Thread: Fake biz-opp names

Regular REALSCAM.com contributor JustTooMuchTime aka Paul Schlegal has taken the time to collate a list of some of the most commonly used fake names being used to promote dubious "opportunities" and outright scams on his excellent WorkAtHomeTruth website

With Pauls' kind permission, we are reproducing that list here:

Fake Bizop Names A – Z

March 21, 2014 ByPaul Schlegel (Founder, WorkAtHomeTruth)

It’s not surprising that many sites selling questionable business opportunities, farciful money making programs, or dubious work at home schemes use fake names in their promotional materials. What IS surprising is how many times the same fake names are used to promote numerous questionable opportunities and/or outright scams.

The names have been used to promote one or more of the following types of questionable home business or work at home schemes:

• Ad posting
• EMail Processing
• Link posting
• Rebate processing

To understand why you should avoid programs being promoted by the fake names listed on this page, read the following two articles:

• Home Business Red Flags Priority Checklist

• How Success Advisors Can Lead To Financial Disaster

Here is a list of some of the most popular fake names you are likely to find promoting dubious opportunities today:

• Alyssa Jensen – Fake name used to promote AccessEasyHomeIncome.com and other link posting scams.

• Amanda Jones – Direct Online Income, Home Cash University

• Amanda Weiss – Name of a fake reporter on fake news sites promoting home business scams and other scams.

• Amanda Winston – This is another name of a fake reporter used on numerous fake news sites promoting home business scams, health

scams, and other types of scams. Click here to find out the truth about Amanda Winston.

• Amy Parker – Fake name used used to promote work at home scams, typically on fake news sites using fake stories about moms who found a way to work at home.

• Ashley James – Fake name used to promote link-posting scams such as Internet Income Commissions

• Bobbie Robinson – used to promote Work At Home Institute. Click here to read the warning.

• Cindy Carter – Used to promote Online Profit Stream (as of 3/21/2014).

• Jason Goodman – Name of a fake reporter used fake news sites.

• Jessica Bradley – Fake name used to promote Web Fortune Master and other scams, many of them which were shut down by the FTC.

• Jenny Arnold – Fake name used on many fake news sites such as Finance Reports Online to promote questionable work at home opportunities.

• Jenny Lee – Fake name used to promote Home Cash Academy and other scams.

• Karen James – Fake name used to promote work from home scams, including the much-hated Home Income Kit scam.

• Karl Goddard – Fake name used in conjunction with the same fake story used across hundreds of websites to promote link-posting scams.

• Kathy Garcia – Fake name used to promote several scams, including the notorious Paid To Place scam.

• Kelly Richards – Used to promote link posting scams. Check out Kelly Richards’ “Scam Resume” here.
  

• Kelly Scott – Home Internet Careers

• Kim Shwarz – Fake bizop creator used to promote numerous work at home scams (see this list).

• Kim Swartz – A variation of the Kim Shwarz name

• Mary Johnson – Fake name used to promote the Home Job Institute scam and many other similar scams.

• Mary Stevens – Fake name used to promote link posting scams.

• Megan Fiztpatrick – Fake name used to to get people into an email list promoting all kinds of dubious home business opportunities.Read about fake Megan here

• Megan Jackson – You can read my warning about Megan Jackson here.

• Melissa Johnson – Fake name used by fake news sites to promote link posting scams.

• Michelle Mathews – used to promote numerous link posting ripoffs.

• Michelle Owens – Used by fake review sites promoting link-posting scams.

• Melissa Mayer (NOT Yahoo’s Melissa Mayer) – name used to promote questionable home business opportunities.

• Michelle Johnson – Used to promote numerous work at home scams.

• Michelle Robinson – Used to promote Work At Home EDU.

• Michelle Starr – Used to Promote Real Online Income

• Michelle Taylor – used to promote Home Institute Connect, Home Jobs Revealed, Fortune Agency Online, and other scams.

• Michelle Withrow – used to promote numerous home business scams such as Work At Home University and Stay At Home Revenue.

• Nancy Fox – name used for fake review site NancyReviews.com

• Patty Feeney – used on fake news sites to promote scams.

• Sarah Johnson – used to promote numerous work at home scams. Read this article about her.

• Sally Brown – used to promote Profit Web System

• Stephanie Hale – used to promote Constant Cash Commissions