Is this a scam

jimmynokia

http://fortune500affiliategroup.com/

got a call from these guys today where they got my number from i dont know

this is the number +15204412773

so i got talking to a guy called marcin he waffled on for about ten minutes, i just said ok im going to let this one run and see what happens rather than be cruel with most and just say go fcuk yourself.

ten mins into conversation i was introduced to a tape that went on for about 5 mins approx.

next i was transfered to another guy same waffle again and i just had to keep listening.
basically been told i would be a millionaire within a year i nearly pissed my self.

he then asked for the first digit of my credit card (picked a number at random)
then he said can you read the rest of the number out from left to right,then i stopped him and questioned him some more,he started to get agitated and seemed to be very pushy and talking through his swiss saying he would refund any money i would spend and build websites for me etc.

i then said let me call my mate in google hq in dublin and run it by him and i will call back.

he then started saying i understand etc (waffle) he then kept asking for number and saying i would not get the discount.
start up was 395 euro.

i then said no i want to talk to my friend in google and he hung up

now i reckon its a scam/sales bull,in which you will not make a cent in the long run,having read some more on it just briefly it seems like a bad thing regardless but people should be warned none the less.

RichieC

no one legit will ask for CC details over the phone.

Dermo

yes

zenno

What do you think it was ? a fancy dress party. next time just hang the phone up.

orourkeda

Theres this new thing called the hang up button

Biggins

After the first 30 seconds, I would have hung up.
I buy nothing ever over the phone.

listermint

Yes an internet marketing firm with a website that looks like it was designed by my nephew ( he's aged 2 btw)

Vicxas

Scam, or possibly scamola...

Guill

No! it is clearly legit.

Next time I he calls give him your details you make lotto money friend, you be rich in one year, i he no lie to you.

jimmynokia

basically you buy a package (what the package is not clear)
they build a website for you get you domains etc,then you get a percentage of the sale 15 percent to be exact of whatever the fcuk it was im supposed to be selling.
he said then if people even click on the link to your website built by them, you get paid and they are linked up to amazon,ebay and google.

Micky Dolenz

A millionaire within a year, you say? Was it Del Boy on the phone? :P


Google is your friend.

deeduck48

http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/fortune-500-affiliate-group-c425334.html

this is what i got when i googled their website. i'd say its a HUGE scam judging from the complaints on this one website. run!:)

jimmynokia

orourkeda wrote: »

Theres this new thing called the hang up button

I had to let the call proceed for the laugh it must of cost a fortune,i was in tears(laughing) at the bull that came from him LOL:D

jimmynokia

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

A millionaire within a year, you say? Was it Del Boy on the phone? :P


Google is your friend.

I WAS DOING THE GOOGLE thing and mailing my mate in google during the call the total call was 26 minutes had me dinner too....

Run_to_da_hills

Talking on a +1520 number will cost you €2 a minute. :eek:

Micky Dolenz

jimmynokia wrote: »

I WAS DOING THE GOOGLE thing and mailing my mate in google during the call the total call was 26 minutes had me dinner too....

So why start a thread on it asking if it was a scam?

mayo.mick

RichieC wrote: »

no one legit will ask for CC details over the phone.

Croke park season ticket office do:mad:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056292616

jimmynokia

orourkeda wrote: »

Theres this new thing called the hang up button

new thing?:D what phone do you have?lol

listermint

jimmynokia wrote: »

I WAS DOING THE GOOGLE thing and mailing my mate in google during the call the total call was 26 minutes had me dinner too....

Once again,............ have you actually looked at their website. It is beyond disgraceful. No internet marketing firm in their right mind would put their name to that.



Second question, are you serious?

jimmynokia

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

So why start a thread on it asking if it was a scam?

just wanted to be sure and put people wide no harm in that is there...
where they got my number from too...
so basically they can call anybody...

DoesNotCompute

jimmynokia wrote: »

http://fortune500affiliategroup.com/

got a call from these guys today where they got my number from i dont know

this is the number +15204412773

so i got talking to a guy called marcin he waffled on for about ten minutes, i just said ok im going to let this one run and see what happens rather than be cruel with most and just say go fcuk yourself.

ten mins into conversation i was introduced to a tape that went on for about 5 mins approx.

next i was transfered to another guy same waffle again and i just had to keep listening.
basically been told i would be a millionaire within a year i nearly pissed my self.

he then asked for the first digit of my credit card (picked a number at random)
then he said can you read the rest of the number out from left to right,then i stopped him and questioned him some more,he started to get agitated and seemed to be very pushy and talking through his swiss saying he would refund any money i would spend and build websites for me etc.

i then said let me call my mate in google hq in dublin and run it by him and i will call back.

he then started saying i understand etc (waffle) he then kept asking for number and saying i would not get the discount.
start up was 395 euro.

i then said no i want to talk to my friend in google and he hung up

now i reckon its a scam/sales bull,in which you will not make a cent in the long run,having read some more on it just briefly it seems like a bad thing regardless but people should be warned none the less.

Weird number. I googled it, and it showed up here, although I'm not too sure what that tells you.

+1 is the international dialling code for the USA/North America/Central America area, although according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes, there's no country with an international dialling code starting with +15.

Then again, the number could be faked, so...

SCAMOLA

Helix

jimmynokia wrote: »

now i reckon its a scam/sales bull,in which you will not make a cent in the long run

really?

you honestly dont reckon that these guys have a legit way of making millions and are randomly ringing people asking for their credit card numbers to help?

how long did it take you to think it might be a scam?

jimmynokia

listermint wrote: »

Once again,............ have you actually looked at their website. It is beyond disgraceful. No internet marketing firm in their right mind would put their name to that.



Second question, are you serious?

I looked at the homepage but i was so engulfed by his sales pitch i was writing stuff down.

jimmynokia

Helix wrote: »

really?

you honestly dont reckon that these guys have a legit way of making millions and are randomly ringing people asking for their credit card numbers to help?

how long did it take you to think it might be a scam?

in the first 5 seconds

Magic Beans

It is not a scam, the same guy rang me last year and now I can post in gold.

jimmynokia

DoesNotCompute wrote: »

Weird number. I googled it, and it showed up here, although I'm not too sure what that tells you.

+1 is the international dialling code for the USA/North America/Central America area, although according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes, there's no country with an international dialling code starting with +15.

Then again, the number could be faked, so...

SCAMOLA

this is another number he told me to ring it was going to be my manager

+19285837965

jimthemental

RichieC wrote: »

no one legit will ask for CC details over the phone.

A lot of people do. I often take them in my job.

Micky Dolenz

jimthemental wrote: »

A lot of people do. I often take them in my job.

Do you work for scams R us? :P

partyatmygaff

http://fortune500affiliategroup.com/

How would a URL like that come across as anything but a scam?

jimmynokia

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Talking on a +1520 number will cost you €2 a minute. :eek:

COST THEM NOT ME they rang me and i still want to know how they got number,and thats why i let the call run

jimthemental

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Do you work for scams R us? :P

No. It's a charity for helpless drug addicted badgers. You can apologise for your deprecating insinuation by kindly making a donation. I await a pm with your credit card details.

Micky Dolenz

jimmynokia wrote: »

COST THEM NOT ME they rang me and i still want to know how they got number

It's a scam number. A hidden reverse charge number. They know people with a brain won't sign up to their crap so they spout out a load of shite hoping you don't hang up.

They took a cool €52 off you, not too shabby for 26 minutes work.

Micky Dolenz

jimthemental wrote: »

No. It's a charity for helpless drug addicted badgers. You can apologise for your deprecating insinuation by kindly making a donation. I await a pm with your credit card details.

PM sent, them poor badgers.

jimmynokia

jimthemental wrote: »

No. It's a charity for helpless drug addicted badgers. You can apologise for your deprecating insinuation by kindly making a donation. I await a pm with your credit card details.

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSQrIGq3TK0U6OJu7EYYuZHB8tYX4O2gbjotVtOHFtl_xCizTkx

jimmynokia

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

It's a scam number. A hidden reverse charge number. They know people with a brain won't sign up to their crap so they spout out a load of shite hoping you don't hang up.

They took a cool €52 off you, not too shabby for 26 minutes work.

FAIL LOL it cost them nice try

jimthemental

jimmynokia wrote: »

FAIL LOL it cost them nice try

You Sure on that, it sounds fairly plausible that it was a reverse charge. Be sure this doesn't come back at you when you get the bill.

Micky Dolenz

jimmynokia wrote: »

FAIL LOL it cost them nice try

Orly?

Scam reverse charge numbers.

jimmynokia

jimthemental wrote: »

You Sure on that, it sounds fairly plausible that it was a reverse charge. Be sure this doesn't come back at you when you get the bill.

YES IVE CHECKED......

jimmynokia

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Orly?

Scam reverse charge numbers.

Think your trying to scam me and yourself your link dont work

Vicxas

Yes a boards moderator tried to scam you....

Big Nasty

jimmynokia wrote: »

Think your trying to scam me and yourself your link dont work

Worke for me? :pac:

Chuck Stone

I won €2,000,000 out of the blue the other day. Got a text telling me it was true and to ring this number.

I figured they'll track me down.

YFlyer

RichieC wrote: »

no one legit will ask for CC details over the phone.

I would.

spoonface

DoesNotCompute wrote: »

Weird number. I googled it, and it showed up here, although I'm not too sure what that tells you.

+1 is the international dialling code for the USA/North America/Central America area, although according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes, there's no country with an international dialling code starting with +15.

Then again, the number could be faked, so...

SCAMOLA

+1 means USA. 520 after it means Arizona. Simples. 928 is also in Arizona.

DoesNotCompute

spoonface wrote: »

+1 means USA. 520 after it means Arizona. Simples. 928 is also in Arizona.

Ya, I figured that out laters, but was too lazy to post about it.

Irregardless, still sounds like a mofo-in' scamola. With reverse call charges to boot.

Helix

DoesNotCompute wrote: »

Irregardless

urgh

DoesNotCompute

lol

NoDice

I really thought that this thread was going to be like the one where the AH poster got into a David Thorne-esque email fued with a Nigerian about buying a monkey.

I am disappoint...

(On reading back over my first sentence, it really reads like I'm on acid or something. The thread is in Legendary AH threads iirc.. Brilliant read!)

Edit - Here it is for anyone interested. Epic read imo http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055566855

jimthemental

Chuck Stone wrote: »

I won €2,000,000 out of the blue the other day. Got a text telling me it was true and to ring this number.

I figured they'll track me down.

I got that too. Just deleted it.