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Fear Merchants Target Seniors with Fright Messaging

January 15, 2020January 14, 2020 by mshames

As people age, they often become more fearful or paranoid.  Sadly, that is a fact and is generally unavoidable.  Even sadder is that unsavory internet marketers have figured that out and are finding new ways to exploit this age-related vulnerability. Scientists have been studying the … Read more

Categories Household, Internet Tags elder abuse, fear, fraud, messaging, rip-off, scam

SCAM ALERT: Avoid Internet Kidney Cures……Seriously

January 14, 2020 by mshames

What would you do if you meet a new person and the first thing they say is clearly a lie?  You’d likely runaway.  Well, pretty much the first thing that Heal Kidney Disease tells you is it can reverse kidney disease.  This is a baldfaced lie:  … Read more

Categories Happiness Tags fraud, heal kidney disease, infoscam, kidney scam, rip-off, Robert Galarowicz

SCAM ALERT: Custom Keto Diet Is A Marketing Trap

January 10, 2020January 9, 2020 by mshames

What would you do if you meet a new person and the first thing they say is clearly a lie?  You’d likely runaway.  Well, pretty much the first thing that Custom Keto Diet tells you is a lie:  its creator Rachel Roberts doesn’t exist.   Our … Read more

Categories Happiness Tags affiliate marketer, Clickbank, custom keto diet, customketo, review, rip-off, scam

SCAM ALERT: Aleurier Anti-Aging Cream Scam

November 3, 2019 by mshames

Do you know much money people spend their gold and silver (and paper) on over-the-counter anti-wrinkle cream in an effort to reclaim their youth?  Believe it or not, consumers spend billions of dollars each year on such creams and lotions, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. We tried … Read more

Categories Happiness Tags aleurier, anti-aging cream, fraud, rip-off, skin

ALERT: Avoid Netspend Prepaid Debit Cards

November 1, 2019October 18, 2019 by mshames

Perhaps you purchased a prepaid debit card from Netspend.  Or worse, you received this prepaid card as a gift.  Either way, you are in for a world of hurt using this card.  Netspend is among the worst of the prepaid debit cards on the market … Read more

Categories Finance Tags account maintenance fee, fees, fraud, Netspend, prepaid debit, rip-off
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