Recently, I came across an article titled,
Jobs: Is Working Online At Home The Next Gold Rush?
Of course, this caught my attention since I write about work-at-home topics.
When I clicked on the link and read the article, it looked authentic like it came from the Los Angeles Tribune News, which I assumed was a legit publication in California.
I read the story of Mary Steadman, a mom who recently lost her job as an Account Rep and started working from home with a system called Easy Google Profits. The article explained how she was able to make $5,500.00 a month with a trusted name like Google.
Read the Fine Print
Wanting to know more, I clicked on the link to Easy Google Profit, which brought you to a landing page boasting “As seen & trusted on Google, CNBC, USA Today, ABC, CNN, and Yahoo.” The page claimed that there is a limited supply, so you need to give them your name, phone number, and email address immediately.
A couple of things jumped out at me; one this site had nothing to do with Google. If you take the time to read the small print, it says, “Blazing Keywords is not affiliated with, endorsed by or in any way associated with Google.”
The second thing that caught my attention was the fact that you could not click on the “as seen & trusted on companies”. When companies state that they’ve been seen on major media publications, they should provide proof by linking to the article or clip. Once again, when you read the small print, it says, “The trademarks in this image are owned by their respective owners who do not endorse this product.”
Confused why a major publication like the Los Angeles Tribune News would feature such a story, I went back to the original article where I found some tiny print stating, “This publication is an article advertisement for Easy Google Profit.” Then for kicks, I searched for the terms “Mary Steadman” and “Easy Google Profit,” where numerous negative reports came up.
So is there really a Mary Steadman, and does she make $5,500 a month using Easy Google Profit? My guess is no.
My advice, if a work-at-home opportunity sounds too good to be true, it probably is! And here’s what you need to watch out for when you’re researching work-at-home opportunities.
1. Educate Yourself About Common Work-at-Home Scams
There are many common work-at-home scams, like stuffing envelopes, posting links online, and check cashing scams. When you come across an opportunity, be sure that you’re doing your due diligence and researching the opportunity extensively.
2. Use Reputable Sources
When you’re doing your research on the company or job opportunity, be sure that you’re using reputable resources like:
3. Beware of Unrealistic Income Claims
One big red flag of this scam is the unrealistic income claims for unskilled labor. Remote jobs that pay well are going to require some sort of professional skill or experience. Entry-level positions do not pay as much as skilled professions.
Another thing to be wary of is vague job descriptions. Legitimate work-at-home job postings will contain a detailed job description, skills, education, and experience needed, as well as technical requirements, and what the company offers.
4. Paying For a Job
For the most part, you should never have to pay for a job. Although some legit companies do ask potential job candidates to pay for criminal background checks or training materials. There are also business opportunities like home-based franchises, business-in-a-box opportunities, and direct sales opportunities that are legit and have start-up fees. When you’re doing your research, understand if the opportunity is an actual job or business opportunity — because they are two very different careers.
5. Scammers Want to Hide
People that are promoting scams don’t want to be found. When you’re doing your research, you should look for information about the company and its leadership team. I like to use LinkedIn to see if the leadership team is visible and if they have any recommendations.
You should also look for contact information like an email address, phone number, and physical address. If there is a phone number, try calling it and see if a person answers, or if it’s just a recording. Check for active social media profiles. The more visible a person or company is, the less likely they are promoting a scam to the public.
Alternative Names For This Scam
Sadly, other versions of this deceptive opportunity continue to be promoted online.
Here are some of the various names that it’s shown up as over the years:
Update 2014: It appears this scam is floating around again, but the individual’s name has changed, it’s now Mary Stevens, or Melissa Johnson, or Kelly Richards.
Update 2016: There appears to be a new variation of this deceptive opportunity, called Financial Health Reset. With this opportunity, they have a fake Forbes article, which leads to a landing page where you enter your name, email address, and phone number. I decided to enter my information to see what it was all about — and it took me to a sales page for a work-at-home opportunity to post links online. But, to get the information, you have to pay $97!
Update 2020: The newest version of this deceptive opportunity is called 3HourJob.com. When you enter the web address, it redirects to this web address: https://insao.info — which is for a company called, Website ATM. When you do a Google search for Website ATM, the first search result is a YouTube video called, Is Website ATM a Scam? You can watch the video here, or read about the latest version at ScamFinance.
As new information emerges, I will continue to update this post.
This is what i saw when i opened up my network “Melissa Johnson from Kampala, Uganda”
Guess what! If it’s not posted already…the sites that have the FAKE info on them just use your computer’s location via your internet connection to tell you that there is someone in your EXACT city and state that “lost their job….”
GO to this website and I GUARANTEE the city, state of this “person” will be your EXACT city, state!!
http://daily-job-news.com/?t202id=8842&t202kw=premium-image
STAY AWAY FROM THIS!! I’ve been scammed once before and am still paying off a $2,800 debt to my bank because of a bounced check by them. That’s the one and ONLY time I’m letting a scheme get the best of me! BEWARE OF THIS AND DON’T DO IT!!!!
I fell for it, too, though she wasn’t living anywhere near to where I am living. I got to here article in the New York Gazette via the cnn.com website…that’s why I was trusting her story. I didn’t even realize that I was not on cnn.com anymore. I should have reviewed this story first of all and rechecked via google and whatsoever, but this offer sounded really good and because I am online mostly everyday it wouldn’t even have been a hassle for me posting links and make money with this.
Well, after ordering those programmes and doing some online research I got scared. Talked with my husband about it and we were about to wait if we are even getting something in the mail. So far nothing got here….today we talked to our bank and explained what happened. They took both fees for those two programmes ($1.99 and $1.97) back and transferred it back to my chcking account (yes, I was stupid enough to use my debit card), closed my debit card and ordered a new one. I hope, I am out of it now….if I will receive whatsoever in the mail, I will not accept it and return to sender. What I do realize is that since I send the order I am receiving a whole lo of phone calls….mainly 800 or 877 or unknown numbers who either don’t answer when I answer the phone or don’t even leave messages though we are registeres on the do not call list.
WELL,WELL.WELL, Mary has now immigrated to Australia,same lies same MO. They really do pick on people who are having a run of bad luck, I am so glad that I never use my credit card on line or I would most likely have been in trouble as well,I am so sorry some of you guys have lost so much of your hard earned money.Well my lesson for today is do not sign up for anything without a full check. I hope some of you can get your money back and that something can be done about these people.SCAM!!!!!
Wow! Mary gets around doesn’t she? Currently in Mooroolbark, Vic. Australia. Or not. Thanks for the link Holly…hope they sink this mob deep.
hahhaahah. When i saw the first sentence of this “article” i automatically new it was a scam. i moved from NY to my home-country of Kosovo. i dont know if many of you know, but Kosovo is a recent country that has come out of a war not to long ago. the article was from a newspaper called “The Kosovo Times: Online Edition”. ok, first of all, it was in english, and we speak albanian, and only albanian in this country. second of all, this lady was named ‘Mary Steadmen’, a very, no, extremely unlikely name for a person from kosovo to have, here is a website that lists some albanian names,www.aboutnames.ch/albanian.htm , if u go, u will see that ‘Mary’ is no where in there, and it if was, it would be spelled ‘Mari’, oh and ‘Steadmen isnt an albanian last name either, and neither is ‘Kevin’ an albanian name. ‘
also, when i clicked the link to sign up, out of curiosity, it was unavailable for the region i live in, hmmm? well then why was there an article from ‘THE KOSOVO TIMES’ written about it.
SCAM!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, Mary and her family live in my town too – NOT! My sister printed this article and called excited that this could be a great opportunity for me. I shared the article with my daughter and we both thought – too good to be true (didn’t want to hurt my sister’s feelings), let’s do some research. As you all have found out, it’s a SCAM! What’s unfortunate is that these people are praying on unsuspecting people in a time of financial crisis, these people are as low as slugs. For those who have been taken, contact your credit card company and banks. If you have to cancel the account, do it!
I’m in New Zealand, we don’t have states in this country, so when I come across any of these scam sites, the scammers fake location always says “Wellington, A” which is the correct city name ( based on my IP address no doubt) but the “A” is completely meaningless.
I’m sick, I do not have alot of experience with the web and I guess I am pretty bad off to have fallen for this. But I did use my bank account debit card so now I am really scared I have thrown away Christmass for my children. I am going to keep calling the cancelation # and I will be calling my bank tomarrow to see what they can do But I might need to freeze my whole account which then I won’t have access to my money either. Frustrated and sick
I have seen mary steadman ads from Danville,Ca,Lincoln,NE,Boston,MA,La,CA,Yorktown,NY.
She is also known as Marie McCann and Eva Steadman using the same little girl and woman picture.
Save your money on this scam.
I live in a small town 43 miles west of colome sd. That i know of there is no john & mary steadman. The town of colome’s population is about 50-60 people and about the same in dogs and cats, so to me thats only 100-120 total residents.The town only has two streets in it and thy are MAIN $ PLUM ones your off MAIN your PLUM the hell out of that little town SO WERE IS THE AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURE IN THIS LITTLE SPECK MARK OF A TOWN CALLED COLOME SOUTH DAKOTA GOOD LUCK FINDING IT (JOHN 3:16)
Mary Steadman is from Sydney Australia too!!! Only she looks different in her Australian Photo from the one at her other websites (I guess so she looks more local!) but yeah BIG scam… its such a pity that people fall for this stuff when all they need to do is google like I did to find websites like this one (thanks for the article!)
I read this on a feed from my friend’s facebook account, it said she was from Duluth, Minnesota, well = NOT. I looked her up and absolutely no Mary Steadman nor any last name of that here! pass along to all your friends = someone is trying to steal your credit card information!
Hey I read that Mary lives in Lake Orion!!!
Mary Steadman is the new “Where’s Waldo” game. Crazy stuff.
Up pops Mary Steadman in the city I live in. Nice picture of a very trusting young lady. Too bad nothing is independently verifiable. No such newspaper in this area. A a domain name with same paper name exists but the website says: “Please excuse the dust, we are renovating.”.
In the article I read also said that mary steadman is from my home town but she does not exist.
Just another scam people.
ADVERTISEMENTS ON THE WEB AND IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS SUGGESTING YOU CAN MAKE MONEY FROM HOME BY POSTING GOOGLE ADS IS ABSOLUTELY BOGUS. THE FIRST SCREEN ASKS FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION. NEXT – YOU COMPLETE A SIMPLE FORM WHICH REQUIRES A CREDIT CARD – AFTER THE CREDIT CARD IS VALIDATED YOU ARE DIRECTED TO A PERSONAL SIGN-IN NAME AND PASSWORD SCREEN – THEN YOU’RE SLAMMED. ULTIMATELY YOU’LL SEE AN ENTRY ON YOUR CREDIT CARD WITH THE ORIGINAL $1.97 – FOLLOWED SOON AFTER BY A CHARGE OF $78.00 OR MORE. GETTING YOUR MONEY BACK IS VERY DIFFICULT. I REPORTED THIS TO MY BANK WHO ULTIMATELY ALERTED THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. AFTER WEEKS OF FOLLOW-UP MY MONEY WAS RETURNED. OTHERS MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. THINK OF IT THIS WAY: IF PEOPLE COULD LEGITIMATELY MAKE THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY POSTING ANY DATA ON THE WEB FOR GOOGLE – THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WOULD BE MUCH LOWER. SCAMS SUCH AS THESE UNDERMINE THE UTILITY OF THE WEB AND CAN BE A NIGHTMARE FOR THE UNWITTING.
i just read the same article, & it says mary steadman lives in salmon arm british columbia, canada. about 15 miles from my home!!!!!!!!, how do people get away with these types of scams ??? i also tried one of those google ( scams ) for i believe $1.97, well it took me months & months to clear up the credit card charges, they kept incurring on my credit card. i thank the credit card company for their help, none the less, it was a mess for a long time & many many phone calls. PEOPLE BEWARE ITS TRUE, IF IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT MOST LIKLEY IS…..
This what is HIDDEN in the website at the very bottom which many people miss. It may be a scam or not but they charge you a lot for that probably more than you earn.
READ THIS
” Google Profits: Subscriber agrees to pay today the free trial shipping and handling fee of $1.97 to begin subscriber’s trial membership. Subscriber has thirty days from the date of enrollment to cancel Trial membership by calling our customer care department at 1-866-995-9812 to cancel their trial subscription and to be issued an authorization number for return of the Google Profits disc. Subscriber must clearly write the authorization number on the outside of the package and return the CD to the address given by the customer care department within thirty days from the date of enrollment or does not promptly return the disc with authorization number according to the terms above, Subscriber agrees to pay a one time fee of $99.00, which will be billed on Day thirty one from the date of enrollment. Once the free trial shipping and handling fee has been paid and once Subscriber does not cancel within the thirty day Trial period, the one time fee will be NON REFUNDABLE. In addition, the subscriber will be provided access to an online Resource Center which will bill at $47.50 on the fifteenth Day from the date of enrollment and we will re-bill every thirty one days at $47.50 per month until cancelled by calling 1-866-995-9812. If for any reason, Subscribers credit card company refuses to pay the amount billed for the service, Subscriber agrees that we may, at our option, suspend or terminate the subscription to the service and require the Subscriber to pay the overdue amount by other means acceptable to us. We may charge a fee for reinstatement of suspended or terminated accounts. You have also been enrolled into a seven (7) day trial to the eBay Money Resource Center. Should you choose not to cancel your eBay Money Resource Center, you will be billed seven dollars and seventy one cents ($7.71) each month for the eBay Money Resource Center. If you wish to cancel your eBay Money Resource Center subscription, please call 1-800-215-1752 to cancel.”
Okay, so this may sound stupid, but I don’t even understand what kind of websites these people are supposedly making the money off of. I researched it too and it says to type in your website so what kind of websites do you do? I don’t get it..
I received an email about this one today, and the article I clicked through to stated that she was from my hometown, Calgary, AB, Canada. Sure glad I found your article after I googled Mary Steadman!
Scotland here, News Paper article banner was ‘Online Jobs Journal’no home town was metioned but sounds to good to be true. Yours was the second site I researched and I want to thank you all for confirming my fears.
I actually saw this on facebook! Somehow they have some kind of thing now that adds a link to friends facebook that says “I got a 100$ payday today working online, CRAZY” I dont know how that have pulled that off. My add that I found was for here in canada and her name was maria, same stuff… different name. Sad that they are taking peoples money!
hey fellas, i m from new zealand. i read the same article about the online income thing. the article was on Auckland tribune. never heard of this tribune before so i looked it up. guess wat… there is no such publication as auckland tribune ….anywhere in new zealand. i wonder if there is a los angeles tribune????? btw there is oakland tribune…which is not in new zealand.
Mary made it to Texas through a publication called The Texas Time, there’s no such thing as that!
I got a few pop-ups with “The USA Online Journal” and according to them, Ms. Mary Steadman is from Vancouver. That’s funny considering when a week ago I was in Michigan for work, I got the same pop-up on my hotel computer and there it said Mary was from Beaverton, Michigan. I checked her out online and it looks like Mary and Kevin have made it all around the world in such a short time.
Here’s a saying my mom has: “If it’s too good to be true, then it probably is.”
And she was right, it was too good to be true.
Whoever made this scam up has definatly has gotten some cash. Too bad they’ll be caught one day.
Happy Traveling “Mary and Kevin.”
Wow, this couple must really do a lot of moving as they made it to Benton City, WA. Sure glad I took the time to do some additional research on this. Amazing how these scams spread like wildfire.
Mary made it to New Albany Indiana as well.
I of course received the same article about 3 months ago. Its funny my Mary Steadman is from San Jose, CA. Have to admit at first I was blown away. At that time I had been looking into stay-at-home jobs just to earn a little extra cash. So I pulled the article up online for my husband and he went on to reading all the reviews posted stating that it just sounds too good to be true and he stated I should wait it out and check back with the site later. So weeks had went by and then I actually had the article printed and while going thru old papers I ran across the article yet again. This time I read the small print in all caps at the very bottom of the page. There it was the answer to all of our questions of whether or not this was true or a scam. So if you do receive the article just scroll all the way to the bottom. The site makes money for clicks on or purchases featured on the site.
Hehehe…the one I got said that she lived in Dubai (where I am) and it just so happens that there IS A Mary Steadman that I know of, and the email has the same first name as someon I know of too! The of course the picture was there…and I was sure its not the same person I know…ding, ding! What is teh world coming into? Luckily, I am one who has difficulties parting with my hard earned money, even if it’s only a dollar!
Unbelievable. Wow Mary and Kevin Steadman have lived all over the Country. I, of course, received an e-mail from their site stating that they reside in Chappaqua, NY. I was skeptical and so I too googled Mary Steadman and found a ton of negative info regarding her scam. Stay away from them and the proposals. Google, TV or newspapers are totally not endorsing them.
This makes me so angry!!!!
Scam, just cancelled the credit card used to purchase the trial before they could rack up any more unauthorized charges…
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What amazes me is how there is so much complaining of these people, how come they havent been investiagted and charged, i mean how hard can it be!! Everyones credit card money has to be posting to somebodys bank account, the real culprits. You the scammed people should all get together and contact your credit card companies and get a suit going track your money. Kristie
Wow…. She showed up in Kent WA. Two of my girlfriends saw the same article in the Kent Paper and sent it to me knowing I went on maternity leave w/second child. Thought this was a good way to make some $$$. Almost fell for it but then something told me to dig a little further. Since it was the local paper and I lived in Kent I called info looking for her # hoping that I could talk w/her to see how it was really going. No such person listed. Then I looked under her husbands name and found one in but it was unlisted so I decided to google her name and this popped up. Thank God!
Wow I am amazed how far people go to scam other people out of their $$$. It’s a shame. Glad you all posted something and decided to share your stories.
Another thing that struck me as odd… In the article I read, it quoted from her website this “Mary Steadman” created.. Yet it doesn’t actually provide any links to her website. Surprize surprize.. She is also from Quesnel, BC. I have a friend who says she is actually making money of this this thing though, so I’m a little confused. I don’t know how long she has been using this google get rich quick thing, but I will post later if it turns out she was suffering all these other charges that everyone else is paying for too.
Guess what? Mary and Kevin actually reside in Beaverton, Michigan. Yea, right!! Can you trust any site these days?
i am so happy i searched for more info instead of just ordering. i really wish it was true and it could be that easy to make money. for a moment reading it, i actually thought it was, but a person as gullable as myself actually took a moment to google information about this mary. i am so thankful i did and thankful to all of you people that made a post about this scam. i am a single parent of 2. this is something that could of happened to me and my kids… thank you guys so much…
Mary n kevin live in Lahore, Pakistan.
It is hilarious as u dont find many ” marys” or “kevins” in Pakistan
Um, the “article” I read doesn’t purport to be a newspaper article (but I’ve seen this text below media banners in the past). And it isn’t “Mary Steadman and her husband Kevin,” but “Anna Steadman and her husband Kevin . . .”
I know that there are forms of life lower than those who’d try to scam money from people looking for employment, I just can’t think of any right now . . .
I’m happy to report that she’s moved countries and continents… she now resides in Lahore, Pakistan!!! Just heard from her and if it were not for your postings, I’d have fallen for it too!!! Thanks!
I almost got caught up in that same scam but she was from Alabama. Anyone know any GOOD work from home opportunites, email me at [email protected]
I put an ad out on Craigslist in my home town for an after-school nanny and I got a reply from this Margerette e-mail saying, “You want to work?” I e-mailed back and said, “you need a nanny?” I got an immediate — what I believe was an automated response, because it was so quick — response saying, I found this website and it helped me, and I think it could help you…smiley face. so I go to the website and yes it seems credible b/c it’s USA news under the finance sections. Anyhow, yadda, yadda, it’s def. a scam… a very good one. DO NOT give this company your credit card information!
Mary Steadman is 86 years old from San Antonio when I did my research to find out if she was legit. I decided she couldn’t be 86 by the picture I saw on the news article. I bet you would all agree! I felt that it was a scam when I connected the dots on that one. I’m glad I didn’t sign up either, and found this website to confirm my gut feelings. Thanks to all above!
I was caught up in a scam like this a long time ago. I always read these to see if it is worth my time & an honest company. I too searched the names Mary & Kevin Steadman in Baton Rouge, La there is no one here by those names. Another thing that caught my attention was that we do not have a news paper called the Gazette! I am keeping children in my home for income b/c of the economy plus I just love it… but it doesnt pay the bills. I just pray that others take the time to “GOOGLE” these ads & be smart about employment. If you must pay a dime it isn’t a real deal… I want nothing for free.. I want to work for my share. Once you pay the $ for shipping, they get you in the terms. $99 fee. reacurring fees $47+ and maybe more charges. who knows. My faith in people is really low. God Bless.
I too almost got sucked into this scam. After filling out the first stage of registration. I paused and began to hunt for the site map and other identifying information before I gave my CC information…nothing of substance. Well, Mary and Kevin Steadman are not from Bakersfield California either. I checked Kern County Fictitious Business records, BBB and next will be California Bureau of Consumer Affairs. I also informed an investigator friend of mine and we are now on the hunt. The question is “CAN A MOUNTAIN HIDE BEHIND A TREE?” I was not interested in a get rich quick scheme. Just trying to make ends meet. Pleaase Help protect others from being victimized by scams like this.
Mary,Mary,Mary….who is this Mary?
I fell for it too….don’t know how far yet. Who is Derrick McElroy? I found him doing a search. The link called “Avoid work and home scams.” A big photo of him saying he was tired of scams and how much money he wasted on them so he had researched the top 10 jobs online from home that were not scams. The google job was #2. Lots of information about how good it is. Same thing, recommended by MSNBC, ABC, etc. Only $1.97 ship and handling. What can I expect next? I am really interested in a legit work from home to make some extra money. I guess like many people I am rather badly in need with this tough economy. Anyone know any legit opportunities? Please email me [email protected]
Same thing here in Kansas. So much for integrity these days.
MARY’S NOT FROM YOUR TOWN SHES FROM MINE A TOWN OF 2500 PEOPLE BUT MAYBE SHE MOVED I CANT FIND HER ANY WHERE .I THINK THEY GO BY THE ZIPCODE U ENTER TO FIND SOMTHING CLOSE TO UR TOWN!
Mary lives in Pomona, Ca. But, I can’t find her in the local directory??? go figure!!!!!!!I didn’t buy, looked to suspicious.
As soon as I saw the words “trusted” and “now” I knew it was a scam. No legitimate business pressures you to do it “now”, and no trustworthy persons claims their trustworthiness.
I was just on CRAIGSLIST and responded with this same offer to some items I was advertising there.
Well along with Mary, Mike Richardson and Sarah Wilmington all live here in Ipswich, MA. Huh never met them and I know a LOT of people.
Well I have been seeing the same thing and that she lives in Kings Mountain, NC, where I live…hmmmmm!! Definitely too good to be true!!!
I just read the same report only the steadman’s live in Denison, Tx which is where I live. My husband and I both almost fell for this, but he told me to email her to find out how she done it. Guess what after searching no mary or kevin steadman in denison, tx. Thanks for this info it truly helped us from being scammed again. May God bless whomever started this.
I bought the kit, just to watch it and I was still not sure about this. I also saw that Mary Steadman lives here in Ellenton Florida. I have not signed up with the kit I got and glad I didn’t.
I did fall for it – tried to go back to find out how to cancel and all it lets you do is sign up again. Mary & Kevin are from Columbus,GA too. The worst part is I used my bank card instead of a credit card. I guess I’ll have to have my card changed. AHHHHH – I hate to be scammed!!!!
I too was sucked in by this nonsense. I did however find the fine print at the bottom of the receipt saying they were going to start charging me after 7 days. Realising right away that I had been scammed, I immediately went to the contact us page and attempted to cancel. What kind of website does not have an email contact at all? They expect you to mail your written request for cancellation which likely will take longer than 7 days to get for most of us…so they can take the $69.90 initial payment. GRRRRRRRRRRR
I found an international 1-800 number…but guess what? yup.. you guessed it…the number is not in service. At this point I am starting to panic a little bit, but I persist in my attempts to cancel. I then call the US 1-800 number listed and finally get through…I waited for over 15 mins for someone to take my call and halleluah someone actually answered!! She cancelled it for me and gave me a cancellation confirmation #. I will still be checking my credit card statement in 7 days just to make sure.
Google should sue these frauds.
..Are you guys serious.
This woman isn’t FROM anywhere. Furthermore she isn’t even real. Your location is being pulled off of your IP address and pasted into a variable which will show “Mary Steadman lives at ‘town_name'” Try using a friend’s computer that lives a town or two away, it WILL show their town instead of yours.
http://whatismyipaddress.com/staticpages/index.php/lookup-ip
Explains it right there.
I showed this to my daughter. we are both looking for work. she started to sign up even though I told her to wait until I checked it out. she said she needed a credit card but she does not have one. I googled the web sight and was lead to these complaints. I am glad to see this and was able to have her stop before we gave anymore information. by the way mrs steadman and her children live in Buffalo, NY.
Yep, me and my husband both were checking it out just because of the amazement of someone close to us making that kind of income working from home and it supposedly being so easy. We were told she lived in Milton, FL. It does make you feel more secure if you think it is someone in your hometown doing it-that’s exactly what they want you to think though! BBBIIIIGGGG SSSCCCAAAMMM!!!!!!!!
Don’t fall into it. Luckily we read the fine print and did not have a credit card. If you ever decide to try a site like this again, be smart and use a pre-pay visa or something were you can put a set amount on the card so these sites can’t jip off your other credit cards. It’s sad to say, but even with our economy being the way it is right now, and on a verge of a depression, and people still are heartless enough to try to grab at the little bit of money we all have left to try to help keep our family’s alive.
Well the Mary Steadman I read about lived in Mansfield,Tx
Is there any way to recover scammed funds?
This is crazy she also lives in Mountlake Terrace, Wa. She must be making lots of crazy money if she can live in all these places what a joke! I wish I had her phone number so I could let her know what I think of her scam. I do need a work at home job if anyone knows of anything? [email protected]
This is most definitely a scam, which I fell for unfortunately.. I just canceled my credit card to get a new one.. oh well.. live and learn.
This “Mary Steadman” was in an article from Reauter’s (sp?)saying that….you guessed it, she was from my home town in Trussville, AL. Well, I was impressed! This morning I tried to locate her and Kevin….no one here by that name. So I next goggled “Mary Steadman google” and found this site. How can this be on a news website??????
I TOO SHOULD HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH BEFORE I HAD PURCHASED THIS FROM THIS UNKNOWN MARY STEADMAN WHO SAID THAT SHE IS AFFILIATED W/GOOGLE. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS LIGIT. I USED A $25 VISA GIFT CARD FOR MY PURCHASE OF $1.95 AND NOT MY OWN CC. NOW HOPEFULLY I DON’T GET A BILL IN THE MAIL BECAUSE I USED MY ADDRESS INFO AND PHONE. CAN THEY DO THAT?
Saw the same article. Of course I was interested, since I am a stay at home mom, needing some extra income! I did sign up for this, but still worried if I did the right thing!! Surprised to come accross this! According to article I read on Mary Steadman she is from Bozeman, MT not too far from where I live!!!! hmmmmm something smells fishy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just want to know who the lady really is in the picture.
Hey they are now in charlotte, nc. I signed up and the credit card co called telling me that it was a scam so i had to cancell the credit card to get them to stop. DONT DO IT!
http://www.nyc-gazette.com/business/college-drop-out-makes-10000-a-month-from-home/
Forget where I found the link but googled the information right away. I actually started the sign up process just so I could see where it took me and read all the terms and conditions etc. Every one of these pages is the same, with comments that make it seem legit but are also of course locked so no one can leave ACTUAL comments after they get ripped off. Terms are pretty ridiculous and subscribe you to 3 different “packages” which are charged to your card every month unless you cancel within 7 days which I imagine would probably be a huge pain in the ass. If you ordered, call your credit card company. Don’t mess around and don’t let these scumbags get away with your $.
Add Austin TX to Mary and Kevin’s homes. The news story is from The Austin Herald. No such paper in Austin TX. The Austin Herald is located in Austin MN. I have also seen Mary and Kevin coming from San Jose CA. Why is Yahoo running these scam ads ?
IT SEEMS THIS MARY IS FROM EVERY STATE AND TOWN.IT SAYS ON MSN TODAY THAT SHE IS FROM MILWAUKEE,WISCONSIN.dONT FALL FOR THIS SCAM, I HEARD SOMEONE WAS CHARGED 170 ON CREDIT CARD,INSTEAD OF 1.99 NOW IT SAID TO PAY 2.99 AND WHEN I WAS LEAVING IT SAID 1.99 WHICH IS IT.I SAID I DONT HAVE A CREDIT CARD,I WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE FROM SITE AND SHE SAID TO CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT NUMBERS WERE POSTED,THERE ARE NO NUMBERS AND SHE SAID SHE WAS BUSY AND HAD TO GO WHEN I COULDNT PAY BY CREDIT.SEE THEY CHARGE TH HELL OUT OF YOUR CREDIT CARD EACH MONTH THATS THE SCAM.
DONT FALL FOR IT IM REPORTING THEM,PEOPLE SHOULDNT HAVE TO LOSE THEIR MONEY AS MONEY IS TIGHT RIGHT NOW,THATS AWFULL
You all have it wrong, Mary and Kevin live in Yankton, SD. Funny thing is no listed by Steadman lives here. Must have been here for a photo op. If it sounds to good to be true it probably is. This sounded to good to be true so being a dyed in the wool cynic I did google them and found this among others. Must be some way to track such dead beats down. How about Bill G. and the boys spend a few million on some tracking software and then a hit squad to followup! Oh, the stuff of dreams…..
That old Mary and Kevin are now in Bel Air, MD!!!!!
Teresa, what do you mean by ” it is more of a visual then being able to type it out”. The jobs you have available? Im confused. Thanks.
Also, if you could add a subscription button/box to your site that would be great. That way those who choose are automaticaly emailed when there is a new reply & are able to know when you reply. Thanks.
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Teresa Clayton Says: June 9th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
When I clicked on the link you posted ME ME, it still showed Mary living in Maricopa AZ…. I have seen this same add with a lot of other peoples names, all the same story and same pictures, but different names…
For a legit work from home business email me [email protected]
it is more of a visual then being able to type it out. This business is partnered with fortune 500 businesses… for example if you have a cell phone are you getting paid to use it? I am…
everyone is doing this business already.. but only few are getting paid for doing it
we are hiring managers in the US, CA, UK and PR… email for a phone interview and to see the short 10-15 min video about this great opportunity to see if it is for you or not.
Hello everyone. I too saw this same popUP : http://daily-job-news.com/?t202id=8842&t202kw=premium-image .
How is this lie continually being done? Surely it is illegal!
Teresa, who do we report this to? The FCC? The BBB?
“Bob June 11th, 2009 at 11:04 am “posted the website’s registration info, so do we email/phone David & tell him to stop? or report him to ICANN?
Also Teresa are any of the jobs you have aailable in the DC area? Thanks.
Yes!! And also I Googled her name and the first article it says that shes from New Orleans, and I Googled her name again and found another article that says shes from Florida, and another one that said shes from so it’s deff a scam!
by gosh she made it to canada and changed their last name to johnson
Hey I got the same story instead it said that she was from Mobile, Alabama currently where I’m from this is a scam and a big one run away as far as you can!
I just read the same article and it says that Mary Steadman is from Duluth, MN which is by me. I clicked on a link to her blog and it says she is from California. I was trying to find her to call her and check into this but after reading all of these replies…this is definitely a scam!!!!
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Contact them and let them know how much you appreciate being lied to!
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David Allison ()
Fax:
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US
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Fax: +1.5555555555
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funny…. Mary Steadman lives in johnstown, PA… although here she makes $15,500/month… seriously??
She is also in Pasadena, ca. I’m so glad I decided to google her name
Hmmm…., must be quite a few of them around. Funny I too found no Mary Steadman in my local area, Marion In.
Same thing here. I was just Googling and i saw the same advertisement in a city close to mine (Baytown, Texas) so I Googled her name and the town..but no Mary Steadman.
When I clicked on the link you posted ME ME, it still showed Mary living in Maricopa AZ…. I have seen this same add with a lot of other peoples names, all the same story and same pictures, but different names…
For a legit work from home business email me [email protected]
it is more of a visual then being able to type it out. This business is partnered with fortune 500 businesses… for example if you have a cell phone are you getting paid to use it? I am…
everyone is doing this business already.. but only few are getting paid for doing it
we are hiring managers in the US, CA, UK and PR… email for a phone interview and to see the short 10-15 min video about this great opportunity to see if it is for you or not.
I wish I would have found this before I jumped in. I went ahead and ordered both products then decided to do a little research. I have been on hold with the one company trying to talk to a person to cancel my subscription. After receiving the receipt, it shows that after 7 days you will be billed for subscription rates. The only option that I think I will have is to cancel my credit card. I called the credit card company and they cannot block the charges unless I cancel the card. That’s what I get – I was mad at my boss and thought there’s got to be something better out there and bam – there is was. But it’s a scam – because Mary lives in Sisseton, SD. She sures moves around alot!
I’m so glad I took the time to do more research on this easy google profit before buying it because I almost did. Teresa Clayton please email me the information on the work at home job you have please at [email protected]
Mary and Kevin also live in Garden Grove CA, the picture is from Disneyland.
I saw Mary Steadman and her children In RVC, NY and worse I found the add on the local news section http://www.nbc.com website. Now if you can’t trust a major network site. GEEZ!
My Mary and Kevin Steadman are in North Little Rock, AR. Unfortunately, I fell for it too quickly and already ordered the stupid thing. I started to cancel out the page and then got a popup that said, Wait! IF you’ll order now, we’ll give you the discounted shipping charge of $0.99! So I went ahead and did it. Now I’ll probably see a bunch of charges to my account in a week or so and have to fight to have them removed! I wish I had thought to do some more research first!! Teresa Clayton, you said email if interested in the work at home job you do, but I couldn’t see your email address. Mine is [email protected],and I’d like to learn more about it!
I was also reading the same thing and on one website it said that Mary Steadman is from Baton Rouge Louisiana and that she had lost her job as a customer service rep and that she did this Google stuff and made money and her husband Kevin and then i did some research and it had the same pic of Mary Steadman and it said that she is from California THIS IS JUST A BIG SCAM!
Hi To ALL!!!
well guess what….I too experienced the SAME THING….SAME STORY but instead I am from Columbia SC, and in the add it mentioned that this Mary Steadman was from here…and here’s the link where you can all see for yourselves
http://daily-job-news.com/?t202id=8842&t202kw=premium-image
But they ALL have the same pic of here w/ her kids…. At this point I really don’t know what to do… IT TRUELLY DOES seem like a scam at this point as well…But I’m wanting to know has ANYONE TRUELLY MADE ANY MONEY OR EVEN TRIED IT ANYWAY????
Wow! I was just going to subscribe to this “easy money making job from home” today. I am glad I searched a few more links on Ms. Mary Steadman. Boy, does she get around, I am from EL Paso, TX and she has been here too! Thanks everyone for valuable information.
haha, same story here but Chittenango, NY… there must be very many Mary Steadman’s who work from home that make ridiculous amounts of money posting ads on Google… Here’s my hypothesis, the website containing this faux article recognizes your ISP address and chooses a town close to you to make it seem authentic… Who comes up with this crap?!?
I just read this same article about Mary Steadman. Guess What! The article says that Mary is from Schnecksvill, PA, exactly where I live. I looked her up, and she is non-existant. This is a definate scam if you ask me.
I also wanted to check it out, being I have seen these ads a lot lately, but this mary steadman was supposedly from Maricopa AZ… I googled her to see if I could locate her here and see for myself… all I got was a bunch of this is a scam… I will stay with the work at home job I am doing now..and know it’s not a scam if interested email me
Hmmm, that’s interesting. The advertisement that I saw said that she was from my town in North Carolina. Unfortunately, it’s just another scam. They want you to feel a home town connection.
I was on a website called usa job journal that showed the same story. Mary Steadman and her husband, Kevin, are from the small town of Sheridan, AR right. Just so happens so am I, so of course I was interested and wouldn’t want to make lots of easy money? I tried tracking down this Mary Steadman to my surprise,ha, there is no one in this town or county by that name. Leads me to believe it is probably another scam!
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