Despite warning and requests from readers, N4G continue to help propagate the latest internet scam by actually running adverts for it on their site. Many readers have been fooled into parting with the credit card details in a very polished looking Google related scam similar to the LA tribune scan from earlier in the year.
The scam works by attracting anyone interesting in working from home (that’s just about everyone right, especially in the current climate with so many people being laid off and loosing their jobs) by using a convincing looking newspaper style website running a story on the subject. Through out the article are numerous links to the honey trap site, which is heavily Google branded. The site claims they want to take a small $1.87 payment to cover shipping, however what the credit card owner doesn’t know is that they are unknowingly and without consent signing up for a free 7 day trail of a lifetime subscription. Once the 7 days has passed, you will be charged $80 a month forever until you ring and cancel. Problem is they never answer their phones, so you can never cancel. The only way to solve this is contact your card provider and get them stop your card, and re-issue a new one.
This is not acceptable for a well known and trusted news site to be running adverts like this, especially after being warned about the potential lose to their readers.
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