This is an obviously fake Toronto Star website, created to shill a scammy binary options platform. You can tell it's fake by the several common red flags: it uses a variant of the "Entertainment Today" layout instead of the real Toronto Star layout, the domain is a .eu domain (Canada is NOT an European country), the comments are fake and don't work, all the links go to the same spam page, and no real news site would shill a binary options platform like this. They forgot to mention the name of the platform (whoops), but clicking on any of the images links to something called "Bitcoin UP", which is an obvious scam. Stay away from Bitcoin UP, and don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
Saturday, 19 September 2020
Wednesday, 26 August 2020
I've changed my mind on online casinos.
When I originally started this blog, I thought that all online casinos were legitimate, and that the fake news created to promote these casinos was the work of rogue affiliates. But now, I know for a fact that most online casinos are scams. I will treat them the same way I do all other scams - with extreme prejudice.
"YuanPay" is NOT China's Official Cryptocurrency - Fake Forbes Website(s) EXPOSED (+ a host that actually takes down scam sites?)
This is not a real Forbes article. It is an impersonation, created to promote the "YuanPay" cryptocurrency scam. Surprisingly, the free web host these scammers use, Netlify, is actually responding to my abuse reports, and is deleting these sites. ("These sites" because the scammers create multiple mirror versions of the same fake news page.) So, all you see now is this. As of the time of writing, however, the scammers are still creating more mirrors. The red flags are the usual: fake comments, an overtly-promotional tone that the real Forbes wouldn't use, and the very un-Forbes-like URL. Stay away from YuanPay Group, and don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
Monday, 24 August 2020
The Return of CSF - Make Scammers Cry Again
Recently, there has been a rise in scam sites. I'm proud to announce that I am re-opening CSF, on its original Blogspot home. Let's make scammers cry again!
Monday, 11 June 2018
Elemor Advanced Wrinkle Cream is YET ANOTHER SCAM
I have recently spotted a new variation of the Sally Field scam (complete with capital i/lowercase L dyslexia in the AdSense ads); this time, it advertises a product called "Elemor Advanced Wrinkle Cream". I will not link to the fake news article, as the only difference between this version and the Creme/Pink Diamond version is the name of the product being advertised. Stay away from Elemor Advanced Wrinkle Cream, and once again, don't believe everything you read on the Internet.
Saturday, 12 May 2018
Return of the "Real Reason" Fake News (Tanya Kim has NOTHING to do with Essence of Argan)
This is more BS from Essence of Argan. It's yet another variant of the old fake news story saying that the "real reason" (citation needed) that actress/anchorwoman X (in this case, Tanya Kim) left TV show Y (in this case, CTV's Breakfast Television) is that she invented skincare product Z (in this case, Essence of Argan). This, of course, is utter bullshit, and the red flags are the classics ("Entertainment Today" layout, fake results, fake testimonials (with Canadian cities instead of American ones this time), fake comments, and a "free" trial offer). Here's a rare screenshot of their Ad of Fail:
As always, stay away from Essence of Argan, and don't believe everything you read online.
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
Yet Another Dragon's Den Fake News Article
This is yet another version of that fake news article claiming that a magic skin care product appeared on Dragon's Den. This time, it's Creme again, but the article calls it "Creme Ultime Ageless Cream" for some reason. There are a few differences from the most common version of this scam; they use a slight variation (specifically, it uses the British spelling of "Mum" instead of the American one) of the "Fit Mom Daily" logo used in the very first scam fake news pages (from circa 2007, advertising Garcinia Cambogia weight-loss products) instead of the "Entertainment Today" logo, the "AS SEEN IN" banner below the headline uses the logos of British tabloids instead of American ones, and the fake comments are slightly different. Of course, the red flags are the same old; the "free trial", the fake results, a variation of the "Entertainment Today" layout, and the aforementioned fake comments. As always, avoid Creme, and don't believe everything you read on the internet.
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