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'Free Broadband' Scam Exposed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the desire-transcends-reason dept.

dslknowitall writes: "It appears that http://www.dslreports.com is first on the crime scene regarding DSLmonster.com's scam to offer free broadband access for the price of only two spam's a day (remember winfire, anyone?). "If you remember back on December 18th we raised the warning flag concerning a DSL provider known as DSLMonster.com, who's business stank of illegitimacy. With a website made up of plagiarized portions of other providers terms of service, and a qualification system that claimed it could provide service to locations like "the dark side of the moon", it appeared to be a scam waiting to happen." Not only a well written piece but lots o' backgroud too!"

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  1. They must be using Apache by RMSIsAnIdiot · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    As a top Visual Basic.NET programmer working for a Fortune 500 company that is leading the industry into the future, I can simply tell you that open source software such as Apache cannot be trusted for mission-critical enterprise platforms. If these "pioneers" such as RMS want to reinvent platforms from the 1960s and appropriately name them the "GNU system" and tout them as leading-edge technology, let them be my guest. However, for syndicated cross-platform functionalities, only a solution such as VB.NET (have you seen the Visual Studio.NET ads on /.? I know I have....) can empower real-time content with such robustness to deliver performance required by world-class e-business standards.

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  2. how is this a scam? by avandesande · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    regarding DSLmonster.com's scam to offer free broadband access for the price of only two spam's a day

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  3. In related news... by FortKnox+on · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The guy that runs our friendly trolls' favorite web site has been forced to take it down. Thank God, it's about time some did something about it.

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  4. Another scam: HyperOS 2002? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I noticed some full page ads in a UK magazine for a product that claimed to let you install multiple copies of OS's and switch between them instantly and lots of other dodgy claims like being able to run Windows from RAM.

    The screenshots looked like faked shots of explorer. The web site can be found here.

    Their 'Company Profile' page mentions a multimillion pound company called Launchasset Ltd.

    A quick search through Google has led me to information on junk faxes and an Office of Fair Trading ruling against a Yummy Yum Yum diet.

    A quick whois gives a name, Gordon Ritchie, and a quick look through Google Groups for that name and address doesn't inspire much more hope.

    Hoax? Most likely.

    The internet is a powerful tool, use it to your advantage.

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