Comments on: Spam and scams http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/06/spam-and-scams/ clever would be nice Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:07:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lefty http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/06/spam-and-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-2767 Lefty Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:27:17 +0000 http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/06/spam-and-scams/#comment-2767 Thanks so much for your experiential wisdom. I was literally typing earnmoney99.com into google to discern precisely what you've explained, and I greatly appreciate that your blog provided the answer. Of course, there were 15 results above yours full of hyperbolic, superlative reference links. Thankfully, I smelt the scam soon enough to skip to yours. I, too, fell victim to the craigslist writers advertisement enough for an "Are you a unicorn?" reply that obviously triggered this scheme. Optimism about a valid offer is too rarely rewarded in the cyberwasteland. I hope we both find more fortunate opportunities in the future. You've earned great cyberkarma with this blog. Thanks so much for your experiential wisdom. I was literally typing earnmoney99.com into google to discern precisely what you’ve explained, and I greatly appreciate that your blog provided the answer. Of course, there were 15 results above yours full of hyperbolic, superlative reference links. Thankfully, I smelt the scam soon enough to skip to yours.

I, too, fell victim to the craigslist writers advertisement enough for an “Are you a unicorn?” reply that obviously triggered this scheme. Optimism about a valid offer is too rarely rewarded in the cyberwasteland.

I hope we both find more fortunate opportunities in the future. You’ve earned great cyberkarma with this blog.

]]> By: Stephen Winslow http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/06/spam-and-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-2761 Stephen Winslow Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:37:12 +0000 http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/06/spam-and-scams/#comment-2761 I, too, fell victim to this over 2 months ago. Simply asking for more information and I am still receiving emails on a weekly basis. Each email claiming, "One great opportunity left. Only for selected writers!" At least I was able to pinpoint the scam aspect before being caught in their web. I know others are not so lucky. I, too, fell victim to this over 2 months ago. Simply asking for more information and I am still receiving emails on a weekly basis. Each email claiming, “One great opportunity left. Only for selected writers!”

At least I was able to pinpoint the scam aspect before being caught in their web. I know others are not so lucky.

]]> By: Chennpug http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/06/spam-and-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-2741 Chennpug Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:54:38 +0000 http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/06/spam-and-scams/#comment-2741 Thanks for this. Thanks for this.

]]> By: Chinamatt http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/06/spam-and-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-2738 Chinamatt Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:01:09 +0000 http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/06/spam-and-scams/#comment-2738 I got redirected to their site too through a post on Craigslist. I thought the company name looked familiar when I got to the site but went through the initial BS. I stopped when I saw that I had to pay a fee. No one should ever sign up for their sites. And now I'm getting more spam too. I got redirected to their site too through a post on Craigslist. I thought the company name looked familiar when I got to the site but went through the initial BS. I stopped when I saw that I had to pay a fee. No one should ever sign up for their sites. And now I’m getting more spam too.

]]> By: chelfea http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/06/spam-and-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-1178 chelfea Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:48:21 +0000 http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/06/spam-and-scams/#comment-1178 Thanks for the note. Cheers. Thanks for the note. Cheers.

]]> By: Dawn Colclasure http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/06/spam-and-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-1172 Dawn Colclasure Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:01:00 +0000 http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/06/spam-and-scams/#comment-1172 Saw that, too. Also sent the email and also checked them out. Boy, howdy, even sending an inquiry got me worse off for the wear. Spam has gone through the roof. Thank God for the Internet, Google, and others doing the homework then posting a warning about these scammers! More writers should be as cautious. Saw that, too. Also sent the email and also checked them out. Boy, howdy, even sending an inquiry got me worse off for the wear. Spam has gone through the roof. Thank God for the Internet, Google, and others doing the homework then posting a warning about these scammers! More writers should be as cautious.

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