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Internet Scammers Banned

Internet Lawyer — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:18:22 +0000

There is no gray area when it comes to Internet scams. You’re either for Internet con artists or against them. As an Internet lawyer, I believe that now is the time for clarity on this issue. Today, I am drawing a line in the sand. .. If you are an Internet scam artist, do not [...]

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Copyright Infringement: Beware of emails from a fake law firm

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:20:55 +0000

There’s a new Internet scam being run by a fake German law firm. Here’s how it works… You receive an email from this nonexistent law firm that claims to represent companies whose copyrights you have infringed upon. If you pay these scammers, the copyright infringement claim is supposed to go away. Should you receive a [...]

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Fake Internet Yellow Pages Scam Shut Down

Internet Laws Editor — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:57:35 +0000

How did a fake internet yellow pages company scam people in the US, Canada, and Australia? Since 2009, a company based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain has used British and Dutch based corporations to send unsolicited emails to numerous small organization, in the hope of scamming those organizations out of money. Implicitly pretending affiliation with [...]

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David Athey: MLM Spammer Wins Prizes

Internet Lawyer — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:10:47 +0000

Who is David Athey? That’s a good question. I’ve had no dealings with David Athey until today. David Athey is the MLM / network marketer who spammed my inbox today with his flopportunity. David Athey Spam Email Here’s the text of the spam email received today from David Athey. I’ve redacted only contact info from [...]

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Jeremy Johnson: iWorks Alleged Internet Con Artist Stuck In Jail

Internet Laws Editor — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:55:51 +0000

What is Jeremy Johnson accused of having done? Jeremy Johnson, his company IWorks, and several associates and related entities were sued by the Federal Trade Commission last December. The FTC suspects that Johnson engaged in using shell companies and false advertisements involving government and private grants. While maintaining his innocence throughout the legal process, Johnson [...]

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Dishonest Internet Business Owners Are Disqualified

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:32:54 +0000

Internet Law Firm Client Honesty Policy In order to better represent those who do business honestly, our Internet law firm’s policy is to only represent clients who agree to follow the Internet Ethics Council’s (IEC) Code of Professional Responsibility. Whether or not a client is a member of the IEC is not as important as [...]

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Jeremy Johnson: iWorks Founder Arrested

Internet Lawyer — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:10:13 +0000

iWorks Jeremy Johnson Arrested As noted by Salty Droid in “Jeremy Johnson Arrested for Jeremy Johnsoning,” the iWorks founder was arrested for mail fraud. You can get the details from that post but it’s clear the arrest was triggered by Jeremy Johnson’s decision to burn through assets that the government wanted seized for ultimate distribution [...]

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Affiliate Marketing And Fake News Reports

Internet Lawyer — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:55:45 +0000

As an Internet attorney who conducts website legal audits, here’s an issue that comes up all of the time. If you believe in a product or service that you’re promoting as an affiliate, can you provide “news” about the product? That’s a question that’s coming back to haunt affiliate marketers. In April, the FTC filed [...]

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$450 Million Internet Scam Exposed

Internet Lawyer — Fri, 20 May 2011 11:07:39 +0000

I’d hate to be the Internet attorney defending this case. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has gone after Internet con artists who engaged in deceptive billing practices, used false celebrity endorsements, and a bunch of other misconduct. The total haul from this scam is supposed to be around $450 million. Here’s how it worked… [...]

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Perry Belcher Criminal Fan Club

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:32:54 +0000

Silent No More About Con Artist Perry Belcher It’s been more than a year since convicted Internet marketer Perry Belcher‘s shenanigans have been written about on this blog. In fact, it was out of sight, out of mind until one of Belcher’s fan club decided to threaten me today. Threat By Perry Belcher Supporter Here’s [...]

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How do they get away with it?

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:20:03 +0000

I wish I had a nickel for every client who complained to his Internet lawyer about the so-called “gurus” who are getting away with breaking the law. Here’s the truth. They don’t all get away with it. Many are licking their wounds behind closed doors while putting on a happy face to the public in [...]

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Flopportunity.com: Internet Scams and Best Practices

Internet Lawyer — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:20:58 +0000

You can find plenty of websites out there that contain good information about Internet scams and ripoffs. And if you’re looking for quick info on someone before doing business, you should take a look at some of these sites for that purpose. However, there are two things missing from these sites. First, fairness gets tossed [...]

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Website Attorney: Guru Investment Shell Games

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:07:15 +0000

Right now, as a Website attorney, I’m seeing three common types of Internet securities fraud con games promising you success as an Internet business owner through investment. They’ve become popular because even newbie marketers are not buying the hype surrounding $2,000 info products and live seminars for 500 to a thousand bucks (plus flight and [...]

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Internet Attorney Imposter

Internet Lawyer — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:53:56 +0000

As an Internet attorney, I usually find imitation to a be a sincere form of flattery…but not in this case. We’ve gone from imitation to a bad impersonation. Let me explain. One of my newsletter subscribers received the following email and forwarded it to me (thanks Eric!) To: XXXXXXXXXXXX Subject: Attention: This is an important [...]

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Internet Lawyer: Does U.S. Internet law apply overseas?

Internet Lawyer — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:29:09 +0000

There’s a myth out there that one can do whatever you please online and get away with it if your business is not based in the United States. Although there are international con artists who set up multiple scams off shore and keep one step ahead of the law, many get caught and pay the [...]

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Website Attorney: Guru Sits in Prison

Internet Lawyer — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:31:45 +0000

Kent “Doctor Dino” Hovind is a religious “guru” who once offered $250,000 on his website for anyone who could disprove his nutty beliefs. You don’t have to be a Website attorney to be turned off by this type of shenanigans. At the same time, Hovind claimed poverty despite raking in millions from his followers. The [...]

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Website Attorney: Are you hiding 18 monkeys in your business?

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:12:24 +0000

There’s a guy who just got busted at the Mexico City airport trying to smuggle into the country 18 monkeys he had stuffed into socks and wrapped around his waist. Unfortunately, 2 of the monkeys were already dead before they caught the jerk. Why did he do it? Greed. There’s a huge black market of [...]

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Internet Attorney: Do You Know These Dot Cons?

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:35:04 +0000

Have you ever seen something online that sounded too good to be true? Chances are what you saw was an Internet scam. It’s the type of thing that sends consumers running to an Internet attorney after the fact trying to recover their money. Fortunately, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has put together an easy-to-understand list [...]

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Internet Scams Of the Week: Going Public

Internet Lawyer — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:17:43 +0000

Some Internet marketing gurus are trying to defraud you by taking their online businesses public. Here’s how these type of Internet scams work. The gurus will roll up several different online businesses together. Because they’ve got large e-mail lists to mail to and cult followings, there’s a built-in market of prospective buyers. After all, if [...]

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Internet Lawyer: My Email Cash Project – Is Jamie Johnson Running a Scam?

Internet Lawyer — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:42:09 +0000

As an Internet lawyer, I’m on all types of e-mail lists. Here’s one of the bad ones. An Internet marketing guru who has recently fallen on hard times sent an e-mail to his list promoting Jamie Johnson’s “My Email Cash Project.” These types of promotions make me skeptical because they claim thousands are earning money [...]

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