During the first year or so of this blog, I wrote several posts about my research into a scam outfit called Linda Christas. I haven't focused too much on any scams since, though like everyone else, they continue to sneak past my email filters from time to time.
Today I received an email ostensibly from a friend. I have no doubt that his email account was hijacked. I usually delete emails of this ilk out-of-hand, but this morning I decided to humor myself by taking a look at the gimmickry involved.
For starters, the link in the email takes one to a fake news site, News10 NBC. Almost all of the legitimate looking links on the page take you to a sleazy advertisement for an outfit called the Home Revenue System. The fake news article is filled with lots of emotive hooks and the dream of making thousands of dollars per month at home with little effort.
But the fake news article is missing one key component: news of any import. It tells you next to nothing about this supposed enterprise itself. It doesn't even suggest what the supposed business actually is. All it tells you are a bunch of vague generalities that don't add up to much of anything!
At one point -- to dupe you into believing that the Home Revenue System indeed is legit -- you read that it has received an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). There is only one problem with this declaration -- It's not true!
I went to the BBB website to look up this company. If you follow this link, you can see for yourself that the Home Revenue System has received NO RATING whatsoever. Enterprises that are not rated tend to be those who do not provide adequate information to the BBB.
Best of all, at least in my eyes, is the notice placed at the bottom of the Home Revenue System home page.
As a rule of thumb, anytime someone promises you unlimited income for little effort or that you can shed hundreds of unwanted pounds through no change of diet or exercise, you should know that it is a scam. And that's why the Home Revenue System has earned a place in my Hall of Shame!
Today I received an email ostensibly from a friend. I have no doubt that his email account was hijacked. I usually delete emails of this ilk out-of-hand, but this morning I decided to humor myself by taking a look at the gimmickry involved.
For starters, the link in the email takes one to a fake news site, News10 NBC. Almost all of the legitimate looking links on the page take you to a sleazy advertisement for an outfit called the Home Revenue System. The fake news article is filled with lots of emotive hooks and the dream of making thousands of dollars per month at home with little effort.
But the fake news article is missing one key component: news of any import. It tells you next to nothing about this supposed enterprise itself. It doesn't even suggest what the supposed business actually is. All it tells you are a bunch of vague generalities that don't add up to much of anything!
At one point -- to dupe you into believing that the Home Revenue System indeed is legit -- you read that it has received an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). There is only one problem with this declaration -- It's not true!
I went to the BBB website to look up this company. If you follow this link, you can see for yourself that the Home Revenue System has received NO RATING whatsoever. Enterprises that are not rated tend to be those who do not provide adequate information to the BBB.
Best of all, at least in my eyes, is the notice placed at the bottom of the Home Revenue System home page.
Anyone caught copying our website, or using our trademarked/copyrighted text and/or images without permission will be reported to their billing company, their hosting company, and any other related companies for account closure. We will also follow up with a copyright infringement lawsuit in accordance with the The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).As I found with Linda Christas, scam artists don't like their scams exposed and so they go to great lengths to try to dissuade criticism by trying to intimidate people from the very beginning.
As a rule of thumb, anytime someone promises you unlimited income for little effort or that you can shed hundreds of unwanted pounds through no change of diet or exercise, you should know that it is a scam. And that's why the Home Revenue System has earned a place in my Hall of Shame!
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