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FIB - Scams 101
Re: Google Riches
Posted By: SpyBoy In Response To: Re: Google Riches (Bob E)
Date: Saturday, December 22, 2007, at 10:16 a.m.(pst)
Greetings,
If you read the " Privacy Policy " and the " Terms and Conditions " at the linked page, you will notice that it has provisions where you are agreeing that any " affiliates or third parties " can contact you by telephone or email, and such contact will not be considered to be a violation of any anti-telemarketing or anti-spam laws. The purpose of this is to generate " lead lists " ( marketing lists ), which can then be sold to others. In effect, by submitting your personal information you are " opting out " of any State or Federal Do-Not-Call lists.
Thank You.
SpyBoy>> No, It's most likely not "for real" considering it is merely
>> a squeeze page that gives you very little info and requires you to give
>> them your name and email address and other vitals and also because that
>> URL you gave redirects twice before you actually get to the actual squeeze
>> page/ad (this means that the URL you supplied is either an affiliate URL,
>> a ad router, or both). As well, they also claim you can "Get Rich
>> With Google", and that alone is a bunch of BS and one hell of a claim
>> to make for any self-respecting company. Lastly, there is a counter on the
>> page that tells you how much time you have left to sign up for the info.
>> That in and of itself is shady marketing, especially given the other
>> factors I mentioned above.>> All of this is common sense. Just study the ad (and the other million
>> ads like it) and think about it and common sense will tell you to run like
>> hell.>> Please stay away from ads like this unless you want to lose money.
>> When it sounds too good to be true, 99.99999999999999999999999999999%
>> of the time it IS too good to be true (meaning, it is a scam).>> They might have some legit info for you, but given the shady tactics
>> used, one is better off staying away from them. You will not get rich with
>> google most likely but they might get rich bilking you and tens of
>> thousands of others into buying bogus info and countless one-time offers,
>> special offers, "training courses", and other backend offers
>> (that's all these companies do - they bombard you with backend offers,
>> that is how they make their money).>> Have a nice day now, y'hear!
>> Bob E
>> Remember, real business opportunities are marketed on the merits of
>> the business itself and not by selling you on how great life will be and
>> how much cool and expensive stuff you can buy after you buy into the
>> opportunity. That's just common sense but something millions of people
>> overlook and that's what makes these and many other biz op scams so
>> profitable (for the peddlers, that is).
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