Scam site pretends to uncover job scam

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Scam site pretends to uncover job scam Dec 18, 2010 11:01:00 GMT -5

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Post by kas on Dec 18, 2010 11:01:00 GMT -5

Searching for more info on fake news sites or fake work at home jobs I came across this image:

^{* I wrote the words across it so that other spam fighters who run across this won't get it removed thinking it is one of the hosts for the original}

So I was thinking it was a report on the scam exposed and clicked on it. Once on the page WOT warned me (as you can see in the attached picture undoctored at the bottom of this post). I didn't even catch that the actual domain was an indicator of it being a scam. The part I have bolded is the domain.

http://www.news6.com-2011.org/news01/index24.php

But you mistakenly see news6.com and think it is a real news site. Big mistake!

This scam site actually takes you to yet another site!

http://www.benefit500.com/next.php

Which then redirects automatically (even having set your browser to not allow redirects won't catch this one) to:

http://www.news6.com-2011.org/news6/

which is once again one of those fake news sites talking about a fake work at home job which is a scam to take your money!

Since I can only attach one image per post I will continue this in the next post in this thread..

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Scam site pretends to uncover job scam Dec 18, 2010 11:10:34 GMT -5

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Post by kas on Dec 18, 2010 11:10:34 GMT -5

As you can see, it is the same scam as all the others I have posted about!

Also all links on that page (including the Facebook and Twitter ones) all go to http://www.benefit500.com/claim.php and if you click on it (DON'T DO THAT!!) you will be redirected through a couple affiliate trackers until you get to http://www.profitsmultiple.com/ which is yet ANOTHER scam!

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Last Edit: Dec 18, 2010 11:59:31 GMT -5 by kas

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Scam site pretends to uncover job scam Dec 18, 2010 11:20:17 GMT -5

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Post by kas on Dec 18, 2010 11:20:17 GMT -5

This is the "Profits Multiple" site it took me to:

and if you actually fill the form out (DO NOT DO THIS) then you are brought to some HerbalBiz:

It is not just me who have come across these scams! Others are also blogging about this to alert people! We do not want you to fall for these scams!

Read other's reports on this like I have reported on this:

www.examiner.com/pop-culture-in-cleveland/clevelanders-targeted-by-online-scam-ads-claiming-google-kits-pay-marie-thompson-7-000-per-month

blog.arhg.net/2009/09/disgusting-google-scam-loose-on-twitter.html

www.workathomer.com/work-at-home-scams/

fionamackenzie.com.au/morning-coffee/home-income-cash-system-legit-scam.html/comment-page-1#comment-9215

blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/juice/2009/11/check_scams_work_from_home.php

Last Edit: Dec 18, 2010 12:30:50 GMT -5 by kas

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Scam site pretends to uncover job scam Dec 18, 2010 11:44:42 GMT -5

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Post by kas on Dec 18, 2010 11:44:42 GMT -5

So since I was done with that fake news site at http://www.news6.com-2011.org/news6/ I closed it and I got this pop up.

In the address bar it said:

http://benefit500.com/go/redirect.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Faffiliate.a4dtracker.com%2Frd%2Fr.php%3Fsid%3D1665%26pub%3D444653%26c1%3Dnews6

...nice...

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Last Edit: Dec 18, 2010 12:32:51 GMT -5 by kas

The only way to protect yourself is to arm yourself with knowledge. When you relax and expect others to protect you, they usually drop the ball. So this is why I do what I do.
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