Quote Originally Posted by Poyol View Post
I just thought I'd update this.

It's come to my attention that I know next-to-nothing about online scams.
I know about Banners Broker - when I speak to Judy on the phone she mentions a multitude of names that go in one ear, and out of the other!

Got a brief summary anywhere of the biggest scams?

Jason
The RS members who know the most about the early days include "okosh", "Lita" and "Eddie Haskell" Jason. They were very powerful influences on TalkGold and helped to bring down more scams than most. I hope we can encourage Eddie and Lita to post more.

My knowledge is pretty good when it comes to autosurfs because I played the games for small change and recommended autosurfs for A PUNT. I only stopped when "okosh" battered me into a pulp to make me see sense. I know next to nothing about MLMs but I do know most of the advertising boards where autosurfs hyips and MLMs were promoted. Some of the people who modded on those boards were really great mates and there is one from TG who is among my most trusted Internet friends.

The first social networking site which really took off was Adlandpro. Adland intoduced Internet users to Autosurf Authority and loads of people regarded ASA as an anti scam network. Scam.com was another site which presented itself as a scam busting site and was rotten to the core. There are some of the gems from the early days of Adlandpro in RS and one who can be trusted is Luella May.

What we need are names of professional historians who have specialised in the first decade of Internet crime. As a recruitment consultant, I should be able to try and headhunt such a person. I will do my best to do that when I am no longer doing part time work. That time should not be too long in the future now.