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    Posted: 16 June 2009 at 10:10pm
came across this just now, can't remember how...might have been a link from facebook i think


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i'm tempted to give it a go seems it's only a few dollars, but i'm just not keen to put my credit card number on there eh!

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i think it is possible since google has sooo much content it needs to sort and someone has to do it. either way, if you have a debit card instead of credit card its easy enough to find out without getting screwed

ETA: i just sent it to DH to have a look and it is wellington in the states and probably only open to states only. he also looked at the fine print and the start up is $1 but then postage is a few dollars, then you pay $40 after that if you dont cancel and then $9.95 a month and blah blah blah. he is a software developer and actaully found it is fake. it says the artilce is from a publication ffrom the wellington herald but the URL is the daily herald and the site is registered on the 23rd of may and is only valid for a year which means it is not an ongoing company. so unfortunitly it is a complete sham. lol. nothing ever comes easy aye.

here is the details
http://www.sitebetter.com/blog/the-daily-herald-scam/


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It also comes up with one of those stupid windows when you try to close asking if you really want to leave the page thats one of the things I look for when it feels dodgy


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yep thought as much! if it's too good to be true, it generally is.....

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It says the Manukau Herald up the top for me, not the Wellington Herald... it must track where your server is from....
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haha yeh true it says auckland for me and im in tauranga. bugga it wood be kool if one of these things were real, i could really do with a quick buck or 2 lol
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Think its too good to be true - and I agree it is annoying trying to exit - that is just desperation on their behalf.
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