I saw a Tweet earlier from respected marketer Tim Carter about how a site called Twitter Instant Cash that is falsely claiming that Carter is endorsing their service and making big money with them.
Not only is Twitter Instant Cash using Tim Carter’s image on the site, but his name, and the name of his site, AskTheBuilder.com, with a claim that he makes “$1,400 per day!” through them.
However, Carter Tweeted, “I’ve NEVER used this product.”
Twitter Instant Cash also indicates on their homepage, “All individuals listed on this page have been renumerated.” I presume they meant remunerated.
In addition to the fake testimonial, the Twitter Instant Cash site also features the logos of the Fox News Channel, ABC, CNN, YouTube, eBay, Facebook, Google, and MySpace, and then has a disclaimer at the bottom of the site:
“Fox News, ABC, CNN, YouTube, Ebay, Facebook, google, and myspace are in no way affilaited or endorse Twitter Instant Cash”
Where is the FTC on this? Attorney Generals? And Twitter… I can’t imagine they want their name and logo associated with such a company.
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Wow that’s amazing how sleazy people can be. It is rather stupid to use a well known marketer`s image to promote a program that they don `t even know about.
Michael Benti
I enjoyed the title tag typo.
Tim should send them a nice letter asking for his check for $32,568 (as pictured), as well as the $1,400 a day since then. That, or expect a lawsuit that could cost them more!
Typos are amazing. The site TITLE is misspelled “TweeterInstantCahs”!?!
I don’t agree with your statement that “affiliate marketing has such a bad reputation!”
Those sorts of offers are hardly typical of the industry. They are part of CPA networks, but not related to “traditional” affiliate marketing, where it’s largely revenue share for physical products.
Variations of this garbage have been around for over a year now and the FTC has done little. And how many CPA networks (and their affiliates) promoted this scam? As well as all the other ‘Twitter cash’ scams, Google Kit/Cash scams, Acai scams, Teeth Whitening scams etc, etc, etc. No wonder affiliate marketing has such a bad reputation!
http://scam.com/showthread.php?t=117916
Unfortunately, you’re probably right. Google had to handle it when people were using their name like this: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/fighting-fraud-online-taking-google.html
Nobody will do shit aboout it ( just like nothing was done about Acai, Google and other scams). I’ve been working online for only a year, and I am already amazed at how stupid people are. Who the fuck still buys into those scams ? How reatarded one should be to believe this crap ?
That is a pretty obvious abuse of the new FTC rules. But the FTC didn’t shut down the Acai scams either, it was Mastercard cutting off the rebill charges that killed the scams.
According to dictionary.com, both are correct: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/attorney+generals
It’s Attorneys General (not Attorney Generals)
And to think, all of this awesome free trial will only put you back a little over $100/mth with billing starting 9 days after you sign up!
A bargain at twice the price!
Twitter is under attack as a medium from many users hoping that twitter spamming people will lead to profits. I think the first wave was porn sites, now it seems to be MLM type get rich schemes. Nothing wrong with network marketing if the company has integrity and not making false claims.
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