tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post114668429281440276..comments2023-07-14T06:50:34.013-06:00Comments on KatharineSwan.com: Is Freelance Work Exchange a scam?Katharine Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-79891427605754822882009-12-03T22:38:47.908-07:002009-12-03T22:38:47.908-07:00Anonymous, I'm glad you Googled before you sig...Anonymous, I'm glad you Googled before you signed up! I wish more people would. I'm glad my blog could help!Katharine Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-14871346186583896672009-11-23T02:16:32.061-07:002009-11-23T02:16:32.061-07:00Hello! I'm so very grateful for this. I am sor...Hello! I'm so very grateful for this. I am sorry others have had headaches through dealing with Go Freelance and lost money. I was browsing through a shopping site (shopsafeusa.com) which has jobs and employment in their shopping category. I clicked on it and Go Freelance was on the page along with Monster and other sites. When I clicked on Go Freelance and found I had to join before I could Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-2891941905658285162009-10-20T23:49:26.246-06:002009-10-20T23:49:26.246-06:00The idea of being self-employed is very appealing,...The idea of being self-employed is very appealing, but you really have to be careful -- there are tons of scams online, ready to take advantage of people who want to work from home or make quick cash.<br /><br />I think it's good practice to be skeptical of anything that promises easy money and overnight wealth. That just isn't reality. Real small businesses require some effort in orderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-86738243812111435302009-05-13T18:23:00.000-06:002009-05-13T18:23:00.000-06:00I had the same problem. Paid $7 for the trial but ...I had the same problem. Paid $7 for the trial but could not get my account cancelled and kept getting charged $49.95 for three months in a row now. I have filed a complaint with the BBB and the Internet Crime Complaint Center. You can google both of those to get to the sites to file complaints!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-40510605362729622552009-02-10T13:21:00.000-07:002009-02-10T13:21:00.000-07:00Anonymous (with the contact info),I'm sure people ...Anonymous (with the contact info),<BR/><BR/>I'm sure people have tried that. The problem is he doesn't return emails, the customer service team sends you in circles, and the website doesn't provide any help at all. Every option is a dead end.<BR/><BR/>Which is why I think it's a scam.<BR/><BR/>Kathleen,<BR/><BR/>That's good advice. Thanks for sharing!<BR/><BR/>Chand,<BR/><BR/>It sounds like Katharine Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-8407599849709722292009-02-09T04:19:00.000-07:002009-02-09T04:19:00.000-07:00I also victim for this GoFreelance, this can't ban...I also victim for this GoFreelance, this can't ban this by government, they are cheating like hell.<BR/><BR/>Actually i want to see through trail by paying 7 dollars and that i paid through Paypal account, i didn't know their terms and conditions, immediately after 7th days they deducted 49.95.<BR/><BR/>Anybody please help that how can i get refunded?<BR/><BR/>Anyway i am going to cancel that Chandra Mohan Dastihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09659741528934311839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-82999224963918521542009-02-02T18:26:00.000-07:002009-02-02T18:26:00.000-07:00I have been the victim of a similar scam. Here is...I have been the victim of a similar scam. Here is how I handled the problem with all of my money being returned. I filed a complaint with my bank, and with their help completed an affadavit. I then contacted my State Attorney General's office (consumer complaint division), and go help. Good luck fellow writers.<BR/><BR/>KathleenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-82576639549185073012009-01-05T17:12:00.000-07:002009-01-05T17:12:00.000-07:00Thanks for your advice, I was just about to sign u...Thanks for your advice, I was just about to sign up myself.<BR/><BR/>You might be able to contact Rob Palmer through the contact details on his website www.robpalmer.com. It gives an address and phone number as shown below.<BR/><BR/><I> Contact Rob Palmer<BR/><BR/>If you would like to discuss this book or other projects further, you can contact Rob as follows:<BR/><BR/>Tel: +612 4385 1753 (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-53528120199886296962008-10-07T08:12:00.000-06:002008-10-07T08:12:00.000-06:00I am based in Australia and was about to sign up a...I am based in Australia and was about to sign up also but these warnings make me hesitant. I may even send this information to two of our major TV programs which I have contact details for (i work in advertising) andwho investigate such scams to verify if it is such. They may be able to track him down and get some answers. hmmmm I really hope it is legitimate. I am generally a trusting person. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-68343892170782915292008-09-27T04:17:00.000-06:002008-09-27T04:17:00.000-06:00Hi... Katharine, I'm Elaine from Malaysia. 14 year...Hi... Katharine, I'm Elaine from Malaysia. 14 years working experience as a Secretary. I'm 33 weeks pregnant now with my first child, have just resigned from my full-time job, desperately in need FOR a Freelance Typing Job. <BR/><BR/>I'd sent you an email form via. your website, hope you'd managed to receive my email.<BR/><BR/>Hope you could hire me, or perhaps introduce me to other companies in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-27632242871797328412008-09-27T04:15:00.000-06:002008-09-27T04:15:00.000-06:00Hi... Katharine, I'm Elaine from Malaysia. 14 year...Hi... Katharine, I'm Elaine from Malaysia. 14 years working experience as a Secretary. I'm 33 weeks pregnant now with my first child, have just resigned from my full-time job, desperately in need of a Freelance Typing Job. <BR/><BR/>I'd sent you an email form via. your website, hope you'd managed to receive my email.<BR/><BR/>Hope you could hire me, or perhaps introduce me to other companies in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-17972257072576638352008-08-28T11:11:00.000-06:002008-08-28T11:11:00.000-06:00Gawd...is there any website..ANY WEBSITE AT ALL th...Gawd...is there any website..ANY WEBSITE AT ALL that can treat a person precicely as they promice? Imagine if ALL humans were to interact and communicate with each other by utilizing ONLY the truth. Oh, well....I guess that would be unimagineable, wouldn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-38506451609837107562008-08-11T08:18:00.000-06:002008-08-11T08:18:00.000-06:00guys let me explain.I also just paid 2.95.what is ...guys let me explain.I also just paid 2.95.<BR/><BR/>what is going on is there is a duplicate site resembling exactly like the advert page of FWE.FWE charges 7 dollars a week trial and 39.95. This how ever charged 3 dollars a week and 29.95.<BR/><BR/>I did manage to make a account in FWE not with gold or anything... my 2.95 is wasted 100% i believe .I thought hey,... let me do that forgot the Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170523547969406742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-27434971557705284312008-05-28T00:14:00.000-06:002008-05-28T00:14:00.000-06:00Hi Katharine..Thank you for warning us about this ...Hi Katharine..<BR/>Thank you for warning us about this site - Go Freelance. I keep getting their ads and, although I'm a freelance professional indexer, I thought of subscribing to Go Freelance for typing jobs or proofreading jobs which I could do between indexing jobs. I even asked a friend in Brooklyn to check if their office address was genuine and he said it seemed so. Finally I decided to Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995735704818460175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-50444955743053064452008-04-03T13:06:00.000-06:002008-04-03T13:06:00.000-06:00Kevin,Thanks for explaining Aweber.com to us. I'm...Kevin,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for explaining Aweber.com to us. I'm not surprised to hear it's an email service that tracks click-throughs. However, I would hesitate to call Aweber.com ethical, because I think a truly ethical company would screen their clients a little better.Katharine Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-90265797905766399082008-04-03T09:14:00.000-06:002008-04-03T09:14:00.000-06:00FYI: I know this is an old post, but I came acros...FYI: I know this is an old post, but I came across it doing some keyword research for one of my sites.<BR/><BR/>I wanted to make something clear: Aweber.com, mentioned by a couple of your commentators, is a list management company and is not the "evil" company behind scams. The links go through the Aweber.com service because Aweber.com allows users to track click throughs when they send out a Kevin Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779033158182530292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-89843721949534511452008-02-01T13:18:00.000-07:002008-02-01T13:18:00.000-07:00Please excuse if this is a duplicate post.First an...Please excuse if this is a duplicate post.<BR/><BR/>First and foremost, Katherine thank you. You are commended for you efforts to alert those who are simply trying to find online/work at home jobs sources.<BR/><BR/>To all of you who have been scammed by this company or who have experienced similar situtions with other companies on the internet you need to report these incidents to the following Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-51480429124120241232008-02-01T12:53:00.000-07:002008-02-01T12:53:00.000-07:00First and foremost thanks Katherine for doing such...First and foremost thanks Katherine for doing such a great job of alerting those who are interested in online or work at home jobs about these scammers. To all that have been scammed by this company you should absolutely report these incidences to the following FBI contact for Internet and Cyber Fraud:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ic3.gov/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-15699753819242779862008-01-23T12:44:00.000-07:002008-01-23T12:44:00.000-07:00Scobie,As always, I'm glad my blog can be of servi...Scobie,<BR/><BR/>As always, I'm glad my blog can be of service! If Go Freelance is now offering a free trial, they are evidently ramping up their efforts. Scary thought.<BR/><BR/>Take care!Katharine Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-11950382032526257722008-01-23T12:31:00.000-07:002008-01-23T12:31:00.000-07:00Katharine, et al:It is 2008 and Go Freelance still...Katharine, et al:<BR/><BR/>It is 2008 and Go Freelance still appears to be a scam. I, too, came across this posting via google. My search terms were Go Freelance and aweber. As with others,I had responded to an ad on Craigs list and was diverted to Go Freelance. Initially, they offered a $2.95 trial but I was hesitant about responding. I receive daily emails from them and others whose links lead Scobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089921092709216511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-10825436436386416502008-01-01T20:07:00.000-07:002008-01-01T20:07:00.000-07:00Steph,Thanks for visiting! I'm glad you didn't ge...Steph,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting! I'm glad you didn't get sucked into the Freelance Work Exchange/GoFreelance.com trial membership, but I'm sorry to hear about the spam.<BR/><BR/>It sounds like you have some similar information as other commenters on this post. Thanks for sharing -- hopefully everyone's input will help others stay away from this and similar memberships!Katharine Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-69686284513902758152008-01-01T03:41:00.000-07:002008-01-01T03:41:00.000-07:00Hi Guys,I'll give everybody one guess how I found ...Hi Guys,<BR/><BR/>I'll give everybody one guess how I found this blog - Yes, I googled Freelance Work Exchange. Anyway, I found a job offer for a transcriptionist on Craigslist Montreal and replied. I was sent an email immediately that appeared to be spam. One thing led to another and voila....I was presented w/ the $2.95 trial. I have tons of spam coming into my hotmail account from another Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-10418233674413305072007-12-10T12:36:00.000-07:002007-12-10T12:36:00.000-07:00KariLynn,Thanks for the comments. Pretty interest...KariLynn,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments. Pretty interesting information. Honest Online Jobs is probably their own invention. :o)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, they are obviously trying to gain the same respect that comes from being a member of a trusted organization, such as the Better Business Bureau. However, I prefer to consider why they would choose an obscure (or invented) organization,Katharine Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-20446580334478487232007-12-09T14:25:00.000-07:002007-12-09T14:25:00.000-07:00Katharine,Me again: I found another one that seems...Katharine,<BR/>Me again: I found another one that seems to be associated with the same 'aweber.com' sites:<BR/><BR/>Called "Top Home Jobs" in the header for the e-mails, claims to be from a "Rebecca Kingsley,<BR/>Work at Home Group Senior Editor"<BR/>with a web-link:<BR/><BR/>http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=Did.0&m=9eioY4LUXBzc9&b=4rUJBUW1WGXrMBYzFNxEbw<BR/><BR/>taking you to a website claiming Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19555277.post-22399109283695327342007-12-09T13:48:00.000-07:002007-12-09T13:48:00.000-07:00Hi Katharine!Not sure if y'all are aware of this '...Hi Katharine!<BR/>Not sure if y'all are aware of this 'other' advertiser called "The Jackal" for freelance jobs that appears to be linked to the former FWE, now Go Freelance!: <BR/><BR/>This was a link on a Go Freelance! e-mail I received:<BR/>http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=P5Jta&m=9KYU2zCseK4rL&b=EfhjisRz9huAsfxstFoJNA<BR/><BR/>This was a link on a "The Jackal" e-mail I received:<BR/>http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com