Facebook Discussion – The Kelly Richards Scam

On June 1, 2010, in Making Money from Home, Scammers, by Editor

Have you fallen for the “Work At Home Mom Makes $6,397/Month Part-Time” scam? Some readers suggested to put the topic on Facebook, which I am doing right now by posting this discussion topic.

News Daily 7 – UK Edition Discovers Kelly Richards

On May 25, 2010, in Making Money from Home, Scammers, by Editor

The London, UK Job Report announces “Work At Home Mum Makes £4,397/Month Part-Time.” You find the article on the fake News Daily 7 website. Here we go again, Kelly Richards made it into the United Kingdom. See also my post Kelly Richards a.k.a. Melissa Johnson Sighted in Great Britain.

Oprah, Statue of Liberty Praise FrogenYozurt.Com

On May 10, 2010, in Blogging, Book Reviews, by Editor

Uh, the gravity of an irresistible (yet misleading) headline! Yes, I am guilty of reading “The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging”. On page 74 the book lists the “Top Ten Horrible Publicity Stunt Ideas”, and by using above headline I ruthlessly copied and modified the horrible publicity stunt ideas 6 and 9.

Making Money From Home – Selling Candles

On May 4, 2010, in Making Money from Home, by Editor

Making money from home is not easy, and you can’t be cautious enough about the offers you find through the Internet. I started my article series Making Money From Home after almost falling for the Google Profit Library scam, and I received many comments from people who almost fell for it, too. One of these comments was more pro-active than the rest, because the commenter recommended what I believe to be a legitimate solution: Selling candles.

Does The Google Adsense Get-Rich-System Work?

The principe is easy: You create a website or blog, then you add Google ads. As I explained before, the Google Adsense service is free of charge and is available for everybody who runs a website. As soon as somebody comes to your website and clicks on one of the Google ads, you will have created an income between a few cents and a Dollar depending on the ad. Adding these ads to your website is fairly easy; the Google website will provide you the code that you just copy and paste. Also through the Google website you can keep track on your income, and Google pays you on a monthly basis.

Kelly Richards a.k.a. Melissa Johnson Sighted in Great Britain

On April 27, 2010, in Making Money from Home, Scammers, by Editor

Well, wonder woman Kelly Richards, while being spotted all over the United States at the same time, has undergone another miraculous transformation! Today I received another comment from a reader of my blog pointing to the website shown here to the left. It turns out, Kelly Richards a.k.a. Michelle Richardson, is now Melissa Johnson.

Washington Post Supports Online Scam

On April 16, 2010, in Making Money from Home, Scammers, by Editor

It is a well-known fact that today’s traditional newspapers are struggling financially due to decreasing subscriptions caused by freely available information on the Internet. One of these newspapers is The Washington Post with their online version at washingtonpost.com.

Work At Home: Make $7,300 to $9,500 a Month

On April 16, 2010, in Making Money from Home, Scammers, by Editor

The scheme is the same: Michelle’s story is posted on fake websites, this time on usdreamjobs.com instead of Online6News.com or similar domains. Instead of Google Profit Library they are now promoting the “WEB PROFIT CLUB.” (Maybe Google took some legal actions to protect their name.) The design and the photo’s of Michelle, formerly known as Kelly, are exactly the same. The article’s wording has been changed a bit, but the basic message is the same.

pulse360 – A Leader In Fake Content Links?

On January 8, 2010, in Making Money from Home, by Editor

A few months ago, the web information company Alexa redesigned their website and since then I’ve been noticing these incredibly distasteful advertisements pitching weight loss products, wrinkle removers and suspicious get rich quick schemes.

washingtonpost.com – Structure Of The Misleading Ads

On January 8, 2010, in Making Money from Home, by Editor

The ads as posted by pulse360 onto the Online version of the Washington Post (washingtonpost.com) lead to misleading web sites that have a very similar structure and some identical features.