkout product this time dubbed "google home business kit" which has no link to google whatsoever and is a complete waste of time.

debtfreekelly.com - A scam and waste of money

This website is definitely something you do not want to invest money in, it has scam written all over it to someone who knows what to look for. The cheque is fake and used on hundreds of other blogs, the story is the same old spiel and all she wants to do is sell you 3 pointless products. Admittedly these are at a low price but if she finds enough buyers, she does well. If she is a she of course!

debt-free-debbie.com - The google checkout scam woman

This website is a carbon copy of the website debt-free-dave.com, all they are doing is selling extremely worthless google checkout and grant packages which don't make anyone a profit except for them. Do not waste your money here.

davidscreditstory.com - David scam artist is back on the scene

Yes, you'll notice that this guy has quite a few websites and this is one of the many google checkout and grant offerings that he has - both of which are completely pointless products that only make him money, even though it's just a small amount each time. Steer clear of this con artist

debt-free-dave.com - Another google cash kit scammer

This guy is selling two of the most common scams out there, the google cashkit program and a book about grants, don't believe his hype, the cheques are fake and you'll notice that it says 2 comments and then proceeds to list 10 - this is an automated programme and therefore the comments are completely faked too. Stay away from this one!

coreycash.com - corey gets money - yeah from a scam!

Corey gets money is one of the many google cash scams with the same pictures as numerous other sites, fake testimonials, fake cheques and belongs to the Hoeffner group of scams. Don't give this guy any money, you'll regret it!

carlcreatescash.com - Another grants and google cashkit scam

Two of the most prominent make money scams out there at the moment is the google cash kit scam which claims there is a way to make money out of an unknown trick with google, they show proof of a fake cheque usually and another one is a claim that it's easy to get grants from the US government when you have the right knowledge. Both of these books are usually sold for a small fee and you also give them your details which will result in being spammed a-plenty in the future.

Stay away from this guy's site, it's a typical Hoeffer scam!