PRESS RELEASE:
November 19, 2006
Ever so often we come across scams on the internet that have robbed persons of millions of dollars. The scam I am about to talk about does not have an upfront cost. In fact, you don’t have to pay anything at all. All you need to do is find link directories for a specific product or service, send them the info. and then you get paid. Well, the part about getting paid never happens. So, you end up wasting valuable time doing ‘charity’ work.
Here is how it all started. I saw an ad online that stated persons could get paid for finding link directories, i.e. the exact page where you would place the links (reciprocal or not) to your site for a particular category. So, I wrote to the email address listed and go this response:
From: ELinkadia@aol.com
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 12:24:54 EDT
Subject: JOB POSITION: Included is your Category.
To: [My Email Address]
Thank you for accepting our job offer for the Internet Research and Data Gathering Position.
We have your information on file and are ready to assist you in any way we can for you to succeed with our Team.
You are to search various search engines such as google, yahoo, and others for “link directories” which are on web sites that are related to your category. Once you find these “link directories” , you are to keep a list of the URL that links to the form where users can input their information in order to be listed in that “link directory”.
So once again… We don’t need you to input any information. All we need is the URL (link) to the form for that link directory. Each URL you find and add to your list is worth .40 (us) cents.
There is NO LIMIT to your work. The more links you find, the more money you earn.
We ask all of our team members to meet a minimum of finding 50 links per week. If one week you find less that 50 links, these links will be carried over to the next week. You will be paid until you have 50 or more links at any given Friday of any week.
Of coarse, if you exceed 50 links you will be paid by every Sunday of any week to your Paypal.com account.
YOU ARE ASSIGNED CATEGORY: “AUTOMOTIVE / VEHICLE” (boats, cars, planes, etc.)
You may find ANY web site with a link directory that is related in any way to this category.
If you are not sure if a certain subject is relative to this category, please ask us!
We recommend that you create a text file or email with the URL’s that you find.
We also want you to email us (ELINKADIA@AOL.COM) with your list when you have found about 50 links. We will keep a record of your progress, as you should keep your own records as well. It is also wise to constantly save and label your work.
You may email us at anytime, with any question.
It is our pleasure to have you on our team and look forward to your success with us.
Thank you,
US MARKETING CORP
Operations Manager
Jake Jaffeth
Elinkadia@aol.com
So, as a test, I did just as the guy requested and even submitted more than the required 50 links. Guess what? I never got a reply from this Jake guy and up till this day, I have not received any money. And as you clearly see this is from September 1, 2006, more than two months after submitting the information.
Look out for fraudulent emails or ads claiming that you will get paid for finding link directories. People like Jake Jaffeth (provided this is even his/her real name) are only out there to use people to, in my opinion, do their work for them while they collect the money. This scam is obviously a case of the person who sends out the ads getting paid by someone who they agreed to do work for, but who in turn use others to do all the work while they sit back and collect the cheque.
Beware of ads that say you will get paid for finding link directories, especially the one mentioned in this Press Release.
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