Today I’m going to spend a bunch of time talking about scams. They have gotten even better at disguising themselves.
Today I went into Craigslist.com. I have found legitimate paying positions through Craigslist. You just need to remember this is a free posting site so anyone can post anything in the hopes of snagging you into their web of lies for free. One such place is Loot2boot. No, they did not get my money, but they did get my time. This is irritating.
Under Customer service I found “are you great on the computer?” Looking for agents to work l, both full time and part time. So I emailed them for more information. Kobie King sent me an email back with a website. I clicked on the site and the first yellow flag went up for me. The web site wants you to view a webinar that lasts a little over 13 minutes, during which this person spends over 6 minutes telling me it costs me nothing, they will never ask for money, etc. He keeps repeating these words and says nothing about an actual job. It introduces you to the website you need to utilize to “just complete one offer”. I went into this website where the instructions to gain access to this money making idea gave me red flags. You need to work only through Firefox and gmail. You either need a paypal account or get “a company debit card”. Those three things don’t bother me much as I have and use Firefox, gmail and paypal. What I didn’t like was the instructions following that information. You have to go into settings in your computer. You must accept cookies and third party cookies. Before you gain access to their offers you must complete all of their requirements listed.
I then went on to do a search whether it’s a scam or not. The results I got from Google made me a little more than nervous. I asked if Loot2boot.com was a scam. I received a list of sites that seemed to say the same thing. “It is” and “I recommend this site instead”. All those sites were set up the same way. So I paged in a little further and found a reference to someone I both respect and admire. I copied and pasted that one and asked him if it was true and correct. I received no response. I have the feeling it is true because he never discusses how he runs his business. If it was not he would be quick to respond.
There are just too many “red lights going up for me. I’m going to skip this one.
