Those work from home TV ads..

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StuntDouble

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I've been seeing these ads for websites that supposedly tell you how you can make thousands a week, working part time out of your home. Now I know they're scams, but I'm just curious, what in the world are they advertising for, and why is it that they have a different web address on every commercial? Is it because they're trying to stay one step ahead of the authorities?
 
My guess is the different web address is a way of gauging the effectiveness of a particular ad. They can track "hits" on their sites and, assuming that this is for the same company, if one ad delivers more hits compared to others, they will run the ad that gets more hits.

There may be other reasons, that's just one guess.

Most of these ads deal with multi-level marketing companies, I've heard. Not necessarily a scam, and if done correctly, they are legal, but this is one arena where YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) should be taken in its most literal sense. For every one "successful" person in MLM, there can be tens or hundreds scratching away to be just as successful.
 
Think: If there was a scheme by which a person could make thousands a week working from home, easy work, legitimate, etc., do you really think they'd have to put ads on TV to sell this scheme?
 
Don't worry, I have no interest in actually participating. It just drives me nuts that they never actually tell you what they're doing. Sort of like asking a question, and getting another question for an answer.

I did do a little research on the matter last night, and it sounds like most of them are advertising for multi-level marketing companies. One site had even claimed to have investigated these companies, and provided a list of "legitimate"businesses to choose from.:rolleyes: I found it odd that they all had the exact same trial period, and charge the same amount for their "system".
 
I've always thought those are amusing. Also the ones where someone is selling the latest real estate investment scheme, or phonecard sales scheme or whatever, where you too can be a millionaire in just a few short months. I've always thought to myself... if they know of a guranteed way to be a millionaire then please someone tell me why they are spending time selling this dreck rather then just doing it themselves, becoming millionaires and moving to the Caymans?

I suspect what it really is: they've discovered they can be millionaires by selling you crap on how to become a millionaire.
 
Unfortunatly it is normally the ones that can least afford to lose money that get roped into these "Businesses". They borrow all they can to get started and end up even further in debt as they keep going to the seminars that claim to make you a better salesman. Steven
 
Triton said:
....I suspect what it really is: they've discovered they can be millionaires by selling you crap on how to become a millionaire.
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Bingo! :D A friend of mine is a sucker for these schemes. Many years ago there was a guy who was running full-page ads in all the male-oriented magazines describing how he was making tons of cash each month and he'd teach you to do the same. The ad always had a photo of him and his Mercedes in front of a mansion, a "mailing address" for his accountant so you could check his story, etc., etc. Well, for a $29.99 "investment", my friend thought it was worth finding out what this guy's secret was. And you know what he received for his $29.99 don't you? ;) A letter that said: "Run ads like this."
 
cockroachfarm,

On one of the sites I found, the guy running it basically said the same thing. He claimed he figured out how much a site was pulling in, then he would "steal" that website's idea, and set up his own. Yeah, that sounds like someone I want to send money to.
 
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