James D. Sharpe

I come from Northern Indiana where unemployment is very high. This area was considered the RV capital of the world. Since the downturn in the economy, the area has turned into the land of the unemployed. People are desperate for work and look for other opportunities for income. They put their resumes online and they get this popup ad for a way to make money from a home computer. Infusion Media Inc. uses an advertising campaign that states you could earn $300.00 to a $1000.00 a day. The unemployed are easy prey for these types of scammers.

The company goes by the name of Infusion Media Inc., ADD Media Inc., or Google Money Tree to name a few. They originate from the island of St. Kitts in the eastern Caribbean. Their goal is to sell you a kit to make money from the comfort of your own home using your PC. It almost sounds too good to be true. I can make money without having to move to another location. Guess what? It is. You would be lucky to even get a kit let alone any work. Many of the unemployed fall victim to this scam every day and lose money they can’t afford. The price starts at $4.95 for a 14 day trial period with a reoccurring bill of $39.95 until canceled. The company usually gets at least one of the reoccurring bills charged before they realize they are getting nothing or something they can’t use.

Google’s name, along with ABC News and CNN, are used in advertising gimmicks to entice prospective customers but they really have no ties with the companies. Google, along with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, has filed a suit against the company for using copyrighted logos without permission but have yet to get any response from the company. They never show up for the court dates. Since the company originates from an independent country outside the United States, there is not much legal action that can be taken.

This is most definitely an unethical practice by Infusion Media to get money from desperate people down on their luck. They know what they are doing too. Why else would they be working under so many different names? Maybe it’s to hopefully slide under the radar and hide from prosecution. Infusion Media practices the lowest of the low marketing practice and seems to be getting away with it. They purchase advertisement spots through many different mediums using different names. So ‘buyer beware’ of this scam and other get-rich-quick schemes.

Have you fallen for a Work at Home Scam?

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