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This is a complaint regarding the greedy and unethical practices of Facebook and why they dislike it when you make too many friends
Facebook's warning, the first time they determine that you are just too darned popular for their own good
A few weeks ago Facebook blocked me for several days for adding too many friends too quickly, saying that I was abusing the system. I didn’t understand how friend requesting people who were free to turn me down at the click of a mouse would be a crime, so I e-mailed Facebook and received the following response:
You received a warning because Facebook’s security system detected that your friend requests were being ignored at a high rate and volume. Unwanted contact with strangers is not allowed on Facebook because it makes other people feel unsafe. Facebook is a place to interact with people you know in the real world.
Along with this warning, you may have received a block from sending friend requests. If you are unable to send friend requests, please note that these blocks can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days. For security reasons, we are unable to provide additional information about this system.
Going forward, do not send friend requests or messages to people you don’t know. Doing so may result in your account being permanently banned from Facebook.
We apologize for any inconvenience, and appreciate your cooperation going forward.
Thanks for your understanding,
User Operations
Facebook
I’m sorry but I call BS on all of that…
Firstly Facebook is a networking site, meaning that it is absolutely acceptable to make friends with strangers who share similar interests to you. According the Merriam Webster dictionary, the term ‘networking’ means ‘the exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions; specifically: the cultivation of productive relationships for employment or business’.
I am not trying to sell anything, but like most people I have my passions and interests, so I have joined groups that reflect those interests. I have a Facebook page and I have a blog, both of which deal with mental health issues. The many people who accept my friend requests have their own pages and blogs too, and guess what? We help one another by joining each other’s groups, liking each others pages, reading and commenting on each other posts and even clicking on each other’s links.
No one gets hurt and networking is an activity that benefits all involved.
Secondly, those who do not wish to be friended by a stranger are free to ignore our requests, end the friendship and even block us if they so choose.
Thirdly, the part about being ignored at a high rate is simply a bare faced lie, because I checked and most of the twenty people I friend requested that night, just moments prior to being banned, actually accepted my friend request.
So here’s my theory as to why Facebook doesn’t like us to make too many friends too quickly: The greedy bastards want us to pay for their advertising, rather than doing our own networking ourselves.
After several days my ban was lifted, but with a warning that if caught transgressing again I may have my account blocked indefinitely. Well, I have put a lot of work into my profile and fan page, and if they disable my account I will be destroyed.
Facebook is already successful, it is not fair that they are trying to keep everyone else down. Facebook is successful because of people like you and me, and they need to show us the respect that we deserve.
If anyone has any suggestions as to how to effectively convince Facebook to amend their greedy and improper practices, then please, we all need to hear from you !!!
Annabelle
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Kelly Richards has miraculously transformed into Stephanie Albion. She, too, is a work at home mom making a tremendous income per month and working only part time.
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The Scam Continues
Kelly Richards has miraculously transformed into Stephanie Albion. She, too, is a work at home mom making a tremendous income per month and working only part time.
If you have doubts, please have a look at my post The Scam: Work At Home Mom Makes $6,397/Month Part-Time, and specifically have a look at the 125 comments (as of today) by people who have been scammed. Hundreds of thousands of Americans, but also people in other English speaking countries, have lost their money to these scammers. They claim to charge only a small amount for their service, usually in the range of $2.95. However, if you read the terms and conditions you will find that you will be charged larger amounts ($39 in some cases, but usually more) on a monthly basis.
The claim is that you can cancel the service within seven days, but that is a lie as well. It will be impossible to get your money back, and in most cases people had no other choice but to cancel their credit cards.
Warning! If you signed up for this or a similar service, get in touch with your credit card company and report a fraud. If they refuse to help you, cancel your card immediately!
For more information on how to get your money back, see my post Scam Victims – Contact The Federal Trade Commission.
The Washington Post Supports Scammers
Scam Ads as seen on Washington Post online
My daily morning routine includes reading online newspapers, including the Washington Post. When done reading the articles I scan for these dubious ads (See picture above) promising you income by working from home, selling you iPads for only $13.58, and more of this utter nonsense. Basically, I do like the Washington Post, and that is the reason why I click on these ads. First, the click is charged to the scammers, and it creates income for the Washington Post.
If you see similar scammer ads here on this website (look to the right side of this page), click on them! Google, as well as the Washington Post, does not have any scruples of allowing scam in their advertisement system. In turn, I don’t have any influence on the ads provided by Google.
Clicking on the ads will create some income for me, but, most importantly, it will be charged to the scammers. So, you are doing a good deed.
The biggest problem is that there are no legal means to stop the scammers. If you read their website content carefully you will find that they disclose that their advertisement is not based on real success cases. The ads represent success stories that “could happen.” In layman’s terms, everything you see on their website is a lie. The law doesn’t help you, it you sign up for their services, because they admit that their system is not working. Signing up under these circumstances is your responsibility alone, and nobody can help you after the fact.
As harsh as it sounds, but that’s the simple truth.
The Complaints Board forum contains lots of complaints about this Fast Net Learning scam (Home Income Profit), but you can also find entries where some people have advised on where to report the scam, and others have posted on how they managed to get a refund.
If you are a victim of the FastNetLearning.Com scam, please use the following link:
Click on Image to switch to the Complaint Board.
This forum contains lots of complaints about this Fast Net Learning scam (Home Income Profit), but you can also find entries where some people have advised on where to report the scam, and others have posted on how they managed to get a refund.
Please do not attempt to cancel your account through this website. As I wrote in my post The Curse Of Revealing A Scam, I am merely reporting about the scam. Currently, I am receiving about two cancelations per day, and I am unable to help if people are not reading my posts and find that I am not associated with the scam.
FTC Website - Click to open new window
You can also file an official complaint online with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, collects complaints about companies, business practices, identity theft, and episodes of violence in the media. Your complaints can help them detect patterns of wrong-doing, and lead to investigations and prosecutions. The FTC enters all complaints it receives into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database that is used by thousands of civil and criminal law enforcement authorities worldwide. How much personal information you provide is up to you. To learn how they safeguard your personal information, please read their Privacy Policy. If you don’t provide your name and certain other information, it may be impossible for them to refer, respond to, or investigate your complaint.
Chris Malta Website - Click to open new window
Also, here is a short video which should help folks deal with their bank: http://www.chrismalta.com/ScamTip1aff.asp
Thanks to feedback from readers pouring in on a regular basis I am getting more and more background information on the current Internet scam, may it be the Kelly Richards scheme, FastNetLearning.Com, or the Weight Loss (Acai Berry Diet) scam. It seems the scammers are also using facebook to find even more victims.
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Thanks to feedback from readers pouring in on a regular basis I am getting more and more background information on the current Internet scam, may it be the Kelly Richards scheme, FastNetLearning.Com, or the Weight Loss (Acai Berry Diet) scam. It seems the scammers are also using facebook to find even more victims.
See the information I received from a reader:
McAfee Research Blog has picked up on this scam which is also being promoted right here on Facebook!
http://www.trustedsource.org/blog/425/Facebook-Scam-How-to-Get-Rich-on-the-InternetIt appears that the company behind many of the scams (dba Syndex Industries) is actually based in Florida (according to the BBB) and is called XM Brands:
http://www.seflorida.bbb.org/Business-Report/Syndex-Industries-92020876So people should contact the Florida Attorney General too if they have been caught by this scam.
http://myfloridalegal.com/Contact.nsf/Contact?OpenForm&Section=Economic_CrimesMention XM Brands when you contact them, as they are currently investigating them: http://myfloridalegal.com/__85256309005085AB.nsf/0/E2B4046B28E10B148525768C005B8E6C?Open&Highlight=0%2Cxm%2Cbrands
The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, collects complaints about companies, business practices, identity theft, and episodes of violence in the media. Your complaints can help them detect patterns of wrong-doing, and lead to investigations and prosecutions.
The Scam: Work At Home Mom Makes $6,397/Month Part-Time
As I had written in my post The Curse Of Revealing A Scam, reporting continually about the current Internet scams suddenly comes with a major downside: Due to the increased attention of my blog more and more people find my website and try to cancel the scam services I report about. Yes, they contact me to cancel their service!
I am referring to The Infamous Scam That Still Plagues The Internet represented by multiple schemes such as Kelly Richards, the work-at-hom mom making several throusands of Dollars per month part-time, the FastNetLearning.Com scam, the Google Profit Library, WebProfitCoach.Com, the Web Profit Club, the Acai Berry Diet, and many more (See my posts on Making Money From Home).
I have received many comments, and some readers raised the question on how to fight these scammers. The answer to these questions came in form of yet another comment, and I am copying the advice here on this post. Not surprisingly, there are many websites reporting about the scams and offering advice.
The first, and most important advice is:
If you fell for the Kelly Richards scheme, FastNetLearning.Com, the Weight Loss (Acai Berry Diet), or any other scam, contact your credit card provider or bank immediately and report a scam!
FTC Website - Click to open new window
You can also file an official complaint online with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, collects complaints about companies, business practices, identity theft, and episodes of violence in the media. Your complaints can help them detect patterns of wrong-doing, and lead to investigations and prosecutions. The FTC enters all complaints it receives into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database that is used by thousands of civil and criminal law enforcement authorities worldwide. How much personal information you provide is up to you. To learn how they safeguard your personal information, please read their Privacy Policy. If you don’t provide your name and certain other information, it may be impossible for them to refer, respond to, or investigate your complaint.
Chris Malta Website - Click to open new window
Also, here is a short video which should help folks deal with their bank: http://www.chrismalta.com/ScamTip1aff.asp
The success of my blog is based mainly on my reporting about the current Internet scam, may it be the Kelly Richards scheme, FastNetLearning.Com, or the Weight Loss (Acai Berry Diet) scam. More and more people find my website and try to cancel the scam services I report about. Yes, they contact me to cancel their service!
The web traffic to my blog FrogenYozurt.Com is currently increasing with a growth rate of roughly 50% per month. The success is based mainly on my reporting about the current Internet scam, may it be the Kelly Richards scheme, FastNetLearning.Com, or the Weight Loss (Acai Berry Diet) scam. The main purpose of running my personal blog was to promote my writing which, again, turned out to be very successful.
However, reporting continually about the current Internet scams suddenly comes with a major downside: Due to the increased attention of my blog more and more people find my website and try to cancel the scam services I report about. Yes, they contact me to cancel their service!
As bizarre as this behavior might be at first look, it also indicates how helpless these people are when it comes to matters of the Internet. They don’t have any records of their transactions (i.e. credit card charge) or the website they used to sign up. Neither did they read/print the terms of conditions. This may be a scam but these guys do provide cancelation information. I have no knowledge about whether or not that information is valid, but right now it doesn’t matter because these people, who contact me, have no clue whatsoever. Unfortunately, that makes them also the perfect victim.
The first case I reported was regarding the so-called “Acai Berry Diet.” I was contacted by Joseph Bennett who addressed me in a manner like he believed I was the supplier of the diet pills – See my post at Acai Berry DietExposed. I responded to Joseph by contacting him per e-mail, explaining that he had barked at the wrong tree.
The same day I received another request through the contact form on FrogenYozurt.Com. This time it was a lady apparently working for a real estate and property management business. She is also – you won’t believe it – a Notary Public. Her message was (excerpt): “I was instructed that I can cancel within 30 days for a full refund. I agreed to $2.95 but was also charged $2.95 plus $79.99 this is something I did not agree too. I want to cancel and want t a refund.” Note: The typos are not mine; this is what she wrote.
I responded by telling her, too, that I am only reporting about the scams and that I am the wrong person to contact. Then she asked: “do you know how to contact these people?“, without any reference of what and where she had ordered. I told her I was unable to help her. Then she responded again and recommended I should find out why I did receive her request and not the people who sold the service to her… Sorry, but in this case all help is lost!
To make things worse I received another response to my post FastNetLearning.com – Make At Least An Average Of $369 Per Day, the one where I wrote in BIG letters Welcome To Another Scam … Let me write this again … I received a response to a post on this blog: “I need to get my refund of $79.99 that you took out of my account per Matt Fry. He said I had to notify at this email address. I cannot avoid this as I am on Social Security. Please advise. Thank you. Need it refunded as soon as possible.”
At that time several thoughts came up like opening the window and scream or banging my head at the wall, probably causing my wife to call the paramedics. A bottle of Jameson came to mind, too, but, honestly, I am fine now.
While it is easy to ridicule these very vulnerable people, it also makes me incredibly angry for more reasons I can express here. After this last incident I decided not to help by writing directly to their e-mail address. First, it seems that all help is lost, and, secondly, I am getting more and more paranoid about revealing my e-mail address to everybody who fell for a scam. Sorry, guys!
Here is a last advice: If you fell for the Kelly Richards scheme, FastNetLearning.Com, the Weight Loss (Acai Berry Diet), or any other scam, contact your credit card provider or bank immediately and report a scam!
More Cancelation Requests:
June 10, 2010 per Contact Form by Wayne Bell
“I did NOT authorize any transactions from my credit card. If you do not cancel and credit my account I will report you to the authorities and take leagal action against you” – No information regarding order, account, address, or anything else.
June 14, 2010 per Contact Form by Susan Snyder
“I did not request this …..I want a REFUND NOW !!!!!! This is a SCAM !!!!!!”
June 15, 2010 per Contact Form by Preston O’Brown
“Please cancel my account and respond to my cancellation email.”
June 15, 2010 per Contact Form by Diana Archer
“on 6-7-10 Iauthorized a $2.95 to be contacted . I was contacted thru my daughters phone ,and I told him I got it to see if either my granddaughter or daughter were interested and they are not interested. I went on my online banking to find that they had charged me another 79.99 on the 14th. which leads me to believe that this is just another Scam. I want all my money returned to me P.D.Q. Diana Archer”
Initially, I wasn’t sure if this was, in fact, a cancelation request. People who fall for the scam don’t seem to have the best communication skills. But then I received further requests within minutes from the same person:
“I want a return of my money, 79.99 Immeadatley.”
“I want a return of my money, 79.99 Immeadatley.How do I go about doing so. Thank You Please reply Diana ARCHER”
June 16, 2010 by Judith L. Geisler responding to my post “FastNetLearning.com – Make At Least An Average Of $369 Per Day“
“I need help here. I signed up for your trial offer of $2.95 on 6/2, with your info that after a period of time, like 30 days?, to make some money, I would THEN be charged $79.99 for membership. Yesterday, 6/14, I got my bank statement for my “special fund” account that I keep for small projects that I want to try before buying, and to my SHOCK there was a charge for $79.99 billed on 6/8, just six days after I signed up. Since I keep a VERY MINIMUM amount in this account your charge caused my account to be hit with a $34.00 overdraft charge. This is very bad business practice on your part. So here’s what’s going to happen. You have lost me as a customer. Cancel my account with your program, and then credit my charge card account with the $2.95, the $79.99, AND the $34.00 overdraft fee. I will have my bank’s fraud protection division contacting you if this is not resolved IMMEDIATELY. I do not have a web site or an account number from you since I have not heard from you since I signed up for your offer. I was only able to gather YOUR web site from the bank statement vendor charge. I expect RAPID results.”
June 17, 2010 by Andrea Gernheuser per Contact Form
“I did not authorize a deduction of $79.99 from my checking acct. Please email me back to take care of this matter.”
You get the picture. Cancelation requests are coming in on a daily basis.
These days you find online ads for the “Acai Berry Diet” all over the Internet including the online version of the Washington Post. I am pointing specifically to the Washington Post, since they seem to be in such dire need of income that they allow any scammer to advertise in their online edition.
Screen shot of scammer website - Click to enlarge.
Today I received a comment that I deemed worthwhile to publish here as a regular post. As a background information, these days you find online ads for the “Acai Berry Diet” all over the Internet including the online version of the Washington Post. I am pointing specifically to the Washington Post, since they seem to be in such dire need of income that they allow any scammer to advertise in their online edition. I always had a feeling that all these “Weight Loss” ads were part of an online scam, but I never looked into it in more detail. These ads were – at least at some time – distributed through a company by the name of pulse360 – See also my post pulse360 – A Leader In Fake Content Links?
Needless to say, but the ad campaign for the “Acai Berry Diet” is a scam. See the comment by Joseph Bennett from Milville, NJ below.
Joseph and Elizabeth Bennett
[Street Name Removed - WFV]
Millville, NJ 08332Date: June 9, 2010
Dear Sir or Madame,
Concerning your article “Acai Berry Diet Exposed”.
This is how the scheme works. It does not matter if the product works if you are not dealing with a reputable company.
My wife ordered a free trial of weight loss products online from (NTR ADVOCOLCS.COM AND NTR ACOPLTIMUMCS.COM) with only shipping charges to be charged to our account. They charged us twice for shipping of ADVOCOLCS. Our order for ADVOCOLCS was canceled by the company without notifying us. The company did credit our account for the two $3.95 charges. We had 14 days to try the products, but we did not receive any trial period samples. The 14 day clock started on the day the orders were placed. The first thing we received was a monthly supply of the ACOPLTIMUMCS and $79.98 was billed to our credit card. We were also charge $4.95 for shipping for the trial period samples, which we did not receive. The bottle of ACOPLTIMUMCS came loose in a sealed shipping box with no paperwork. The bottle was not sealed and the count of capsules in the bottle was 64. The label on the bottle indicated that there should be 60 capsules in the bottle. At this point, we were afraid to try any products from this company.
We tried to cancel the ACOPLTIMUMCS, but they had already shipped the first bottle before we figured out what they were doing and canceled the account. On 06/04/2010 we received two more bottles of ACOPLTIMUMCS. These bottles, unlike the first bottle, were sealed and came with paperwork. On 6/4/2010 I called again and I was informed that I was charge $98.00 for this shipment. During this conversation I was told again that both accounts (ADVOCOLCS AND ACOPLTIMUMCS) were cancelled.
Between the times the products were ordered online and the product was received, there was no time to actually try the product and cancel the account before the 14 days expired. The company canceling the order for the ADVOCOLCS insured that the 14 day trial period would expire before we could actually try the products.
Pretty slick, Huh!
Our credit card company has put all payments to NTR on hold and I have filed a complaint with the NJ Consumer Protection. I will be sending the ACOPLTIMUMCS we received to NJ Consumer Protection for analysis to determine what is actually in the product.
There is more to a product than the product itself.
I am interested in your comments.
Sincerely,
Joseph Bennett
Note: Joseph Bennett refers to an article “Acai Berry Diet Exposed” that was not published on this blog before today. I am assuming he responded to another website article and copied and pasted his comment to my blog. I, in turn, copied the title of the post.
I thought I would write to you for a couple reasons: first, is to thank you for letting the world know my personal frustrations and anger towards the so-called ” On-Line Money Making Mom…” advertisement considering I filled out the quick form, but never received any business kit showing me what to do to make money by entering http web links on the internet!
Last night I received a comment through my contact form on this website. The comment was intriguing enough to make it worthwhile and publish it here. It was written by Tom, who is a victim of the current Kelly Richards scam (See also my posts at Making Money From Home). His comment is proof that this is, in fact, a scam – just in case there are still some doubts.
I thought I would write to you for a couple reasons: first, is to thank you for letting the world know my personal frustrations and anger towards the so-called ” On-Line Money Making Mom…” advertisement considering I filled out the quick form, but never received any business kit showing me what to do to make money by entering http web links on the internet!
The second thing I wanted to mention was what I did receive, and what it took to receive it in the mail. I first had to pay the small S&H charge of 2.95, but that wasn’t all. I was required to pay $149.00 for a one-time startup fee, and pay a monthly fee of around $5, and set up a merchant account, which I am uncertain how much I am being charged for this service considering they are separate business entities, but all have my credit card information to bill me at their leisure.
I am now a proud owner of Eames Enterprises, with a website that I am to list merchadise for sale to people that happen to find my website by luck or fluke (perhaps mixing those words up to find a more appropriate expression!!).
To make a long story short, I ended up spending money on something that had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the Google Business Kit, since as you have kindly reported to us that it is a F-Ing SCAM and I was Scammed by it!!!
I asked the company about the ad that led me to their “List of Suckers” and yet I got the sense that even the customer service reps where all aware of the scam when I inquired about never receiving the so-called Business Kit in the mail, conveying that they would send it out right away to me. What they did send me was a one-page fold-out ”Business Success” brochure, cartoon like plan depicting the steps to follow to make money on-line. Im certain they must have got that same inquiry alot for those who paid the S&H fee and lured to their company for further scamming techniques.
Well, I hope this letter finds you well and perhaps may be of any contribution to your information regarding the infamous scam that still plagues the internet as we speak. It doesn’t seem right that we live in a country with a government that exhibits a blatant disregard for even the most notorious Fraudulent Scams on the Internet today, and whoever profits from them continues to walk freely amidst our society without a care. It’s no wonder to me know why so many other countries in our world think the people that live in the US are evil sinners that should be destroyed, at least so I’ve heard. I wonder what that company would say if I told them I used a stolen credit card to pay for their fraudulent scam or that their internet servers have just been sent a virus more damaging than the “Melissa Virus or the Cherynobol Virus (sp?)”, and that everyone will soon learn the truth behind their scheme to defraud the innocent consumers on-line? – just a wishful thought!!
Think about it, $2.95 multiplied by each participating victim, comes a plentiful rate of return for their scam, perhaps even into the hundreds of thousands of dollars on a regular daily basis!!
Enough jibberish for now. Take care.
Isn’t there a dream we all share? Working a few hours per week, just enough to maintain a sizable income in the neighborhood of, let’s say, $10,000 a month, maybe even more. We spend most of our time sitting at the swimming pool at the summer house in the Caribbean, sipping our vodka-martini – shaken, not stirred.
Isn’t there a dream we all share? Working a few hours per week, just enough to maintain a sizable income in the neighborhood of, let’s say, $10,000 a month, maybe even more. We spend most of our time sitting at the swimming pool at the summer house in the Caribbean, sipping our vodka-martini – shaken, not stirred.
Sounds too good to be true? Well, according to Robert G. Allen you can get rich easily by following his advice and “generate a lifetime of unlimited wealth.”
“Learn ten revolutionary NEW methods for generating over $100,000 a year – on a part-time basis, working from your home, and using little or none of your own money!”
Source: http://www.robertgallen.com
My opinion on this scheme is:
It takes two to make Robert G. Allen a rich man: A relentless businessman like Robert G. Allen and the fool who falls for his scheme!
I checked out Richard G. Allen’s website after one of my readers posted a question on my blog, asking whether or not the Robert G. Allen system works. At first look, the website’s structure bares all characteristics you find on a typical scammer website: Motivational slogans, a ton of “free” (but utterly worthless) giveaways, plus the dialog box that pops up when you try to leave his website (you need to click on a button before the window closes; if you click “Cancel” you get a “special offer.”).
All the free newsletters, free special reports, free webinars, etc. are posted for only one purpose: Collecting data, i.e. customer information, to promote his books and paid services. In layman’s terms, when you sign up for any of the freebies they probably will pester you with a constant stream of e-mails, maybe even printed brochures.
Creating a database of potential customers through a website is a standard business tool, and Robert G. Allen – in the same way that scammers work – uses this method very aggressively, proving the point that you can get rich through the Internet by applying dubious business methods. Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that Robert G. Allen is a scammer; I just find his business ethics extremely despicable. It is easy to write books about getting-rich-systems by applying a basic business sense. You choose real estate, stock market investments, or the ever popular Internet scheme. You take some time to develop a catchy book title. You invest some money in editing the book, and post it on Amazon. Success is guaranteed, because too many people are too easy to fool. (Now that I am describing Robert G. Allen’s system, I am thinking I should be able to apply the same method. As a publisher I do have the means.)
If it sounds too goods to be true, it probably isn’t.
Let’s apply some common sense: Getting rich on a part-time basis, working from your home, and using little or none of your own money sounds too good to be true. First, you will need to pay Robert G. Allen for his advice – so what about “using little or none of your money”? The free book download is a joke, because, while the web page suggests you will receive a book in electronic format, all you get is an audio file filled with motivational blubbering. Yes, you can get a hardcopy if you submit your full mailing address. The question is, what are they going to send you? A tape? A CD?
What does “little” money mean when you deal with real estate foreclosures, trading stock options, tax liens certificates, etc.?
The truth is, in order to be successful and create substantial income, you need a keen business sense, and you need to invest major money, blood, sweat, tears, and time. It took Robert G. Allen 30 years to get where he is now. Getting rich the fast way is reserved for the few that produce extraordinary ideas (Think Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook). If you think you possess a keen business sense, and you are willing to invest major money, blood, sweat, tears, and time, you will find success eventually without paying Robert G. Allen. A business attitude at the borderline to a criminal mind will definitely increase your chances to become rich.
Last, but not least, I know there are a lot of people out there trying to make a living. Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below. I’d like to know what you think, whether you agree with me or not.
Note: The views expressed on this post represent my very personal opinions, and they are not necessarily shared by others; neither are they representative for the general public.
Supplement July 6, 2010:
Robert G Allen, Grants, and a Credit Card Slimeball
From the Strangely Perfect Blog:
This is a small investigation into mail lists and scammy companies. Some companies are fine, but I always go by the adage to judge a man by the company he keeps. This shows how lists spread far beyond their initial purpose when you sign up for something. It also shows how the privacy policies of these marketting websites are just words wrapped in fluff.
Robert G Allen runs ‘courses’ and is highly public in his utterances. Here you’ll find the chubby faced entrepreneur open and engaging, and in common with all such sites, remarkably thin in actual methods used despite the vast amount of time extolling their virtues. They will always say it’s “to protect our secrets” etc.
It is amazing how many websites you find these days promising you heaven on earth. Let me say it again: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t!
Welcome To Another Scam!
It is amazing how many websites you find these days promising you heaven on earth. Let me say it again: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t!
Fast Net Learning is offered by the same company who operates the Web Profit Club, another scammer service. To put it in a nut-shell, Fast Net Learning “teaches” you how to start a web site and run Google Ads on them. There is nothing sophisticated about this; this is common knowledge in the Internet world, and you don’t need to pay to run Google Ads.
If you sign up with Fast Net Learning you will spend money for a useless service. For more information see also my posts on making money from home. The whole Internet scam business started with a fictitious Kelly Richards and articles written about her such as “Work At Home Mom Makes $6,397/Month Part-Time” (If you still need more convincing, have a look at the comments below the article). A great number of people, not only within the United States, but all around the world, have already been scammed and lost their money!
My Advice:
- Visit a good bookstore (Barnes & Noble has a good selection) and look for “Google Adsense for Dummies” (no insult meant; I love the Dummies series!). Also, look for books on running your own website or blog (FrogenYozurt.com is a blog). This is a one-time investment!
- In order to run your own website sign up for an Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as GoDaddy.com, BlueHost.Com, or others (FrogenYozurt.Com is hosted by BlueHost).
- Read my article Does The Google Adsense Get-Rich-System Work?
A Few Comments:
- I checked out the FastNetLearning.com website, and under FAQ I found: “…most people make at least an average of $369 dollars per day…” – Well, call me picky, but if this was a professional service such typos wouldn’t happen. This is probably a one-man operation, and the guy is busy creating websites (which also proves that you can make money through the Internet).
- On the Privacy page, which contains the same wording as the Web Profit Club website, I found: “We can be reached via e-mail at privacy@fastnetlearning.com or you can reach us by telephone at …” – No phone number was listed; the sentence ends without a period.
- The Terms & Conditions page (again, the same content as under the Web Profit Club) is set up in an amateurish way, and they might not hold up in court. I assume, the guy just copied a standard text he found somewhere and modified items like company name and address.
- On the same page it shows “emailing our cancellation department cancel@webprofitcoach.com” which indicates they are running yet another website called WebProfitCoach.com.
- When you switch to the page to “Join Now,” you don’t sign up for the Fast Net Learning program, but rather for the Web Profit Coach.
- Under Terms & Conditions the company’s name is listed as “Media Hub LLC” while under the “Join Now” page it is “Cool Serve Corp.” On all other pages on the website the company name is FastNetLearing.com, LLC (Note the “Learing” instead of “Learning”).
- When it comes to support they give you a phone number and an e-mail address, support@fastnetlearning.com. Be aware that creating such an e-mail address is an easy task for an expert, and it doesn’t necessarily mean that there is a whole support department at work.
- I dialed the phone number as listed on their website, and I got the message, “The number you have dialed is not in service…” – I tried several times, making sure I didn’t dial the wrong number.
