Google Money Tree Uses False Advertising

There is a scam doing the rounds at the moment known as the Google Money Tree. I am not 100% sure on the details of the scam itself, but from reading various posts and reports it appears that it is the typical *free* offer in which you’re requested to provide credit card details, only to find you’re billed if you do not cancel. The specifics state that you’re entitled to a free trial “kit”, all you need to do is foot the shipping cost of $3.88 and you’re set - however, if you do not cancel within 7 days, you’re then billed the full amount for the first month of $72.21 - not only that, you’re then billed this figure each month! Obviously the company does not tell you this up front - it’s hidden within the terms and conditions and as you can imagine, cancelling the subscription is a laborious task.

Anyway, I could spend the next 10 years of my life (and then some( writing about the various scams that surface from day to day, but that isn’t the reason for this post. The reason is down to the outrageous false advertising from this company. The scammers behind the Google Money Tree “kit” are using the face of one of the most popular (and respected) affiliate marketers (and bloggers) out there, Jeremy Schoemaker of ShoeMoney.com. Their advertising media features a shot of Jeremy with a substantial AdSense cheque with a view of enticing unsuspecting users into their scam. It goes without saying that Jeremy has absolutely nothing to do with this scam in any way and I urge all webmasters to post about the Google Money Tree and their complete false advertising methods.