Google sues scammers using their name

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Tuesday was a red-letter day in the Internet marketing world. An announcement was made by Google that they were suing Utah-based Pacific WebWorks and other defendants for promoting work-at-home scams claiming to be sponsored by Google itself.

You've probably seen the advertisements in question. Many don't realize they are ads. Sneakily disguised as "news sites," these ads promise big money for "posting links on Google."

Some have speculated that the timing of Google's suit, coming right after the December 1 update and clarification of Federal Trade Commission guidelines regarding endorsements and disclosures, is no mistake. As the FTC focuses a magnifying glass on deceitful web marketing, a lawsuit could obligate offenders to make compensation to those who were ripped off by their false advertising.

There are several Google scams out there under names such as Google Money Tree, Google Cash Kit, Easy Google Profit, etc. All prey on the long-held desire of many to make money at home online, and sadly, people still fall for programs like this.

A whole bunch of nonsense

Let's examine some of their brazen claims.

"Today Google has openend their doors and will be hiring thousands of people to simply posting links from the comfort of their homes."

False. Notice the misspellings of "its" and "opened" and the grammatically incorrect "to simply posting links."

This will allow Google to hire talent that would otherwise be unreachable and compensate them based on results on a long term basis.

So all those geeky college grads working at Google can't compete with the average Joe or Jane who have never worked on the Internet before? Please. Especially since the next paragraph says, "No special skills are required other than knowing how to use a computer and navigate the internet." Uh-huh.

"As seen on CNN, Fox News and ABC."

Yeah, maybe when they were doing a story on SCAMS! The ability to steal a copyrighted image for a false advertisement does not make the bogus claims credible.

"I get paid about $25 for every link I post on Google and I get paid every week... I make around $5500 a month right now."

Hint: "Posting links on Google" isn't even a term that is used in the Internet marketing world. There's no such thing. And the happy stay-at-home-mom FROM! YOUR! AREA! does not exist either. It's a ploy to make it seem more legitimate to the victim.

"First you will need to apply for their work from home kits. Google has release a limited amount of kits, all distributed through local websites in your area, which will cost $2 of shipping and handling to the public."

Hmm. I guess they forgot to mention that $72 will be charged to your credit card every month from now until the end of time.

"We start off our work from home program only requiring 1-2 hours a day of work, earning a great income from the start. This way our work from home employees will see the benefit and start devoting more and more time each day and their salaries will increase accordingly," Google reports.

Big income for little time spent - huge red flag.

Although they are going very fast since their release earlier today, thousands of positions are still available at the time of this writing.

Of course they are. There are more innocent people to be duped.

To apply for a job working from home for Google here are the three steps:

Step 1:
Get Easy Google Profit just pay $1.95 for shipping.

Step 2:
Post Links given to you by Google

Step 3:
Deposit the check Google sends you!

Step 4: Repent at leisure.

The truth

Google does not endorse these scams and has nothing to do with them. The scammers use Google's name because people often don't read or understand the fine print and figure if it's a Google program it must be legit.

Bottom line: Allow your inner skeptic to be heard. Research any program you're considering. For instance, type its name into a search engine and add the word "scam." It can be an eye-opening experience.

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