Email Address May Tip You Off To A Scam or Phishing
Do you use a free email address or one that is associated with mass emailing services? What can that do to your business?
I recently had a member who had received an email, his name has been removed to protect his identity. Here is how it read:
Attn:(insert name here)
I am the personal/sole executor to the late Mr.Robert Schroeter hereinafter referred to as my client who worked as an independent oil magnate in my country.He died in a car crash with his immediate family in East London on November 5, 2002..
Mr Robert had Left behind a deposit of 6.8 Million British Pounds Sterling only with a trust company After his death,the Trust company contacted me being his attorney to provide who is right heir to his fortune and this according to them is their policy in sure circumstances.Directors of the company just adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his right heir for the release of the fund within a very limited time or forfeit the fund as an abandoned funds.your last name is similar making it easier.
It is unprofitable for his funds to be submitted to the government of this country or some financial institution.Like I said, I require solemn confidentiality on this. Please get in touch with me by my alternative email (hammwrkrichard@hotmail.com) 44-701 113 9692 for better confidentiality and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further on this transaction. Thanks for your understanding.
Richard Hamm.
solicitor at law.
44-701 113 9692
hammwrkrichard@hotmail.com
What? A “solicitor at law” is using a hotmail account? This was my first tip off that this was an unprofessional email.
I mean, come on. Who would use a free email account for such “private” information? Surely an attorney would know better. Or would he?
Here’s another email I received just today that had me even more puzzled. This is what appears to be an official type email directed to me, and again the user is using AOL. I know there is a paid version of AOL as well, heck I used to pay the 20 or 25 bucks a month for AOL when they first started – but I know better now. When you get your own website, you can easily create your own private email addresses which give you a more professional look IMO (IMO means “In my opinion” which by the way my opinions are covered I believe by the first amendment 
.
Without further adeau here is that letter:
THE PEABODY LAW FIRM
620 Newport Centre Drive, Ste 1100
Newport Beach, California 92660
E-Mail: peabodylaw@aol.com
Telephone:(949) 200-4610
Facsimile:(949)200-4611
May 29, 2009
Ms. Jill Carpenter
Groton, Massachusetts
Re: Blog: First Request for Address to Effect Service of Process: Demand to Cease and Desist:
Dear Ms. Carpenter:
This office represents the interests of Heidi Diaz and Kimkins. In light of the contents of your recent blogs and web pages, it is apparent that you are familiar with my client(s) as well. My office is preparing litigation which involves your recent willful conduct and activities aimed at harming or interfering with my client and my client’s ongoing business interests.
As such, demand is hereby made that you immediately cease and desist from making any further derogatory or untoward comments on your blog(s) regarding my client and her business interests. In the event you fail to comply with this demand immediately, my client has instructed my office to vigorously pursue all avenues of relief for her damages via a court of appropriate jurisdiction. I further request that you provide your address or an address of your legal counsel authorized to accept service of legal process on your behalf.
In the event you fail to do so, I will promptly issue a subpoena to obtain your personal information from your internet provider.
Please feel free to contact me at your convenience to discuss this matter or in the event you have any questions or comments.
Sincerely,
THE LAW OFFICE OF TIMOTHY P. PEABODY, ESQ.
By:
Timothy P. Peabody, Esq.
Attorney for: HEIDI DIAZ dba KIMKINS
kks/TPP
cc: Client File
What is up with an aol email? And even more puzzling and unprofessional, what if I told you this email was not sent to my personal direct email address from the initial sender? It was sent to another party who forwarded it to me! How messed up is that?
Mr. Peabody may as well have just posted it in the comments area here on my blog. Since it had already been shared with another party, there is obviously no reason for me to hide it. Apparently Mr. Peabody didn’t think it was anything to really keep private, so why should I?
Let’s address the rest of this letter while I’m at it. Hold on while I pour myself a drink.
Yum. Ok.
Dear Ms. Carpenter:
Yes, that would be me.
This office represents the interests of Heidi Diaz and Kimkins.
Why? Er I mean, you poor thing. I guess someone has to though. Honestly, I’m happy my good tax dollars are not going to pay for that defense. So thank you Mr. Peabody for offering to take her money and defend her – which by the way if you didn’t know, some of that money she is paying you was probably generated by myself during the time of the Womans World promotion. So in effect my past efforts have been paying you in a round about way. Just think, there wouldn’t be funds to pay you if it weren’t for the marketing efforts of myself and some other affiliates.
In light of the contents of your recent blogs and web pages, it is apparent that you are familiar with my client(s) as well.
You could say I’m a tad bit familiar with the case. Yes, I may have invested a year or so doing my best to help uncover FRAUD. That is what a good citizen does. Not just uncovering the fraud, but making sure others are well aware of it. IMO.
My office is preparing litigation which involves your recent willful conduct and activities aimed at harming or interfering with my client and my client’s ongoing business interests.
Oh! Exciting! An Investigation of some sort? You will need to investigate to prepare for your litigation I’m guessing? Will Kojak and Jessica Lansbury be there? How about that other guy with the trench coat – you know, oh gosh, I forgot his name. Perhaps my commenters will remind me. It’s on the tip of my tongue with some vodka right now so please forgive me.
“willful conduct and activities aimed at harming or interfering with my client and my client’s ongoing business interests.”
Now just hold on a minute there Mr. Peabody – you got it all wrong. My goal here at this blog is to expose online scams. If your client has done nothing wrong then honestly she has nothing to fear. What can little old me do here in Groton Mass? ROFLMBO Ok, I just had to look it up and it does appear that such a place exists. I can tell you with all honesty on both of my grandmothers graves I have not lived there and that is not where I am. But thank you for letting me discover a new place on google maps.
“my client’s ongoing business interests.“
Sorry, but I just had to break that up a bit more. Now Mr. Peabody, how the heck would I know what your clients ongoing business interests are? I don’t live in her house. I don’t even live in the same state. Geeze, if I had that information I would be one powerful person. I guess I’m flattered at the credit you give me.
As such, demand is hereby made that you immediately cease and desist from making any further derogatory or untoward comments on your blog(s) regarding my client and her business interests.
Hmm. So if I say Heidi Diaz did not lose 198 lbs in 11 months and was not the woman in the lawn chair, nor the woman in the red dress, I should be ok, right? But I don’t get why what you’re alluding to is that I can not say something like “she is also the founder of simplechoicesdiet.com” because that might be a business interest? That information is public knowledge. Why am I not allowed to say something like that? Is she wanting to keep that information private for some reason? Because honestly she didn’t do a very good job of it. That information practically landed in my lap – like she was flaunting it. Yes, I can’t tell you how right now for obvious reasons – but that information is avalable all over the web. Heidi Diaz owns simple choices diet, Heidi Diaz owns simple choices diet, Heidi Diaz owns simple choices diet. There. I said it. Big Whoop.
In the event you fail to comply with this demand immediately, my client has instructed my office to vigorously pursue all avenues of relief for her damages via a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
Damages? What? What about my hair falling out? What about my business going down the toilet for promoting a diet where she gave me materials to promote with that she had no right to be sharing – IE Russian bride pictures on banners? What about her false story that she told me I could use – along with anything on the Kimkins site to promote her diet? You want to talk damages? What about the mental anguish I faced when realizing I was promoting a diet that was based on fraud? That I believed that woman had lost weight and kept it off, only to find out it was all a lie? Do you have any clue about my damages? I have been VERY kind to not even address them in full at this time, but if you think I am going to sit here and take your threatening letter, you’d better think again.
I further request that you provide your address or an address of your legal counsel authorized to accept service of legal process on your behalf.
Request all you want Mr. Peabody. Perhaps I will request to get your computer and email correspondence as for all I know you sent this email to a thousand people. An email that should have been sent directly to me as a private and confidential matter. That you sir had knowledge of my websites, and could have simply sent me an email though the proper channels, but chose to send it to a random person who now knows about this.
In the event you fail to do so, I will promptly issue a subpoena to obtain your personal information from your internet provider.
I’ll tell you what. You give me your information, and I’ll give you mine. Maybe.
Please feel free to contact me at your convenience to discuss this matter or in the event you have any questions or comments.
Here’s a tip to you Mr. Peabody – if that is your real name. Get yourself a real email address to reply to other than that AOL thing you put on your letter. That just doesn’t cut it for me – as you can see from the first scam mail at the top of this post.
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I’ve Been Scammed Again!
Well not really – but this was a really funny phishing mail.
Letter follows:
The FBI/Interpol Coalition on Fraud Investigations
35 Portman Square
London
W1H 6LR
United Kingdom.
ATTENTION:
We recently arrested a group of West African / Ghana, Benin and Nigerian Internet scam Artists in London and we have reasons to believe you have been one of their numerous victims. A thorough search of the computers arrested with the individuals and their confessions during interrogation has revealed to us that you paid certain sums of money to these fraudsters via Western Union and or bank transfer. These individuals have been wrongfully informing alot of people via email on the internet that they have huge sums of money to be transferred from a foreign bank account. Also, they have confessed to loan scams and the Uk National Lottery scam and have been demanding money from innocent people for purported claims of the said money. They operated with a fake Bank and courier and alot of people have fallen victims to them in the past 3 years.
They were arrested 6 months ago when they attempted to defraud an American citizen of $5.2m USD by the FBI/ British Intelligence Unit and the Interpol working together to break the scam ring.
Our Investigation revealed that you paid out some money to these individuals over a period of time. We are happy to inform you that you can now claim back your money as well as your compensation.
We have already initiated proceedings on your behalf with the West African / Nigerian Government to ensure that as a genuine scam victim, you will not only recover your lost money but also you will be compensated for the financial and emotional stress you and your family went through because of the scam.
Our Internal Audit Bureau has estimated that you are eligible to claim a total of $1,200,000.USD from the Fraud Compensation Committee set up by the
West African / Nigerian Government to ensure that properly identified scam victims are paid and adequately compensated from the $3bn allocated compensation loan from the World Bank.
This Fund is directly under the watchful eye of both the FBI/Interpol to avoid misappropriation or embezzlement of fund.
The known assets of the Fraudsters has since be confiscated and their Bank Accounts frozen. At the conclusion of our investigations, their assets will be used to pay back for the cost of compensation to their victims to the Fraud Compensation Committee.
Please contact the Office below to ensure that your details are confirmed as being eligible to receive your compensation within 72 hours of receiving this notice;
The FBI/Interpol Coalition on Fraud Investigations
35 Portman Square
London
W1H 6LR
United Kingdom.
Email: george-bawn@britishintelligence.co.uk
Officer Name:Mr George Bawn
All compensation request are attended to strictly on a first-come first-serve basis.
Regards,
Mr.Frank Heath
Public Relations Office
—————————————————————-
This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Share this Post[?] I’m Being Followed – Happy Anniversary Affiliate Scams!
Is it just paranoia? I don’t think so.
I have a hub where someone left a comment. They claimed they didn’t know anything about the subject of the hub. Later, that same person commented on a blog (not mine) using a user name of the product I was talking about on the hub.
On the hub, they linked to something different, but used the same web site address when entering their name into the other blog that was commented on. Hard to explain. Let’s just say both comments linked back to the same site which promotes a competing product.
Are you paying attention? Do you look at the comments left for you on your blog and in other places? Ever click on the links to see where they go?
It’s not stupid at all for this person to be following me – but they are silly not to realize that even when I’m not paying attention, I’m still paying attention.
I’m kinda flattered, and annoyed at the same time. The fact that someone would want to follow some tactics I’ve discovered myself.
I’ve had to wonder just how many people have been following me. Not everyone leaves comments behind on blogs they’ve visited. I personally try to leave comments where I’ve found helpful information.
How does one determine what to give away and what should be freely handed out? I have possibly explained and exposed some things too well on this blog.
Do I need to go around and mop up some of my digital footprints? Hehe, that would take a long time.
A couple of days ago I was struggling with a thought. I was thinking back to pen names and how marketers use them in an attempt to market different niches and not come across as a Jack (or Jill) of all trades expert of none. I was thinking about this, as I got an alert in my mail from Hub pages. Someone I follow there has done so many different topics under the same name. Why shouldn’t I promote everything under the same name? Walmart has a lot of things in their store. Why couldn’t I just do everything under my name?
I’ve felt somehow deceived in the past when finding other marketers using multiple names, and yet I understand so many more reasons for that now – other than just creating an identity to appear as an expert.
Even the scam I have followed has had me taking on multiple identities of my own just to try to stay undercover with some smaller operations. I was ripped into at one point for this – but it was by an anonymous commenter and I believe whole heartedly it was an attack by the enemy camp.
On a side note, I have to say I am amazed at the abilities of the ducks. They have picked up so many skills. It is downright scary at this point. They all know the dangers that lurk online in leaving footprints behind in the enemy camp.
How much thought do I give to this?
In my efforts to expose one scam in particular and show what is going on, I fear I have revealed too much to the enemy. It’s possible to be on the team for the good guys and unknowingly give things away to the wrong team.
I have just passed my one year anniversary of the day I proclaimed “I think I’ve been banned.” Could this anniversary be bringing up all these questions and feelings from within?
I’ve been doing a bit of redecorating on this site. My support is still here of the anti-KK crowd but I am ready to head on into another direction. I’ve detached myself from the blog ring and it is such a strange feeling! Like I was part of a giant space station and I’ve been let go into the rest of the universe. I’m floating, in a most peculiar way.
It’s been a long year. I have been trained, and feel like it has all been some preparation for some things to come. I’m going to be moving in a new direction. I know there are still a few weeks left of 2008, but I’m ready to take 2009 and make some changes. They are long over due.
Share this Post[?] My Identity Crisis
I am what I am.
It appears that yet again Nancy at Chilled White Whine has been attacked. This time I fear it could be one of our own. Nancy may have deleted these comments, and I understand if she has.
If you are going to make accusations, you should first be sure to read the evidence you have collected, and take it a step further if you can by collecting a bit more evidence.
So many people are here to help you in the Kimkins case.
I have been accused again of things that are not true. It’s not a matter of my feeling getting hurt but more a matter of the spread of misinformation that will slow things down.
I have said it before and I’ll say it again. I have absolutely no anger against anyone who is really doing what they can to help the cause.
Just because there may be a letter on here showing an interaction I had with someone, there is nothing illegal in that letter and the end result of that letter actually was a good thing. It resulted in a disclaimer being added to Amy of Eatinglow’s website that she does not endorse Kimkins – and upon my just visiting her site it appears she no longer needs it as she has edited the video! Bravo Amy!
I sincerely appreciate that Amy. I do know what a pain in the behind that kind of work can be and how time consuming it is. I’ll be sending Amy a personal letter of gratitude for her efforts, and a thank you for stopping by LCF the other day. In addition, I will unpublish the letters I wrote to her.
How’s that anonymous?
Now if you would like to lump me in with people who’s “behaviour is essentially tampering with witnesses and evidence in the suit against Heidi Diaz.” then please tell me what it is that I have done exactly so I can stop doing it. I have never tampered with evidence or witnesses, I have stated opinions perhaps, but your claims are unfounded.
You on the other hand anonymous are a big problem. You need to address those who you have a problem with. You need to learn to stand up for what is right. You need to stop spreading information that is incorrect – and I have a really good question for you, but it will be addressed on another blog. YOU from what I currently understand know some information based on your post of something that happened before it happened. YOU now concern me.
I have screen shots as well as video of your comment left on Nancy’s blog. I will not use them unless I need to. Leave Nancy out of this you coward. Come over here and tell me what you really think. I dare you.
Share this Post[?] Heidi, I’m Furious!
I just found out my name came up as roughly number 5 on a countersuit to the Kimkins Class Action Lawsuit. I’m really Furious!
Why?
It’s not what you might think.
While I have done a little bit of this and a little bit of that, there are others who should be recognized much more than myself. You see, I see my name on that countersuit as a BADGE OF HONOR. To me it means I have done something to get out the word of the dangers of the Kimkins Diet as originally written when I joined last year. But I honestly don’t deserve the credit.
I can’t say I know what is going on now as I was banned from the site (see second post of this blog) and so for all I know the plan is now healthy and maybe someone with a real health background is running the site. But how would I know? So much for my LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP.
So many others have worked one hundred times harder than I did. I have been consumed in my own trials and tribulations, and just do not deserve this great honor.
While some may feel this is an intimidation, a reason to back down, reason to want to be anonymous, I LOVE IT! Heidi, thank you for adding my name to the internet. Thank you for the attention, really. There is only shame in feeling like I really didn’t earn it. Don’t get me wrong – I would have done more than I have if it meant saving someone from tragedy in their business or their health – and if I just had the time! Not to mention dealing with my own personal anguish. I mean who wants to promote a product that is all based on a lie? Not me. And I wouldn’t wish that on any affiliate marketer. And who wants to promote a hap hazard diet that no doctor will approve? Sure not me. I AM AFRAID TO DIET!!!!!
I am afraid to diet.
There, you heard it from the horses mouth.
I have not updated my weight on LCF, and I am afraid to diet all together because mentally I just want to “not eat” and lose fast. Thanks to my friends, I know this will be severely unhealthy. Pound a day my ass. It is not healthy. So in the meantime, I am just 20 pounds shy of having all the weight back. It has now become a major battle in my head – so much so that I can’t even deal with it. The minute I start counting calories is the minute I start going a bit insane. Thanks Heidi. This IS the result of your website and “enough fat to make it work.”
Anyway, back to the topic. I am undeserving of this honor, but I will proudly wear it. I will wear it in support of those who have typed their fingers to the bone.
Really, it is just my name on another piece of paper.
I think I know what the real problem is here. It is quite possible your site has become so stale and stagnent that you just have way too much time on your hands. You had time to start a silly little suit. You want to cry poverty? Mental anguish? etc etc???
What happened to the strong person running their own business and who lost 198 lbs in 11 months? Oh, I’m sorry, that WASN’T you. You never did those things. So maybe you are a bit fragile now and need to lash out with this hobby.
In any event, it looks as though I have not been paying you near enough attention. So, give me a little time and I’ll see if I can’t remedy that.
Keep saying NO to Kimins!
Share this Post[?] It’s Not A Scam! Do I Sell It?
There are a lot of great products on the web, and not everything is a scam. So, when you come upon something you’ve determined is legal, do you sell it?
I’m going to repeat myself here – there are a lot of great products on the web.
I have something else I promote way on the other side of the universe. Someone emailed me from my list with that product asking for information on becoming an affiliate. Typically, I wouldn’t want to share that kind of information. It is a business and all. But I knew if they were asking me for information, chances were that this person really had not done much marketing. Internet marketers know some clever little tricks to find out how to get into programs that aren’t so obvious.
I had nothing to lose, and actually a second tier to gain in commissions. I actually had more information than most about the product and different options or ways to sell it. I decided to help. First, I was going to need some information on the person I was helping. I needed to know what kind of business model they had in mind. What methods they were going to try in the promotion of this product.
I emailed back and asked what they had promoted in the past. I was directed to a web site and service I had not seen before. Immediately, the detective magnifying glass came out.
The affiliate of this program has assured me this was a reputable company, yet their website was less than a year old. There were virtually no backlinks going to the site. There was some other things I really didn’t care for either.
I pretended to sign up to see the path one is taken through to participate in the program. A charge of $60.00 and monthly charge after that of $30.00. A pre determined web host that was mandatory – and at some point in the game the affiliate was going to have to give out their passwords and access to that host.
These were all huge red flags. I was just about to stop when I came across some verifible information from other affiliates who were actually doing ok with the program. I also came across words from the actual producer of the product who willingly gave out an email, phone number, and was sincere in attempts to promote this program.
In the end, I determined it was not a scam. So the next question was should this person I was trying to help be selling it? I didn’t want to make up their mind for them, but for me in the end this was not a product I would sell. Why? The work needed to be “seen” was going to be tremendous. The majority of affiliates who were making money on this program seemed to be doing it all with the help of ppc.
While it is possible my new friend could sell this and make it work, it was going to require a trememdous amount of work before they would see a profit. There was a huge learning curve they needed to consider.
I think it’s better to approach something a bit easier and work your way up as to not get discouraged.
There is enough t learn when you are first starting out and the easiest way is to start by promoting something you know. Find a product or service you know like the back of your hand and actually use.
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Filed under: Uncategorized, affiliate marketing, kimkins, video, viral marketing
To view the reading of today blog on video please visit April Special . This is a long one, and video might just be easier on the eyes!
Otherwise, enjoy the reading.
Sincerely, Avenue Girl
Now is the time to sign up for Customer Review Videos. I have a secret to share with you, but it is only good for the next 2 weeks.
If you are one of the fortunate ones to glimpse at this blog post, today will surely be the day you will never forget. There is a special from today to the end of April. I’d like you to join me as a platinum member to CRV.
Who Am I and Why Should You Listen to ME?
I’m going to give you the condensed version of this blog and what I’ve been doing. This blog’s address is affiliatescams. It was started months ago for a way to share what I have learned about online scams, in particular the Kimkins diet. I was an affiliate for this diet. I made money selling this diet. At one point I made over a thousand dollars a day promoting this diet. I even lost weight. So why would I give all that up? Because it was a SCAM. Yes, I was lied to, and given false information. It is not what I am about – no matter how much money I made. What’s even worse, people suffered some serious side effects following this diet. The guilt of what I had a hand in was overwhelming. I have now spent months doing everything I can to help expose this scam, and save others from falling into the trap that I did.
In my journey during the past months, I have come across SECRETS. Real secrets of what makes an online business work. I have been in the trenches of the internet. I have been to places no one wants to go. But I had to go. I had to find the TRUTH. And in finding the truth, I found so much more.
For a while I was depressed. I questioned my pursuit in a career as an affiliate marketer. My only desire was to help people and share “good” things. It seemed like everything I was looking into was associated with a scam. I made a promise to myself. I was going to seriously investigate any program I was considering promoting, I wasn’t going to suggest a product I wouldn’t try myself, and I was going to do regular research on who ever I was working for/with to make sure their service was all that it said it was.
Now I was sitting here with all this experience and the only way to really help people would be sharing what I have learned on the web.
Affiliate marketing can be an extremely rewarding experience. Sometimes the best opportunity happens when you aren’t even looking for it.
One of the reasons I did so well with Kimkins was the fact that I took action. Another reason was the fact that the product was virtually unheard of. I promoted this product based on my experience with it – but again I was lied to about the long term effects of the plan. I would have never recommended it knowing what I know today. I was even told the product was under “New Ownership” and again I was lied to. I know what it is like to be lied to.
I am now a giant blabbermouth. If something starts looking amiss, I will be the first to tell you. Just last night I received a comment on a post about Slash My Search. I have been using it but have not yet reached my first payment. Here is the comment left, and here was my response:
1. truckingal Says:
April 13, 2008 at 11:30 pm eI’d be interested in knowing if you’ve actually gotten paid by Slash My Search: I joined in January, waited the required two months for payment. Requested payment of $105 on the first day the ‘request payment’ section said I was eligible. It shows they paid me-I have seen nothing in my verified Paypal account. It is now over three months since I joined and I am due almost $200-and have been paid nothing. I’ve emailed several times-no answer. Even found the owner’s email addy and emailed him directly-no answer.
Now, my concern is, are they going to claim the non-existant payment as a payout and give me an IRS problem? Something is very wrong here. Also, search doesnt work worth a darn for me-it ends up sending me to Google if I use the tool bar and gives me almost no results-just advertisers-if I use the homepage searchbox.
If anybody actually gets paid by them, I’d like to see it-I sure havent!
2. avenuegirl Says:
April 14, 2008 at 1:00 am eHi truckingal!
I have reached the twenty dollar minimum but I am not eligible yet for the pay out. I will tell you this much though – if for some reason I am not paid it will be well known on the web.
It looks like this company was going – had to fix some stuff – and resumed.
If they say they will pay then they should obviously. I would be willing to help you in any way I can to resolve the situation.
Is this where you sent your email? help@slashmysearch.com
You will not have an IRS problem. Paypal shows all payments made to you over the course of the year and I personally print up mine at tax time. If it did not go into your paypal then you should not have any problems.
I have personally had some interesting results when using their search engine, but I do not rely on it for all my searches. My home page is set to it though, and that is what fires up when I start my computer.
I have done searches from the home page and my results in tafiti carry no ads – so I’m unsure what you are referring to here.
Unfortunately I can not condemn the program until it is time for my payment. I will promise you though – if they don’t pay there will be some serious spear chucking going on.
There is a comments section open on hub pages, http://hubpages.com/hub/Why_use_Slash_My_Search?comments
If I were in your shoes, this is what I would do. I would go ask that guy if he has been paid, I would check out squidoo as I know there is at least one page up there about it – and you will be able to comment there, I would visit youtube and see who has videos up for it there, and really check around.
Here is a blog, and this gal had some kind of issue, maybe you can comment for her and see if she will reveal anything else.
http://junesrecipe.blogspot.com/2007/03/slash-my-search-inoperable.html
Miss June may have some more info for you.
And here is another guy you can contact who looks like he may have some more information for you:
http://cwilson26.blogspot.com/2007/03/google-adsense-and-slash-my-search.html
I hope this is just a “technical administrative error.”
I want to thank you for stopping by and voicing your concerns.
I have personally emailed truckingal, as I care about what is going on. The search engine works, but if it is not paying then that will obviously need to be addressed. She is working on the issue. I have given her some leads to follow as well. That is who I am.
I am not going to get rich off SMS, but there are people who do rely on programs like these for their income. In the same regard, I will not condemn the program until I get my own results. And rest assured, you will hear from me when judgement day comes.
Another program I was researching out of curiosity was 1on40. This was an easy choice to avoid. The online antics of the companies owner mimicked those of Heidi Diaz, the owner of the Kimkins diet. More and more reports are in daily of 1on40 and their inability to perform as promised. I follow the story, and present my finding here on affiliate scams for people to find answers. That is the importance of this blog.
Why am I so confident about promoting CRV?
I can honestly say Customer Review Videos is that new hot product. I can recognize those things. There is a free version – so anyone can do this. It encompasses video – which is where the web is going.
I have had personal access to Scott Britner. Before I even contacted Scott, I went in on the free version and checked it out. I was blown away over the possibilities of this concept. I wanted to do a review of the product. After an upgrade to the platinum version, I was able to start exploring more. A simple example is the video squeeze page, which you may be viewing this blog on now. This is just one of the benefits of this powerful tool. I am using the product. If you are looking at the video you have proof that I am using the product.
This company has found an effective way to maximize the power of video. Any product you choose to promote – you can use other peoples videos. You don’t have to even know how to make a video and you can still use the service.
CRV doesn’t make money on the stuff you are selling. You get all the credit. It is an absolutely brilliant idea, and as far as I can see it’s execution is outstanding.
There is no hype here. I have been racking my brain to figure out why any of this would be a bad thing. I can find nothing. Months of analyzing programs and looking for scammy things, and CRV has me completely stumped. There is absolutely no reason for anyone not to try this. And now like I said, this is the time to get in on this opportunity. You will be beating yourself over the head by December if you don’t do this now. You don’t need to be a technical genius.
Back to where I began. There is a special for the next 2 weeks. The Platinum version of Customer Review Videos is a paid monthly membership. If you join for the full version now, you can save $20.00 a month off the monthly membership fee. Use the coupon code “april2008″ and not only save on the current low rate but continue to save when the price jumps (and I believe it will). As this company grows there will be only more and more value added. You will be able to lock in your membership. You can quickly assemble video niche sites and pay no hosting fees. Using videos you didn’t even have to make – no bandwidth fees. Make all the video squeeze pages you want. Heck, I might not be exciting, but the fact that you are possibly watching this right now and that I didn’t spend hours building this page just blows me away!
I want you to go to the site now, and I want you to play around with it. I want you to see for yourself. And then I want to hear what you think. Am I out of my gourd? That’s a different question. Is CRV not one of the coolest things to ever hit affiliate marketing and video at the same time?
So here is a link to sign up for free, and I am there on the page to show you where to go: Customer Review Videos
Or you can get a closer look at the plan, and there are some examples of all the features and you can try out the platinum version and have a video niche site up as soon as tomorrow. I kid you not. It’s that freaking easy. Here is the full version explained.
And if you are on the video of this blog, you will see a little sign up list below. I want this to work for everyone. I want to share everything I can with you to get every last ounce out of this program. That sign-up is for a monthly newsletter I’m putting together that will have video tips in it. If anyone gives me any good video tips, I will be putting you in the newsletter with a link to your site. You will get free tips about once a month, and show me something good and you will get some traffic too.
I have a lot of faith in this company, and I think after you visit you will see just why.
I hope you’ll join me.
Share this Post[?] Part 2: 1on40
I was pulling my hair out somewhat this morning (and you’d think I’d be much more careful about it after Kimkins) as I was researching someone who I am still trying to figure out how to go about “calling them out.”
Anyway, it all boiled back down to SEO again, and I was reminded of 1on40. My first typing in of the term was an interesting typo – that was 10n40 – that’s a ten, the letter “n” and the number 40. The o (letter o) and the 0 (zero) are in very close placement on the keyboard. I’ll give that little tidbit away for free for anyone who happens over this often depressing and sadistic blog. So, I got some results with the typo’s (very exciting) and decided to type in properly, and noticed that finally the sweet little hub page I was following had trickled down and the master “1on40″ was at the top.
I was sad to see the hub page project by Terry G had dropped to 3rd on the ranking. But to be honest – I called it a week or so ago. Yes, all those new affiliates have slapped coded banners on their sites, in addition to sprinkling links in blogs, hub pages, and God only knows where – and now there are a bazillion back links getting settled in – and what a mess this will be if indeed 1on40 is deemed a scam. The clean-up will be enormous. The winner now is the 1on40 headquarters dot net and dot com sites.
I am beginning to see the nay-sayers now. A person going by the name of “felix” appeared on Terry’s webpage, crying that google has banned his site, and his page rank has dropped. I wish felix had left a little more information. If anyone would like to leave comments here on this blog, with details and links to your sites please do.
I was a little excited to see my “part 1: 1on40” hanging in there on the front page. I had only blogged once before about it, and I was sure there had to be some people pushing it harder than I was. I think one of my advantages here is the sheer power of Wordpress.
Someone joked that maybe 1on40 had shut down scam.com. The site was down for a few days, and like a junkie I was jonesing for scam to get fixed. It has been back up for a week or so now. I visited Scam, and found this great thread here. 1on40 is being compared to MTT aka morethantraffic (dot) com. This company is gone, but many suspect this is a repeat, including Reg, who has his own problems with 1on40 and is documenting them at his forum.
This is just a mini-update for now, and I’ll be continuing on with this soon. I’m sure some people will be interested in some video stuff I have done (if the real scam is revealed) and more that I’m working on – like how to file a complaint with the FTC.
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I went online early to notice scam.com is down. I know they’ve got a “double posting” problem, so I’m hoping they are just upgrading their system.
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Share this Post[?] Part 1: 1on40
I stumbled upon a new concept last week. The name of the site is 1on4o. The site promises you a top number one spot in Google and 38 other search engine results based on 5 keywords. They say they can do this within 120 days. Some big questions are beginning to follow this company. Read more
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