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There's no scam like an old scam. I was almost taken in by this message I received yesterday, but like most scams they almost always do something stupid to tip you off. In this case it was the part about paying me $4,800 a month. That might work for a site that is getting millions of visitors a month, because they will already be making some money, but for smaller sites, it's stupid. If they had said $48 I might have tried it. $480 would have me wondering, but $4,800 is like those Nigerian emails about getting millions. Then I hear that to tap in this money you have to PAY THEM? Yeah, right you morons.

----Original Message-----
From: tmanmarketing@yahoo.com [mailto:tmanmarketing@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:28 PM
Subject: I've visited your website http://www.bizprolink-internet.com/0702/070209-3.htm

Hi,

We've seen your website at http://www.bizprolink-internet.com/0702/070209-3.htm
and we love it!

We see that your traffic rank is 176710
and your link popularity is 54.
Also, you have been online since 2/3/2004.

With that kind of traffic, we will pay you up to $4,800/month
to advertise our links on your website.

If you're interested, read our terms from this page:
http://www.contactthem.ws/hit.php?s=160&p=2&w=666666

Sincerely,

Tom  VanBuren
The ContactThem Network
616-886-1549

# posted by (hris @ 10:23 AM 0 comments

Never Pay More Than $10 A Year For Domain Registration!

I just got another letter from Liberty Names and I felt like I needed to post a message about them in case people are checking them out and want to know why they should NOT return the letter and go with them. There are two reasons:

1) They send you what LOOKS LIKE an invoice and if you don't read it carefully, you could think it's just a domain registration renewal notice. After all at the top right of the letter it says in large letters: "Domain Name Expiration Notice".

To their credit, they do say that this is a TRANSFER that you would be doing, but they also say things that are confusing and not clear or the entire story. In short, while not outright lies, they are not the full truth either. Rather than sending a nice sales letter with information about their company and why you should transfer to them, they choose to mislead and create fear, uncertainty, and doubt.

2) The fee for renewal/transfers is $29, they they offer NOTHING in my opinion to justify this outrageous fee. When I first registered a domain many years ago, I did have to pay Network Solutions $35 a year. Then I discovered DirectNIC.com and only had to pay $15 a year for the same services. For the past 3 years I have only been paying between $7 and $10 a year and if you are paying more than that you are being ripped-off, or have a special kind of domain that is more expensive. Their fee is at least THREE TIMES AS EXPENSIVE AS MOST OTHER REGISTRARS.


Liberty Names of America Inc. or Lnoa Inc.
1623 Military Rd PMB663
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
www.libertynamesofamerica.com
www.lnoa.com

# posted by (hris @ 4:31 PM 0 comments

Thank you for your message. I am so very glad that you were able to catch these people!

They stole a total of $225,000 from us over a period of 8 months. Each time they contacted me they wanted more and more money. After a while I thought that I would have none left, so I stopped paying them.

It would be wonderful if I could get that money back. Please let me know what I need to do.

Thank you,
Mrs. Mable Nordfish

-----Original Message-----
From: Reverend Barrister Willy Bayo [mailto:revwillybayo@sify.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 9:36 AM
Subject: The Syndicate that defrauded you has been caught!

To whom it may concern

We have nabbed a syndicate of fraudsters who specializes in document forgery, impersonation and using of fictitious offices and clandestine phone, fax and emails to defraud innocent people. On interrogation, we promised these syndicate that if they confess their evil acts, that we will help them reduce their jail terms. Based on this promise we made to them, they provided your email address as one of their victims. We don't know if their confession that they defrauded you is correct. If indeed you lost any money to these fraudsters in the time past, please notify us with immediate effect. We have recovered enormous amount in their accounts. We have also seized and sold all their houses, companies, expensive cars, stocks and shares they bought with their ill gotten wealth for the purpose of paying their victims what they lost.

Our concern now is that their victims as they enlisted are so many that all the money we realized from the sale of their belongings including the money recovered in their account will not be enough to pay back all their victims in full what they have lost. We advise you to respond as quickly as possible to enable you be among the first to be reimbursed. Due to the fact that their victims are too many, we may not guarantee to reimburse you all you lost but will assure you that you will recover at least half. In your reply, do indicate the total amount they defrauded from you for verification purposes. Note however that your transport cost and other contingencies including the transfer charges should not be included as part of your total lost. If you are not the right person, please disregard this email.

Reverend Barrister Willy Bayo
Director,
Centre for Cyber / Electronic Crime Control

# posted by (hris @ 8:52 AM 0 comments

-----Original Message-----
From: Reverend Barrister Willy Bayo [mailto:revwillybayo@yahoo.co.uk]
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 3:06 AM
Subject:The Syndicate that defrauded you has been caught.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We have nabbed a syndicate of fraudsters who specializes in document
forgery, impersonation and using of fictitious offices and clandestine
phone, fax and emails to defraud innocent people. On interrogation, we
promised these syndicate that if they confess their evil acts, that we will
help them reduce their jail terms. Based on this promise we made to them,
they provided your email address as one of their victims. We don't know if
their confession that they defrauded you is correct. If indeed you lost any
money to these fraudsters in the time past, please notify us with immediate
effect. We have recovered enormous amount in their accounts. We have also
seized and sold all their houses, companies, expensive cars, stocks and
shares they bought with their ill gotten wealth for the purpose of paying
their victims what they lost. Our concern now is that their victims as they
enlisted are so many that all the money we realized from the sale of their
belongings including the money recovered in their account will n

Reverend Barrister Willy Bayo
Director,
Centre for Cyber / Electronic Crime Control.

# posted by (hris @ 6:52 AM 0 comments