FTC, Google Go After Scammers

Posted by kdawson on Wednesday December 9, 2009 @01:02AM from the cleaning-up-the-hood dept.

coondoggie notes that the Federal Trade Commission said it was going after three outfits that allegedly made robocalls to sell worthless credit-card interest-rate reduction programs for large up-front fees (as much as $1,495). And reader Cwix tips us that today Google filed a lawsuit against Pacific WebWorks and other unnamed defendants for allegedly using the company's name and logo to promote fraudulent work-at-home money-making schemes. "Kate Lister, author of Undress for Success — The Naked Truth about Making Money at Home, estimates that more than 95% of Google hits on the words 'work at home' are scams, link to scams, or other dead ends."

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Re:No, really?! by ilikejam · 2009-12-09 01:55 · Score: 5, Funny

"people who just want to do minimal work, never leave the house, and yet still make thousands per week?"
You've met our IT Consultants?

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Re:Self-interest by IQgryn · 2009-12-09 04:47 · Score: 5, Insightful

...and why should they be? They're not law enforcement.