RockertO

I wonder how many people really make money from internet related work? I can tell you there is no money in web hosting, only satisfaction which keeps me going.
I found a tale on the net that Google were hiring people to work from home, which was backed up with this linkso i had a go and sent my money away.
I was hoping for the pack in the mail today, if it does come at all.
Some people were writing in to say they are on the payroll and doing fine.

So i just do a Google again, and for the last 24 hours i have been in panic mode.

I found out it was a scam and after a few pages- i read that the site owner will then rip off your account.

So i went and checked my account, hence the panic mode.

I signed up for a Google info pack which was to be sent by mail for $1.64 Australian dollars.
But without warning he goes and double dips my account for a further $65.55. The cheek….

So armed with all the links and transaction details, i sent an email to my bank. The response has been good, and they sound like they would like to hang him by his balls too. Ultimately they will refund me, and wear the cost until the scammer is caught and dealt with, if ever.
Here’s all the gory details my friends, It might hurt but this is the first time i have been stung in 10 years of internet use (if we discount the $400 dialer hack bill Evan had to ask me for in ‘99)
The saying, “you can make it foolproof, but they always seem to invent better fools” may apply here.

But as i said, i did not authorize the extra transaction and i will be reimbursed in a week or two by the lovely Heritage Building Society. And that i had been suckered by the sites use of images that should made me and others think that it was the real deal.

The link i went to in here

Sent me to this very flash site, where if you follow the deal- you only have to pay .99 USD or $1.64 Aust dollars at the time for the info pack to be sent by mail. What seemed like a small risk soon escalated to a blatant rip off.

How i was starting a post about this great opportunity only to see it torn down within the first paragraph and having to add to the subject line.
In all my short months of writing at an amateur level i have only once had to change the title of a post to suit changing conditions- but thanks to the internet and owning my own site, i can regularly change my opinions without anyone noticing.
Mainly because no one actually reads my blog.

I’m posting the Australian related Google work from home scheme to show the landing page they use to grab us.
There are a few more links out there regarding this and other work from home and Google scams

This Snopes article says it all. But i’m afraid i Googled too late. ( I Googled and i hear it’s common to Google too late)

And for Gozzo- yes you did tell me so…

Lol, I have been driving since i was 15, and have become a better driver over those years but last night i was nearly a victim in an accident similar to the one i want to show you here.
It is really graphic in the realism and is something that failing to have your kids understand what can happen driving at speed you can show them this video. As cars have the ability to go faster that most people think, an accident can happen in the blink of an eye.
I think i am a good driver, but it’s the other drivers i have to keep watch for. A lot of accidents claim innocent people who were doing the right thing.
The bad drivers have to remember,they could survive the crash to land prison time and victim’s suing them.

Thanks to Ev for the heads up..