Is This Really A Scam?
Hey ye’all, I’m writing this post in response this post I knocked up more than a year ago, because it still receives lots of views and comments to this day. If you haven’t come across it yet, have a read:
http://www.adam-wong.com/75/avoid-crap-like-this
OK, now that you’ve got some background, let me proceed with my frank opinions.
The site in question had obviously been updated since I wrote about it last year. When I came across it back then (someone pointed it out to me), I had a look at the salesletter elements and the whole thing seemed extremely dubious to me.
Alright scratch that. It wasn’t dubious, the salesletter was outright LYING to the reader. If you take a look at my screenshots and my reasonings, you’d agree with me totally, especially if you have your own Clickbank account and you’re making money online yourself.
So in response to a question left by a recent commenter whether the site is a scam? Well, the previous incarnation of the site was a scam to me because it outright LIED to readers with the fake screenshots they used and everything.
In its current incarnation however, there’s no obvious sign to flag that it’s outright lying to its readers. i.e. no obviously fake Clickbank screenshots or cheques or anything to give itself away. Heck who knows, maybe ’she’ really did make all that money online! (maybe.) If this site can use fake screenshots in the past, what do you think about its legitimacy even now? I think you’re smart to decide that for yourself.
Also keep in mind though that the salesletter wasn’t selling its own product at all; it’s order link was actually an affiliate link promoting another Internet marketing product. Now whether that other product is a scam is an entire matter altogether. That other site may have been entirely legitimate but then you had this affiliate that was using very questionable means to promote its product.
For example, I could have an affiliate promoting my products proclaiming that he become a trillionaire and bought freaking’ Mars because of my product. In that case, the affiliate is being scammy (yea.. and I own Jupiter!) even though the product he’s promoting (mine) is entirely legit. So there’s that distinction there and I think you get the point.
Just to let you know, this site is promoting a new affiliate product. Back then, it was affiliating a product called Ultimate Wealth Package, which got banned by Clickbank (go figure…). So instead of UWP, it now conveniently promotes another highly similar product called Secrets Of Earning Online. “Hey! Don’t worry! It’s a different product but it still magically shoves money into your account on autopilot!” (Wow…)
But if you had no idea how these sites work, it’s simple. Someone buys a product like Secrets Of Earning Online that promises readers that they can money online if they just buy their product. And then when he purchases the product, the customer is taught that the way to make money online is to simply promote Secrets Of Earning Online for affiliate commissions. And they bundle for them pre-made websites, graphics and stuff that they use and set up their own affiliate website to promote the product.
And other clueless individuals come across the affiliate site, get hooked, and then purchases the product as well, sets up another affiliate site also, and then more clueless people get snagged and the whole thing just goes on and on and on.
Anyway, you could be asking why am I blogging about all of this when I can simply ignore it and just let people like them make money anyway they like (I mean, no one’s being killed, right?).
Because it affects me and all the other legitimate marketers out there. These idiots give us real online marketers a bad name and it affects our market, it affects our products, and it affects our sales. Because if someone got scammed online before, chances are he may never purchase online again even though there’s a legitmate product out there that can offer real benefits. So the sooner that people wise up to things like these, the better it is for everyone in the IM community. I think you know what I mean.
So anyway I hope this helps you out! Especially if you’re new to this whole IM scene.
Hey Adam,
Great post on SimplyRich and Irene. Remembered very clearly checking her site and it just looked too hype up to me.
In fact I came across a post about the guy behind UWP in the clickbank forums, and his attitude towards other forum members saying his salesletter was quite hyped up was simply appalling.
BTW you got a great eye for the details! Never noticed about the paycheck bars being disproportionate!
Lesson here? Always check out the author of whatever you are buying.
Again, great heads up about that site Adam.
Kai Wei
OnlineMLMSystem
Your Weekly Dose Of Selp-Help Goodness & Network Marketing Tips
Thanks Kai Wei!
Hype is fine if you can back it up. haha!
Hi,
I remembered the UWP and also I remembered very clearly another product which was on the UWP website which was trafficsignupsales.com Reading the sales page at that time will give you the impression that the product was from the owner of the website however after reading the digital product it was actually written by somebody else. Talk about feeling cheated. The website actually belongs to Ewen Chia, so if UWP is being ban by clickbank does that mean we should be wary of Ewen Chia??
Regards
Hey Albert,
trafficsignupsales.com doesn’t belong to Ewen. If you check the whois, it’s registered under someone else’s name.
Of course, you could say that it’s just registered under someone else’s name. But then as far as I know, Ewen registers his domains under his name or his company.
Plus that traffic product was offered resale rights back then by Ewen and Jo Han Mok, so I’m pretty certain that trafficsignupsales belongs to someone else (who got the resale rights) and Ewen is in no way connected to UWP.
Hi,
the website should be trafficsignupssales.com
this website is registered under Ewen Chia, but now it is redirected to http://www.internetwealth.com which belongs to Ewen Chia, the trafficsigupssales.com was in a JV link on the UWP website. Since UWP was ban by clickbank should we be wary of Ewen Chia??
Best Regards
Albert
Hi,
The whois record which I have given was on my record in 2007 now it is updated to the wife name.
Just want to be sure whether it is really his website or someone else.
Best Regards
Albert
Hey Albert,
Anyone can take any affiliate product and promote it on their site.
For example, a spammer could take my products and promote them, but I’m in no way connected to the guy or condone his way of doing things.
So there really is no link between Ewen or anyone who promotes his stuff.
Hi,
This was what happenned to me, I went to UWP site and saw the JV link to http://www.trafficsignupssales.com click the buy now and from the clickbank payment page affiillate is =none. Bought the product thinking it belongs to Ewen and after reading the first chapter relise it was actually written by someone else. Check the whois was registered to Ewen Chia Tel=123456789 Fax=123456789 home address=508 Miltonia Close.
So could it be really him, check the whois now is updated to his wife name. If you visit the website now and entered in the squeeze page it will be directed to http://www.internetwealth.com which belongs to Ewen according to whois record.
Did I bought the product from a spammer??
Best Regards
Albert
Like I mentioned before - it doesn’t mean that if you find a person’s product on someone else’s site that they’re both peas from the same pod.
Hi, take a look at this http://www.asianhomebiz.com and let me know your comments. Looks similar to easyrich and Irene sounds familiar.
Hi Adam Wong,
After finishing your course and become your student well-versed in your marketing strategies, will you recommend me to reliable bosses to be their online trading assistant? Except online marketers like you, Adam Khoo, Stuart Tan and several other well-known ones who expose themselves through informative books with transparency, I hardly find any home-based business system in Asia and in the West reliable anymore. Of course, you do not want all your students to be fooled by scams. Otherwise, others may think that you are a scam as well. Be wary that if we are trained by you, please ensure that your students’ stupidity will not bring your downfall. Please be wary of possible repercussion created intentionally or unintentionally by your so-called students. Your competitors might be cunning and trying to destroy you in ways you never think of. I was a victim once. The saying Once beaten twice shy couldn’t be a lie!
Hi Adam Wong,
Your course may guide us well but it does not guide us to find the whereabouts of our reliable potential bosses at all. Do you agree it is likened to a hiker who is well-equipped with everything ready but landed in a remote area of a foreign country without his compass and map at all to guide him to where he needs to go? Most of the home-based business systems in Asia and in the West are full of craps and scams which I have kept searching for 6 or more hours practically everynight. Please reply…