Most of us think we’re far too savvy to be taken in by some advertisement promoting a work-at-home opportunity that promises great income with minimal work. That’s for those rubes who also fall prey to Nigerian e-mail messages promising untold riches or who believe that a pill a day will melt fat away.
Uh, well, no. A friend (and yes, it is really a friend, not me) who considered herself a sophisticated consumer recently signed up for one of those work-at-home offers.
Like many of us, my friend (who, understandably, doesn’t want to be named because she is somewhat embarrassed about this), is worried about finances and was, therefore, receptive when she came across an article online in The “Miami Gazette” about opportunities to work at home. She doesn’t even remember how it popped up on her computer.
When I checked out the Web site, I have to admit, it looked legitimate – except that The Miami Gazette does not exist. It apparently was a paper in the 19th century. The article begins with general thoughts about the economic situation and how online jobs from home may be the next big thing. Then it zeroes in on, and praises “Easy Google Profit,” which offers people work from home posting links on Web sites using text advertising applications.
The “Reader Response” also seemed genuine, complete with misspellings: “Mikey” says, “Thanks for the info, just started 3 weeks ago. I’ve gotten 2 checks for a total of $1900, pretty cooll.” Other readers chimed in with their success stories.
But you need to be wary. Every link in the story sends you to “Easy Google Profit.” And in tiny type right below the newspaper logo, there’s this line: “This publication is an article advertisement for Easy Google Profit.” Oh, and you want to send in a reader comment? Comments are “closed due to abusive spam (back soon).”
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