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Take 5 Minutes to Save Yourself from a Scam

I was watching an infomercial on cable TV where a book, DVD, and “free” website were promoted by a man named Anthony Morrison. Morrison stated that he made millions of dollars using Google Adwords to promote his mystery products and services as an affiliate marketer. Spending “hundreds of thousands of dollars” perfecting his website was the factor that made him millions, where he was ready to sell his “secret” and a copy of his website for $19.95 plus shipping and handling. LOL.

At this point, the gears in my head start spinning, where I want to learn more about this guy, so I do an old fashion Google search. My favorite part of Google is the suggestions, so look at what the big G suggested for me:

If Google suggests it, it's probably true.

My number one rule: if the event/person/scheme is questionably a scam, it most likely is. However, I gave ol’ Anthony the benefit of the doubt and didn’t search scam at the end, just his name. Lo and behold, I find the following:

Link #2:

[Scam] Anthony Morrison/Hidden Millionaires Infomercial …

Link #5

Is Anthony Morrison & Hidden Millionaires for real?

This made me literally LOL, such that someone with an apparent million dollar bank account can’t keep the bad press off of his program.

Further proof: the second link is a forum, where someone is asking if Morrison’s program/book/website is a scam or not. Multiple users chime in saying that it is indeed a scam, where “only one making millions” is Morrison, due to the fine print and untold service fees for seminars and such. The cherry on top of the cake: ANTHONY MORRISON ACTUALLY POSTS A REPLY defending himself!

Millionaires do not:

• Whine to the customers they are losing on crappy public forums
• Say “Have I made millions? Yes. Do I really care if you believe that statement? No.” [permalink to his reply] – This is by the far the most unprofessional behavior but hilarious statement.

If you are millionaire, who cares if people walk away from your $20 book. Focus on driving your new customers to you, not whining at the ones running out the door. It also helps if you try to not scam people too. Moral of this story: Take 5 minutes of research using search engines to save yourself from the possible scams and harmful programs.

Photo via jepoirrier.