Post by freeway on Oct 19, 2009 8:12:17 GMT
Hi guys 
well just to put you all wise about these Cheap Software Scams........feel so stupid after being scammed at the weekend saw an add for Cakewealk Sonar 8 Producer normally retailing at USD 430 but without the packaging and actual Dvd was going for an amazing USD 99 so decided to purchase it the offer looked too good to be true and it was .. 
...firstly took me about 12 hours to download the prog installed and actually worked for a couple of hours then went haywire as it was a corrupted illegal copy....and to add insult to injury it also had a worm virus attatched which done untold damage.had no choice but to reformat and reinstall everything as well as losing a lot of files in the proccess ..when I returned to the Site for support the web page had turned into a Chinese Astrology site ....all I know is the product was being sold under the guise of the Sopfpedia Software site originally ......wish I had read up on my horoscope before I fell for this one ..these guys must be making millions from idiots like me ... 
.anyway coulda been a lot worse. ;D..so just for future reference and to help anyone who's contemplating buying cheap software Id like to share a few tips and advice I came across on ways of checking a sites credibility beforehand........regards
Barry
The internet is full of opportunities to make money and earn passive income. With these great opportunities, there also comes risk of scams.
Here are ways to check if a website is indeed legitimate.
Check the Contact Information VS Whois Information[/u][/color]Any decent website would definitely have a contact page with company address and contact numbers. Check the informations using a whois search if they match. Most of the time, fraudulent websites state that their company resides in the US but has a different story when checked in the domain whois.
Check the Age of the Website
A several month old website is more likely to be a scam site, although not all of them are. Because of this uncertainty, I only use the age of domain as an additional information in deciding whether the site is legitimate or not.
Check How Long is the Domain Name Registered
Do a quick domain lookup. Websites that plan to stay long in the business registers their domain names several years in advance. If the domain name is registered for only a year, I’d already have my doubts.
Check the Neighbors of the Website
Do a quick IP search to check the hosting neighbors of the website. Most fraudulent websites are in a shared IP address. If the neighbors sounds fishy or looks spammy, I won’t risk dealing with the site.
Ask Websites Associated with the One You Are Checking
Most people would ask around forums on whether a site could be trusted or not. The problem with this is you are asking for other people’s opinion. Opinions help but doesn’t really answer.
What you want is to contact websites associated with the company like it’s web hosts or site partners. This way, you are asking a person with the knowledge to answer you back with confidence.
Look at Reviews or Customer Feedbacks
This can only be done if the website does have reviews or show customer feedbacks. If not, you can contact the customers personally. Ask the customers about their experience with the company. Did they get paid? How long have they been a member?
It was actually a good thing for me getting scammed for several bucks. At least now, I am more careful when I am dealing with new opportunities.
Lastly, I would like to emphasize that it is good to doubt fishy offers, but let us also be open minded because there really are many genuine opportunities on ways to make money online[/color]
well just to put you all wise about these Cheap Software Scams........feel so stupid after being scammed at the weekend saw an add for Cakewealk Sonar 8 Producer normally retailing at USD 430 but without the packaging and actual Dvd was going for an amazing USD 99 so decided to purchase it the offer looked too good to be true and it was .. 
...firstly took me about 12 hours to download the prog installed and actually worked for a couple of hours then went haywire as it was a corrupted illegal copy....and to add insult to injury it also had a worm virus attatched which done untold damage.had no choice but to reformat and reinstall everything as well as losing a lot of files in the proccess ..when I returned to the Site for support the web page had turned into a Chinese Astrology site ....all I know is the product was being sold under the guise of the Sopfpedia Software site originally ......wish I had read up on my horoscope before I fell for this one ..these guys must be making millions from idiots like me ... 
.anyway coulda been a lot worse. ;D..so just for future reference and to help anyone who's contemplating buying cheap software Id like to share a few tips and advice I came across on ways of checking a sites credibility beforehand........regardsBarry
The internet is full of opportunities to make money and earn passive income. With these great opportunities, there also comes risk of scams.
Here are ways to check if a website is indeed legitimate.
Check the Contact Information VS Whois Information[/u][/color]Any decent website would definitely have a contact page with company address and contact numbers. Check the informations using a whois search if they match. Most of the time, fraudulent websites state that their company resides in the US but has a different story when checked in the domain whois.
Check the Age of the Website
A several month old website is more likely to be a scam site, although not all of them are. Because of this uncertainty, I only use the age of domain as an additional information in deciding whether the site is legitimate or not.
Check How Long is the Domain Name Registered
Do a quick domain lookup. Websites that plan to stay long in the business registers their domain names several years in advance. If the domain name is registered for only a year, I’d already have my doubts.
Check the Neighbors of the Website
Do a quick IP search to check the hosting neighbors of the website. Most fraudulent websites are in a shared IP address. If the neighbors sounds fishy or looks spammy, I won’t risk dealing with the site.
Ask Websites Associated with the One You Are Checking
Most people would ask around forums on whether a site could be trusted or not. The problem with this is you are asking for other people’s opinion. Opinions help but doesn’t really answer.
What you want is to contact websites associated with the company like it’s web hosts or site partners. This way, you are asking a person with the knowledge to answer you back with confidence.
Look at Reviews or Customer Feedbacks
This can only be done if the website does have reviews or show customer feedbacks. If not, you can contact the customers personally. Ask the customers about their experience with the company. Did they get paid? How long have they been a member?
It was actually a good thing for me getting scammed for several bucks. At least now, I am more careful when I am dealing with new opportunities.
Lastly, I would like to emphasize that it is good to doubt fishy offers, but let us also be open minded because there really are many genuine opportunities on ways to make money online[/color]
