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4-fashion.eu (and more) on Flippa from Nicus
Apr 29th
Sometimes a seller and their sites are so blatantly a ripoff it just makes me wonder…
IS THEIR FLIPPA LISTING SOME KIND OF JOKE?
Take Nikus for example. He is selling a couple of “established websites”:
- www.4-fashion.eu
- www.4-electronics.eu
In his listings he boasts the profit potential of both sites and actually claims they are currently profiting. For example, the listing for 4-fashion.eu claims that there is a monthly net of $2000+. Yes, $2000. Of course this kind seller only wants a measly $3500 for the site, because:
I need money to develop other projects. My website needs a new owner who can handle the sales volume with a new merchant account. I have no good alternative since Easter is so close. I hope to get a good price for this website so i can focus on other business i’m working on.
Do you notice something? He claims he needs the $3500 for this site to get money to develop his “other projects” and references Easter. It is after Easter. The reason his mention of Easter is still there is because this is a re-listing. But it does beg the question — by now he should have more than the $3500 additional in his pocket from the site earnings itself… Shouldn’t he?
The bottom line is that nobody, in their right mind, is going to sell a site netting $2000/mth for $3500. WHY WOULD THEY?!?
But seriously, this guy almost leaves me speechless. Is he even TRYING? Or is this listing a joke?
Nicus, stop trying to scam people — you aren’t even good at it! If you want help making an HONEST living online, contact me.
Hurry, Flippa Seller offers Money Machine!
Apr 23rd
Well, it’s another day and there is another seller offering easy money on Flippa. Here is the listing:
This seller (Younicsoft) has been selling “autoblog” sites for a while on Flippa and hasn’t had much success. Which is a good thing, but I do feel badly for him. Most scammers are also victims… I am sure he read some ebook or some website that preached to him how easy it was to make autoblog (auto content / robot) websites and “flip them”. So, he put the advice to work and is passing on the scam; trying to make a living.
This seems to be the trend… Getting scammed, then scamming others. I believe much of it is unintentional. After all, if you read a guide that tells you a quick-and-easy way to make money — and it sounds good — you’re probably going to try it. And, often, they do not cry out “ETHICAL FOUL”. So, it can be an easy cycle to participate in. The “flip a website” epidemic has increased this 10-fold over the past 18 months.
This poor sucker is probably just trying to make money doing what he was told is so easy to do… But, either way, I would not buy one of his “autoblog” websites. They certainly are NOT money machines!!
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.
bigboss3 Selling cricketlivestreaming.com on Flippa
Mar 12th
I got the following email requesting I review a site…
This looks too good to be true. I am interested to buy this site. Can you use your expertise and let me know if this site is having potential to earn this much (2000USD per month). Is the pictures of adsense revenue and traffic true?
http://flippa.com/auctions/87079/No-Work-and-2000USD-Earning-Per-Month
http://flippa.com/auctions/86396/No-Work-and-2000USD-Earning-Per-Month
Just a quick glance is enough to raise tons of RED FLAGS.
First of all, both the content and design are listed as “NOT UNIQUE”. So what you are buying is not unique. And, the site itself is just a mess! Would anyone REALLY consider paying thousands of dollars for a site that so clearly looks like it was just “thrown together”.
It is also just a matter of time before it is BANNED from Google adwords. The site is clearly made to mislead you into clicking an ad while thinking your clicking to start some free video streaming.
This is just an awful site. I wouldn’t pay more than $500 for it no matter what the seller is claiming. Yes, it is ranked high for Live Cricket Streaming but I can assure you, the seller is well aware with the problems that exist with owning a site like this. And THAT is why he is selling…
downloadmsnlivemessenger.com Sold by yogz on Flippa
Feb 24th
Well, here is another blatant SCAM that has people bidding on Flippa.
This guy is claiming that this website can easily make $300+ per DAY using Google Adwords PPC. In fact, he is claiming it has already brought him in steady profit. YIKES!
Folks, this is a SCAM. Please, PLEASE, PLEASE think every detail through before you bid on a website. Do you really think this guy has found a key to making $300+ per day and is selling this “amazing site” for much less than it is worth?? What a nice guy. 
BUYER BEWARE!
tarunkumar_model Selling Websites on Flippa
Feb 18th
I was recently talking to a nice gentleman in the UK when I learned he had been SCAMMED on Flippa. I asked him to share his story and here is what he sent:
I have recently bought two Web Directories on Flippa.com from a seller called tarunkumar_model. The directories names are googlephone24.com & ttgcharity.com. The auction (http://flippa.com/auctions/84864/TWO-50K-ALEXA-PR3-PR2–HIGH-TRAFFIC-MONEY-MAKING-WEB-DIRECTORIES) claimed high traffic and huge profit opportunities. After a few days when the site’s been bought, I found out that 95% of traffic was bot-generated and therefore fake. When I was buying that site, I hoped I would be able to monetize the subscribers’ list + do some affiliate offers on the sites. However, most of my “subscribers†turned to be spam traps. Those sites cannot produce any income and in reality are scams used by other scammers.
Thanks,
Viacheslav.
Scammers continue to be a big problem on Flippa. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true… Any site with that much “traffic” would be very expensive if it were “real”.
invictus7 Selling PPC “Search Engines” on Flippa (GigaMusicCenter.com)
Feb 13th
Over the past few weeks I have seen a seller, invictus7 selling a bunch of PPC sites on Flippa. These sites are nice looking and their description makes them sound VERY appealing.
PPC sites are not only good for making money but also for generating a lot of traffic at no cost. With your own PPC search engine you will have an easier way to generate traffic then with most other type of websites, if you follow the system your site can generate thousands of visitors per day quickly and for free with little work, so you will have no expenses on advertising if you don’t want to. Also the site will help you generate and feed traffic to your other sites (if you own any other websites).  Just for the traffic generating possibilities alone it’s good to own your own PPC website.
Ah. The promise of little to no work and yet tons of traffic. How will it generate this traffic? The content on the site is not unique, so where will these people come from? Also, read this..
I’m selling GigaMusicCenter.com because now I’m in a different business, I’ve decided to sell all my websites and this is one of my remaining PPC sites from my network. New domain was registered for this site, old domain and members were sold separately, so the site can be considered a new turnkey site ready for business.
This is one of the remaining PPC sites in the network but it is NEW at the same time? The old domain and members were sold separately, so this was just created for sale on Flippa, right?
I asked this seller some basic questions:
Can you provide some examples of these PPC sites you have or have sold that are making money and have traffic? Is the site running on custom software or out-of-the-box software? How many of these sites does the seller have since he has already sold many?
The seller responded with a threatening letter. Go figure! I would call this seller and his web offerings a SCAM! I would stay away from them as in my 15 years of experience I have never seen one of these work. I challenge the seller to provide evidence of the contrary!
sportsgamelive.com sold by GoodBusiness on Flippa.com
Feb 11th
Here it is, my first official SCAM post. I will look at the website being sold in this auction on the online website marketplace called “Flippa“.
The site being sold is called sportsgamelive.com and, as you can see it has only been registered since December of 2009. I think this listing is a total SCAM and here is why:
- The “Video Proof”
I think this is the most obvious. If you look carefully at the video proof you will see that the commissions start in NOVEMBER 2009, this is BEFORE the site was even registered. So, the commissions shown cannot be from this site. The payout date on the commissions is December 15, 2009 which is just four days after the domain name was registered. This cannot be if the commissions are indeed from this site. I feel we are looking at a video of commissions that are coming from somewhere else. - The site does nothing
Visit the site and you will notice it is just a shell. It does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. The seller claims that this is because it is waiting for your affiliate link to be setup. But I ask you, if this site is making $1000+ per month (which I doubt, see above) then WHY would the seller remove the functionality just to sell it. I assume buyers want to see how it works! - Secrets, secrets, and more secrets
Notice the seller mentions a “secret formula” and some exclusive software but doesn’t bother to explain it at all. Wherever their are secrets you should be wary. Now, there are trade secrets that need to be protected but look at the listing. Something stinks, no? Lots of secrets here indeed!
To me this site is an OBVIOUS SCAM. I would avoid it at all costs. As always, I offer to the seller a chance to come clean… I understand you may need some cash — come clean, contact me, and I will be happy to help you earn HONEST money online!
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