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The Office of the Attorney General of Florida, Economic Crimes Division, has launched an investigation of AzoogleAds.com.
According to the Florida Attorney General’s site, Case Number: L07-3-1044 was opened to investigate AzoogleAds.com for the allegation of…
Unfair and deceptive trade practices regarding online ringtone offers in violation of Chapter 501, Part II, Florida Statues.
The case file relates to a civil, not criminal, investigation. Also, note that the existence of an investigation does not constitute proof of any violation of law.
The Office of the Attorney General for the State of Florida was asking around about affiliate ringtone scams last month. Looks like they came up with some compelling information.
The outcome of this investigation could have a significant impact on many players in affiliate marketing.
11 responses so far ↓
1 Azoogle being investigated by Florida Attorney General - WickedFire - Internet Marketing Affiliate Webmaster Forum // Mar 21, 2007 at 9:42 am
[...] investigated by Florida Attorney General No surprise there… Shawn Collins reported it at AzoogleAds.com Under Investigation by Florida Attorney General at Affiliate Tip Blog by Shawn Collin… [...]
2 V7N Search Marketing News » Blog Archive » Daily Search Blog Roundup, March 22, 2007 // Mar 21, 2007 at 11:59 pm
[...] Ads reportedly being investigated for “Unfair and deceptive trade practices regarding online ringtone [...]
3 AzoogleAds.com May Be In Hot Water // Mar 22, 2007 at 12:42 pm
[...] (Via Affiliate Tip Blog) [...]
4 Conspiracy Theorist // Mar 23, 2007 at 9:21 am
Things that make you go hmmmmmmmm:
I saw a thread about this on ThreadWatch the other day, and then it quickly disappeared.
5 john andrews // Mar 23, 2007 at 3:14 pm
It’s been fun to watch your discussion of this Florida thing over the pst month, Shawn. Thanks for sticking to the focus over at TW, despite the “challenges”.
I wonder what this might mean for afffiliates who cashed in on the allegedly deceptive ringtones campaigns in ‘04-’05. If there is a judgement, does it follow the money?
6 Affiliate Still Promoting Free Ringtones - WTF! at Affiliate Tip Blog by Shawn Collins // Mar 27, 2007 at 12:18 pm
[...] to continue promoting “free ringtones” since the Florida Attorney General officially opened an investigation on the matter last [...]
7 » FTC Investigation of ValueClick No Longer Rumor But Reality // May 18, 2007 at 2:48 pm
[...] SEC 8-K filings mentioned in the above news article can be found here. Government investigations of certain types of cpa offers and the manner in which they are marketed don’t seem to be [...]
8 Wan Su // Oct 10, 2007 at 3:19 am
yikes, is this for real ? that’s explain wht majority of my friends stop promoting ringtones
9 Azoogle Settle for $1,000,000 with Florida Attorney General | Affiliate Marketing Blog by Shawn Collins // Nov 7, 2007 at 6:34 pm
[...] agreement with Azoogle is in regards to Case No. L07-3-1044 from March [...]
10 jonah // Apr 18, 2008 at 9:51 pm
“How” does this Relate to the “Mature Singles” Dating Site that “claims” affiliation with azoogleads.com ???? E-Mail ‘response’ (?) to: jonahage54@gmail.com.
11 Shawn Collins // Apr 18, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Jonah -
I am not clear how your question relates to ringtones, but I would suggest you consult the dating site you reference or AzoogleAds.
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