Archive for July 28th, 2011

BULLETIN: CenturionWealthCircle.com — ‘Opportunity’ Pushed By Club Asteria Members And New Darling Of The Ponzi Boards — Is Offline; Nameserver Data Show Same Info ASD Cash Generator/AdViewGlobal Sites Displayed When They Went Missing

BULLETIN: CenturionWealthCircle.com -- 'Opportunity' Pushed By Club Asteria Members And New Darling Of The Ponzi Boards -- Is Offline; Nameserver Data Show Same Info ASD Cash Generator/AdViewGlobal Sites Displayed When They Went Missing

BULLETIN: The website of CenturionWealthCircle.com will not resolve to a server, and DNS data that appears in domain-registration info strongly suggest the site was suspended for spam and abuse. The DNS data include this string on two nameservers: SUSPENDED-FOR.SPAM-AND-ABUSE.COM. In 2008 and 2009, nameserver information for the ASD Cash Generator and AdViewGlobal autosurfs included the […]

U.S.-Based Business Says It Was Swarmed With Unwanted Traffic From Wellpaid-Bux.com, A Paid-To-Click Site With Argentinian Address

U.S.-Based Business Says It Was Swarmed With Unwanted Traffic From Wellpaid-Bux.com, A Paid-To-Click Site With Argentinian Address

The operator of a U.S.-based business contacted the PP Blog early this afternoon, saying the enterprise was being swarmed by unwanted traffic from Wellpaid-Bux.com, an apparent paid-to-click “program.” Wellpaid-Bux uses a hotmail email address and a street address in Argentina, according to registration data, although the “program’s” domain appears to be hosted in the United […]

BULLETIN: FTC, Canadian Competition Bureau Take Down Alleged ‘Yellow Pages’ Scam; Case Reminiscent Of Failed 2009 Bid By AdViewGlobal Autosurf To Launch New Website With Purported ‘Listing Service’

BULLETIN: FTC, Canadian Competition Bureau Take Down Alleged 'Yellow Pages' Scam; Case Reminiscent Of Failed 2009 Bid By AdViewGlobal Autosurf To Launch New Website With Purported 'Listing Service'

BULLETIN: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Canadian Competition Bureau have taken down an alleged ‘Yellow Pages” scam in which businesses in the United States and Canada were deceived into paying for unwanted listings in online business directories. The scam was centered in Europe, authorities from both countries said. The Competition Bureau said it […]