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Posted By: Mary In Response To: Re: Info on Richard Morris (Bill Carton - the Roadie)
Sunday, 23 October 2005, at 9:36 a.m.
Thank you, thank you. I figured it was another scammer, but it's nice to find out comments from others to substantiate this.
Big red flag: What's the product? I see no product other than buying the
> names of sign-ups for $100 each. http://www.free1up.com/
> "Our product is our incredible ULTIMATE SYSTEM!!! Your enroller will
> purchase you as their Prepaid Signup, then complete access to the Ultimate
> System will be emailed to YOU straight from the head office of
> FREE1UP.COM. You will receive everything listed below and more too!!!
> Submit the online Express Registration Form below to the head office of
> FREE1UP.COM and you will receive by EMAIL complete access to your very own
> Ultimate System with everything you need to order Prepaid Signups so you
> can start making money immediately!!!
> The Ultimate System will be emailed to you within 72 hours of receipt of
> your Express Registration Form. The Ultimate System contains very
> easy-to-follow material, as well as very Special Bonuses JUST FOR
> YOU!!!"
> Yeah, right.
> Without a real product being sold for a fair price to the general public,
> it's possible you're being suckered into a money-shuffling scheme where
> nobody makes money except those who pass the money around, trying to make
> it look like a bigger pile than it really is.
> "Professional monitoring!!! No one can cheat because ALL of your
> money orders are made out to YOUR NAME and a completed copy comes to the
> head office of FREE1UP.COM as proof you were paid. No one can join without
> paying YOU!!! This ensures you receive ALL of your money orders and
> ensures the long-term integrity of this program.
> FAST PROCESSING!!! All money orders are mailed DIRECTLY TO YOU!!!
> Receiving an avalanche of $50.00 or LARGER money orders right to your
> mailbox day after day couldn't be any faster!!! Join for FREE RIGHT NOW!!!
> Buy as few as just TWO Prepaid Signups, and in just a few short days from
> now your mailbox could be literally OVERFLOWING WITH CASH!!!"
> Oh, and 1Up compensation plans are usually another big red flag, except
> for the rate early participants in a program who do well and are held up
> as examples of the success everybody could achieve.
> Finally - is there a phone number or address on their site? No. He
> registered the domain using the phone number 800-704-8622, and a Google
> search on that number reveals a bunch of dodgy-looking operations:
> http://www.google.com/search?q=800-704-8622
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