Creekside Homeowner's Association

In these tough economic times, with an 11% unemployment rate, many people are desperate for a job or an opportunity to earn a little extra money to pay their bills.  Not surprisingly, it is also when scam artists come out of the dark to prey on innocent consumers.  The latest work-at-home schemes proliferating on the internet are the "Google Profit” type scams. Typically, consumers surfing the internet will click on the link “Easy Google Profit” or "Google Money Master" while reading -- what they later find out to be -- a fake article or advertisement.  The link directs consumers to a work-at-home scam, where they unwittingly sign up and their credit or debit cards are charged a fee.  Most of these scams claim that they are "risk free" and money will somehow magically start flowing into your bank account just by posting some articles or creating some ads.  They will charge you a seemingly insignificant fee to give you this secret information that only they know about.  Some of these sites will display logos of well known sources stating something to the tune of "As seen on USA Today, Fox News, Yahoo, CNN" etc. etc. etc.  Before you say "Wow, they really sound like the real thing since they're endorsed by (enter big media name here)!" check the fine print at the bottom of the page or in their "Terms and Conditions".  You'll see something akin to this: " USA Today, Fox News, Yahoo, CNN, blah, blah, blah and Google do not sponsor, endorse, and are in no way affiliated with (insert Google scam company name here.)