Internet Scam-Google Cash Kit Scam

Internet Scam-Google Cash Kit Scam

How far will a scammer go to get money from a person? You'll see with this work at home scam that involves references to Google.

There are a lot of blogs/websites popping up stating that they are making $5000 a month by working from home, with only 10 hours a week with a Google Cash Kit offered through Google. For those new to the Internet, they assume this is a safe bet because of the "Google" name. So, here's a quick summary of how the scam goes down.

The blogs/websites that offer this unique opportunity always state that his/her life was changed when he/she discovered the Google Cash Kit offered by Google. It helped him/her get out of debt and he could quit his boring job. It goes on to state and show all the big ticket items that they have been able to purchase. In addition, they show you a check they received from Google (which is bogus).

The kit these blogs/websites are offering is free, with a small shipping fee of $1.97. They also state that with this small fee you will soon be getting $1500 checks from Google. (This is the first sign that this is a scam. You should immediately ask yourself why such a large company would be selling a kit to make money.)

Here is where the scam goes down. Once you filled in the form and released your credit card number, you will not only receive the useless kit (sometimes), but also, you will begin seeing additional charges on your credit card (around $78 a month). Other victims state that these charges continued until they canceled their credit card.

If you find yourself being taken in by this scam, contact your credit card company immediately. Tell them to please take the additional charges off your credit card. If more charges are placed on your credit card the next month, you should request that the credit card company cancel your card, and issue you a new one.

The credit card company will ask you to complete a form that states the charges you want removed from your card were unauthorized by you, the card holder. This form protects your credit rating, so don't ignore it-complete and return immediately.

My advice is to always research these get rich quick schemes. Here are some simple checks. And it's really simple to do. You can either do a quick Google search on the possible scam or look at RipOff website for announcements. In addition, report the scam to the Better Business Bureau (All links available on my web page Report Your Scams).

Remember, scammers always look for an emotional issue to draw the victim into their web of deceit. So, if a situation looks to good to be true, it usually is. Which means -DO YOUR RESEARCH.