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crazygirlnmbr1
7th July 2003, 23:26
Hi Everybody!!

This is not about a paid to read site per se but this company heavily advertises in gptr sites so I want to let you know and warn you about this.

I ordered screenblaze - which is a home page rotator - it works whenever you are online no matter what you're doing. For some reason it didn't work on my computer and the company was unable to help me. Just try to uninstall this software - it is almost impossible. It's causing a lot of problems for me - mainly I HAVE to shut down my computer completely when I'm not using it or it layers useless popups one on top of another - It can take a long time to delete them and exit the screensaver. I even deleted the folder in drive c and that didn't work!!!

Well on to the biggest problem: I received an advertisemant from Mike Chen the operator of screenblaze. He said he needed 250 beta testers for a new software he was promoting and that he would pay 250 dollars out of his pocket if you used said software and sent him an email of how you liked it. The email said that last time he did this a lot of people weren't serious so he would have to charge 15 dollars for the software which you get to keep after the study. I thought this sounded reasonable so I sent him the 15 dollars and downloaded the software. This software is just a bunch of audio advertisements for another program. Well I sent Mike Chen an email with my rating - which was pretty positive. A few hours later I received an email from Mike Chen saying that the way the program works is that I would be given a 250 dollar discount on a 900 dollar program - namely Mark Joyner's Farewell Package - not the 250 dollars his email promised. I think this is very misleading to say the least and is BLATANT FALSE ADVERTISING. I have beta tested for companies and Mike Chen is not beta testing - he is just selling a get rich quick scheme and scamming people into sending him 15 dollars. Beta testing is using software for a company, filling out a questionaire and getting paid cash as promised. Not getting a discount for a program you would have bought already if you had wanted it. Who has'nt heard of Mark Joyner's farewell package?? Mike Chen cannot say that what I have just said is not true because I have kept all the original email. I save everything that pertains to anything I buy on the internet. Beware Mike Chen and his company and don't fall for his scams. At least I only lost 15 dollars.

sp2es
8th July 2003, 07:48
Matrix Mail: Pay to Click ad 5 or 6

http://www.FlyInAds.com/25681

Guess who is there????

I sent an email to the administrator as well as to the Matrix-Mail Forum.

Thanks CrazyGirl

Rob
8th July 2003, 08:59
This really is disgraceful.

I would post on the front page of GPTBoycott to warn against this, but because it is limited to the 250 beta testers, to warn against this would have limited effect.

However I truly am sorry to hear of this, and I would advise all to steer clear of business dealings with Mike Chen.

sp2es
8th July 2003, 09:15
i'm sorry rob; you're very clear.
stupid me; sorry again.
as my mom always said;
1 think 2 do

Rob
8th July 2003, 09:25
Why are you sorry?

Do not be sorry!

I meant that what Mike Chen did was disgraceful, not your post!

We appreciate your post, please do not be sorry... your information is valuable and please, do let us know if you get any replies from your e-mails :)

Rob

mmamamel
5th August 2003, 21:17
Sorry this happened. He also will take you personal info and sign you up for programs. This is what he did to me and I reported him and also blocked him.

emailmatters
12th August 2003, 02:34
I'm sorry to hear that. I haven't had very good dealings with Mike Chen either. I entered his "big list builder" and knew one person who signed up with it after me and that person wasn't credited to me. I asked about it and he said that it was his cookies. That person was already assigned to someone else because of the retention of cookies.

I didn't care for that answer, but oh well. What was done was done. I had also purchased services from Mark Joyner. They are good services, but outdated. They links either weren't dynamic or were never updated. I pulled them off my site. I discontinued my subscription.

I'll be pulling ScreenBlazer ads from my site tonight now that I know more about what is going on.

Thanks for the news!

WEBWORKER
17th August 2003, 11:35
:!: MIKE CHEN AND MARK JOYNER ARE AT IT AGAIN WITH A NEW PROGRAM CALLED "THE FREE AGENT PATH". BEWARE EVERYONE!

emailmatters
17th August 2003, 12:23
Thanks for the tip!

scaminfo
20th September 2004, 17:31
This fraudster is at it again. his latest seems to be "write your own software"
Maybe its been reported before, but I only found it recently. I was careful enough not to be conned as I demanded a try before you buy, and he then disappeared. This guy has so many con tricks up his sleeve, can nobody stop him ??