Cramming Scam

If you were charged on your Verizon residential or local phone bill for third party services and subscriptions (i.e., voicemail, internet access, web hosting, email, caller-id services or other premium services “billed on behalf of” third party merchants, etc.) that you never authorized

Verizon to bill you for

–Report Unauthorized Verizon Phone Bill Charges–

Verizon Residential and Local Website: www.verizon.com

How To Cancel or Stop Third Party Billing From Verizon:

Stopping Unauthorized Charges

According to Verizon’s website “Cramming is a term for unauthorized charges on your phone bill such as a monthly charge for voice mail or any charges for services that you have not requested.”

According to Verizon’s website “Inspect your monthly telephone bill to ensure that it correctly reflects the services you have ordered. If anything looks suspicious, investigate and contact Verizon immediately to resolve cramming issues.”

Protecting yourself against unauthorized charges:

Verizon’s Bill Block

According to Verizon’s website, “Bill Block prevents companies from “cramming” or adding services or charges to your bill without your knowledge or permission. Verizon provides Bill Block for your protection at no charge.”

According to Verizon’s website, Bill Block, however, does not prevent associated toll charges, operator service charges, monthly fees, 900/976 calls, or dial-around charges from your long distance provider.

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Work at Home with ODesk

I found oDesk about Five years ago. It is a great company, but you have to apply. oDesk is freelance company, you will receive a profile and an online resume. The best part is you will also receive an e-mail address and a secure log in. You will also receive software to install on your computer so oDesk can track your time and bill for it accordingly.

To work for oDesk you must have good knowledge of the English language and good over all communication skills, and be enterprising and ready to take initiative.

The following jobs are available at ODesk:

Web Development
Game Development
Mobile Applications
Standard Desktop Applications
QA
Web Design
Data Entry
Accounting
Technical Writing

And all of these jobs are done from the comfort of your own home. If you want to work from home oDesk is a great way to accomplish it.

If you want to try ODesk - click here It is free to apply and free to receive work once approved.

SupportingFriends.com Scam?

I received the following message this morning:

Hi dear lady,

Sorry I just found your website but I don't know your name.

My name is Jacey and I am an at-home mom with two kids in Canada so i am looking for chance to make money from home. My friend tole me a site to make a few bucks every month easily then i signed up. Could you take a look the program as i didn't see recommendation in your blog.

You can check this link(it's my link) [I removed the link provided]:

Thank you and I appreciate.

Jacey


So I started off doing what I do. I preformed a Google search for “supportingfriends scam”. Believe me when I say, there was nothing nice said about this site in any of the search results.

So I took my research to the next level and tried to e-mail their support people (support@supportingfriends.com) and the message was instantly sent back to me as undeliverable. I never consider it a good sign when you can not contact support for a company.

So I looked up the domain information and found that supportingfriends.com is the same as myHPF.com, which is a British Paid to Search scam site. So I continued and checked the BBB and see if there were any complaints filed against the company and what I found was complaints of non-payments, non-credits, and termination of accounts without good reason.

I would love to test this site for this reader, but with the structure of payouts I would not be able to give a full review until April or May assuming that I got credit every time I used the site for my searches.

Therefore, I am going to tell people to use caution when using this site. I believe that it is a scam and that your hard work will go unpaid. Let me explain how this site is making money even though you don’t have to pay to join.

You will notice that I have a Google Search bar at the top of this page. Every time someone enters a search term, searches and then clicks on a link found by the search I get earn money and that money is how I keep this site going. I use the money earned off this blog to purchase programs and try them and then report back to you

(This is in NO WAY a solicitation for you to use my Google search randomly so I can earn more money, if you have a legitimate search use the bar, if not, please do not search using my bar, it will get me banned from Google).

I know that yahoo has a similar program, but I prefer Google, so every time you search on supportingmyfriends.com, the company earns money that they have promised to share with you, but they don’t if the BBB complaints are any indication.

Again, I will say, I have not tried this site so I can not say for sure, but everything I have read and found tells me to stay away from this site it will be a waste of time.

Swine Flu Phishing Scam

Scammers are using the outbreak of the H1N1 virus (better known as the "swine flu") to lure unsuspecting victims into exposing their personal information.

Identity thieves and computer hackers, posing as representatives of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), are sending emails containing a link to create a "Personal H1N1 Vaccination Profile" as part of a state vaccination program.

The "Create Personal Profile" link appears legitimate but takes victims to a fraudulent website where scammers attempt to install malware and collect personal identity information.
Steps you can take to help avoid becoming a victim of this scam:

• If you receive an email similar to the one outlined above, do not click on the link or create a profile.
• Always be extremely suspicious when an unsolicited email requests that you provide your personal identity information (PII): Social Security number, address, date of birth, and bank account numbers.
• You can learn more about the H1N1 virus and vaccination locations by visiting your state's Health Department or by contacting your local physician.

TestSpin Surveys

I wrote an article on TestSpin back in October for 2007 and I am excited to report that TestSpin now gives members the option to receive PayPal Cash as a method of payment. Previously, you had to select Amazon gift Certificates as your payout method. I think this great because I am no longer restricted to spending the money I earn at Amazon.

I have been a member of TestSpin surveys for about 7 ears now. There is an annual maximum of $600 (for tax reasons) that you can earn. With the amount of survey invitations you will receive and qualify for, it is easy to reach that maximum in a year.

On the downside, it takes about 4 weeks to receive credit for a survey that you have completed. It will not be instant cash, so be patient, they have never not paid.

I know that the site will pay out and give you surveys, so if you want to earn money at home filling out surveys, register at www.testspin.com.