Another Scam By RebateProcessorJobs.com

So here's another company to keep an eye on it's called RebateProcessorJobs.com and it's the product of Cindy Dalton. This was presented to me in an email from trafficsupply-24.com. When I opened the email I noticed that I was redirected to the site for RebateProcessorJobs.com...sneaky I think. However this may just be an affiliate and not from Ms. Dalton herself. Again, I received another email from highlypaid-onlinejobs.info/ which opened up to....you guessed it RebateProcessorJobs.com. Again, probably another affiliate.

Now using the Rule of Thumb for investigating scams I checked the following:

• Who Can I Contact If I Have Questions


• What Is Their Refund Policy


• What Info Is Available When Searching Reviews and Forums


• What Info Is Listed With Whois.net

Here's What Happens

They do put a twist on this scam that makes it seem legit even when you become a member. There is a one-time $39 membership fee. What happens is you are sold training material on how to process rebates. They have you become a Clickbank affiliate and you market their digital products or E-books. The twist comes in when they suggest you offer a rebate on those products.

Now Clickbank is a reputable company and is a leader in digital products. However, these products when sold by you only offer a percentage of the sale. Commissions can range from 25% to 75% of the products value; so if you MARKET why would you want to offer a rebate and take less of that commission? That doesn't make sense since you can join Clickbank at no cost and keep ALL the commissions.

Notice I screamed market earlier? If you are looking for a legitimate work-at-home opportunity then you don't want to do any marketing period. It is a very difficult to be successful with Internet

Marketing. They will also suggest that you look into PPC (Pay Per Click) advertising which can be costly if you don't know what you're doing.

Now as I've said before you NEVER want to pay someone so you can make money....it doesn't make sense.

Using The Rule of Thumb

• On their site they inform you that the only contact is via e-mail...red flag.
  
• Their refund policy states No Refunds...red flag. Although you can fight this, see my other posts.
  
• Forums and Reviews of RebateProcessorJobs seem to leave a bad taste in your mouth.
  
• And Whois.net has no information other than their hosting account. See my other post on how to contact their web hosting account or.
  

Keep looking here for more up to date info on the latest scams.

More Resources For The Scam Victim

If you're not sure what work-at-home programs are legit here's another red flag to look for. Think about it this way: If you were to work for a brick-and-mortar business they would require you to fill out a lot of paperwork right? One of those forms is the W-4 which requires ALL employees to complete for tax purposes. OK you're not at a physical work location, but did you know that the money you make on the internet is considerd taxable according to Uncle Sam? This is true for any company doing business in the United States; even an internet based business would have you complete this form. If your work-at-home company is not providing this form BEFORE work is completed more then likely they are scamming you.

Now you may be saying to yourself that you are an Independent Contractor. This means you work on an as-needed-basis and not as an employee of any company. You would then be required to complete a W-9 or 1099 by the employer...get it? A legitimate company would see that you completed the necessary paperwork if they plan on paying you.

If you become a victim inform someone. If your complaint is registered with a reputable site then you have a better chance of getting a refund; and possibly be part of a class action suit. Here are more sites where you can register a complaint:


The National Fraud Information Center at http://www.fraud.org/ is a good place for filing a fraud report in the United States.


The National Consumers League at http://www.natlconsumersleague.org/ has great tips on how to avoid internet fraud as well as an option to register a complaint.


When using the BBB or The Better Business Bureau keep in mind that internet businesses do not need a physical place of business. Therefore Internet companies cannot always be located as websites can be hosted anywhere in the world. Unless they are registered with the BBB then finding the state the company is located in may prove to be difficult when inquiring with the BBB. But do use them for their resource as they are still a valuable asset. Heres their
site: http://www.bbb.org/complaints/file.html


Finally you should file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ as they are The Keepers of Trade (including the internet) and if there are enough complaints they will step in.

The Realdataentry.net Scam

In my last post I mentioned that I would identify programs that are scams. One of those on the net today is Realdataentry.net. They operate very much like the crafts scams I spoke about earlier. First I would like to tell you what to look for as this site provides the perfect examples.

• The Terms of Service are not listed.


• Insufficient Contact Information


• Insufficient Whois.net Data


• Check Forums or Reviews
  
  
  

Now I must admit that the marketing of this was done rather well. Notice how you get that cozy feeling. You want to believe in the value of family and their promises. Not to mention you get to try it for free, who wouldn't believe this is real? Now let's look to see how all that comes to play.

The fact that they offer a free trial only adds to the situation. When you upgrade from the trial they seem to have problems on their end and they use those problems to their advantage. Now think of this, you would be paying them so that you could work for them. Now that doesn't make much sense to me. If you upgrade there is a part-time and full-time postition available for $19.95 and $49.95. They are calling this a one-time setup cost that is non-refundable according to their terms of service. Now speaking of terms of service you will not be directed to that page until AFTER you pay for the upgrade. The terms are pretty basic.


1. You are not allowed to submit the same assignment more than one time. Submitting the same assignment more than once is a cause for account termination.


2. You are not allowed copy information from the website in order to fill out the questionnaire. Not only is this a copyright violation, but it is also a form of cheating that will not be tolerated. If you copy information from the websites you are reviewing your account will be deleted and you will not be compensated for your assignments.


3. All of your assignments should not look alike. If all of your assignments look exactly the same we will assume it is because you are sing form filling software and this is a form of cheating and your account will be deleted and you will not be compensated for your assignments.


4. You should not repeatedly miss clear mistakes that are on the websites. On many of your assignments there will be clear mistakes that you will only see if you are reading the entire information. You will see things such as "oyu" or "hte" on these websites to test if you are actually completing your assignments. You need to find the mistakes , and then provide the correction for the mistake. Failure to continually miss these mistakes will show us that you are cheating and your account will be deleted and you will not be compensated for your assignments.


5. You are not allowed to complete an assignment if the website you are reviewing is down. If a website is down or not working, you are required to report it to us immediately. Completing an assignment when the site is down is cheating and if you do this, your account will be deleted and you will not be compensated for your assignments.


6. You are required to use complete sentences being as descriptive as possible when you are completing your assignments. If the site is about a new sleeping pill and all you type is "sleeping pill" then that is unacceptable and you will not be paid for those assignments. You must also use proper spelling and grammar in your assignments. Abbreviations are not acceptable. If most of your assignments look like this then your account will be deleted.


7. If you are a full-time member, then you are guaranteed to receive at least 3 assignments per day for at least 10 weeks. After the first 10 weeks, we will send you additional assignments as they come in.


8. If you are a part-time member, you will receive at least 1 assignment per day for the first 100 days. after the first 100 days, you will receive assignments as they become available.


* If your account is disabled to a breach in our terms no refund will be given. NO EXCEPTIONS.


How The Scam Works

After you upgrade you review 100 websites for grammatical errors and complete a 4-5 question survey about the site. You can request payout when your account reaches $1000. Now it may take 2-3 months to complete these assignments. Upon requesting payout you will receive an email informing you that your work needs to be reviewed and the process may take 2-4 weeks (not listed in the terms of service). Usually at the end of the fourth week you will receive an email telling you that you were in violation of the terms of service and your account has been deactivated. No other correspondence will be made with them. Smells like the craft scam!

How To Seek Recourse

By the time you get that dreaded email almost 3 months have passed. This is the legal time frame with which to file a dispute with your credit card company (within 90 days) and most will inform you that there is nothing they can do. However, file a dispute anyway and then contact the merchant service provider (payment processor) used by realdataenty.net and inform them of your situation. Currently they are using Alert Pay and they are aware of the situation. They will issue a refund on your behalf but only if realdataentry has those funds available.

Now you will not be able to get information regarding the owners of realdataentry.net but here's how to keep others from becoming a victim. Go to the website http://www.whois.net/ and do a search for realdataentry.net and look for the section that says:

Domain servers in listed order:

ns1.ezwebsolution.net

ns2.ezwebsolution.net


This is the web hosting account. Currently it is ezwebsolution.net. Contact them via their "contact us, support, or email" link and inform them that you believe they may be committing internet fraud. They have an obligation to shut the site down. Inform them that you will also be filing a complaint with the FTC and ic3.gov. Continue to complain until they close the site...it is your right as a consumer! Oh...then file a complaint with the FTC and ic3.gov. Their site was shut down by their last web hosting provider and they will look for another hosting account. When the site comes back up use this method with their new web hosting account.

One last thought; learn to identify some red flags. I was wondering how one would do business with them and have a site reviewed, yet there is no way to do business with them...RED FLAG. I believe they own most of those sites you review with the hope that you PURCHASE something at some point! Boy they really have perfected the internet scam.

Avoiding Scams

Welcome, it is my goal to keep trusting people from becoming victims of scam, and to help them find recourse in the event they are.

So you signed up for a work-at-home program on the internet and you hope you didn’t get scammed, right? Well there are safeguards to avoid becoming one of those victims.

Remember when stuffing envelopes was a big thing? First you pay for a start up kit, once it arrives you receive instructions asking you to place your own work-at-home ads to other unsuspecting victims. Not only did you get scammed…you now have become the scammer!

Now here’s another one that has been around for years…craft assembly scams. You pay to receive a set of crafts and instructions, spend hours assembling them, return them and then you are informed that your work was unsatisfactory. Now you are out for the work you did, the fee, and they keep your crafts to sell…dirty rats!

Here are a few things to look for when searching for a work-at-home business. Never pay someone who wants you to join their program. This seems to be the most common scam today. Companies are charging administrative or training fees and in most cases theses fees are non-refundable…always read the Terms of Service! The idea is to make money, not give it away. Look for free listings as they provide the better choice.

Once a red flag goes up what do you do next? Before signing up for anything, do a little research.

• First contact the Better Business Bureau they have information on companies that have complaints against them.

• Do a Google Search for the business in question and add the word “Reviews” or “Scams”. There are a lot of people who have been scammed that want to share their experience.

• Look for a phone number or address on the website in which to contact them. A reputable company would have this information listed. Don’t just look for it…call them to make sure the number is legit.

• Go to http://www.whois.net/ and enter the company website to find out more information. This site will list phone numbers (if one was added), but most important you will find the web hosting provider. If you become a victim contact the web hosting service via their “contact us, support, or email” link. Inform them you may have been a victim of a scam. If enough complaints are made they have an obligation to shut down the site.
  

I hope you find this information useful. Check back as I want to provide the names of companies to be aware of.