Government Grant Scams... cont...

We've done several posts on this topic and the feedback to date has been mostly positive.

Here's a little more details on what the underworld of the internet is up to:

The FTC described Jessica's blog in our video and apparently there are 100's like her:
http://wafflesatnoon.com/2009/01/10/scam-alert-website-list/

If you recall we mentioned these scams infest Google Adwords. Apparently we aren't the only people who noticed, here's a funny photo shoot of the people who are allegedly running the adwords fraud:

http://wafflesatnoon.com/2009/02/23/the-fake-google-grant-guys/

And here's a woman who got a little angry at the whole idea:

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=5791054&blogId=471495587

And don't forget Snopes which recognizes the same thing we did... This year has marked a huge increase in scam type ads. This article focuses on emails however it does appear to be the same type of ruse.

http://www.snopes.com/fraud/advancefee/grants.asp


I love this article at clickz http://www.clickz.com/3633002

To be fair, Google isn't the only ad network allowing this. Yahoo also has similar websites infesting it's ad network. Interestingly, Yahoo allows it's advertisers to pose as Matthew Lesko while offering the scam which leaves the vicitim thinking Matthew scammed them. Which generates odd customer service issues when the victim sends an email demanding a refund for products that Matthew doesn't sell.

In the end, if you are looking for legitimate money opportunities from the US government, visit their websites or get down to your library and check out a Lesko book for free. Or consider buying the latest Lesko offer for up to date information and help.

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