xdeadhead
220, 221, Whatever It Takes.
Premium
join:2000-11-08
Mechanicsburg, PA | pt barnum was right
even if the attributed quote wasnt actually made by him.
there really is one born every minute. |
|
Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02
Host:
Road Runner
PC gaming GAMES
PC gaming Tech
| After the Juice Boosted report, I had people e-mailing me hate-mail, claiming I was a dirty-liar, and that they'd photo-copy their check when received.
It takes a particular brand of dumb to get hooked into these MLM schemes. Usually future spammers... |
|
salahx
join:2001-12-03
Saint Louis, MO
| said by Karl Bode  :After the Juice Boosted report, I had people e-mailing me hate-mail, claiming I was a dirty-liar, and that they'd photo-copy their check when received. So did they? What was the fate of Juice Boosted and the affiliates? I assumed the whole thing disappeared in puff of smoke, but was anyone taken, suing, or is a criminal actions pending against those involved? |
|
Voyager2K2
join:2001-10-04
Wayne, PA | reply to Karl Bode
Here's hoping Johnny Law catches up with their fraudulent scams. |
|
Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02
Host:
Road Runner
PC gaming GAMES
PC gaming Tech
1 edit | reply to salahx
Just evaporated. Nobody got paid. I think we may have taken the legs out from under it. (Google for "Juice Boosted")....
It couldn't be pursued because they never got to the point where they could act on the data they were collecting (as far as I saw)... |
|
JPCass
join:2001-01-23
Denver, CO
| reply to xdeadhead
This also shows why any effort to solve online problems - whether scams, spam, viruses, etc. - simply by "educating" users, is doomed to fail. Not only is there a fairly significant portion of users who appear to be incurably gullible; but there is also a constant flow of newbies who may be fooled once and never again, but still provide enough initial fodder to keep scams and schemes going. |
|
Vvian Kalyss
join:2003-10-14
Stage 5.0
clubs:
| reply to Karl Bode
If I were you, I'd be mailing those numbskulls a nice large "I TOLD YOU SO".
In 72 point font.
Subtlety doesn't work these days; you have to ram it down their throats, sideways, preferably with the sharp corners exposed.
Yes I'm being mean, but I caught flak for pointing that scam out too. "omg its legit nuh-uh i ain't listening to you la la la".
Ha!
--
Mikami Vvian, resident Girlfriend of Steel, care of the Tokyo-3 Middle Daughters Club |
|
some guy
@66.84.x.x
| reply to JPCass
educate thyself
don't know what you are doing? find out. ignorance is an excuse for being lazy. with search engines being as easy to use as they are, there is no excuse for ignorance
as for scams, if it's about money for little or no work, it's a scam. period. |
|
Kim Jong
Mo Dollar Plz
Premium
join:2002-09-01
North Korea
| Heh
I'm not suprised really, we had a person start a thread in 'hot deals' forum praising netbux over and over. When I claimed they send you 'spam' email right after you sign up they all jumped and said something along 'no its just one email, it's not going to harm you blahblah'.
Give me a break, all you need is to pay $1 for some teen to have him praise your bullshit scam operation because he made that 'quick' buck.
But what the hell, why would dslr link to those scam artists in article against them.. 
--
G.N.A.A Membar |
|
Jason Levine
Premium
join:2001-07-13
USA
| reply to Karl Bode
Re: pt barnum was right
said by Karl Bode :After the Juice Boosted report, I had people e-mailing me hate-mail, claiming I was a dirty-liar, and that they'd photo-copy their check when received. It takes a particular brand of dumb to get hooked into these MLM schemes. Usually future spammers... Once people get hooked into these things, it's easier for them to believe that they really will get paid rather than admit that they were scammed. It's the same principle that sucks people deeper and deeper into the 411 scams.
--
-Jason Levine
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/
http://www.PCQandA.com/
http://www.urateit.com/ |
|
winky
Turn Left At The Moon
join:2001-02-11
Saint Louis, MO
| reply to some guy
You got that right. From time to time I mail out post cards for my business to make sure I stay busy (or else my wife starts thinking of things like painting the living room, etc.)
I always have my website listed along with my email address and phone. I always ask if they looked up my website. To date 100% have said NO. I find that unbelievable, but that's just me. There IS one born every minute and they are everywhere, and apparently breeding.
--
If you can break it,I can fix it.Of course, It'll cost ya' |
|
winky
Turn Left At The Moon
join:2001-02-11
Saint Louis, MO | reply to Kim Jong
Pssst...
VIRAL MARKETING DOSEN'T WORK; PASS IT ON |
|
Nightshade
sic semper tyrannis
Premium
join:2002-05-26
Salem, OR | reply to xdeadhead
Re: pt barnum was right
Actually in the case of the Intenet it is one every nanosecond. 
--
Just say "no" to bad code |
|
footballdude
Premium
join:2002-08-13
Imperial, MO
| reply to winky
said by winky :my wife starts thinking of things like painting the living room Smear paint all over the ceiling and the trim work. I did that in our bedroom and she hasn't asked me to paint again. |
|
xdeadhead
220, 221, Whatever It Takes.
Premium
join:2000-11-08
Mechanicsburg, PA | reply to Nightshade
i was thinking the same thing after i read it later last night, but you beat me to actually posting that. lol great minds think alike. |
|
treetop1000
join:2003-11-07
Lexington, KY
| scams are successful because people are gullible
Not trying to hijack the thread, but I almost had a fistfight over a scam that was printed on a piece of paper. It was one of those "stuff envelopes for cash" deals that had you send in $29.95 for your "starter pack"(whatever that was) and get you on your way to making big money just by stuffing envelopes.
My friend actually believed it was real, because someone he knew had actually done this. Or so he claimed. In truth, this is a not-very-complex scam that only requires you to believe what is printed on a piece of paper, and then get you to mail money to a rented temporary drop box. One month later, said drop box is gone and you, the unwitting sucker who believes everything he reads, is out $29.95.
Scam over. Why do people continue to fall for it? Desperation. Greed. Stupidity.
Pick your reason. And then send me your money! I will make a millionaire out of you! I can do it! I have done it! All you need to do is believe me!
Would I lie to you, a perfect stranger?
NO, I will not lie to you. I have never lied to you and there is no reason for you to expect me to lie to you....
So send me the money! I'm honest. Believe me! |
|
parkerbryan
Premium
join:2003-03-07
Dallas, TX
 ·AT&T FTTP
 ·Comcast
1 edit | reply to Kim Jong
Re: Heh
said by Kim Jong :I'm not suprised really, we had a person start a thread in 'hot deals' forum praising netbux over and over. When I claimed they send you 'spam' email right after you sign up they all jumped and said something along 'no its just one email, it's not going to harm you blahblah'. Give me a break, all you need is to pay $1 for some teen to have him praise your bullshit scam operation because he made that 'quick' buck. But what the hell, why would dslr link to those scam artists in article against them.. I'm not the one that started the thread (which can be read here: »[Hot Deal] Free money?)
I however am the one that was "praising" netbux.
Kim Jong obviously though I was involved with Netbux and went off on me. But what's said is said.
I have tried all those "get rich quick" schemes, and they always fail to impress me. They're all the same.
Netbux is different, and people have the proof to show that it pays. The owner is an honest guy who isn't hiding anything.
I am now up to $50 with Netbux.
June 15th I'll be getting my payout, and I will be here to post the proof for everyone who poo-poos Netbux.
Oh, and I STILL haven't got any spam since signing up with Netbux.
--
Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it keeps the universe together. |
|
frozensoul
@res.r
|  reply to xdeadhead
Re: pt barnum was right
I have made 100.00. I tried the first day it came out getting over 100 referrals, they are still fairly active. Now I'm at 100.00 and I do not even search any every day, my referrals do. So, I'm trying to say is this must be a scam because I'm not even trying and im up to 100.00. If it really pays out, this is the best pay site by far. If it doesn't then people know they wasted their money on referrals and they know that it was a scam anyways. I personall beleive it is. Because it's not possible to pay such a fee to searches and at the same time make a decent profit. |
|
xdeadhead
220, 221, Whatever It Takes.
Premium
join:2000-11-08
Mechanicsburg, PA | lol @ you moron |
|
Jeff ery
@rr.com
| reply to treetop1000
Re: scams are successful because people are gulli
Actually, that scam is legal, if the person you send that $30 to sends you a piece of paper back that tells you to put ads in papers and run the scam on others. As long as they follow through with the response, they are legit.
Netbux is like the rest. A few people early on will get some money, so that the company is "legit"
Then everyone else will get screwed. |
|
