There are thousands of websites that offer scam products or that trick you into giving them personal information. Often when one such website is reported and closed down, another one pops up. Here is the tip of the iceberg in our top 5 big scammers list.
1. Ultimate Cycler:
the pyramid scheme
Ultimate Cycler is among the big scammers in the USA and has been around
for a few years. The website claims to have tens of thousands of members who
have made tens of thousands of dollars. Led by Dr.
Stan Harris and Peter Wolfing, they offer a compensation plan and commissions.
The first thing they ask you to do is to pay $25 dollars for membership, which
isn't a good sign. It's a classic pyramid scheme with a modern twist.
2.
Dr. Clark: the woman that cured
every disease
Although the founder passed away in 2009, her legacy and miracle
remedies are still very much alive. The website sells a device, the
"zapper” that kills parasites, bacteria, viruses and mites. It also stops
any kind of pain instantly and cures AIDS and cancer by electrocuting
pathogens. There are also cleanse recipes that will wash away above-mentioned
diseases. It may sound too crazy for someone to fall for it, but when you just
got the news that you or a loved one is probably terminally ill it's difficult
to think rationally and scammers will take advantage of that.
3. HCG Diet Direct:
weight loss quackery
Even though the company has been charged by the FTC a few years ago, big
scammers such as HCG keep on doing business on the web. They just repackaged
their products. Their Lipoderm drops are
still sold to people who are desperate to lose weight fast. Of course, they strongly recommend you use
their other products as supplements to maximize your weight loss.
4. Neobux: a Ponzi scheme variant
There are many “Pay to Click” websites that double as big scammers.
Here's how it works: you register and you are required to click on ads.
Advertisers will pay those websites to have people view those ads. The website
then pays you to view those ads, at least in theory. Except more often than not
they will come up with an excuse not to pay you, usually for reasons that are
stated in tiny fine prints. You know, those terms and conditions you didn't
read when registering?
5. Cheap Flights
Air: booking flights to nowhere
Cheap Flights Air often changes its name and website domain, but it's
always a similar one. For example: cheap-flights-deal.com,
cheaper-airflights.com, cheaperflights-air.com, etc. They offer really good
deals for air tickets. Unfortunately,
when you want to pay, the credit card and PayPal options are always
"temporarily available", forcing you to use the scammers favorite
payment options, Western Union or cheque.
There are too many big scammers in the USA to mention them all, but we
hope that this list will give you an idea of what's going on online! If you
have doubts a Google search is a good idea: enter the name of the website and
add "complaints" or "scam" and you will have your answer.
