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http://zulutext.com
Nov 9th
Here is an email I received…
Subject: http://zulutext.com
URL: http://zulutext.com
IS A: Website for Sale
Message Body:
oh sorry i forgot to mention…. i suggested we at least exchange copies of our ids he said not over the email b/c he had his id stolen when doing that once. But my thinking is how do i know he is who he says he is and viscera? And what good is a contract going to do me if hes liying? this is my first time trying to buy a website. So i may just be paranoid. but I’ve bought other business before that people said would never work and they turned out fine. it’s just that i spoke to those people in person.
thanks
again
Rebakah
Here is what I think…
Whenever you decide to buy a website all you need to ask is a contract and bill of sale, both of them needs to be notarized like this you can be sure of the person who notary this because when you going to notarized document you have to bring your photo ID otherwise the document will not be notarized.
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We Got Hacked!
Oct 5th
Wow, we got hacked on the 4th of October and it was a doozy. Congratulations to the hacker and my apologies in advance to “flippingethics.com” com for having to report this to the FBI directly. They do not take hack attempts lightly, even if you didn’t do it yourself but hired help.
I did also suspect Guy’s that working at
“flippa.com” thy hire Chris Avell from the company BEFORE TV LLC he try to spam my site in the past as a but the evidence seems to be leading more towards . Either way, I will let the feds sort that out.
But again, congratulations. The hack did cause me quite the headache and I did miss a day of work where I had important things to get done. In fact, this will most likely put me out 2 more days and quite a bit of money as I will need to add security to the server and also pay to have off-site monitoring since all the local log files were erased. Great job!
An eMail from George Pappas Jr – “Billy”
Sep 4th
Here is some more from Mr. George Pappas Jr… The message in the quote box is from him.
From: Billy <support@websitescannersforthepublic.com>
Subject: Few things I want to point outMessage Body:
this website sucks. i came here to do some research on a site i might purchase, which happens to be on here..and i can see no evidence of the site being a scam, just your opinions on it.no proof to back your theories up.. to me seems like you may be jealous or envy this certain website owner..but..you really need to re evaluate your thoughts on some of these websites before it catches up with you.
i see it says here you do this all for free….im glad because anyone who would pay for some bums opinion on a website he knows nothing about, is a scam in it’s self, inflicted by you, the scammer.
last thing here…i see certain comments from people, funny thing is..why has some of the comments names been changed? i ran a check on some comments through a generator, and it came back with this sites admin chaning the original name for the comments…
I also see you own a few other sites doing the same actions. be careful with them as well, we will be analyzing those sites as well.
I will be in touch with you in the future, this is a fair warning..be careful with what you post on here from here on out. Â (no threat just a fair warning) but im sure you will re word this post if you decide to post it live on here…mehh
that is all..thanks
Lol! This scammer will stop at nothing. Yep, that above message from “Billy” which happens to be at an email address that doesn’t exist “websitescannersforthepublic.com” – go this email the morning of Sept 4 and at that time the domain websitescannersforthepublic.com was not even registered. LOL
He is probably referring to the comment’s name I changed here. Of course he didn’t run comments (some point to such a thing that exists — a generator to check if the names of comments have been changed). Nope, this is in fact — once again — George Pappas Jr up to the same old games.
Does this email make sense to anyone…? So, some guy (“Billy”) comes looking to buy a site but then he sees the information I have on this site is bad but not backed up by facts, so he “runs my site through a generator” and then sees that comment names have been changed and then says “we will be analyzing them as well” (referring to my other sites), and then gives a threat — oh, I mean fair warning.
Mr. Pappas cannot seem to decide if he should pose as a buyer of someone’s websites or some kind of watchdog group.
Please, NEVER buy ANYTHING from George Pappas Jr. Not a sports betting site, not betting picks, not internet marketing, nothing!
On a positive note, the affidavit I needed from Andre overseas has arrived. Thanks Andre. This will help greatly in the action against Mr. Pappas. I am grateful to be able to help you and the other victims of George Pappas Jr. who have come forward.
marketingcows.com – George Pappas Jr Popup Marketing Scam
Sep 1st
QUICK WARNING
Well, it looks like there is a new attempt to scam people by George Pappas Jr. This time it is a site called “Marketing Cows” at MarketingCows.com.
I will give it to Mr. Pappas, he is one relentless scammer. Do not buy any internet marketing “help” from this site, this guy is a known scammer (see here).
I Was Scammed by tgptraffic.net
Jul 7th
Here is an email I received from someone who felt like they have been scammed…
URL: tgptraffic.net
IS A: Flippa Website Sale
Message Body:
Hi there,I have got back in touch with the seller behind TGPtraffic and we are attempting to come to a resolution on this. Please could you remove the detail on tgptraffic.net as it will put off potential customers
I’ll keep you updated on what happens but thanks for your help
Here are my thoughts…
I do not remove information as a part of policy. However, feel free to post the updates here and it will not turn-off customers.
Internet Enterprises’ Avid Amiri & Experienced-People.net’s Clinton Lee
Jun 26th
As readers of my blog know I am a big fan of the forums over at Experienced-People.net run by Clinton Lee. Although the forum is small and still in its infancy, there are many good people over there willing to give their help to anyone who is looking to buy or sell a website. Some of the advice given on the forums I couldn’t agree with more, and some advice differs from my thinking/experiences completely. But, that is what makes a great forum — the sharing of different ideas and different opinions.
One day while doing my usual checking for new posts I come across this thread. The thread basically explains that Clinton has been offered $5000 to remove a (different) thread that Avid Amiri feels has the potential to hurt his business (Internet Enterprises). And, should he not remove the thread, he would be sued.
My initial reaction to this was what my readers might expect… I said that the offer should be refused — to me, this was a slippery slope. Once “hush money” is taken, where does it stop? When someone cannot afford the price? When someone does not have a legal weapon? Clinton did consider it for a bit, and he insisted that (should he remove the thread) the money be paid to a charity and not to him.
Clinton never did remove the thread and Avid Amiri’s legal threats continued… UNTIL TODAY. Today Experienced-People.net fanatics were happy to read Clinton’s update:
You have now changed your mind.
You contacted my host yesterday to say that you’ll now be satisfied if I “move the entire thread” to a private area. In return you agree to waive all rights against me and my company, stop the suit in the UK and drop your claim for IP and email information of posters. In that same email you continue your posturing, claiming that you could win legal action, claiming that you’ve suffered significant damage that you are going to prove in court etc.
Ahh… Folks, the lesson here perhaps is that when someone posts a complaint about you online do not react with guns blazing. AND, when someone threatens your forum or blog with legal action — follow Clinton’s amazing example; keep cool and don’t react in fear.
In the end Avid Amiri did more damages to himself and to Internet Enterprises LTD than did any anonymous post. Is Avid Amiri a scammer? I don’t know… Don’t think so. But he definately hasn’t made himself look very friendly either. Payoffs, legal threats, etc. I think everyone who buys and sells websites online, or who just does business online should take a look at the Avid Amiri thread — and join the discussions on Experienced People… The thread and the site provides some great lessons!
What is George Papps Jr. doing now?
Jun 26th
Look at a couple of emails I got from Mr. Pappas today.
From: George <salespappysportspicks@gmail.com>
Subject: HelloMessage Body:
Hello Chris, I would like to point out you are using images that do not belong to you and prosecution could go into affect. I suggest you remove this falsely listing of myself and remove all tags and images. I will give you 48 hours.
Ok, prosecute away…
…and this one…
From: Law
Subject: I suggestMessage Body:
You remove all of those allegations on G pappas or this website will get shut down. I have the authority to do so. Trust me
Well, I will take those as a threat and be sure to backup my server remotely – as I already do. But also to take a snapshot of all pages.
Funny thing to notice, these messages from Mr. Pappas Jr are coming from the SAME ADDRESS claimed to be that of “Will Ambra”. And, one comes from “George” and another from “Law”.
The Website Flipping Epidemic (and Flippa)
Apr 14th
As you know, much of this site has focused on Flippa.com thus far; Flippa has established itself as the leader in website marketplaces. If you want to buy a pre-built website, go to Flippa.
While Flippa does offer a nice marketplace for buying and selling websites, the problem is their focus on “Website Flipping”…Â Flippa promotes website flipping, as the name “Flippa” implies.
WHAT DOES FLIPPING WEBSITES MEAN?
Flipping a website basically means building a website for the sole purpose of reselling it. As opposed to building one for the purpose of growing it and building income from it. It can also mean buying a website and then reselling it for more than you purchased it for… Much like the old “real estate flipping” that was very popular before the infamous “real estate bubble burst”.
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH WEBSITE FLIPPING?
At the core, there really is no problem with flipping a website. If you build a nice unique website and someone wants to buy it — there is no problem with that. The reason I declare the trend of website flipping an epidemic is because of the TYPES of websites often being flipped.
We live in a culture that loves the idea of little work and big payouts. And, it is easy to see why that would be appealing. So, since “little effort, big potential” is a big selling point, many westie flippers will build sites around this very concept. The websites they build tend to have a simple formula.
- Use WordPress or Another Content Management System (Management)
- Use a Stock Theme and Simply Customize the Graphics (Design)
- Fill the Site with Google Adwords, Amazon Links, and other Affiliate Programs (Monitization)
- Use AutoBlogging Software to Fill the Sites with Articles and NewsFeeds (Content)
This simple formula is used in roughly 90% of the sites you see being flipped on websites such as Flippa. Here is the problem…
While this simple formula allows those who are flipping websites what they want — a simple to build website that looks great and offers several profit streams…
AND
While this simple formula gives the website buyer what they want — the offer of little work and big potential…
THE PROBLEM IS IT DOESN’T WORK!
There is as close to ZERO chance of these websites making any money at all. The sites use RECYCLED content and stock themes to give the appearance of a nice, established, niche site. But, in fact, they are just useless placeholders littering the internet with junk. For a good example of this, just check out the sites listed on Flippa under the tag “autoblog”. Here you can see the ugly epidemic in action, site after site with nothing more than nice-looking recycled content.
These sites get ignored for the most part by the search engines. Search engines, like Google, don’t want their results to be filled with the same information. Variety is the key to a good search engine. So, this recycled content is exactly what they are NOT looking for… They do, in fact, ignore it. And, the poor suckers who buy these sites wonder how their beautiful niche sites fail to earn any profit.
Not only do these sites not work, but as sites like Google see more and more of it popping up, they look for a trend. This means that the “trend” of pop-up sites built on easy CMS (Content Management Systems) will cause Google, and other search engines, to start to reject these sites over time — even the LEGITIMATE ONES! The mighty GoogleBot looks and says “most of these sites a junk, therefore I must not give too much credit to any site built this way — it is probably junk too”.
These “website flipping fiends” are rapidly destroying the opportunity that is available on the internet!! They make it harder and harder each day to establish a new website and the bring the day when BIG MONEY will rule the internet closer-and-closer.
Don’t believe me? This is exactly what has happened time and time again on Google. A few years ago, someone could make a good living on Google just by advertising affiliate links… But what happened?? Copycat after copycat filled Google’s AdWords with affiliate links and flooded all the most popular terms. The result? Google banned this form of promotion and ended the direct-affiliate-promotion gold rush forever!
So, I ask of you — DO NOT SUPPORT THE PROBLEM — do not buy or build (or buy-into) any website that promises “AUTOMATED CONTENT” where you can make money on “AUTOPILOT”. Be part of the SOLUTION, not part of the PROBLEM. If you are a website flipper, then buy and flip websites that are UNIQUE and offer quality ORIGINAL content. Sure, some news feeds are a good thing… But not a site that fills up with articles from other sites and is just full of recycled junk! If you buy websites or are looking to buy a website, ONLY buy one that offers a unique property to the worldwide web. Something that is full of original content and original ideas. Save yourself from losing money and save the future entrepreneurs from loosing the opportunity that exists on the internet! Please…
flippingethics.com, chris avell As it turns out, He IS a scammer…
Apr 1st
On April 1, 2010 this email went out to my clients…its look like April Fool joke but you have to keep read everything and see how small joke can turn into reality :
Hello, You are receiving this message if you have done business with "Christopher Avell" (aka "Christopher B. Avell", "Chris Avell") in the past 36 months. The investigation team at 9MG.NET has been investigating Mr. Avell for the past 18 months and has lawfully attained contact records which indicate that you have been involved in either a business investment or online transaction with Mr. Avell in the past 36 months. Please be advised that even if you have not made a financial transaction with Mr. Avell your information could be used for the purposes of identity theft or interstate fraud. We hope that you will assist in our investigation by visiting the case form at http://www.9mg.net/cases/use/CAINvestigation2010/form1.html and following the instructions. Thanks *Nine Milligrams is an independent investigation firm committed to protecting individuals from online fraud and scams. Nine Milligrams is not a government agency nor is Nine Milligrams employed by any government agency.Â
This is what Chri Avell from flippingethics.com have to say on April Fool but ITS TURN OUT HE DIDN’T JOKE he told us a store of his life i found out he own the site flippingethics.com and you can see all about this guy on our site just click on the link Chris Avell or you can read all about his company BEFORE TV LLC he use to “report” to flippa.commmmmm by saying used i ment he still reporting to flippa about other seller that may selling site similar to his site so flippa will suspend the seller account and he cn sell his own websites.
he own 120 domains half of them are actuallywebsites he made so much money out of them and he also have more then 1 flippa account actually he have more then 10 account each one under different name and different IP number.
Why I Don’t Give a Scam!
Feb 11th
Hello Web Browser,
For years I have been on different websites and forums trying to save people from the many scams that flood the internet. Finally I decided to put all my thoughts in one place so maybe I could help more people!
Remember, this site is full of my opinions, not facts. I invite you to read what I say about a site or product and look at the evidence. In the end you should make your own decisions.