Free Internet Marketing Tips and Resources Blog by Stuart Stirling

Beware Of Internet Scams! ...and These Internet Marketers

The video below pretty much sums up the main "Collect Your Inheritance From Nigerian Prince Rashajamubad" internet scam out there.

We've all seen those emails that tell us we have inherited MILLIONS and all we have to do is contact them with our bank details. Yeah right...



The guy in the video is a striking resemblance to Kevin Riley, isn't it? Could it be his long lost twin brother?

But all jokes aside...Internet scams are real and we need to be aware of them.

• Whatever you do don't get sucked in to an internet scam like the above video...
• Never give out your bank details to anyone via email or instant chat who you don't know or trust 100%.

Also be aware that sometimes email and instant messaging accounts like Skype and MSN can get hacked so it can look like your friend's account but really it's a hacker posing to be your friend. Be very careful.

Also be careful of emails posing to be from paypal or ebay asking you to update your account. A good rule to follow is that if it doesn't include your username or real name in the subject line, then chances are its a scam.

Then there is the other type of internet scam...

The scam of "Buying a product online that looks too good to be true".

Usually, these are products are in the "make money online" market. Either an ebook course, get rich quick scheme, or free DVD with hidden monthly recurring payments.

On the outside, before you buy and get sucked in, the sales letter has all the promises to make you rich no matter what you do.

Sure there is usually a product you download or get in the mail a few weeks later...which is when you find out that the actual product is not nearly all that it's hyped up to be.

Most people get burned when they want a refund but can't get one. This is the most common complaint I hear about. Heck, it's even happened to me!

I was a victim of a scam!

A couple of times actually...once I had my Skype account hacked....which I was able to recover by a miracle.

But the other unsuspected scam I got burned with was by Nick Mark's free dvds and newsletters. I wanted to cancel my subscription but when I tried to contact them, I could never get through. Emails bounced, phone calles never answered. How he was voted internet marketer of the year, I will never know. Cheating scam artist.

So be aware of these "back end" scamming marketers who suck you in with an innocent looking front end product but have hidden fees and won't grant a refund...even if the sales letter promises a refund.

Refund Requested, Refund Refused?

I found an interesting thread about a customer who bought a product from Justin Blake, was unsatisfied, asked for a refund, got in contact with support, but was denied a refund. It blew up and cost Justin Blake's business and reputation. A simple quick refund would have been much cheaper. Read about it here...

The lesson to be learned here is that it pays not to be a scammer and the necessity to be aware of scammers. Falling for a scam can be severely damaging to your finances, of course, but destroys trust in the internet and puts a bad image on internet marketers.

Not all internet marketers are scammers. Sure we like to sell you stuff, that's why we are in business, but scamming is not what we are about.

I and the other 95% of honest marketers out there truly believe in customer service and great value for money. That is how how we stay in business.

To your success,

Stuart Stirling

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Labels: funny-internet-scam-video, internet-marketing-scams, justin-blake-scam, nick-marks-scam

posted by Stuart S @ 7:10 PM