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Re: New Scam: UltimateSearchGuide.com and SSK eMarketing

kstonya — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:30:55 -0000

the company says they send me a email but never received one

Re: New Scam: UltimateSearchGuide.com and SSK eMarketing

Rob Browne — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:03:27 -0000

The store seemed kind of legit. It is a web store, but why was it advertised as something totally different. I had a bear of a time getting to the login screen. I called them and they had given me my password. I logged in to find the web setup was nice, but all the products they had for you to sell were way above wholesale, hardly a discount on retail.

I cancelled, unfortunately after 2 months of being billed. I didn't ask for a credit, because they really did supply me with a service. However, I think they were supposed to mail me some bonus stuff, which I never received.

This company was based out of UK and like I said was hard to find the login area. NEVER join one of these online businesses that do not have legit phone numbers and addresses. ALWAYS do a BBB or Ripoff Report Search.

$80 to the bad guys. This needs to stop...especially when it was advertised in CareerBuilders.com.

Good luck,
Rob

Re: New Scam: UltimateSearchGuide.com and SSK eMarketing

Allison — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:24:10 -0000

When I saw that my bank account statement had $39.95 charged on my debit card i nearly flipped out!!!!! BEWARE!!!! THIS IS A SCAM!!!! I NEVER GAVE THEM MY INFORMATION!!!!!! SO BE CAREFUL!!!!!

I immediately called the bank for further guidance. The girl i talked to at my bank said that she has been getting tons of calls about this and that they should be on the news about what scam-artists they are soon. She said to call them and tell them you want to cancel and want your money refunded immediately. She also said that i could give my #'s on my bank card to her b/c they obviously had it already anyway. then call her back and we would cancel that card.

i called ultimate search guide to find out how they got my info. and they immediately wanted to know my phone #, my full name, my address. i told the lady "no" i'm not giving out any of my info. and demanded she refund my $. She told me if i would not verify that info. that there was no way to help me. So i asked her to talk to someone else and he was no help of course.

I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW THEY GOT MY INFORMATION. this is all new to me right now. All i do know is that i have a canceled bank card and i'm glad i caught it when i did.

Re: New Scam: UltimateSearchGuide.com and SSK eMarketing

Janet R — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:42:15 -0000

Hi,Yes I did same thing,this company took $ from my credit card$104. worth!!!
Janet R

Re: New Scam: UltimateSearchGuide.com and SSK eMarketing

werendezvous — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:43:11 -0000

Its a fraud plain and simple. Received no "kit" but did get the initial $1.85 credited back to my card. However, got charged another $39.95 the next month. Called them again, and the operator said she could find no record of that charge and to fax them a copy of the credit card statement. Will do so and see what happens. DON'T GET INVOLVED IN THIS SCAM.

Re: New Scam: UltimateSearchGuide.com and SSK eMarketing

Cass — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:08:17 -0000

Thanks for having this thread up. I'm doing some job hunting, saw this site in regional help wanted, and just reported them to the site. I had a funny feeling about it because it sounded to cheezy and blingy. "Look at how shiny we are yay!" Even if many know they're fake, they still shouldn't be allowed to post their junk anywhere.

Re: New Scam: UltimateSearchGuide.com and SSK eMarketing

MM — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:15:08 -0000

You know, I recenly broke my neck in four places due to a drunk driver and went from pulling in over six figures to sitting at home going crazy dying to do make some money and of course that Ultimate Search Guide found it's way to my email. Being from Google it sounded and looked legitimate enough. Then again I have enough pain pills coursing through my veins to kill an elephant. Originally they advertise filling out forms for Google but once you receive your materials it's a web site store you have to put together and anything but filling out forms. Because I'm in recovery I figured it would be better then doing nothing until I can get back to my business. Now that I came across this scam page while trying to find the Ultimate Search Guide page I'm literally sick to my stomach! You have to be kidding! Unbelievable! So what you are saying is that there is zero validity to this web store I supposdly dish out $40 DOLLARS a month for? And yes, you're right. It said $1.85 with zero information pertaining to taking out fourty bux a month! I've already been billed. Will anyone with information pertaining to this please update me so I don't waste anymore time with this then I already have. If the store is legit (doubtful) please verify this in a professional manner. It looks like I'm going to be getting a new card here real soon. This sucks

Re: New Scam: UltimateSearchGuide.com and SSK eMarketing

Lesliek1 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:10:05 -0000

Agree with Neil - the only surefire way to ensure that you get what you pay for is to audit your PPC campaigns with a third party provider. Of course engines will claim they are catching it (especially the 600 lb. Gorilla) - but in the end, do you really want the thief who robbed your bank today to become your security guard tomorrow?

Re: New Scam: UltimateSearchGuide.com and SSK eMarketing

Jose — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:24:33 -0000

Nice article. I too, saw this on Pennysavers and decided to call them. They immediately asked me for my contact info and credit card number. I said not yet because I read that this might be a scam. The lady became furious and said why did I call then. Funny thing is she didn't deny it. LOL

Re: New Scam: UltimateSearchGuide.com and SSK eMarketing

Neil Matthews — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:20:15 -0000

In reply to Angela's statement about the Google refunds, their invalid click filters are not that good, and a click farm as you describe above will probably fool the filter as they look like real users browsing your site.

It is my experience that people working on click farms are given intrusctions to click on links on the site to simulate a real user experience in an effort to fool the search engine.

What is more, why would they do it if they were not generating an income?

An excellent post exposing another click fraud scam.

Re: New Scam: UltimateSearchGuide.com and SSK eMarketing

Angela — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:43:36 -0000

That's quite funny, but I feel sorry for those who were gullible enough to sign up. =(

However from what I understand, Google can detect click fraud and returns you the fraudulent click money afterwards... so if Google is doing their job properly, it should be all good.