http://www.sfwa.org/2010/02/myfreeread-com-not-quite-what-it-appears/ Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:03:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.sfwa.org/2010/02/myfreeread-com-not-quite-what-it-appears/#comment-3904 S.J.Bell Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:56:27 +0000 LOL. Yes, welcome to the wild and whacky world of affiliate marketing. I’d wager this “company” is actually some random shmoe with some basic web design skills and a talent for con artistry.
These scams are all over the place, it seems. Facebook, banner ads, browser-based “MMOs”… E-publishing is a new one to me, but is actually not the worst of it. The truly evil individuals post fraudulent job ads on craigslist, get you to e-mail in resumes, and then send you autoresponses asking you to visit some credit report site before they’ll give you an interview. They have no jobs, so they settle on this B.S. to make money. And in this job market, too. It’s enough to make you want to go on a rampage.

]]> http://www.sfwa.org/2010/02/myfreeread-com-not-quite-what-it-appears/#comment-3883 Morgan Ives Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:27:12 +0000 Thank you for taking time to research this! I’ve run into a similar site before, which offered a free meal planner. I came away with the worst virus I’ve ever run into.

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