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Scam Alert – WAHS Doesn’t Produce “Work At Home Success Kit”

April 28, 2010   LTruex   No comments

Scam AlertI received an email wanting a refund on a product called “The Work At Home Success Kit”. This is not the first time I’ve been asked to refund money on a product I don’t sell. But not only do I not produce, sell or any way affiliate with the Work-At-Home Success Kit, but I would caution you against getting it as it appears to be a Google Money Scheme (check out my post on the old WAHS Blog about Google Money Schemes). While Google offers ways to make money through its services, these schemes are deceptive and sneaky in the way they continue to bill you month after month. Google has started taking action against these scammers.

To stay safe and get a refund if you need it on anything you buy online:

1) Always write down or bookmark the site you’re purchasing from. That way you can go straight to the source.

2) Save all email receipts and packing slips. These will have email and other information to help you find the company you need to contact.

3) Use a credit card over a debit card or checks online. Its easier to reverse charges and stop payment fraud. With debit cards and checks, you may have to close the account and open a new one to stop on-going charges.

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Google Sues Scammers that Use Its Name and Logo

January 01, 2010   LTruex   1 Comment

Back in September I wrote a blog post about The Truth About Google Money. Now Google is taking action by bringing lawsuits against companies that are using its name and logo to dupe people into thinking they can get paid by Google to do little more than sit around and type ads.

I’m surprised Google took so long to take action. On the other hand, many of these scams are able to stick close enough to the truth to slide by. For example, most “Google” programs “teach” buyers how to use affiliate programs and Google’s Adwords program to make money. This is a legitimate way to make money. The scam is that 1) its not a job, 2) Google isn’t hiring and in many cases isn’t the affiliate that’s paying, 3) you’re more likely to lose money than make money if you don’t know what you’re doing, and 4) the “Google” programs continue to charge month after month and can’t be contacted to cancel the charges.

Check out this post on Google’s Blog that provides information on how to spot scammers using the Google name.

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