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Re: CarbonCopyPRO - outrageous claims. Scam, or it has a dram of reality?

Posted By: Michael J McMillan
Date: Sunday, November 25, 2007, at 6:13 a.m.(pst)

In Response To: CarbonCopyPRO - outrageous claims. Scam, or it has a dram of reality? (Les)

I would be very skeptical.

>> I got this email today:

OK, how did this come about? Was it sent by somebody you know and have reason to trust? Was it part of the blizzard of spam that all email inboxes seem to be subject to? Anything that comes by way of spam is automatically suspect right out of the box.

>> We've created the most powerful automated turn-key sales and
>> marketing system ever. It was tested by our employees and the
>> result is - four millionaires before the age of 30.

So has nearly everybody else who promotes these things. By now there should be forty millionaires on every block. How many are there in your neighborhood? Mine is a tad short on the supply.

>> It's about "CarbonCopyPRO", some marketing system they say
>> it's the best in the world, bla-bla-bla, they are committed to make 100
>> millionaires by 1012, real potential is $250,000 in the first year,
>> bla-bla-bal, etc.

A quick scan of Google turned up nothing saying it's a scam, Couldn't find anything saying the same about Jay Kubassek or Mike Dillard either

>> Just look at how the second page begins:
>> "By Virtually ELIMINATING Human Error, We Have Created The Most
>> Powerful Marketing System on the Planet: CarbonCopyPRO.
>> I'm committed that every one of my members is earning at least $15,000
>> a month within their first 90-days"

This passage above scares the bejabers out of me. Take my word for it, when you see something worded like that grab your wallet and run away as fast as you can.

>> Jay Cubassek seems to be the main figure here, also Mike Dillard is
>> involved.
>> To jump in, first you need to complete an application form, which
>> costs $49, but after that a lot more expenses seems that will follow,
>> because I've seen somewhere in the second or the third page they say you
>> don't need much to start with, $2,000 is enough.

>> OK folks, what do you think about this?
>> What about Cubassek and Dillard? What would you advise me? Can we do a
>> little collective research on this CarbonCopyPro?
>> Some of you got involved already?

>> Personally I'm very skeptical about this...

>> Waiting for replies, thanks,
>> Les

Too many red flags for my liking. Of course it appeals to the "Get Rich Quick" mindset, and if you're in a hurry to make your first million before your next birthday you might bite on something like that. I DO think someone will make millions fairly quickly, but--- this being an MLM scheme-- I'm betting the money gravitates towards the top and leaves the folk on the bottom spending money on dreams.

Good luck if you decide to pursue this. You're going to need it.

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