Update: Google is NOT hiring! You’ve seen the ads everywhere by now:
Google Money Grants
Google Easy Street
Google Profit Club
Google Cash Kit
Internet Payday
Web Money Training
Google jobs from home
Stay home Google jobs
Google work from home
Work at home Google jobs
Weekly Consumer Newsletter
Profits at Home Using Google
Google pays me posting links online
Work from home posting links on Google
Post links on Google and make up to $397 per day
Those ads all lead to something like Scott’s Money Blog or Mary’s Money Blog or anyone of a million names which are FAKE one page blogs with FAKE testimonials, FAKE comments and a FAKE Scott Hunter. Other ads lead to landing pages that look like the first page of some newspaper or magazine site. They give a lot of fake stories and then lead you to buy a “Google” money making kit or system. They all say you can work from home for Google like it is a real legitimate authorized job. Well, it isn’t and these Google jobs blogs are scams.
12/4/09 Update: some of these one page sale sites are getting more sophisticated and look much more real than they did before. The fake newspaper format is popular along with other types of salespages that look very convincing. Bottom line: anything saying you can work at home with Google, work from home with Google, or touting any sort of a money making kit having to do with Google is NOT AUTHORIZED by Google. Google is just a search engine and posting links on Google is not a job no matter how convincing these ads sound. They have also changed the sales pages to read “with Google” or “using Google”.
All these fake blogs (called flogs) are there to trick you into buying some unauthorized Google money system or Google Home Biz Kit. They make it sound like you will be working for Google posting links and they make it sound oh so easy. Scott will say he makes $9,000 per month and there is a picture of him together with his bride and it is all false. They even have these ads so that his bio reads that he is from the same city as you are and they do that by reading your IP address that can identify where you are connecting to the Internet from.
Posting links on Google is NOT a work at home jobs option nor is it a career and it is nothing like what they make it seem. What you will be required to do after paying money to them is to figure out how to put your own Adwords campain up on Google (which you will have to pay more for and if you don’t know what you are doing you can lose your shirt) and hope people click on your ads and buy some crap that you will then be selling. You can earn money with Google but you really need to know what you are doing. The worst thing is though, that once you give your credit card for the low $1.97 shipping for your “kit”, you will then be charged some outrageous MONTHLY FEE of $129.96 or $79.99 or $49.99 or whatever the particular ad says! Then you will have to get on the phone and try to get your “membership” cancelled. WORST OF ALL, REPORTS ARE THAT YOU WILL NEVER GET THE KIT!
This is from the terms and conditions for something called Internet Payday: If you do not cancel within the 3-day trial period, you will be charged a one-time amount of $129.95. In addition, you will be provided access to an online Learning Center which will bill at $39.98, unless you cancel, 30-days from the date of enrollment and you will be re-billed every 30 days at $39.98 per month until cancelled.
It is all very dishonest because they make it sound like it is part of Google and you will be working for Google and it is authorized by Google when in fact NONE OF THAT IS TRUE! They could have called it the “Yahoo work from home jobs” or ”post links on Bing and make up to $397 per day” and in fact that is probably what they will do next.
This is the latest craze of dishonesty that has swept the web and it is obviously paying off because these ads are everywhere. There are no stay at home Google jobs and you can’t make money posting links like they want you to believe so please steer clear of the Google jobs scam.
Thank you I was just about to order google kit
I GOT STUCK WITH THIS ONE!!!!!
THEY LISTED 2 PEOPLE FROM MY COUNTY WITH FULL NAMES AND EVEN NICE PICTURES.
GUESS WHAT – CANNOT FIND EITHER ONE OF THEM THRU SEARCH METHODS OR THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
I AM NOW FIGHTING THE CREDIT CARD CHARGES.
BEWARE ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
As I mentioned, they have it set up so that where ever you connect from, it will read your city and “Scott” will be from that city. If you look closely, it is not really a blog like it appears to be. Just one page, no other entries, no way to contact the “blog owner, and no way to leave a comment.
Thanks for the warning. It is such a shame that this exists.
so glad I found this page I was going to order Google !! I am a single mom and struggling already !! People are so ruthless !!!! What go’s around comes around though !!!
LOL I was just about to tell my mom about it before I saw this post:D
Yep, I got scammed on this one. I agreed to the $1.97, but they then charged my debit card for something like $79.99 when I never agreed to be charged. Went to the website. No sufficient contact info. Total scam. Luckily, my bank canceled the transaction. I canceled my card – got a new one – and now I hang up every time Google calls.
STAY AWAY FROM THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And just how are we to be sure YOU aren’t just as bad or worse than they with what you’re pedaling.
I am so glad I researched this further before I ordered the kit. If you have time look at the crap people posted on this website
Work From Home
Here is another fake web page.
They make it look legit with an impressive web page name (financial-weekly.com) but you can’t go to other pages as you would expect from a news journal. It’s just one page with nothing to click on except their links.
(the link is no longer active)
J.Lewis,
Because the first two things on my list (Send Earnings & CashCrate) I have shown a picture of the checks I have gotten and a video as well for CashCrate. Now you might think those are fake too but I can’t do anything about that.
Besides, both of thease are NO CHARGE | FREE| NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED so if I am scamming you then all you have wasted is time.
THIS “MYSEARCH” OUTFIT ALSO CHARGES YOUR CREDIT CARD UNDER “MYSRCSH” & “vcomm300″ & CAREXPRESS” & “GLOBAL GOLD INC.”
THEY ARE OUT OF LAS VEGAS, NV. WITH A PHONE OF 702-951-2264 WHICH IS IN THE NAME OF “GLOBAL GOLD INC.”
I KEPT SENDING E-MAILS TO MYSRCSH.COM TO GET THEM TO STOP CHARGING ME AND THE CALLED ME & TOLD ME TO STOP SENDING THEM E-MAILS!!!!!!! KIND OF A THREAT!!!! LOL
If it walks like a duck, swims like a duck, and flies like a duck…do you really think it’s an eagle?
I smelled fish when the redirect link WAS NOT to Google.
Avoid like the plaque.
I signed up and was charged the $1.97, which I was expecting, but then I noticed a $69.97 charge was pending in my account! The company connected to this Google Kit SCAM was FunWebProfits 877-402-2666, which I called and the customer representative told me that the $69.97 is a MONTHLY charge that was listed in the FINE PRINT of the terms and conditions when I signed up. Apparently, I’m the idiot! Along with the obvious un-ethical practice of business scamming; the customer service I experienced from FunWebProfits was atrocious! I expressed my unhappiness with the $69.97 charge and noticed that the customer service rep was hurrying her speech along to get me off the phone after telling me that nothing could be done about my refund. I am without a doubt a very UNSATISFIED customer of FunWebProfits! Not only did the customer service representation FAIL in my book, but I feel swindled. Again, I’m the idiot. A note to anyone out there THINKING about signing up with FunWebProfits, don’t be an idiot….find another way to make money because it’s not so fun!
“GOOGLE JOBS FROM HOME”
THIS OUTFIT IS OPERATING UNDER SEVERAL NAMES AS BELOW:
My Search.Com & VCOMM300 & Carexpress & FunWebProfits & Global Gold Inc. & MYSRCH.
MYSRCH phone is 877 290-9136
Global Gold Inc. is 702 951-2264
Carexpress (I lost it)
They are out of Las Vegas, Nv.
IN TRYING TO GET THEM TO REFUND ON MY CREDIT CARD THEY WOULD NOT TALK TO ME, SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE & HUNG UP.
IF YOU GET STUCK PLEASE REPORT FRUAD TO THE “FTC” & “FBI”.
they keep calling and i was about to sig in when i decided to search this in the internet ,becose i sign whit this other company prosper university and twiter cash, they are the same scam,i purchase thi program for 1.98 and the other for 3.98 and i didnt read the fine print, they charched my credit card after 5 days only 79.99 each , and i call in the 5th day to cancel the 2 scams they say you still going to get charged , becose this is the 5th day and i toldem to cancel the programs and they still char my credit card, now i dont know if the nex month there is goit to be another charge? i dont know i hope not ,
LEGALLY: IF YOU DON’T CALL AND CANCELL WITH THESE OUFITS WITHIN 3 DAYS THEY CAN LEGALLY CHARGE YOUR CREDIT CARD ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY LISTED IN THE FINE PRINT AS A “MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE”.
IN CALLING TWICE THEY WOULD HANG UP ON ME, I STARTED TO SEND EMAILS, SENT 30 TO 40 IN AN HOUR AND THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME TO STOP SENDING EMAILS AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY FINALLY CANCELLED ME. DON’T KNOW YET. I DID CALL WITHIN THE 3 DAY TIME PERIOD.
THEY ARE UNDER ABOUT 20 NAMES AND ARE IN LAS VEGAS, NV,
These days you mess around with peoples money scamming them for 80.00 at a time people would probably lose it and kill you. These guys need to stop before someone finds them and hangs them for this rediculous scam. poor bastards who fell for it id go to nevada and start burning buildings down lol.
this is true i signed up for it. and its a scam. i haven’t gotten a kit. and the number they gave me to keep up with the order and for information is disconnected.
READ THE TERMS! I almost signed up but read the terms and all my alarm bells went off!
Sad that quacks like these are allowed to suck in the unsuspecting.
I was just online checking this google thing out. I decided to read the fine print and saw all the charges. That is crazy and so I did not order the kit and then I found this blog! Thank you! Can u say SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!
I’m an idiot as well – I fell for this scam. These crooks had the nerve to deduct that 69.97 out of my debit card bank account before I even had a chance to call customer service to make sure that this was the real deal. I just got off the phone with my bank – they are going to refund me and go after these people (whoever they are)! I should have known better – Google would never be involved in this garbage. I hope they find these people who are doing this and throw them in jail for a real long time!!! And I hope whoever thinks they are getting away with this crime is reading this: because guess what! You’re BUSTED idiot!!! I used my bank card number when I was stupid enough to fall for that 1.97 fake kit. And I hope you get what you deserve when they track you down!!! And you can forget about my money you stole: It’s back in my account!!! And if you dare try to cash it again: I will immediately report it and will have my money that you stole returned once again.
they make me sick.scamming folks like that .im a single mom of 4 and all my kids are now full time students so i thought this was a good way to make a lil extra cash..so glad i read this b4 i put my credit crad in ..thanks for this post ..and im sorry for those who got scam
Yep — I wrote a lot about the scams, too, and people are telling me how they got hit for $50 twice in one month on their debit card due to these “Easy Google Cash” scams and stuff.
O My God! (I knew it).I’m so glad I found this web page. Because I was really thinking about purchasing that “Google skam kit”…. Also to all people that don’t like to read the fine print like me, remember this ” If it sounds to good to be true, it usually is”.
Here is another one: Google™ does not endorse or sponsor this site and
is in no way affiliated with KevinMakesMoneyOnline.com
I did some quick research and found that FunWebProfits offers a 7 day trial for $1.97. After that, you will be charged a monthly charge of $69.97. The charges will show up on a buyers credit card as “FUNWEBPROFITS” or “INSTANTCS“. Maybe they should show up on your credit card as “Scam”!
I fell for it too. I didnt see the small print until after i’d entered my card details. I rang my bank straight away and they advised that they can’t do anything until after 31 days! I have rung the company imediately and cancelled. They have given me a cancellation number but my bank says this means nothing. As I used a debit card instead of a credit card I have basically given them access to my account! If you are thinking of this then don’t! Also word of advice from my bank is ALWAYS use a credit card when shopping online! I don’t think I will ever trust another work from home advert again! I really hope they have cancelled this as I can’t afford monthly charges!
I also have gotten taking by this company but, I am trying to get my money back. Thank God I used my credit card and I hope they can go after them for a scam. They have charged me and I have never even received my kit. I wish I would have read this first.
They almost got me too.Just so happens,I recently loaded
this little program called INTERCLUE which alerts to scam or questionable websites.I clicked on their TERMS AND CONDITIONS and my INTERCLUE SAID NOT VALID.Then I cleaned
out the info box and came here. Thks for the comments,it
really woke me up.
I was about to sign up too but read the small print and immediately saw that it was a scam. As soon as they asked for money. I knew Google would not do that. I am so thankful I didn’t give my info to them. I need a job but not that bad. Please be aware and do not sign up with them. The news needs to tell people about this and save people from giving their hard earned money to a scam. I hope they catch these people.
You name it, I’ve tried it! Several hundred dollars over the last year. “No Mas” Spanish..for no more! The $47. turns into $1500., all have monthly tie in fees. I have tried the $1.97 Google work from home…twice. But you are setting ducks for these pros. And I mean pros friend! A lot of good stuff on the web, and A LOT OF DUMB PEOPLE like me gets ripped, and ripped, some of us are just slow learners.
It actually got me yesterday and It was my birthday. I guess this is just another of those brilliantly planned scams on the net.
How about someone making a honest list of ALL
of the honest work from home jobs?
Anyone come across that jennifer’s money blog yet? It’s the same BS!
Don’t get caught up in this crap!
I was about to signup thanks for the heads up
I found a gentleman from my area making alot of money posting the google ads. I looked up his name in the phone book and couldn’t find him. I was just about to start for the $1.97 price. What else do I have to lose? Wrong! I just stumbled on this website before I took the plunge.
Thanks so much for posting!
I am always checking out ways to increase profits from the power of the internet.
I almost tossed my 2 bucks in just to see what kind of product would show up, but decided to do my customary research first.
Sure am glad that I found this site with reports of just how misleading and despicable some folks are.
thanks!!! I was about to get it wow! thank God i saw this blog!
I WAS looking at that, then i read the small print on charge you 84.00 to card.
i lost me job in march and i was looking for some way to earn some cash. wow. i am glad i did not my credit card. well back to looking.
I saw the Google work at home ad on aol. They make it appear like aol and other Legit companys endorse this crap. Are these firms, who are being used by these crooks, doing anything about the deimse of there good names? Is anyone doing anything about getting rid of this trash?
Google is not allowing people to pay for these ads through Adwords but that is all they are doing to my knowledge. They are still not going after the actual Google Home Kit companies that are selling the “kit” and I don’t know why.
Doe anyone know where you should report these fake scam site to? It’s using google’s name surely they’d be interested?
This scam is everywhere. I see it on so many websites I can’t believe people still fall for it. Any program that requires you to pay money to get started is most likely a scam. I don’t care because it just shows that survey sites are the way to go.
was about to put in credit card info THANKS!!!!!
i almost fell for this. what got to to realize it was fake was the google site these people post with pictures of their earnings. it is a site from Google Adsense, which is a completely different thing. Google does pay people, for advertising on these people’s websites, not for posting links.
I too fell for this add just yesterday (Aug 12, 2009) and decided to jump in for the 1.97 – what a bad move, I should have known better. Call their Custserv rep, and they couldn’t even speak english very well, and sounded like they were working out of a foodcourt by the sounds in the background (hey, you never know). I cancelled before this lady tried to hangup without asking if I had any further questions(like any other reputable company may do). Call your credit card company first, then call them to cancel – it’ll take you less time than when you signed up for the scam of a lifetime. Absolute scam!!!!!
I used a pre-paid credit card for the $1.97, thank
God! Some guy named Danny called me for a
“screening” to see if I were eligable to make
the income they claim. Then, he asked me for
$4000, but said I can pay $600 and be fronted for
the rest until I had income. He asked me to call
him back at 1866-212-3896 ext 3419 when I had the
money. LOL. NOT! Nice try though, you ALMOST
had me sold lol. (Not)
I was just on the phone with a company from NJ who was trying to sign me up because yesterday I was about to be scammed on line but I backed out, I thought I took all my info out but evidently not cause they called me today to assure me they could take my money !!!! And they realy didnt want to take no for an answer I actually had to had to be very rude and hang up on them !!
I’m Glad I saw this page its all a scam google has nothing to do with this
I too was about to try this. The site said that all I had to do was fill out the form to see if I qualify. Left the form blank and hit next and took me to the next page saying congradulations!! You qualify, and immediatly asked for credit card information. I then went back and read the terms and conditions of everything on the internet stating that they will also charge $70 to my account every month. Technically since they post it and you agree by clicking next it is legal. You have to read that. Terms and Conditions ARE ONLINE CONTRACTS. Even if those sites don’t have a box where you can check to agree to terms they have to have text somewhere on the site saying that by clicking next or whatever you agree to terms and conditions. Be careful and always read the fine print, Terms and conditions are there to protect us. The problem is that everyone is lazy and won’t sit and read something and then get mad that they got charged for something legally.
I almost fell for it. Why doesnt Google do anything? Their name is also getting spoilt in this. Cant believe it is being done in such a professional manner.
Thanks to all of you for the comments. I saved my self from having to cancel my credit card.
got scammed by google home kit. Wish I had found your site first. I see everyone saying google is not responsible.Then why do they pop up when you google them.If they r a scam then google should block their site from popping up.Google has to know they are using their name and CBS and CNN should be screaming too. They are using these trusted nme to sell there scams.
I was about to take a lower paying job and use the google scam for extra income. That way my life style would not change. Until i ran across this site.Thank You
Thank you for the post links with Google jobs review and providing this web page. I have been sent several of these emails. I however never give out my credit card information. I do have a question thought. How can any one be sure that what you are posting about your job isn’t a scam as well?
This has been addressed before Angie and it is not a job, just a way REAL way to make some extra money. Some people will never trust anything on the Internet. Period. However I have a picture of my CashCrate check along with a video and both of these show this website and that they belong to me. These are not faked but of course there is no way to show without a doubt that they are real. Afterall, look at the movies made now and all the special effects.
But the real way you know it is not a scam is because it is FREE to sign up to CashCrate. Totally FREE NO CREDIT CARD NEEDED OR ASKED FOR.
Thank you so much for posting this. I too, almost got
hooked until I read the terms and a red flag went off when I noticed it wasn’t Google.
Thanks for your time!
hi, i like to report that, those guys, after i canceled my ripoff subscription, they keep calling and calling to try to get me again, my son talk to them and told em that we dont want anything from them, they yet keep calling in a dayly basis , when i see the 800 number all Ii do is get the call and cut the call, but they are annoying to people, i hope that someone can do somthing about it. this is like a pest.
Whoah really!? This is some crazy stuff. My boyfriend was about to try it out and tell his family about it and me, [[he was the ginypig]] turns out this is a scam, thank god i told him before he tried it and used his card…cause we wouldv’e raised hell…i wish they wouldv’e kept calling me…thanks to whom ever posted this…i believed u save alot of people money!
The offer on the US Dream Jobs site looked suspicious, but a quick Google search turned up lots of sites like this. (Thank you all who do this.) I wonder why Google hasn’t stepped in and crushed them.
Interesting exchange with “Jenny” at USDreamJobs, after a chat pop-up showed up when I tried to navigate away from the site.
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Jenny Says: HEY WAIT! I have just been authorized to give you a CHAT ONLY DISCOUNT! CLICK HERE now to get $0.99 shipping!
Jenny Says: Just type ‘HI’ or ‘Hello’ in the space below to let me know you are there.
Jenny Says:Anyone with a computer and basic typing skills can earn up to $250-943 per day!
Jenny Says: Whenever you are ready, just type ‘HI’ or ‘HELLO’ and we can get started…
You: I just did a google search and it turned up lots of articles describing how this is a scam and how it works. Shame on you.
Jenny Says: No, this is not a scam! We are so confident that this will help you make money that we are offering a 100% satisfaction guarantee!
You: Please provide a link to a Google posting that confrims this program.
Jenny Says: This amazing offer is only available through this chat and for a limited time. CLICK HERE to take advantage of this deal.
You: I need verification. Apprenlty what you guys do is charge an initial $2 but then in the fine print is something about a $70-$80 per month charge.
Jenny Says: This Chat Only deal is for the discounted shipping price of just $0.99! CLICK HERE and get your Free Trial Kit now!
You: Send me the kit and I’ll mail you a $1 bill the same day I receive it. It’s just $1.
Jenny Says: You will get REAL, LIVE support to answer any question and help you every step of the way! CLICK HERE now and get your kit for just $0.99 shipping!
You: Verificaton please. Something from Google, or at least from a well-known daily paper.
Jenny Says: Our fine-tuned, Google Works Kit is 100% Guaranteed!
You: What exactly is guaranteed? And, is it true that there is a monthly charge beyind the initial $1?
Jenny Says: When you order right now, you will get your Risk Free Trial Kit and all you have to pay is the Chat Only Discount price of shipping of just $0.99! CLICK HERE to get yours now!
You: So, there are no monthly charges?
Jenny Says: Remember, this offer for a CHAT ONLY discount is available for a limited time only. It may not be available tomorrow. CLICK HERE to take advantage of this $0.99 shipping offer now!
You: I guess you are not going to answer my questions? Why not? THey were simple and direct, and relevant.
Jenny Says: You may already be in our system. Please contact our customer service department for additional help.
Mike,
I hate to tell you but Jenny was a computer and not a real person. All these money making programs or systems have virtual agents…not real ones.
for all of you whom used a credit card, simply notify the card compamy of what has happened, cancel that card and have them issur you a new card. really it is not rocket science. and you might quit looking for a way to make money without any effort. thanks.
I can’t believe I was so…stupid. I “Never” fall for anything like this! I was looking for something for my daughter-in-law with a new baby. This sounded good. It was very late at nite, I was tired. I saw google, cnn, cbs, so on and so forth, etc… Not paying much attention, I send one in for myself and her. To date I have been taken for well over $400 dollars!!!!. However, I used my debit card which I cancelled (so they can’t get any more) and it has fraud insurance so I am getting my money back. I advise all of you who have used a credit and debit card to go to your bank. Just about all of the cards have the fraud protection up to $10,000 on them. Fill out a form and you can have your money back in about 10 days. After the FDIC pays for several of these claims they WILL find out who these people are and get THEIR money back and prosecute no matter where they are!!! So Please file your claims against these theifs!!!
How do you cancel the number they gave is not a good number. I have clled and caled and called please help I scammed with this one.
Randi
this is barbara farmer,i fouNd out what this is and i want to discontinue this offer. you may reach me @ 812-659-1730. do not take anything off my card.
Thank you for posting this website. I too almost got scammed. Just looking for something ligid to do in the mornings while my girls are at school. Read the fine prints when I read that I was like what the hell is this! They state they are going to send you to the credit beaureu if you do a charge back and if you stop payment they are going to send you to collections. All the my sense went into alert alert alert why will they be saying that if they are saying that you could cancel no problem……why because they are SCAMMING….SCAMMMERS…DON’T FALL FOR IT!!!
I just order my kit now i have to go to the bank monday to take care of this mess. My mother just told me today that she order her a kit and she didnt get hers and they charger her account.
are there any other ligetimate on jobs like cashcrate online and thanks for letting me know about that one dayjobnuker
Blue,
See my page on How To Make Money Risk Free. I know that the several things there are legit.
I had a feeling. I just looked at it and was curious.
I said to myself if it was legitimate they wouldn’t be asking for money. I figured this morning I would look at the Google jobs to see for sure and I’m glad I did.
Thank you for this website and all you people who are leaving comments. I’m sorry for all the people who lost money. Can’t these creeps be stopped? I am going to tell all of my friends.
Someone got my ceadit card info from online and ordered this so i got billed $199.. from some dumb crap! So i called them and the said it was all non refundible.. and they are tryin to give my bank a hard time!
I entered the website for Google work from home with no investment from Shawn and just found out that it is a scam from the notes I see on your site. I listened to his presentation and supposedly there were many more listed to invest in on a monthly basis. Then comes the $39.95 or $49.95 and so on.
I cancelled my order immediately. If anyone is having trouble getting their money returned, gather your records and emails and make a copy, then send it to your Attorney General along with your complaint. They will certainly look into it, if it’s drafting money from your account without your knowledge or permission, you can recover your funds.
PS Tried to get back to this site that I put in my favorites and could not even recover the original page the offer came from.
OH lord,, I fell once in one the 1000 scams on the web, 2 years ago,they charge 5.99, but I was supost to get train online there was no website, but they didnt take more money YOU NEVER NEVER EVER PAID UPFRONT FEE TO GET A JOB, IF THEY ASK FOR MONEY you know is BS.
my bf fell for credit repair, God they took 875.00 4 days before Christmas 2 years ago same year , it was all our money for the holidays, I learned my lesson I rather go to welfre before I pay one of this MF money you know how much money they have make already
I am so glad that I looked this up on the official Google website so that I could find out the truth. My husband already told me that it was a scam, but I told him maybe not because GOOGLE IS RICH and at the moment I REALLY NEED A JOB. I thank you all for putting this info out because I was about to become apart of a disaster.
WOW. Was just getting ready to do the google links job at home. Thank God I found this first. It is a sick world with so many unemployed and seeing this ignites hope even if its to good to be true. Then you find out it is a SCAM. Hope everyone sees this site before they end up duped.
thank you! i was honestly thinking about it! sounded too good to be true, thanks for your message.
I was just about to do this but when I called the number for 20 minutes and got a busy signal a red flag went off. Its really sad to think that in these extremely hard economic times, people would actually try to scam someone. Im thankful I am not one of those people but my heart goes out to those who have been targeted. Please be careful and know that no one has ever had to pay money upfront to get a job.
I got totally scammed, and am livid, tho’ I always counted myself as a pretty sharp cookie, and coach my customers on this kinda thing every day at my job in reference to cell phone subscribtions scams…I have my account set so I get a text message alert when there is any activity at all and I called them immediately after the charge hit, and was given such a run around, I called 3-4 times and got really escalated, they just give an 877 number that nobody answers and then an email address that gives you a form to fill out you have to fax to them AND agree to deduct 4.95 processing from your refund and it is endless!!!! I want my damn money back…I did not agree to this!!!
Im a ‘09 grad, and looking for jobs, its really hard right now and I was just abou tto try this, thank god im very hesitant about using my bank card.
this is 100%true. I did order the google kit and it was a complete waist of time. also they send your info out to their other partner like liberty fun or u.s. patriot and then you will bill other charges without your consent.
I was glad to run into this. I just “googled” Google work from home and found this because I have received the pop ups about the work from home jobs for just a small fee of $2. And the only reason that they are charging the fee is to make sure applicants are serious about working from home. Glad I saw this before I went for it.
i’m glad i came upon this site,i tried to get it sunday night but my bank declined it,and they called me yesterday to let me know that some fraud activity had happened thank God that it kicked it out.just like the person that had 2 people in his county that claimed to have made good.i saw a woman on line from dublin,ga.and tried to get in contact with her just to inquire about it but i guess she doesn’t exist anymore because i had no luck.
WOW! Good think I found your website! I’ve been thinkin about trying this for days. I keep receiving adds about this on my email and home page. Today I decided to look into it. Thanks for the good info. I guess all of us are trying to find that “help get you by these hard times” program.
At least i didn’t fall for the charging part but i did fill out the form to see if it was “available” in my area. Now….stupid junk mail. even a text to my phone. luckily, so far, they’ve all had unsubscribe options. I just wish I could find the original site so that maybe I could get off the master list.
o well.
I was on my way to the site when i stumbled on this blog thank you so much.Im A single mom of two boys I thought this would be just what we needed to get a little extra help.We will keep trying. Thanks again.
I saw the website at first I was going to sign up for it but a bell went off in my head. At one time I did work at home for a company typing in rebates. This one sounded to true to be real. It had a timer on showing me that I only had 5 minutes left to sign up. This is when bells started really going off. It’s terrible that people is out trying to scam you. When so many people are out work. I hope they get caught.
I foolishly fell for this $1.97 offer. It was a “combination” routine where it stated you needed to get 2 items for $1.97 each (for shipping) and in return you would receive information (books etc.) on how to make money online. The webpages did not mention a “monthy service” and the ad seemed to only refer to the “one time” mailing of these materials. Now I have charges totalling over $130. from 3 different entities..Bid Fuel, Google, and Saver Direct and am required to battle them for charging my card. One has (Bid Fuel) agreed to credit back..the other 2 have refused. I had to cancel my credit card to insure no more attempts would be made on my account. These thieves should be stopped now!
I recently visited Google jobs work from home, and thought I was paying $1.97 for the Internet Biz Kit. The kit was suppose to be a work from home kit by Google is turns out that this company is not legitmate. I called over ten times, and got some foreign speaking representatives. The reps tried to hurry me off the phone. However, I told them that I would wait until the person I was speaking with got of the telephone. The catch to this scams is you must call within seven days after you sign up to cancel the membership. PLEASE DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM. I AM MAD LIVID!!!!!!! They charge my friends account for $79.99, and would not refund the money. They said the $79.99 dollars fees was listed in the terms, and conditions. I never say any terms, or conditions. They are operating under PROFITSTUDIOLEARNING.COM, PACIFICWEBWORKS.COM, AND YOUR PROFITGATEWAY.COM. BEWARE OF THE SCAMS!They will not give you the mailing address.
Just like all the other posts say, THIS IS A SCAM! In less than a month, my credit card charges total $173.33…and just think that the only thing that was authorized to be on my credit card was a $1.97 for free information. I had to close my credit card account and report it as “stolen” because I’m receiving charges to it about every 8 days or so for some kind of web hosting fees for this “phantom/so-called” website that I have. Normally, I don’t let this kind of shit happen to me and I feel totally stupid now. Please stay away from this company or any business associated with it. IT IS A SCAM!!!!
I too have seen all the gogle hype. I was sure to read the fine print in the terms and conditions and membership conditons were it stated if not cancelled within 10 days of free trial, a charge of about $80 would occur, then every 31st day after that a recuring charge of about $50. funny thing is, I only entered my name and phone number, then read all the above stated and exited the window..within 48 hours i had received a couple phone calls with dead air and I said “if you cannot say Hello, do not call here”..Finally, a woman with a heavy indoneisan accent said she was with Google and I tiold her i was not interested..she procedded to argue with me the only charge was the almost $3.00 ship and handle fee. I told her I read the fine print and I saw the hidden fees revealed and to take my number off their list, and not to ever contact me again..so far so good…IT TRULY IS SAD THAT SCAMMING IS SO EASY ON THE NET…ALWAYS READ FINE PRINT EVERYONE!!!!!!!
My husband saw the site on yahoo and was amazed about the dollar amount so he called me to look at it. I was an unbeliever so I read the comments totry and confirm if this was legit. testimonials were tooshort so I googled CNN and guess what found out this was a scam. GLAD I DID NOT GO THROUGH WITH IT.If its too good to be true then it is.
Now why cant there be something about these scamers..Dosent google have some legal action they can take for fraud using there name..Our they have something to do with them??? You would think they would take action and man up and take some kind of action..
I’m glad i read this page and those of you who think you are idiots, well you’re not. There are a lot of us out here trying to find better ways to make money. To fit all of our needs to better our lives. So no none of us are stupid or dumb just desparate to find a better way because we are opptimists and are willing to put ourselves out there. There should be more gov. recommended websites for us to apply to that are not scams. and even those we have to scrutinize nad do our own research on them. So I too thank all of you because I was about to pay the 2.00 , but being a victim myself of scams I kept looking until i found this page.
I signed up for the google wk at home jobs and it is as SCAM!! I called and cancelled it within 24hrs, they gave me some bullshit cancellation number and noticed a few weeks later there was a charge of $79 and $29.00 and $38 somthing charged. They had said that I never called to cancel, WHEN IN FACT I DID WITHIN 24HRS. TOTAL SCAM. I will be reporting them to the BBB. My question is, why hasn’t Google gone after them. And the charges come in under different companies, that is three different names. AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Total SCAM!!!
They did it to me with hidden charges in the TOS. What a rip off. Had to cancel my bankcard because when I called to complain they told me that they would refund this 74+$ a month, but that if their webmaster decided it was a legit charge they would charge me again! I called my bank and charged back on them, canceled that card so they couldn’t charge me without permission again.
All I bought was the pdf to look at for 2.95$ never thought that they would hide additional monthly charges in their TOS! What jerks! What scammers!
This was Google Money Grants. HEY GOOGLE HOW COME YOU LET THESE PEOPLE PASS THEIR SELVES OFF AS GOOGLE?
Between the time I submitted my info and I received the first phone call from these folks I did some research and decided not to pursue this “opportunity” so I was prepared to say no when/if they called. However, one no was not enough. Four more no’s were not enough. Asking them to not call me again was not enough. They continued to call me about 5-7 times a day. I ignored most because I have caller ID, hoping they would eventually stop [all the calls said they were from New Jersey, but all the callers seemed to me to have, perhaps Philippino? accents] – maybe my stop calling request had to go through their system before it would take effect, I naively thought.
A few days of their continuous calling later, with me not answering but trying to figure out what next to say or what I could do legally to stop being harassed, I decided to again answer. This time I told the caller that I had already said no 5 times and I had also asked not to be called again. I calmly but firmly said I was tired of being called and if the calls did not stop that I would do everything in my power as a consumer to get them to stop which included filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and any state or federal consumer agencies. I have not received another call since then. That was 2 days ago after receiving those numerous daily calls. What a relief. I have not filed any complaints yet but still may do so. Perhaps we all should?
I already was considering the kit and I’m glad I read this notice!
THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart (and wallet), I was just on the site and almost put in my credit card billing information and something told me to be a little more careful, so I went looking and WOW. I can’t believe the lengths some people will go to scam their fellow man (or woman). In these trying times we need to have eachothers backs and we can all come out on top instead of climbing over others in order to make a quick buck. Thanks again, you really saved me from this. I lost my job almost a year ago and was hoping this was the answer, I’m so glad I didn’t. I couldn’t have afforded the results of this scam. Thanks for helping out by exposing this for what it is!
I just read that Web Money Training is the same sort of product where only in the fine print do they talk about the additional monthly charges and people are having to cancel their credit card and bank accounts.
I fell for this today and after I put in my info, the page wouldn’t load on my macbook so i closed it and a few hours later came on our home pc to look for the site and i found this page. THANK GOD!!! I looked up my history in my laptop and pulled up their terms and conditions and it was ALL TRUE! So, I called and talked to some lady who kept confusing me and kept telling me how great this product is and how i would have money in no time until I said “Look I just want to cancel this.” and she realized she wasn’t getting any where with me, so then I said there better not be any charges later and my debit card number better not be given out and she sounded so offended and simply said, “Maam, this is confidential.” So I hope it’s over…of course the $2.29 I paid is gone but God spared me before anything else could happen. I can’t believe people do this
I was just about to sign up for this!!! My Husband & I are trying to save for a house, and I was thinking this would be a good part-time job for some extra money…..Glad I cam across this site first!!!! We really can’t afford to loose any money. Thanks!!!
hi to all they trick me (agien) i canceled about a month ago and i even despuite the charges , ok , i say is all ok but no, this month they charge me agien , whats wrong whit this people, so y say to evryone to be carefull and not trust this guys , (this is a nice word for them, if they only knew what i think about them **&&*&&^%$#.)
how awful! only desperate people would hope to find something to help them earn $ disregarding if something seems too good to be true it probably (notice propably)is. we want to believe because the alternative is depression about money problems
shame on these bad people thank God I found your comments t.y. for helping people avoid MORE problems!!!
I want to thank God for allowing you to post this information. I really was about to get myself into a world of trouble with this “SCAM”. I normally don’t read the fine print, but this time I did and found out that Google is not in anyway shape, form or fashion, affiliated with these work for google ads. Thanks sooooo much for your diligence to warn us and to help us find legitimate extra income. God bless you.
Ok after reading all of this i looked into it more and found that after visiting one of these websites, i have had a tracker/redirect put into my registry which was only allowing me to go to certain sites that they were choosing. So i would run something to get rid of it. I use adware professional. in fact i strongly recomend doing this
The best thing for anyone to do if you’ve fallen for this scam is give the FTC ALL the info about them as you can. Names, phone numbers, addresses, etc…anything that will help. Bernie Madeoff was busted, these people will get there’s in the end!!
Thank-you so much everybody. I’m sitting here with my cc ready to purchase the $1.97 kit when I came across this page. We are a family of four1/2(I’m pregnant and my job used my prenancy as a reason to lay me off by the way).There’s only one income now and we are struggling well enough on our own without selfish inconsiderate jerks digging for money that was hard to come by. Thank-you and my prayers go out to everyone affected by this mess.
Never try to chat using their chat system as it is a computer which you can tell by the type of responces you get in return to your questions. I mean really, who talks like that!
And, My Daddy told me many wise things… well, ok… some were not that wise But SOME WERE!!! What he told me that pertains here is “If all else fails, READ THE DIRECTIONS” and in this case, “THE FINE PRINT!”
And one more thing before I’ll shut my mouth, well two things.
One; I am seeking what most of you are seeking – and be honest – something for nothing, or in the least, something easy for better pay and little work.
Two; These kinda go together when you think about it so think about it! DO YOUR HOMEWORK -and- DON’T BE AN IMPULSE BUYER!!!!
Well, thanks for giving me the heads-up, because it just so happened that i tried to order the $1.97 packet, but then later realized that my credit had expired and my internet kept stalling while I put my information. People are just deviant! Why steal in a time of desperation.
Looks like you got real lucky Chantal. Usually it is bad when credit cards expire but that time it saved you a lot of hassles down the line.
Well…i am embarrased to say – i fell for this and they have charged by debit card for $129. I called and tried to get them to cancel. Nope – but they did offer me a free one year membership – haha. I called my bank and they couldn’t do anything about it because i used my debit vs a credit card. Anybody with any suggestions, please write me back @gramc2930@aol.com Thank you SOOOO much! As many others, i am already struggling and this is terrible!!!
I use my debit card all the time and this is a good lesson that it can be more risky than a credit card. It looks like you are doing the equivelant of paying cash with a debit card whereas with a credit card you can fight the charges.
ya i fell for it too. i paid the 1.95 and within seconds i realized that was dumb so i spent the better part of the day getting rid of it. i called i have conformation of cancellation emails and i hope i dont get charged the 130 cause i willgo ballistic. i hope nobody falls for this bullshit.
This people are thiefs of the lowest kind… I mean people who are trying to find out ways to make money from home do it because we are unemployed and are having a hard time with this.
I wish I had found out about this blog sooner! I paid the 1.97 for the password and I did read the fine print and it said they would charge $69.97 if I decided to stay with them but I could review the material online for 7 days. NOT SO!! My card was charged without my knowledge as soon as I activated the password online! When I found out I cancelled twice online and then twice on the phone and they refunded me the money. One month later I get a $29.95 charge on my balance from alterfunds.com ??? this is not even the company that I signed with but they are partners in crime and got my bank info from the other place, I cancelled online twice (only once I got a cancellation code back by e-mail) dialed,a guy told me to call the next day and ask for the “customer resolution center” (that I think probably does not exist will just leave me hanging there) because he couldn’t do anything about a refund. I will explain all this to my bank and close the account right now, these thiefs will probably keep on charging every month if I don’t do it.
I paid the dollar to get the CD to see what this was all about and now my checking acocunts overdrawn since my 7 day free trial expired. Ive had charges for 60 and 80 dollars from diffrent companys that im trying to get refunds from. I never recieved the cd.
Was just about pulled in myself. LOL…..I always read the terms of submitting my personal info…..but i was about to skip it and started to put in my credit card when i decided to look a lil deeper. Then i saw “cancel within 5 days by phone or be charged 89.99 or something. I am glad i googled and found this posting!
I fell for this about 20 mins ago. The “Google Easy Street”. Right after I gave my debit card number and recieved my “password” I knew I had made a mistake. I started researching on the internet and found out it’s a scam. I went back to the “googleeasystreet.com” and read the FINE PRINT. Sure enough I have a 3 day trial for $1.95 then it says it’s going to charge me $129.99. I just got off the phone with their Customer Service (It took me 4 times to get though.) I however did get my “membershid” cancelled (I hope) and I “will have no ferther charges”. I still am going to email them to make sure. Don’t fall for it. Do research and ALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT!
I FELL FOR IT two weeks ago. Just like Mike, as soon as I got the email telling me a password and about the “free trial” I started to doubt it. So, I called and cancelled but I was told the 1.97 would still be charged to my card. So I called my bank and cancelled my card plus I disputed my payment so they didn’t even get that from me. Now I am closing my account because I am so scared. They sent me a CD after they called me (I am sure they tried to charge the 70 dolars and else but realized I had cancelled my card) and the CD came with a threat that I would be put in the http://www.badcustomer.com list if I don’t pay what I owe… they can put me in the list if they want, I don’t care. I don’t shop online anyway. Also, I read the CD has a virus so if you receive DO NOT PUT IT IN YOUR COMPUTER AND DO NOT FALL FOR THIS TOTAL SCAM!!!
OH MY GOD. I was so close to buying this, thank you for saving my day.
Sorry for the people who got hit by this scam train. My mother, my boyfriend, and myself all ALMOST got roped in. I’m a CNA, he’s unemployed, and she’s a teller. I was reading it, it was sounding soooo good, and then I noticed the little timer telling me I only had 9 minutes left to order….the light bulb flashed on with a quickness. And the little fee attached…! 1.NO RESPECTABLE, or REPUTABLE company would EVER ask you for money to GET a job,that is the point in signing UP…to EARN money not to GIVE it it to THEM!!! 2.How many jobs have you ever applied for that set a timer to telling you how long you had to apply? The timer is to make you anxious. Alot of people don’t think well under pressure. I hope you all get your money back, and I hope they get it up the !@#$
I can’t remember if I ever did fill out my credit card info or not… but I was thinking about getting it untill I saw a “timer”… The first thing that went through my head was WTF… and then that was that. It’s not like I expect earning money via internet to be easy, but it really is easier to spot a scam. So thanks for reinforcing my doubts.
Anything with a timer is very suspect. If it is legit, why do you need a timer?
thx for the comments !!! i was very close to buy this crap!! thx again!! you saved the day
Even though I am disabled and eating dirt, I would never trust anybody period, with my checking account number, credit card, and so on. They do not think you will read the bottom line, but they have another thing coming. Also beware of the Nigeria and fbi emails that are filtering around. Yeah, like you are really going to be awarded millions of dollars, a beneficiary of the deceased person you have no connection with, an atm card, or you won an international lottery! MAJOR SCAMMING GOING ON! On a We-tv program there were some people who literally paid hundreds of thousands of dollars because someone scammed them into believing they won a lottery! I feel for those people, consider yourself lucky, if you lost $79 bucks.
Thank you, so much! I’V been debating ding this for months and you just settled fr me. No way would I or expect anyone else to hand over there hard earned money in this unsure economic times. How dare these people do this! I am outraged and descusted by there behavior, and I fully hope someone turns them in for this illegal and scandalous behavior! Thank you again, I will find a real job online. sincerly, Amy Bradley
My kids were playign online when I noticed this page on my pc when they left (link was broken). Always curious but cautious, I signed up imeadiatly, under a very profane name of course, and a Visa test number. From what I have found, most scam sites dont have a real merchant so they dont do real time authentication, they just use java and alogrythms. So if anyone is ever curious, try a fake name and fake card, it let me right in… Use a future expiration date and a made up pin. Visa and Mastercard are three and amex is 4. You can find the test numbers here (http://www.infomerchant.net/creditcardprocessing/credit_card_test_numbers.html) or if your scitish about going to the site, I would be, one of Visa’s is 4111111111111111 HAVE FUN SCAMMING THE SCAMMERS!
Glad some people are making sights like this, it really disgusts me that people would do these scams which lots of the time hurts desperate people who cant afforded to be scammed.
They charged me the $1.95 then today noticed the $129.95 missing out of my account.
I got an email from a different place, Home Source company on the day I ordered so I cancelled with them..
Now today a different place charged my card.. CAVECREEK AZ. WowClikCash. Then claims they did send me an email when I ordered it when there was no email from them.
Live & learn I guess. ALWAYS check out something before purchasing to see if its for real or BS!@ This google easy street.. TOTAL SCAM.
Couldn’t get a refund either which makes it even suckier.
I did tell the Supervisor to the company that scammed me how i don’t know how they can live with themselves ripping people off like they do. How my daughter is sick at home and i’m out of work, single mom. He couldn’t care less. I told him ‘I hope you can sleep at night D–K!’
this is ridiculous. i paid a buck for this crap packet and ended up getting charged 129.95. i did not call before the cancellation date, though when i called they did cancel it. so now my bank cannot refund the money. i will have to cross my fingers that i can get ahold of one of these bastards and have them refund my money.
I got scammed by wah site- 180. by time I paid overdraft charges. I reported to bank fraud. The were told bcuz I bought a work ato home kit, I agreed to other charges. This is happening to a lot of people. Name of Your Pay Day.
Same thing happened to my son by his clicking on a free game web site, also free WalMart card. Name was MVQDealMax. We got his money back when I threatened to put report into our bank fraud department. They agreed to refund money. I still turned them in, also called Walmart and reported it. State (PA) will not take on unless they can get an address- can’t get it. Sure;y there has to be something to stop this rip off- all of them were on google.
Thank goodness for this web site. I can’t believe these scams when so many people are out of work right now.
Thank you for the warning.
Wow, I thought I was the only one who got hit last year with this nonsense. I hope to finish my consumer law degree and I will surely go after prosecuting these knukcleheads. Until then, is there REALLY any online jobs that are legit for a student like myself?
BJ,
One of the legitimate ways of making money is to learn affiliate marketing. It takes time but you can do it at your own pace and learn as you go. One of the best affiliate programs is CashCrate and you can see my banner with how much I have made from them. Yep, that is a real amount! (but it is for several years of work)
There are a lot of scams involving legit company names and I myself was about to fall for one. I don’t think it is right that these ruthless and illigitement people have nothing better to do than to try and scam honest hard working people out of money so they don’t have to do any real work. These people should be found and prosecuted to the fullest, but everything about them is fake. They are lying to the world which makes me think they are lying to who ever they married or are going with and their relationship with that person is fake as well. Hacker and all the other fake identities needs do something productive with their lives and quit taking good honest people for granted. What you dish out you get in return, just ten times worse.
This really sucks. I so wanted to earn some extra money to get out of a hole and im glad i am cautious and stumbled onto this blog. WHatever happened to C.O.D. or being able to send a money order or something? I mean yes it can still be a scam that way but at least you dont have to worry about them sucking your bank account dry.
One way to protect yourself when signing up for something like this is to use a virtual credit card number that can be used only ONCE. Then if there’s some small print you didn’t read about additional or recurring charges, the company can’t charge you for the bogus charges because the credit card number is no longer any good.
Citi and Discover card offer virtual credit card numbers, and other card issuers do as well.
Be careful out there!
What are you guys talking about? I ordered my kit and it works great. I’m making so much money. Thanks, Google home kit!
GOOD GOD; WHO IS THIS LAST GUY THAT COMMENTED. HE MUST BE ONE OF THE SCAMMERS. THIS IS A TOTAL RIP-OFF IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE JUST CHECK WITH GOOGLE AND READ A BUNCH OF THE ABOVE COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE THAT GOT NAILED BY THIS OUTFIT.
THIS ERNEST BERT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE SCAMMERS.
This is a fake company. They are hooked up to google jobs and charge you 1.95 then 3 day slater 59.84 for a months subscription. They do it hoping you don’t catch it in time and they can charge as much as they want to. They even have as seen on CNN on their site. They were never featured on CNN. This is a scam….don’t fall for it.
I almost fell for this line of crap too!!!! I do not know how I fell on to this web but like the rest of you I am glad I did. But I have seen all the coments on the google ones (which by the way my name was a Jason Haverley from across the river.) But I have not read anything on the web site that he is talkining about the Cashcrate has anyone tried this or not? If so whats the word on this or the web sites that actually tells you what they think or tried or there sucesses. Can anyone help with this?
It almost got me. I filled out the form last night, but had to leave my computer, so decided to order this. I went to Google this morning but got to reading here and its a good thing I did. Thank God
scam!!!!!!!! the bill on card is from a food store………..scam scam scam scam…….
they make the money you get nothing…….
Luckily, I tried to pay the $1.98 with my pre-paid card. I keep less than $50 on this card to avoid scams like this. After declining my card, I read this post. Thanks for postings.
I was also scammed… Shut your Cards Down if you signed up for the BullShit… The follwing 2 weeks or so after it looks like only $1.95 was taken from your bank… They will hit you with at least two $59.95 charges from Harmony Financial.. Scam F’ing company, then $29.95 from MMTWIT, another Scam… All from “Money Mastery” in California.. Address is “7850 Ruffner Ave, Van Nuys 91406, CA. This needs to Stop and These people all of them need to go to jail… I am filing a Better Business Bureau complaint by calling the BBB in CA.
Maybe someone should turn them into the BBB.
Thanx so much for the warning. Found the usdreamjobs.com link from careerbuilder.com and would never think that website would host such a scam. I was just about to sign up but glad I had that nudge that this might not be what it seems. Thanx alot.
if it was possible to make 97$ an hour online and not work hard do you really think that everybody would be selling you the how-to for 1.97… thats like at 30 sec return on investment… wouldnt make sense
When I see the CVV2 as a required field I simply forget about doing the online job because then I know its a skam. Giving them that number will allow them to access your fund any time they want. Pleas everyone check into that. I had a friend who did these things.
Almost fell for this scam, just last month I had over $700 taken from my account from several different sites with false promises, can’t reach these companies thru their phone numbers or addresses so I cancelled my card and had my bank issue me a new card, so now these leaches will not be sucking my money from me anymore
It was close!
gave my name, phone #
almost card #
I’d like to grab one of these #$%^& by the %^&* throat!
Should have gone with my gut instinct…too good to be true. Good thing I stumbled across this. I just signed up and have called their CS line and canceled my membership. Had to wait almost 30 minutes! I even canceled my cc I used to take extra precaution.
they should be ashamed to send this out the disclosure says i will be billed close to 80.00 dollars a month for this suppose grants package i am no ones sucker twice (i was scammed b4) people like you make ex-felons like me want to go back to a life of crime no ones getting grants from this service if they where you would have more than 2 testimonials
well i just got scammed a few moments ago. wish i had found this site before i fell for the shit! called my credit card company,it’s almost 2am,she said that they would cancel my card and issue me a new one,and she gave me the number to call these people,but guess what no customer service people this late for them.they will get my rath as soon as they open @ 8am.hell, who knows if they actually open at all.with this many complaints someone from google,cnbc,cbs,and all tha other companies they use for their scam should file charges.I am a single mom of three,and you don’t mess with tha kids and you sure ass hell don’t mess with the money of a single mom! good luck to all of u who fell for this shit like I did. they will get there fair share soon!
I was just talking to my mom about odering google and then I ran into this site. And I could feel something isnt completely right right about it, so I’am kind of stunned to have ran into this site the same time as the other one, thank you for the tip.
My husband signed me up to try to help me get a job for $1. 3 days later, they charged my credit card $129.95. What a ripoff! I have to wait until Friday to dispute it with the credit card company. I called the “Google” website and they said under no circumstances do they do refunds. They said the charges were in plain sight on the website. Bull ( I spent 2 minutes cursing at them at the top of my lungs for their apparent lack of sensibility and grace for the common people of this country). My husband would have never signed up for it if he saw the $130 charge. Hopefully my credit company can get me my money back. Wish me luck everyone!!
WOW, I HATE PEOPLE THAT DO THIS TO OTHERS, I WAS 1 OF THE VICTIMS OF THIS SCAM I HOPE PEOPLE FIND THIS WEBSITE BEFORE THEY ORDER THAT BULL SHIT KIT THEY SO CALL PROMISE , THEY TOOK $130 OUT MY ACCOUNT THIS MORNING AND SUPPOSELY I AGREE TO THE TERMS WHEN I ONLY SEEN A $1 FEE, HOPE THEY GET WHATS COMINH TO THEM ASSHOES!!!!
They scammed me a month ago,but I managed to get my money back and renewed my credit card.
The best thing to do after you found an advert which is offering anything through a link, before you click on their link. Go to google and find out if someone is doing or know about that kind of business or job, what ever they said they are doing.
Beware! Beware! There’s all kinds of scammin’ going on out there! I fell for a website that offered REAL online jobs that paid well for doing little or no real work at all. If I did not feel the “product” was working for me, I could get my 49.95 back within a year. I stupidly paid the money out, and the site only offered posting Google Adwords links(which you have to pay for), writing e-books and posting links for those, and performing some proofreading-type service on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk website, which only paid 3 to 5 cents for any submissions received after you signed up and trained to rewrite a few sentences of text for “someone” out in cyberspace! SCAM! The worst part was that they used a “Legit Online Jobs” board to suck me in. SO BEWARE! Fortunately, I paid for the package with PayPal, so they could not keep charging me for their phony services, since PayPal does not allow the seller access to the buyer’s credit card numbers. I’m still trying to get my money back from KeyOnlineJobs.net with no success. I’ll keep on trying.
I was hit with a $2.95 shipping but they knocked a doller off, so I paid $1.95 this I new about. I then noticed 4 day’s later, that they charged my checking account $129.95, after I called them they stated in a small box that I had 3 day’s not 30 day’s to cancle (Sunday was the 3rd day) NOT OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY. My bad for falling for this. here is the web site and phone number.
1-602-792-9883
An elderly family member is insisting this is legit and without even looking it up I know it is not. I told them this and they got mad but thank goodness I have control over their finances because they would have just fell for it.
YES……….they got me too. I never do this, but just as soon as I clicked the send button, I knew I had messed up. Tried calling..couldn’t get anyone. Then called my credit card company, they canceled that credit card number and they issued me a new one. Before I could even activate the new card they had the $1.97 charge on it plus $74.97 and $19.97 just in 7 days. My credit card company took off the charges and will take off anymore, but I can’t keep having them do this. Will probably have to cancel the card in the end, to get this stopped. DON’T FALL FOR THIS!!!!
I would like to say thanks for putting this information out there. I am glad I checked this out because I was going to order the google kit to. Thank god I didnot.This is false advertising and these people should be ashame of thereself.I also lost my job and was looking something to do to make money, maybe it was the lords will I came to this site and checked it out before I done something stupid.I believe what the people say and I am glad they posted this.I wish Monica Lawensky on channel news 5 would let the people know that this is a scam.
I thought about ordering the kit too for only 0.99, then I got nervous about putting credit card info in and started doing research and found this. Thanks a lot, a bunch of people will not fall for this now. Just research things before you give anyone your credit card number.
Thank you so much I just saw this ad on the Facebook login screen. I read everything and it sounded legit. Im glad I looked it up before I tried to do anything with it.
Oh thank God, I was just looking for the ad. I saw it a long time ago and told my boyfriend. He said that it was fake but I didn’t listen to him. I tried to put my address but it wouldn’t accept it so I left it alone. Now I tried to research it and found this webpage I’m so glad that I didn’t order the kit.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!
It sounds TOO good to be TRUE.
im out of work and turned to the internet for a lead on a job. ordered a kit for 1.88 but i felt a scam. my account was billed for the 1.88 and then for 129.95. i cancelled my card and my bank assures me that i will get back my loss. deluxe income out of cave city az i tried to call many times with no answer fr my home phone. i then called from my cell and i was shocked with i was asked to view a incoming text that wanted me to txt them back the letter y for the fee of 9.95 and we thought the mob was bad. be careful
I too, signed up. I paid the $1.95 and began reading the information. After I went to the website I could tell it wasn’t from Google but it sounded like good information. I thought at $1.95 it wasn’t all that bad. I noticed 2 days later that cnet had an article about Google having a lawsuit against these companies. As I read further, I found that they charge much much more. I checked my account and it had not been charged further. I was able to call the 800 number and cancel within the 3 day limit. Whew!!! We need to stick together and run these type of people out of town!
Hi, I also fell for this scam 52.00 was taken out of my account after I paid the 1.19. Rang my bank they cannot do anything until 31 days time advised me that I need to cancel my subscription, I rang the company (The home job Wealth) and they have no account details in my name, that figures!!!!!!
Don’t know what to do now!!!!!
i was really hoping that these adverts were actually telling the truth because i must say posting links from home and earning nearly…. i dont know 5000pounds a month is a dream job almost better than being a footballer. i hate u for bursting my bubble!
These fake newspaper ads are everywhere on the net all trying to make you think that Google Cash is legit. These websites look real to a casual observer and they are just there to trick you. Don’t fall for anything with “Google Cash” or “Google Jobs” or “Posting links on Google” anywhere in the ad. Thanks for warning us!
Thank you so much for this information. I read the ad online yesterday and have really been thinking about getting this kit, and seeing it was only $1.97, i felt it might be worth it. I just needed a day or so to think about it. I actually found it on Tulsa World.com and so at that point i felt it was legitimate, I just hadn’t had the time to get back online to order it, but once i seen this when i did get back on, i am so mind blown at how someone would want to take all my earnings like that and i am a single parent of three. HOW CRUEL!!! THANK YOU once again…….
I got scammed big time…..the number that was published on my statement was 877-557-5473 with WOW CLIK CASH in AZ. They took me for the first 1.97 and then for the $129. Please please do not do this. Send your cancel emails to cancel@incomeeasystreet.com and call this number too to cancel because they might have sent this stuff to another company at this number: 800-537-0984 Hope this helps someone else.
Thank you for informing the public with all your comments. I hope all of u get justified and get ur money back. I also hope someone nails these idiots to the wall. Like the US Government! Wouldn’t that be amazing. Damn that fine print. It makes anything legal. I think that’s the biggest problem.
I got scammed, but not the same way. I looked into the system and entered my credit info, but did not complete the transaction. Got a call few days later from Visa saying that I have somehow earned enough points through them to get some “gas vouchers” and a wal-mart card for $100. I told them I was not interested, but they somehow already knew all of my information and processed the transaction without my permission. I never received anything in the mail. They tell you that you have 7 days to call and cancel before you are charged monthly. They charged me $53.99 on back to back days. Had my bank get involved and closed down my account and opened up a new one. I did however get reimbursed for the charges. Really glad because the second one caused me to have over 200 in overdraft charges. I get charged $22 for each overdraft transaction.
I almost fell for it also. It seemed so real. i am glad i just took a little bit of time to research. there should be a website that reports these frauds; they’re everywhere
This Google Easy street is a scam. I thought I was paying $1.95 for shipping for some information for my daughter. I did this on a Thursday night. She and I both logged into the that night and looked it over a little. Her computer crashed the next day. I happened to log into my bank account on Sunday, there was a $1 charge on from the night I ordered the “information” for her and a $129.95 charge posted that day. I didn’t have a clue what it was since either post didn’t show up on my account as what they said the “$1.95″ would. I tried to call the phone number it showed on my statement, I got a message saying they were only open Monday-Friday. After several attempts to call on Monday morning and a while on hold, I finally talked to some lady, explaining to her I was only paying $1.95 for shipping and handling for information for my daughter, and that I was on a fixed income, and they had wiped out my bank account. She just said she was sorry, but it was legal and binding. I told her if they weren’t going to be there to take calls, it should at least be 3 business days to cancel, I didn’t even have 3 full days before they charged my account. I told her it was a rip off, and we couldn’t even get logged into the site, it kept saying invalid user name or password, and I was using the one they sent. I should have checked into it further, but it “looked legitimate”, I want to see these people stopped. It’s wrong what they are doing to people.
I just LOST $129.95 through this scam! It seriously looked just like a newsarticle and said Yahoo was hiring people to work from home. That site has now been removed because I tried to go back to it in my history and it is gone. Never saw any terms and conditions. Never received any emails from “this company” (whoever they are) confirming my purchase or giving details to cancel. Today my account shows I’ve been charged this outrageous amount, when I authorized $1.95 for shipping charges for a “kit.” I talked to Cynthia at 888-753-4203 and she yelled at me and told me I signed up for this on the 14th and had 3 days to cancel. I asked her what my $129.95 was for and what I was getting for that payment. She asked if I wanted to cancel and I said yes of course and she said I wouldn’t get anything. So basically they just stole my money. My bank won’t refund it and “this company” says that I have now canceled and will receive an email with a cancelation number. I have yet to receive that email and now I’m worried that I will continue to be charged monthly. I feel so stupid.
Yes, those fake news articles, news blogs, newspaper sites or whatever you want to call them are all over. They are trying very hard to look like a legitimate news source and they are totally fake.
Wow… Thought I had me something good here. I should have known that making good money is not easy.. I’m glad I came across this warning!
i was about to sign in before i got into this helpful site..otherwise i would be ripped off..thanks so much…for ur suggestions and helping all people to get into this fraudelent scams…
EXAMPLE OF A FRAUD SITE:
http://www.thedailyvoice.net/jobs-and-the-recession/?t202id=16645&t202kw=newtext1
I just got off the phone with one of these guys , he would not give me any other info about the deal. I just hung up and checked this site. The number was a cell phone with my area code that goes staight to a customer service recording, but am not able to talk to anyone. the numbers are 702 997-3873, and 909 297-1634.
wow. im also an idiot. read the fine print!!! i usually do but didnt this time. signed up and forgot about it. got swindled for over $300! thats what i get for looking for the non-existant work at home job. never gonna make that mistake again. this definately cured me of that. you have nothing coming from the customer service people either. too bad so sad. at least i got a cancellation confirmation number!
bec,
They are definitely counting on people signing up, forgetting about it, and then getting charged. By then it is too late and they have their money.
I got my money back. I just checked my bank account and $129.95 was credited as a claim adjustment yesterday. It took two weeks a lot of effort and aggravation, (canceling my bank card, reporting the fraud to the bank, filing complaints with the BBB and FTC, and posting on message boards) but it was worth it.
If you have been duped by these people, fight back, don’t take it. File complaints with the BBB and FTC, report them to your credit card company or bank, do a charge back. Whatever it takes, don’t just give them your money without a fight.
I registered for this Google Jobs thing a few days go…my account was charged $1.97 for shipping only next day my account has increased but $200, i thought it was real the next morning i was charged $350 for something i dont know about.
another website that is a total SCAM is iphonegearusa.com i purchased 3 iphones from that website and for some funny reason they do not accept paying with your credit card online you send them a personal check, total came to $836 its been a month now and my phones have not been delivered the number on their website is an invalid number i never get thru
all together online i have lost close to $1000 people please dont fall these funny website make sure before purchasing anything online call the people and make sure its a real company!…still fighting with my bank to get my money back. its a huge hustle.
ME to, help, I thought I was signing up for a work at home kit for 1.00. I had no idea that they would charge my debit card 129.95. without my permission. Yes I guess it was in the fine print. now my bank account is overdrawn, and my bank say I may not beable to get it back, This was a google scram. called Powerweb cash. somewhere out of Arizona. ? how can my bank not refund me, with all you guys out there saying what a scam this is. Help is there anything I can do ?
My bank states that they will investigate, in the meantime I am completley broke, why doesnt the BBB shut them down. I wish I had seen you first. But, like many of you I am unemployed and desperate for any extra income. Thought I could trust Google. I am so sorry Beware everyone. and good luck with all of your refunds.
Jen
Unfortunately Jen, to see the “fine print” you have to click the “terms & conditions” somewher at or close to the very bottom. Most people don’t do that much less even see it. And now they are all using the word “with” as in: you will make money WITH Google.
Jen, Google had nothing to do with you being scammed. I fell for the same scam a couple of weeks ago. Fortunately I was refunded my money (after being told by the company that that it was a legal and binding transaction).
I thought that the complaint that I filed with the BBB was what prompted them to give me a refund, but I got a notice from the BBB today stating:
“At this time, it is noted that the business’s position has not changed. After careful review of this case, BBB has determined that the company has addressed the issues you presented by either making a reasonable offer to resolve the complaint, or by explaining why it could not practically meet your desired resolution.
Please note BBB considers this dispute to be at an impasse, and is unable to facilitate the matter further. We understand you may not be completely satisfied with the outcome of our efforts. Because of this, BBB has closed your case to reflect your dissatisfaction with the end result.”
They went on to say that they would keep the complaint on file for three years, and if they received more complaints of a similar nature they may refer back to it…
I had just mailed the forms to do the charge back, back to the back the day before I got my refund, so they hadn’t even received the paper work yet.
Though I am glad I got my money back, I am wondering WHY, what prompted them to refund my money?
I have lost so much money trying to work for google they all come out to be a scham,Or takes a long time to pay you,And they wont refund your money back i really dont know what to do next.
Thank you so much. I am an out of work mom of 3 who just had to move in with my mother. I am desperate to find work and thought this sounded like a gift from heaven. Thanks to you, I now know that its a gift from the devil. Thank you for saving me from making a big mistake.
I know. I filed a claim with the BBB. regarding how they stole money out of by checking acct. without my permission. The next day they claimed I did not have a valed claim and my case had been closed! WHAT????
As long we have no recourse against these scams. What can we do? I always thought the BBB was on the side of the consumer. how wrong I was. Luckily my bank gave me a temp. credit while its being investigated. How many people have to go through this before the government steps in and helps us
Later
Jen
Ok call me stupid, I did it signed up on Sunday morning. I did get a confirmation call yesterday. Than I see this today. What is the number to call and cancel? I can do it today and be within my 72 hours. So far my account has not been charged anything other than the 1.97. Help!! I like so many others can not afford to loose $129.00. When the gall called yesterday she tried very hard to sell me some other discounted cards for online purchases and places to eat.
On the contract I saw Sunday it said that my account would be charged 49.00 and than an additional amount I don’t recall right off hand once I recieved my kit.
This is messed up someone has a great scam going on here making money off of others who are trying to get ahead.
Hello Lynn
My google scam was called Powerwebcash.com. If that is the same one you signed up for the number for there so called customer service is 1-888-753-4203. Good luck
Jen
For some years I have worked hard on a companyserious network marketing, I did some money and everything looked very promising, until they started these fraud through the internet, people was crazy, not told me I must sell, only post information, links or make clicking on links, nobody already wanted to test something serious and secure simply because they should consume a month product that also you could be sold. When you want to make money without doing anything, it is easy to the people fall, unfortunately many of my friends fell with this and other scam on the internet. But thanks to people like you that post and people that sees and refuses to follow the game, but many have to lose to understand that the insurance is to have a contract with a serious company not with someone you don’t even know
It is all a scam..I paid the “1.97″ and my credit card has been charged over 500$ in shit. Finally got it fixed after my company claimed it wasn’t their problem. Wish I would have read this before..
Thanks for the inside advice before I get ripped off by another scam in today’s economy! Tried to place the order for the 3-day trial, but system said to try back later; internal error.
W’ell good you wont have to worried about me trying these jobs out on Google EZ Money thankyou.
how can in this day and age people not know about online scams? i knew not to trust most of the stuff on the internet before i even touched a computer for the first time in 1995 when i was 10. and people getting caught out twice? this blows me away. you cant complain about the scammers when you pretty much handed em the money they wouldnt do it if people didnt just click first and ask questions later -.-
thanx for the warnings everyone.I was about to purchase the “kit”. 01/23/10
I too fell for it
NEVER got my kit !!!!!
But they sure took my money!!!!!!
I fill for it. Recieved the kit it was broken received another kit it to was broken . Then started receiving charges to my account had to contact them several times
to get them to stop.
Thanks for the heads up! I was just considering to order it, but I know now! Thanks again
well yes i first seen work for google from home…on myspace i already knew that it was a scam and i didnt act upon it…so yesterday i seen it pop on my computer when i was on the internet
File a report on this company with the Federal trade Commission. They go after and prosecute companies like this. https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
I think a lot of these “Google Jobs” and “posting links to Google” scams have stopped. I have looked for them and can’t find any right now and this post is not getting too many views which means that people are not researching the topic. I think one by one they have ceased operations.
Oh they are still around. Now the little scammers reply to online ads posing as potential customers. Heh, I recieved a response to an ad I placed on craigslist, and my response turned back an away message redirecting me to the “Buisness News Online Magazine”. Oh, and what a delight, it featured a story about someone from the town I am currently in. So many convincing testimonials from “real people”. But how odd, the comments were disabled due to spamming.. hmm. And I was unable to locate any other topics or pages on the site only links to the products in the article. Well that’s not right…I’ll just do a search on google for more info. Gee, nothing here, I’ll try Google Jobs and go through them directly. Well what do you know, they aren’t hiring.
Sarcasm aside, they are still out there, constantly adapting their technique in an attempt to make the bait seem real enough to hide the hook. It is up to us to be skeptical enough not to assume the fisherman went home.
Jailbird,
Maybe someone knows about it?
Yes, the fake newspaper ads are still out there for sure but they seem to be pitching different work from home jobs products now. A lot of them are for Home Job Placement and someone who says she is Jennifer Johnson. I don’t know whether there is any legitimacy to that or whether they are asking for upfront money. I haven’t taken the time to read the sales pitch with my magnifying glass
Hey, thanks for the info. I almost got caught with this one because they said you were paid by Google, and was advertised on CNN, MSN, People, Time, etc and read it off my ATT/Yahoo account.
Top Work From Home Programs 2010
Work Online And Make Over $1,365 a Week. As seen on CNN, NBC and CNBC
I was referred by this link:
http://workathomecareernews.com/online6ng.html?t202id=3357&t202kw=&OVRAW=jobs%20you%20can%20do%20from%20home&OVKEY=work%20at%20home&OVMTC=advanced&OVADID=50424753512&OVKWID=307889198512&OVCAMPGID=7830500512&OVADGRPID=14523930900&OVNDID=ND1
Well DJN, I’m not sure about the newspaper ads, but I’m sure your right. My experience involved a craislist ad I had placed online, to which they responded posing as a real person.
I too fell for this scam I even was charged twice for the so called kit and the reps pretented to be surprised when I told them I never recieved the kit. Then I was charged a monthly fee and called to get my money back and they talked me into staying, but I told them unless I recieve my kit of which I waited on for a month, I was gonna cancel my membership. I cancelled my membership the following week, then a kit arrived. I jsut simply threw it in the trash. I was doo discusted to EVEN OPEN IT!
This is so unbelieveable, I ran across the pop-up ad for working at home for Google, went to the sign-up page and fill in my name, address and phone number, click the page for the billing information; but, I had to go run an errand, so I said I’ll finish when I get back. Well anyway, when I signed back on my computer to finish the billing information, I GOOGLED (ironic)for the web site again and came across this page first. My Father above lead me in this direction and I’m so glad he did; because, that was CLOSE!!!! Thank you for the information.
I am also glad I found this page. I called the the 1-888-651-9818 number because this sounded way to good to be true. I did talk to a live person, but I knew there was a problem when I asked him specific questions about how so much money can be made by setting up web addresses? I think the rep may have been new because it sliped out that you have to pay to get your web addresses on the site up to $50.00 per address and that does not include the monthly fee to be in this program. I am very glad that everyone took the time to post what happened to them that saved me from going though the same pain and anguish. As my mom says “IF IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE THEN IT PROBABLY IS”
As a retiree I was looking fo a way to make some extra income. I almost bit into this. Thanks for the information.
I almost fell for the scam, it just seemed impossible so I thought I would try to find out some more info before doing it and I came across your page. Thank you so very much for having it up. I almost believed it because it had CNN and all the other news links on there to. Again don’t ever remove this site, Thanks you saved me a lot of headache!
I kept finding the same ad over the past two weeks, so this morning I really looked at the ad. It has no comment here column, and if you really pay attention to the comments there are two exact same comments on two seperate days from two diffent people…Coincidance???!! I think not! That was the give away. Also, I searched my area listings online and offline also the blog for the woman they highlighted in the hookline and she doesn’t exist.
well i just got ripped off by two companies…..this second one is google go figure…..i just called the number and they asked me for my email addy and i gave them the addy and they immediately said well i need your credit card number so i can stop payment but if it would have been a legit company they would have already had all that info on file right? so i told him i would have my husband deal with them when he got home….the guy said ok thank you and have a nice day……so i dont know whats going to happen next but i will give you the number for the google one its all i have hope it works for all that has been scammed……887 829 7590….barbara
Actually you CAN work for google, as a quality rater, where you do some sort of reviewing of the search engine submissions, sort of like a quality assurance type thing. I’ve done the work before, and I enjoyed it at first… but it can get a little dull. It pays reasonably well for what you’re doing… but THESE kinds of jobs need to be obtained via an application process through one of the staffing companies that google uses.
These OTHER “Google jobs” are merely scams to get people sucked into adwords..which can be very powerful and lucrative if one knows what they are doing, but can be absolutely disastrous if a person is just starting out. Stay away from adwords until you’ve got a handle on driving free traffic to websites. And for “jobs” check out other channels.
I went to the Internet Payday website and paid the $1.97 and waited to get my work at home Google Kit in the mail. NEVER CAME!!! Then there was a $67.00 charge to my debit card I gave. It took me 1 week to get someone on the phone from this company that charged me. I waited over 3 hours on hold the day I got a real person on the phone. The person couldn’t speak english so I had to wait another 45 minutes till they found someone that spoke english to help me. Come to find out that this company was in Afghanistan. I did get a refund for the $67.00 2 months later.
I wanted to look into this because, who can’t use more money, especially now-a-days. I had a prior experience and lost more thant I’ve read about. It’s really hurtful, you feel like a fool and the hard earned money to someone else for sheming!!! that is horrible. Pass the word around and they should have a monitoring system.
Such a shame these scams are still rampant!