Google Scams Getting Worse
In March, we reported about several Google scams. I was hoping that the issue would get better over time, but it just seems to be getting worse. The discussion forums are swarming with questions about these scams. Innocent people are believing they can work for Google and get paid, when in fact, they are not working for Google.
A Google Web Search Help thread points out that these Google scammers are not just using Google's name to make money, but they are also using Google's AdWords system to find more people to sign up. For example, here is an add I spotted for a random get job type of search:
As you can see, they are spelling Google's name slightly wrong. Many won't pick up on the typo. Why isn't Google more aggressive about stopping these people from showing ads on their ad system? It is one thing to get email spam about this stuff, but to place ads in Google AdWords?
There is a ton of discussion with more examples of these and other type of scam ads being shown through Google's AdWords, AdSense, Gmail, and so on at Google Web Search Help.
Forum discussion at Google Web Search Help.
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rustybrick in Other Google Topics at June 29, 2009 8:27 AM
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The scams are totally out of control. I spend lots of time in the adwords help forum as 'MrsC' we see so many people visiting the forum wondering "when am I going to get paid" only to see they have been sucked into some scam. They *think* they are signing up for a Google related product because the website are using Google logos and the Google name. Bad enough that Google does not go after these scammers but to let them use adwords to promote their scam is very sad. Maybe Google is trying to earn and save enough money through adwords to pay for the legal department to go after these guys ;) I hope they do soon because I am getting tired of hearing about desperate people who just lost a job getting swindled out of their last few bucks.
Posted by Kim Clink at June 29, 2009 09:47