ALERT: Twitter users tagetted with Twitter money making schemes
It was probably inevitable but the incredible growth of twitter together with many people around the world being without a job, are fertile breeding grounds for those with less noble intentions. Twitter users are now being targeted by people trying to lure you in to money making schemes.
A video from KTRE (ABC 9) explains:
And this is not the first time warnings like this have been broadcast. Last year the Better Business Bureau warned against similar scams. I guess the old rule still applies: if it sounds to good to be true it probably is.
Twitter is used to approach those in need for (extra) cash to take part in all kinds of work from home “opportunities.”
From what I understand from the better business bureau some of the names of these businesses involved are:
EasyTweetProfits.com, from which you can buy a starter pack for only $195, with a weeks free trial. Yet the trial starts upon your order so by the time you may get the CD (especially if you are overseas) the trial may well be over and you may find yourself in a monthly fee scheme that is taken from your credit card of which you so kindly provided your details.
The finer the print the more important you read it I guess.
Other companies mentioned are:
Make-money-on-twitter.com, TwitterProfitHouse.com
At the same time many others like this may have well been and gone again. With these schemes it very easy to relate and drop the original site to have it pop up again under a new name with a new url.
Some of the red flags:
- The “job” is actually a money-making scheme and doesn’t provide actual employment.
- The work-at-home scheme claims that you can make lots of money with little effort and no experience.
- You have to pay money upfront in order to be considered for the job or receive more information.
- The exact same tweet touting the program is posted by many different Twitter users. The links in such tweets could lead you to scam sites or install malware onto your computer.
So, twitter users keep your eyes open and don’t take the bait.
Filed under: SCAMS AND SCHEMES, SOCIAL MEDIA
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