Archive for Internet Scams

• Private Affiliate Program Scams

  Recognizing Affiliate Program Scams Becoming an affiliate and creating an Affiliate Marketing business is a fairly easy method to earn extra income, or eventually make a substantial living if done correctly, but what of the scams - and yes, unfortunately they exist. There are many unscrupulous I...

• The “Let’s Exchange Links” eMail Scam Preys On Newbs

  Over the many years I've been doing this "Internet thing" (as my friends refer to it) I've gotten hundreds of offers to exchange links with other websites. I've written about the scam of it on other blogs, but maybe it's time to write an article on this one. Though I mention it in my program for beg...

• IncomeAtHomeTV.com – Another Make Money Scam?

  You decide. Whenever we see a commercial on television that tells people they can make money with no real explanation of the program they are offering, it's time to take a closer look. In this case, we didn't have to look that closely at IncomeAtHomeTV to realize it is nothing more than a lead ge...

• Fake Employment News Websites Increase – As Does The Scam

  Fake news websites have increased to the point that I think the FTC needs to get involved in controlling their appearance with a stronger hand - possibly a sledgehammer. Believe me, I have no love for the FTC, but I have even less for the scam news websites. It must have been about 3 years ago wh...

• Cookie Stuffer Shawn Hogan of Digital Point Faces Federal Investigation For eBay Violations

  Shawn Hogan, one of the richest and most successful affiliate marketers on the Internet could be facing prison time if the feds have their way. Hogan has long been a principle at Digital Point Solutions and it's forum, a once dependable forum that helped other affiliate marketers get started on t...

• Joe Richey’s Internet Paycheck… Scam?

  Don't get scammed. Don't be fooled by the Internet Paycheck System you may have seen broadcast on TV, in an infomercial. For many, these are desperate times as they find themselves out of work and in debt. Internet Paycheck System is a dubious program being offered by the same Joe Richey who appa...

• Domain Registration Scams

  Today I received a letter from Domain Registry of America. I had forgotten about them because I hadn't heard from them in so long, but their "notice" gave me a good reminder to post a little article about them so that others aren't taken in by the Domain Registry of America scam. The "notice," w...

• Google Business Kit Scam

  I received an email this morning about Google Business Kit. A simple few lines with a link hidden with the use of tinyurl (which converts long names to a small url address for use on Twitter, or for making it unrecognizable to people who are savvy). The short message, "How YOU can make money." ...