A lot of classified ads promote quick and easy weight-loss
products and programs. They cannot deliver what they promise.
Another hot area in the classifieds Ads are "business
opportunities." Work at home schemes, such as making arts and
crafts or stuffing envelopes, have been replaced by offers to
"use your home PC to make fast money in your spare time." Other
ads encourage customers to invest in communications
technologies, such as telephone 900" numbers and telephone
services, with promises of low-risk and high returns and The
attraction of "900" number pay per call services is that high
profit can be made of 25% or more from the fees of $3 to$5 per
minute charged to callers by the 900 service providers. The
company's promises on these investments are likely not to be
true.
Disguised advertising: "Disguised advertising," may be hard to
recognize. Bulletin boards and chat forums may include areas
where comments about the quality or performance of products or
services may be disguised ads.
The Internet and online services provide bulletin boards where
interested parties can exchange information in general topic
areas. Individuals contributing to the bulletin board may have
financial ties to companies or businesses that sell those
products or services related to the bulletin board subject area.
This may not be clear to the online user. What may seem to be an
open discussion could be disguised sales pitches. Since the
identities or affiliations of online bulletin board operators
and participants may not be known, it could be hard to detect
disguised advertising.
Some commercial online services also provide chat rooms or chat
forums. Service subscribers can enter the rooms or forums for an
online conversation by typing what they want to say. These
forums provide discussions on a variety of subjects, including
products and services. Some companies have used these chat
forums to promote their products without claiming their
interests.
Tip-offs to fraud: Read online ads and conversations with a
healthy dose of skepticism. The same things that tip you off to
some scams and frauds in print and on television also appear in
cyberspace.
Here are some signs of questionable online advertising:
Hyped up claims of product effectiveness. Use of the word "hot"
to describe an investment opportunity can indicate a scam.
Claims of potential high earnings or profit. Claims of "Inside"
information. Company makes promises of cheap stocks making high
returns Exotic investments promotions such as ostrich farming,
gold mining, or wireless cable TV. When you make any decisions
about products or investments, be careful. Check references and
a variety of sources and before you buy.
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About Author :
My name is Lance Groom and I am formally from the Hit TV Show
"Making Money", also past board member for "Susan Powter" health
fitness, and Infomercial guru. In 2001 I led one of the largest
advertising campaigns in over 6,000 newspapers. This campaign
resulted in over 25,000 sales all over the world creating
"Classified Millions".
