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Google Gadgets: Not So Trustworthy After All?

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 31st, 2010%

Google Gadgets: Not So Trustworthy After All?
Google’s gadgets may want your location information and a lot more. Telling a legit gadget from a bogus one is harder than it looks. Google – Google Gadget – Google Maps – Maps – Intellectual Property

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Google Kit Cash Scams (9) – Google Payday “Jennifer”

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 22nd, 2010%

Your $1.95 (S&H) for the FREE kit will quickly turn into an automatic $70/m subscription after a few days. It is hidden in the fine print. This is how they make their money. You have to cancel you card to stop . . . → Read More: Google Kit Cash Scams (9) – Google Payday “Jennifer”

Video: Google Earth’s ‘Scary Layer’

By Ripoffs Scams, on July 19th, 2010%

Video: Google Earth’s ‘Scary Layer’
A new Facebook scam promises to tell you the truth about Coca-Cola, Ford Sync can do almost anything you ask it to, and Google Earth has a new layer that might just frighten you into recycling more often.

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Microsoft counters Google with Hotmail overhaul

By Ripoffs Scams, on May 20th, 2010%

Microsoft counters Google with Hotmail overhaul
Microsoft is trying to counter Google by overhauling Windows Live Hotmail with new online editing capabilities for Office documents, and more than two dozen other enhancements for business and home users. Microsoft’s refresh of Hotmail is being announced Tuesday, less than a week after the release of Microsoft Office 2010 .

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Cyberattacks: Can Google — or Uncle Sam — protect you?

By Ripoffs Scams, on April 30th, 2010%

Cyberattacks: Can Google — or Uncle Sam — protect you?
US cybersecurity is weakened by our desire to keep government out of business.

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Fake antivirus software is ‘growing threat’ to computer users, warns Google

By Ripoffs Scams, on April 30th, 2010%

Fake antivirus software is ‘growing threat’ to computer users, warns Google
Millions of computer users are being duped in to installing software they think will protect them online but actually leaves their computer vulnerable to hackers, a study found.

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Google Defies China on Web Censorship

By Ripoffs Scams, on March 26th, 2010%

Google Defies China on Web Censorship
Sending Search Traffic To Hong Kong Service but Keeping Technological Toehold in the Country

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How Google Filters Spam

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 16th, 2010%

Online users use Google for research purposes. Google provides pertinent information related to a search query entered by the online user. As much as possible, Google wants to provide its users with quality content alone. Because of this, it abhors low quality and spammy websites.

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Google May Close China Site After ‘Highly Sophisticated’ Attack

By Ripoffs Scams, on January 12th, 2010%

Google May Close China Site After ‘Highly Sophisticated’ Attack
Google Inc., owner of the most popular Internet search engine, is considering shutting its Chinese Web site and offices after discovering a “highly sophisticated” attack last month aimed at gaining access to e-mail accounts of human-rights activists.

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Google Sniper System Review – Google Sniper System Scam

By Ripoffs Scams, on December 3rd, 2009%

Google Sniper is a recently launched internet marketing product which is promoted as a complete step-by-step blueprint for getting maximum free traffic and rankings from Google without the need for PPC or huge email lists. In this critical Google Cash Sniper review I will reveal the pro’s and con’s of this latest affiliate marketing membership site . . . → Read More: Google Sniper System Review – Google Sniper System Scam

Are These Real Or Scams When I See Some Ads On Google Home Loans For 4.25% 30-yr Fixed ?

By Ripoffs Scams, on November 6th, 2009%

I am searching for home loan rates and when I do a google search some of the links show as 4.25% or 4.49%APR for 30 yr fixed.
Are these real or some scams ? or will there be any catch later ?
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How to Avoid the Google AdWords Email Scam

By Ripoffs Scams, on October 26th, 2009%

With the vast increase in scams going around on the Internet these days, we have to be careful. Even the best of us have been scammed at some point. Hackers are becoming more and more advanced in their scamming processes. You might think you’re at the actual site of a big name company only to be . . . → Read More: How to Avoid the Google AdWords Email Scam

Top 10 Scams and Rip-Offs
1.Scams and Rip-Offs} Acai Supplements and Other “Free” Trial Offers – Ads offering trial offers for teeth whiteners, acai anti-aging pills and other miracle supplements blanket the Internet, including trusted Web sites of national news organizations. The marketing campaigns often falsely claimed an endorsement by Oprah, Rachel Ray and Doctor Oz. Thousands of consumers complained to BBB that the free trial actually cost them as much as hundreds of dollars, month after month.

2.Scams and Rip-Offs} Stimulus/Government Grant Scams – Even before President Obama announced the stimulus plan in February, scammers had already set up schemes for misleading consumers and small business owners into thinking they could get a piece of the pie. Offers for worthless assistance and advice on how to get government grants bombarded consumers online, over the phone and via mail and e-mail.

3.Scams and Rip-Offs} Robocalls – Owning a cell phone or having their phone number on the do-not-call list did not help thousands of people across the US put a stop to harassing automated telemarketing calls in 2009. The robocalls often claimed that their auto warranty was about to expire—which wasn’t true—or offered help in reducing their interest rate on their credit card. The prevalence of robocalls violating federal telemarketing laws prompted the FTC to increase restrictions on the practice in 2009.

4.Scams and Rip-Offs} Lottery/Sweepstakes Scam – The victim receives a letter in the mail pretending to be from Reader’s Digest, Publisher’s Clearing House or a phony foreign lottery claiming that he or she has won millions. The letter comes with a check that represents only a portion of the total winnings. In order to get the rest, the victim has to deposit the check and then wire hundreds of dollars back to the scammers supposedly to cover taxes or some other bogus fee. The victim wires the money, but the prize never arrives.

5.Scams and Rip-Offs} Job Hunter Scams –Scams targeting job hunters vary and include attempts to gain access to personal information such as bank account or social security numbers and requirements to pay a fee in order to even be considered for the job. Another common scam was reported to BBB by job hunters who were told by a prospective employer that they had to check their credit report before being considered for a job. The job offer is actually a marketing ploy for online credit monitoring that costs the victim every month until they cancel.

6.Scams and Rip-Offs} Google Work from Home Scam – Countless Web sites cropped up in 2009 that claimed you could learn how to make money from home using Google or Twitter and offered a free trial of learning materials. The Web sites often included the Google or Twitter moniker and logo. As a result, many people who complained to BBB thought they were getting a job with Google or Twitter when in, fact, they were being lured into another misleading free-trial offer and were billed every month for the materials and other mystery charges that added up to hundreds of dollars.

7.Scams and Rip-Offs} Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue/Debt Assistance – Many families are struggling in the current economy and hucksters are offering to help them save their house from foreclosure or help them get out of credit card debt. Unfortunately, victims are paying hundreds of dollars up front for the assistance they desperately need but ultimately never receive.

8.Scams and Rip-Offs} Mystery Shopping – Consumers across the country thought that they could make some extra money by becoming a secret shopper and evaluating the customer service of various stores. The victim is asked to evaluate their shopping experience at a few stores as well as a money wiring service such as Western Union or MoneyGram by wiring money back to the scammers. A seemingly real looking check is supposed to cover the costs, but ends up being a fake. The victim is out hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.

9.Scams and Rip-Offs} Over-Payment Scams – Over-payment scams typically target small business owners, landlords or individuals with rooms to rent and sellers on classifieds or sites like Craigslist. Typically the scammer pretends to be a customer, possible renter or interested buyer, respectively. The victim receives a check for more than the amount requested. The scammers then ask the victim to deposit the check and wire the extra amount elsewhere, such as to a shipping company. Ultimately though, the check is fake and the victim is really wiring money back to the scammers.

10.Scams and Rip-Offs} Phishing e-mails/H1N1 spam – A perennial problem, phishing e-mails pop up in inboxes and can take various forms such as appearing to be from a business, a government agency or official or even a friend. Whatever the setup, the goal of any phishing e-mail is the same: to trick victims into divulging sensitive financial information or to infect the victim’s computer with viruses and malware. In addition to phishing e-mails, spam e-mail selling wares to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus were particularly rampant in 2009.

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