| The word Website appears first in the
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| | very
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| title of this article because, especially
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| | well have taken advantage of many
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| in the
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| | unsuspecting victims, but simply haven't
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| home based business and network
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| | been
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| marketing industries, you will often be
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| | around long enough for complaints to
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| dealing
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| | have reached the BBB yet. That's why it
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| with an individual Webpage or Website as
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| | is a
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| opposed to a large company. That Website
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| | requirement that when a business or
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| might be the independent representative
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| | individual applies for membership they
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| page of a representative, or it could be
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| | must
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| an
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| | have been in business for at least 6
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| independently developed page operated by
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| | months to a year, and, further, the BBB
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| an entrepreneur.Even if you are looking
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| | goes as
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| at a Webpage that is owned by a company,
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| | far back as 3 years in their files to
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| often you will
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| | see if there have been any past
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| have to go no further in the evaluation
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| | complaints before
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| process to rule out a particular Website
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| | granting membership.Unscrupulous
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| or
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| | companies that try to evade detection by
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| opportunity. Then, only if the Website
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| | closing their doors and then
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| passes your tests, do you go on to
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| | opening up again under a new name are
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| evaluate
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| | often detected in the BBB's database. So,
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| the company and opportunity.Please
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| | if
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| realize, also, that this article does not
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| | you know that a company previously
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| really address the issues involved in
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| | operated under a different name it would
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| evaluating the opportunity side of a
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| | be a
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| company, or fully evaluating the company
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| | good idea to check to see if any
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| and
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| | complaints were filed against the company
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| opportunity combined. On the Homepage of
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| | under
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| appears a 13-point
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| | its previous name(s).5. WHOIS and Alexa
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| criteria developed out of two decades of
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| | are tools that you can use in combination
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| experience with evaluating business
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| | to further develop a
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| opportunities. The version on the
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| | profile and picture of what a Website is
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| Homepage is only an overview, but a more
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| | all about.
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| complete version of what to look for
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| | Alexa ( ) allows you to track various
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| will appear soon in the form of a new
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| | data about a Website's
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| article.One other point before we really
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| | activity, perhaps how long the site has
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| get started, is that this article is not
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| | been around, and maybe who owns it.Alexa
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| concerned with
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| | can be a great tool, but you have to be
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| aesthetic issues. Granted, there are
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| | very careful if you aren't familiar with
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| certain, "generally accepted Web design
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| | what all of the various pieces of
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| practices," some of which will be talked
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| | information mean. For instance, just
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| about here. However, just because a
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| | because a
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| Website uses a certain type of graphics,
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| | Website has a high Alexa rating doesn't
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| or perhaps a wild color scheme (or a
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| | mean it's credible.There are enough
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| boring
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| | people who love money enough to jump
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| one), doesn't mean that it can't offer
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| | onboard any scheme or
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| good content or opportunities. There are
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| | scam even if it seems too good to be
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| just
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| | true that unscrupulous Websites have
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| too many factors having to do with
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| | often
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| personal preference for these to be
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| | been able to achieve high Alexa ratings.
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| considered a
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| | The thing to watch for is most of the
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| major factor for the purpose of this
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| | traffic
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| article.Ok, with that said, here are some
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| | being generated by the people who are
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| of the things that you should be looking
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| | jumping onboard the scheme and
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| for when
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| | advertising the site, as opposed to the
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| evaluating a Website or a company:1. Is
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| | Website climbing up in the rankings on
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| the MAIN Website directly accessible via
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| | its
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| a URL (Web address) that reasonably
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| | own merits.Again, it may take you a
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| makes sense?
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| | while before you are able to interpret
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| Some Websites, most notably those that
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| | and read the data to
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| are questionable, will
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| | be able to discern such things. However,
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| occasionally set up even their main URL
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| | one potential clue that "might" be a tip
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| so that it isn't very intuitive or
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| | off
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| accessible for
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| | is when you see a Website appear out of
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| the general public. For instance,
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| | the blue and all of a sudden it has a
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| normally a Website name might look
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| | high
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| something like
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| | Alexa rating. Maybe it's ranked at
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| this: the other hand, if something
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| | #77,000, for instance, but it's only been
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| isn't quite right it might look something
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| | on the
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| like this: me immediately point out
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| | charts for a few weeks or months. Not
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| that simply because a URL ends with a
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| | always, but, especially if you are
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| name similar to
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| | utilizing the
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| one of the examples above that doesn't
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| | other methods discussed here, you may be
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| mean that the Website isn't legitimate.
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| | able to determine that such a brief and
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| If,
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| | rapid change in ranking is a red flag
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| for instance, you are reading this
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| | for that particular Website.You also have
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| article directly on the Website of
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| | to realize that Websites and the
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| instead of in my email newsletter, then
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| | companies and individuals behind
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| it ends with a name that is tacked onto
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| | them are separate entities. For
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| the
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| | instance, Sears Roebuck had obviously
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| main Web address of It's pretty
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| | already been
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| standard practice in the industry to
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| | around a long, long time before they
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| add forward slashes and additional
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| | ever had a Website. And even companies or
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| directories, folders, and/or page names
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| to the
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| | individuals that have a Website
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| right of the main URL.However, IF you
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| | sometimes add new ones, etc. So, if a
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| cannot erase those extra characters to
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| | company or
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| the right and directly access
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| | individual says they've been around for
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| the Website with just the portion that
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| | a while, but their Website hasn't been
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| ends in .com, or .net, or .biz, or .ws,
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| | around as long, that isn't necessarily a
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| etc., that
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| | red flag as long as you can verify the
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| may be cause for concern. Many Websites
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| | information.As for WHOIS, there are
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| direct visitors to pages that aren't the
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| | numerous WHOIS servers that you can use.
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| main Homepage. However, if you can't get
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| | Many in fact.
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| to the Website's main Homepage, again,
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| | However, three of the best known and
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| that may be cause for suspicion.
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| | most popular are:InterNIC
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| Business Websites are all about marketing
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| a
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| | Network Solutions
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| product or service, so any normal
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| | is a special database that lets you
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| Website owner would typically want to
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| | find out about a Website by typing in the
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| make sure
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| that their Homepage is accessible to any
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| | domain name (the Website address). Among
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| and all visitors.2. What kind of contact
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| | the things that you may be able to find
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| options are provided? Email, Contact
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| | out are out how long the Website has
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| Form, telephone
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| | been around, who owns it, and where that
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| number, etc.?
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| | company or individual is actually
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| If there are no contact options, unless
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| | located.Earlier I mentioned a scam
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| there is a VERY good reason, such as that
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| | Website that claimed to be in the UK.
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| the
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| | Well, using the
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| site is undergoing construction or
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| | same kinds of methods that I'm telling
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| maintenance, consider it to be a big RED
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| | you about here I quickly found all kinds
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| Flag!If the site offers a way for you to
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| | of
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| purchase something, but there are no
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| | red flags. One of the biggest was that
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| contact
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| | when I ran a WHOIS query the result came
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| options (until after purchase, you
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| | back that the site owners were not
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| hope), then absolutely consider it a BIG
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| | really in the UK as they claimed to be,
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| RED Flag!In general, the more contact
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| | but were
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| options, the better. I would feel the
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| | actually registered on the offshore
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| most comfortable,
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| | island of Belize, a common tactic of, and
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| for instance, dealing with Website where
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| | a HUGE
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| an email address or contact form, and a
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| | red flag characteristic of scam
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| phone number, and a street address are
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| | operations.Another thing to watch for are
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| provided. I would feel least comfortable
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| | private registrations by companies or
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| with a Website where only an email
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| | individuals who
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| address and nothing else is
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| | are obviously advertising as doing
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| provided.Remember also that you can, or
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| | business with the public. Private
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| should, view Websites owned by
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| | registrations are
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| individuals slightly
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| | those where the real identity of the
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| differently than Websites owned by a
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| | Website's owner is not revealed. That's
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| company. Any legitimate, reputable
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| | fine if
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| company,
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| | someone just wants privacy. However,
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| for instance, should offer at least some
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| | companies doing business with the public
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| contact information, again, the more the
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| | are
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| better. However, it is not uncommon for
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| | by their very nature doing business with
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| Websites owned and managed by
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| | the public! Therefore, it really makes no
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| individuals to feature less contact
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| information. Especially if it is owned by
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| | sense, in most cases, for someone to
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| a home
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| | file a private registration. It can be a
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| based business person; he or she might
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| | red flag
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| not be comfortable publishing their home
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| | that makes one wonder, who really owns
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| street address or phone number on the
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| | this Website, and why don't they show
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| Web, for instance.In rare cases with
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| | themselves?6. Dun & Bradstreet and
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| certain types of replicating Websites
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| | similar business intelligence and credit
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| (where many representatives
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| | reporting agencies,
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| have the same type of Website) the user
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| | most notably Hoovers, are also excellent
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| may not have the option of providing more
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| | options if you really want to find out
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| | more
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| contact details. But, again, that's
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| | about a company.
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| rare. These days even most Websites aimed
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| | From Microsoft to Motorola, Dun &
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| at
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| | Bradstreet (also known as
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| individual users allow the user to add
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| | D&B) is THE industry's most respected
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| and update their contact information.Even
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| | credit reporting and business
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| a P.O. Box is better than no address at
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| | intelligence
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| all. Here again, whether dealing with a
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| | source for that kind of
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| giant company or an individual, it is
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| | information.Unlike most of the other
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| not uncommon for companies or individuals
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| | resources mentioned in this article, D&B
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| to
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| | primarily focuses
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| use P.O. Boxes to more efficiently
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| | on large companies like the Fortune 500,
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| handle their mail.True, some unscrupulous
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| | or larger "small" businesses. So, many,
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| operators hide behind P.O. Boxes.
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| | if
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| However, they are a
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| | not most individuals and small
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| much smaller percentage in comparison to
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| | businesses will not be listed.
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| legitimate users. The main reason is
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| | Additionally, these
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| that, especially after 9/11, in order to
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| | services require a fee, which can be
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| apply for and use a P.O. Box or address
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| | substantial in order for you to pull a
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| service the applicant has to provide
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| | report on a
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| various kinds of information, including a
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| | company, unless you have a subscription,
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| real
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| | which also involves a fair amount of
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| street address, and proof of identity,
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| | cost.
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| etc.Some Websites provide only an instant
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| | You can, however, run limited queries at
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| chat username as a means of contact. Here
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| | no cost that may be helpful to you.7. One
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|
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| | last point to consider is one that most
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| also, usually to be considered a red
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| | people never give much thought to
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| flag.Because scam artists know that
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| | when evaluating a Website or a company,
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| providing a means of contact considerably
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| | and that is the payment methods they
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| increases
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| | accept.
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| the credibility of a Website, one of the
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| | Limited payment method acceptance (the
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| cleverest tactics to watch out for is a
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| | inability to accept online payment) may
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| site that
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| | be
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| provides a "Live Chat" or "Live Support"
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| | a red flag when dealing with all but the
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| or "Live Customer Service" option, etc.,
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| | smallest companies or individuals.The
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| but
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| | bottom line is that the more payment
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| it is never really staffed!The above
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| | methods a site is able to offer the
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| tactic is often combined with the
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| | greater
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| additional tactic of the site claiming to
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| | the convenience for the customer, which
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|
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| | equates to more sales. Therefore, no
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| be located in a part of the World that
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| | established company would want to be
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| just happens not to be open for business
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| | without the ability to accept multiple
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| during regular business hours in busy
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| | forms
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| parts of the World such as the USA and
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| | of payment, unless, of course, something
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| Canada.I saw that tactic employed by a
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| | is wrong.This article is already lengthy,
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| scam Website claiming to be located in
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| | and space simply does not permit going
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| the UK. It
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| | into detail
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| offered, "Live Support," but noted that
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| | about the different types of payment
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| they operated according to UK time,
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| | processors. However, in general, a
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| which,
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| | Website
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| conveniently, meant that by the time
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| | that accepts payment via a secure
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| that most people in the USA and Canada
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| | merchant shopping cart of its own has
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| got
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| | probably
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| out of work and visited their Website,
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| | passed the most rigorous application,
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| it was too late to make contact due to it
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| | credit check, and background verification
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| being
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| after hours in the UK. In reality, the
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| | process. With a third party processor,
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| site's "Live Support" option was never
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| | such as 2Checkout, ClickBank, or PayPal,
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| staffed,
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| | this
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| but most visitors never caught on due to
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| | is less so, but still applicable.If a
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| the cleverness of the scheme.3. After
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| | company or individual can't qualify for
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| checking the items above I usually look
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| | an account with one of the above
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| for an "About Page."
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| | processors that can often be a red flag
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| Here again a
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| | and a sign of either credit and/or
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| Website run by an individual might not
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| | financial
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| have one. However, the best companies,
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| | problems, or even fraudulent activity.
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| whether large or small, will almost
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| | If a company has had problems that could
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| always have at least one page if not more
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| | explain why they can't accept common
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|
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| | forms of payment. An online Website
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| devoted to information about the
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| | saying
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| company. Sometimes information about the
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| | that it can only accept payment in the
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| company's management is provided as
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| | form of a money order, cashier's check,
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| well.These pages also go by names such
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| | etc.,
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| as, "Company info.," "Our Company," or
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| | should probably be viewed with
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| just,
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| | suspicion.Also, if a Website features
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| "Company," etc.The About page can often
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| | StormPay as the only payment option, and
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| tell you a lot about a company, including
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| | not also
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| how long they
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| | PayPal, that too can be a red flag.
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| claim to have been in business. In
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| | That's because StormPay has much less
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| general, the longer the better!4. Does
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| | stringent
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| the Website feature any certifications,
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| | application and maintenance requirements
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| affiliations, or rankings, backed by
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| | than PayPal. So, a Website who HAD an
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| reputable and unbiased 3rd party
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| | account with one of the most respected
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| organizations such as The Better Business
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| | payment processing company accounts like
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| Bureau,
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| | those described above, but then got into
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| Chamber of Commerce, Dun & Bradstreet,
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| | trouble and had their account banned or
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| TRUSTe, Alexa, DSA (Direct Selling
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| | terminated, may still be able to get a
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| Association), etc.?
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| | StormPay account. Certainly not all
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| Though none of the above organizations
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| | StormPay
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| endorse or guarantee companies,
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| | accounts fall into this category, but,
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| membership in and/or certification by a
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| | again, if it's the only payment method
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| respected 3rd party organization can go a
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| | accepted, it may be cause for
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|
| |
| | concern.Likewise, a Website offering as
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| long way toward giving you greater peace
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| | it's only means of conducting
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| of mind that a company or individual is
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| | transactions the e-
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| legitimate and trustworthy.Something
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| | gold service, may also be cause for
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| that people don't commonly know about the
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| | concern and even a red flag. e-gold is an
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| Better Business Bureau is
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| |
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| that they can establish a file and keep
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| | alternative service that allows
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| records on ANY company or individual
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| | companies and people to use gold instead
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| whether they are a member or not. The
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| | of dollars
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| difference is, however, that a company
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| | as a means of conducting transactions.
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| who
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| | Though e-gold is a legitimate service
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| is not a member has not agreed to the
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| | that
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| terms of the Better Business Bureau,
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| | continues to grow and is accepted by
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| cannot
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| | many reputable merchants, it is often
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| display their logos, and has no way to
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| | used by
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| really showcase a good record if they
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| | scam artists for obvious reasons.GRPMAX,
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| have
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| | L.L.C. was founded by CEO Phil Covington
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| one.However, even if a company is not
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| | in 1979 and is the parent
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| listed with the BBB, IF they've been
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| | company of GRPMAX specializes in
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| around for a
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| | developing Uniquely Innovative
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| while and you can verify that fact, at
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| | Technologies & Solutions (TM) and has
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| least the BBB may have on file any
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| | worked with clients ranging from small
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| negative
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| | business, to government, to the Fortune
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| complaints that have been filed.I must
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| | 500. Specifically, GRPMAX creates
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| stress, however, this really applies only
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| | solutions
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| if the company that you are doing
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| | that automate processes that previously
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| business with has been around for a
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| | required human staffing and interaction.
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| considerable length of time, and you can
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| | Mr. Covington's interest in the home
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| verify
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| | business field started in the 1980s and
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| it. That's because a common tactic of
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| | developed out of relationships with some
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| scam artists is to start a new company,
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| | of the industry's most talented and
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| take
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| | highest earning individuals, during
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| people's money, and then simply close
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| | which time he has actively pursued the
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| their doors, start another new company,
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| | creation
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| and
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| | of the ultimate home business passive
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| repeat the process all over again. Thus,
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| | income solution.
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| if they are not a BBB member, they may
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