I've been finding that the "data entry program" isn't technically a scam. It's been around for a long, long time. Personally, I object to them. Some of them are still saying that you can make $15.00 for each and every e-mail that you send out, which is a blatant lie. Who's going to pay that just to send out one single e-mail? No one. To me, "data entry" is keeping track of company inventory on their computer, or performing accounting tasks, and things like that. The websites promoting the program are full of hype, saying you'll be making thousands per month, but they never say when. "Put up a website, and they will come," is the message. No, it's never that easy. It really depends upon what your ethical standards are like. Many people who buy feel they've been cheated, demand their money back, and complain to the BBB. You have to be familiar with such things as white hat techniques, which involves getting on Google's good side. Without Google you have nothing. It involves such things as having good backlinks and link wheels. All of this takes a lot of time to setup. Simply having a website on the internet does not mean that people are just going to find it and then buy from you. For more about data entry, Click Here. Follow me on Twitter @inscamerated.
I'm no financial wizard, I'm better at math. I know what's going on here though. "Patrick John Grattan" of "HSBC Funds" wants you to accept "investor refunds" in your bank account, keep ten percent of it as your "pay," and then wire the rest to him by Western Union, in cash, of course. The checks and money orders appear to be good because the paper itself is good, but your bank will be unable to cash them. You will then be left on the hook for the cash you wired. For more examples of this scam, Click Here.
"Secret Shopper" has a mystery shopping assignment available in your area, and it pays $200 per assignment. Trouble is, I was spammed, it came from Limestone Networks, not Secret Shopper, and they want you to respond to a AOL e-mail address, which you can now get for free. For more about mystery shopping scams, Click Here.
Scammers love to take advantage of legitimate online jobs, and try to promote their own fake jobs to make money. Mystery shopping is a good example, as is data entry, both of which exist on the internet, legitimately. First of all, never pay money to get a job. The one and only legitimate online job I have ever seen that asks for a fee is called Web Colleagues. Even though they charge $49 to signup, they are recommended by Squidoo. Whenever you get spam that claims to come from Secret Shopper, though, you'll notice that it never comes from secretshopper.com. Basically, when it comes down to determining what's real and what's not in online employment, you need to do a bit of research first. Never reply to any spam offering an online job, that asks for a fee, and also asks you to reply to a free e-mail address. Chances are pretty high that it's a scam. For more online job scam samples, Click Here.
This one is short and sweet. "Frank" says to see an attachment, and then didn't attach anything LOL
From: Mystery Shopper Inc <[email protected]> Reply-to: [email protected] Date: Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:51 PM See attachment for details See more Mystery Shopping scams, Click Here Two Mystery Shopping scam videos, Click Here I got another "mystery shopping" offer about an hour ago. Some of them simply try to convince you that they have some "assignments" available, without even mentioning any company name. This one mentions Secret Shopper, which is a legitimate company. The only problem is that they always want you to respond to a free e-mail address. It's never, ever [email protected], because they do not have access to Secret Shopper's e-mail server. Click Here for more examples, and Here for a YouTube video about mystery shopping scams.
Scammers love attempting to take advantage of mystery shopping because it's a real industry. If they want you to respond to a free e-mail address, however, it's a scam, most especially if they don't give a company name. If you give them your information, they will send you a fake check for thousands of dollars. They want you to deposit it into your own bank account, and wire them most of the money back, usually by Western Union. You get to "keep the rest" as "your fee" for doing an assignment. When the check bounces, however, you have to pay the bank back, and Western Union will never take responsibility for what you wired. Basically, if you didn't ask for something, and get an e-mail about it, it's a scam, especially if they want you to send them money. Here are some mystery shopping scam-mails and videos.
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AuthorMy name is Gary, and I live in the Midwestern United States. This site is intended to expose the frauds and scams that are so pervasive on the internet, especially today. One hundred per- cent of the e-mails you get that promise you millions are never, ever real. They'll tell you they're "dying," trying to gain your sympathy. They're not dying, they're lying. Click Here for the "Dying" scams. Don't fall for it, and never send them any money, no matter what they tell you. Oh, and good luck hacking this website. It's got a nice strong password on it. Archive
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