The Reuters footer scam asks websites to add a footer to their pages for $1600 for 3 months, which they will never pay you for. So, what's the point of this scam? Read on to find out.
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An email from Asher Barin claims to launch a scam website, BloombergSources dot com, offering $2100 for a banner ad. The scam mirrors previous scams, tricking victims with a fake Bloomberg website. Users are urged to be cautious as the scammers may secure free advertising without payment, potentially misleading with guest post offers.
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Does Mashable really want to advertise in your footer for $1200 a month? The Mashable website footer scam is fooling websites into adding a footer at the bottom of their site which includes a Gmail address for people to contact. It starts with the supposed manager of Mashable e-mailing you to ask about paid footer ads on your website. Read on the find out more about this new scam. How much does one post from you cost? This is the subject line on three of the e-mails I’ve gotten involving this scam: How much does one post from you cost?…
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Internet scams are getting trickier, and now they’re creating entire fake websites spoofing huge brands like ColourPop. The most recent is ColourPopUSA.com, which has fooled many people into purchasing items they’ll never receive, according to a thread on Reddit. Take a closer look at the new website ColourPopUSA.com and you’ll notice everything is not quite right. It’s just the latest scam website to pop up where they make it look like the real website, take orders and then never send them. They even have ads for this website popping up on Google when you search for ColourPop! The one and…