Archive for 'internet scams'
An Internet marketing practice that loses my business…
This is a marketing ploy you don’t know about unless you visit a web page and say “no” to the offer. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen this, but every time I do it makes me take a mental note to delete everything from that marketer in the future. What’s the practice? It’s [...]
Posted: June 4th, 2010 under advertising, internet marketing, internet scams, marketing.
Tags: advertising, internet marketing, marketing, marketing copy
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Bogus Promotions? Common Sense Says “Yes they Are!”
Your mailbox is probably just as full as mine with fantastic promises of wealth if you just buy in to the latest program. I know some of them are making money for the people sending them, or they wouldn’t keep sending them. Well, maybe. What I think is they people behind them have lured in [...]
Posted: July 16th, 2009 under bogus, gimmick, internet scams.
Tags: bogus promotions, get rich quick schemes, scams
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Beware these Phishing Scams
Because you read messages like this one, you’re probably the kind of person who is way too savvy to fall for any scams, but since you probably have friends and relatives who are new to internet use, maybe you can alert them. One new one is hitting the airwaves now in response to Tax Day. [...]
Posted: April 19th, 2009 under identity theft, internet scams, phishing, rip offs.
Tags: debt collection scams, e-mail scams, identity theft, phishing, web scams
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