January 27, 2009 11:41 am GMT
Google Cash Review and Why Google Cash is a scam?
by Gary Illyes
Google Cash Scam
A while ago we published an article regarding the Google Cash Cow Scam but even now, every once in a while we get an email explaining how a user or in unfortunate case the author of the email was practically scammed by purchasing a quite expensive e-book, Google Cash by name which promised its user that it will help earn huge money fast. Better said a small fortune lightning fast.
The above promise is suspicious from the very beginning: other than the stock-market, real estate and illegal businesses, do you know about any activity, explained in the form of a relatively short book which can bring you a stunning $33.000 per month? Because this is what the author of the Google Cash, Chris Carpenter states: buy his e-book and you get rich in no time.
So why is Google Cash a Scam?
This is system can’t work as promised because of many things, listing some of the most obvious and important:
- The Google Cash system is about affiliate marketing taken to extreme. The affiliate marketing nowadays is almost dying because the financial crisis.
- It explains how to create AdWords ads in a way that is forbidden by the AdWords Terms of service. Nowadays you can’t use hop-urls to fool the users who click on the ads
- The Google Cash e-book states you will earn cash through Google, without a website. This would be OK, if you would be allowed to use hop-urls, but you are not
- This e-book also explains that you will use keywords for advertising on the search network of Google and for which you will pay only a few cents per click. While this sounds good, advertising on the search network is the most expensive option in AdWords and finding keywords which cost only a few cents per click is improbable
- The Google Cash explains you how to get started in a less than 15 minutes. The problem is that creating the ad plus the time frame in which the ads will appear on the Search network is way more
Is Chris Carpenter a liar and the Google Cash a scam? He is not a liar, we wouldn’t be so harsh with him because a few years ago the system he describes could work fine, but the truth is that today, when the World is struggling with a so called Financial Crisis — which evolved in an economical crisis, — and Google updated the AdWords engine many times since the book was published, the Google Cash is outdated and is a system which is designed to specifically fail on the current market.
Can you make fast and big money with Google Cash? The chance is extremely low.
Need a proof regarding Google Cash is a scam? This image is taken from the websites which advertises and sells the Google Cash e-book and related products.
So called Google Cash proof
If you look closely, then you shall observe that: 1. This ClickBank report is from 2006. At the time of this post is 2009. A lot of things change in 3 years. 2. Look at the report date period again: 2006-04-01 through 2006-04-15. Now look at the bottom of the image: Current ClickBank Date: 2006-04-10, so basically either the ClickBank system was so smart that it predicted the sales for 5 days in advance, or, and this is more plausible, the image is faked.
Have a second opinion? Post it below in the comments section!
Julio on Wed, 28th Jan 2009 6:20 am
Hey, that picture from the end of the post tells everything
methode on Wed, 28th Jan 2009 6:24 am
Yup, that’s the absolute proof of how affiliate marketers usually only want to grab your money and they don’t care about whether they fool you or not, just give them your money…
Make Money Online Tips on Fri, 6th Feb 2009 4:42 pm
Well i had got the Google Cash Cow a few years back and needless to say its all show and no go. They have a ready made website which has well nothing worthy in it.
thunder on Mon, 16th Feb 2009 7:00 am
Well, I’ve been scammed, too unfortunately. The thing is, that they charge now only $2 for the ebook, which is n extremely good price. Even though now I think it’s too less for an ebook which states you can earn thousands with the system described by Google Cash. After I made the purchase, I downloaded the ebook. Then after a month they billed me with 14.95, then the next month again, without my consent. I tried to phone them but apparently there is no one in the Google Cash office. I could only fix this billing issue by canceling my credit card.
People, avoid this scam.
Kali Neilson on Wed, 18th Feb 2009 10:59 pm
Earn Google Cash Fast is a complete Rip OFF and Scam .
Firstly – I believed what I was getting involved was with Google and so assumed it had credibility. I didn’t sign up for huge income – I wanted to learn how to use adsense and be involved with google for my own website.
Secondly I ordered a 7 day trial kit for which I received a receipt by email for $1.00 apparently to be charged to my credit card. For $1.00 what have you got to lose?? It was on this receipt that I discovered this scheme had no affiliation with Google.
Thirdly I discovered my credit card had been charged $47.00 AUS!!! by EARN GOOGLE CASH FAST when I went to buy groceries and had less money than I thought.
Fourthly I have looked up forums and it seems the only way to get out of the scheme is to call a number with no operator and only a message that directs you back to the internet. NOw I need to cancel my credit card and get a new one.
This is not the first time I have been ripped off by an AMERICAN company – last time it was for a simple magazine subscription which I never received and cost US$80.00.
God Bless all the good and kind American people who can live with their conscience clear.
methode on Thu, 19th Feb 2009 9:43 am
It is unfortunate what happened to you and sincerely I wish you would’ve found our article faster.
As per the AdSense learning, if you don’t understand something, please feel free to use our “Ask Us” system ( http://devoracles.com/contact/?what=ask ) and we will provide you with whatever information you need. For free of any cost. We monetize this website with AdSense and we believe we do know one two things about it. Again, any information we provide will be free.
Scams using the Google trade mark is quite a big problem at the moment (see http://devoracles.com/google-scams-scams-using-the-google-brand), and if that makes you feel a bit more comfortable, you’re not the only unfortunate who believed it will sign up to a Google service.
Usually the percentage of scam websites is roughly the same worldwide. The fact that you see much more US based scam websites is due to the fact that there’s the highest the amount of the e-commerce websites.
Again,I feel sorry for you, it’s really unfortunate what happened.
John Doe on Tue, 24th Feb 2009 1:54 am
Thanks for the warning about this website. Sorry for our Australian friend who was scammed. Please don’t let this reflect on your opinion of Americans, some people are dishonest criminals, but most Americans are honest, hardworking, decent people. I think we need some more regulation and legal repercussions for internet scammers.
Phill Hollis on Sat, 7th Mar 2009 3:47 pm
Im sorry about our “friend who got scammed but “lightning dosnt strike twice unless u stand in a storm with a giant metal pole”. seeing as this is the second time its happend to you may want to think about if theres anything you can do to prevent it
for example – (this is a true story)
Im on facebook today and i suddenly get a pop up.
so i read it and it tells me i can make thousands a week on google with very little work and all i need to do is give them $1.
now im a student so i could really do with money as getting part time work at the moment is impossible. The guys used screen shots like above as well as a nice pic of them selves.
firstly everything has a cost $1 for shipping the tax alone would be $5. so that dosnt make scence.
second eveyrone is out to make money unless there a charity. so ask how is the other person making there money. i mean $1 a sale wether it be an ebook or real one, there are gona make either a loss of break even at best not logical.
second any one can create a website these days, there are programs out there and website hosting places out there which will do it all for u. also the picturs they use are easy to fake if you have a bsic idea of how to use windows paint.
so i googled it ironicly and as soon as i typed in what it was called i was instantly directed to hundreds of sites like this telling me it was a scam.
my policy is google everything !!! Dont touch stuff unitl you’ve checked it and the great thing about google is that you can check most things and the thigns that dont show up i leave alone. “Hope for the best, expected and prepare for the worst”
Kind Regards,
Phill Hollis
1 question if you come across one of these scam websites, how do u go about reporting it ect or is there not much u can do.
Jahzarah on Sun, 8th Mar 2009 12:18 am
Well, just came across this one. http://workfromhomelist.org/blog/. Luckily for me, I have a suspicious nature. Well first of all in one part of the little square box it says $1.95 S/H and another part says $2 something. Well which was it? But even this I was quite tempted to overlook. After I entered my name and address, phone number and email, was taken to where to enter credit card info. Immediately hit the back arrow to get out of there. It was tempting though. Haven’t worked for a 1 1/2 years and if it wasn’t for family I don’t know where I would be. The site offered entering links and making money doing it. Sounded easy enough!! They even posted a Google, Inc. paycheck. But here’s the fine print that made me a little more hesitant, though still tempted: “Copyright © 2006-2007 Google Pay Day!™ – All Rights Reserved. You must be 18 years old or older to order. Google does not sponsor, endorse, and is no way affiliated with Google Pay Day!™ or this promotion.”
Thank’s for posting feedback so I could know for sure that this was not legit.
Naya Olga on Tue, 10th Mar 2009 7:15 pm
Are there sure ways nowadays to make money online? Or is the thing simply dead now or you have to be a specialist?
methode on Tue, 10th Mar 2009 8:11 pm
I know you’ve heard this already, but there’s Adsense. I use it on my personal websites with great success, I do get a check from them almost each month and am satisfied.
Anon on Thu, 19th Mar 2009 12:23 am
Yes indeed. I was looking at the Fox News website and came across http://www.nickstripped/index.html.
Seems its the same scam but a different name.
And Fox News having links to the site and getting paid for sending people there is ridiculous for such a “reputable” company. If the BBC worldwide website had such a link, News Corp. and its attack news groups would be all over it in a second.
Address removed for security reasons.
EC
Ken Lawrence on Fri, 20th Mar 2009 8:36 pm
I was thinking About getting the “Google For Cash” Program and after you guys comments & examples…I’m Definitly on boad with you guys…Screw “Google For Cash”
LBM on Sat, 4th Apr 2009 11:07 pm
I found this here at the bottom of a ‘blog’ link or ad, basically another form of a scam to buy in …
http://robertscashblog.com/?sub=buy5
T&C: Upon submitting a request for Membership, a Member ID and Password are assigned to you and can be used to gain access to googletreasurechest.com. The initial shipping and handling charge of one dollar and ninety seven cents, includes the google treasure chest kit as well as seven days worth of access to the online directories and training. After seven days, if you choose not to cancel, you will be billed your first monthly membership fee of seventy two dollars and twenty one cents for the membership fee for the google treasure chest.com membership, fees will be charged to the credit card used by you to complete the transaction. You have also unlocked a fourteen-day trial and twenty one-day trial to the Fraud SafeLockID and GrantSpring for just $19.95 and $14.95 a month thereafter (shows as “SafeLockID” and “GrantSpring”) should you choose not to cancel. Prior charges for all programs are non-refundable but bonus subscriptions can be cancelled and future charges stopped at any time by calling toll-free 866.951.1406 Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm. All offers come with a monthly newsletter.
hope this helps, larry
hometown girl on Wed, 8th Apr 2009 4:57 pm
these are master crimnal minds, that is offering these things. i’ve gotten scamed once and that was all that it took. real money making comes from yourself on how you want to build your own wealth. you have to put more then a few hours a day of work into it. one thing that i had learned on my own. success starts with yourself and how you intergrat e-commerance and the traditonal way of doing business.
Lilly on Thu, 9th Apr 2009 3:12 pm
yeah, the small print on the website where you put your card details:
. Monthly Service fees will commence seven days from the date of this purchase, and will be billed monthly thereafter. After the seven day trial you will be billed seventy one dollars and twenty one cents USD monthly for the continued access to the software. No refunds will be given for failure to use the requested and provided services. You may cancel at anytime by writing to 51 W. Center St. #621, Orem UT, 84057 or calling 877-208-6571.
thieves:)
Ashley Dray on Sun, 12th Apr 2009 8:22 pm
i signed up for it thinken hey its only 2.95 for shipping….WRONG they charged $53.00 to my credit card n i cant even get started ! the links just take me for a loop! I RECOMEND DON’T DO THIS!!! SCAM!
Doctor Pepper on Mon, 13th Apr 2009 10:30 pm
I also signed up for this Google scam via a well designed sales page at JoshMadeCash.com. Josh’s site refers to a free GOOGLE BIZ KIT with a $1.97 shipping fee. Sign-up went through the Easy Google Cash, LLC website, googletreasurechest.com, and indicated “Instant Access” suggesting (not stated) the Biz Kit would be downloaded via Internet.
After 2 days, I had no download and no email to confirm the sale. I then did a Google search and found this Devoracles review explaining the scam.
I then returned to the kit sign-up page and printed the TERMS & CONDITIONS. There I discovered the following:
1. The $1.97 shipping includes the treasure chest kit as well as 7 days worth of access to online directories/training.
2. After 7 days, if not canceled I would be billed $72.21 for the monthly membership fee on the credit card used for the shipping fee.
3. Also included is an “unlocked” 14-day trial to Fraud SafeLockID ($19.95/month) and 21-day trial to GrantSpring ($14.95/month) both of which would be billed monthly after the trial period.
The TERMS & CONDITIONS Shipping & Fees section includes the toll-free number for cancellations: 866.951.1406 Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.
I successfully canceled my “subscription” within the 7 days and received a confirmation number. The Shipping Fee, however, is not refundable.
One additional item that indicated this is a scam. My credit card statement showing the $1.97 shipping fee listed the source as “CALL866957″ which is an incomplete phone number.
Bottom Line Lesson for Me: ALWAYS check the TERMS & CONDITIONS and PRIVACY POLICY links on biz sites before completing a new online sale.
Many thanks to Gary Illyes for this excellent review article!
Paul Schlegel on Tue, 14th Apr 2009 10:11 pm
This article is pretty much dead on. Those of us who were lucky enough to use the Google Cash system when it came out back in late 2003/early 2004 definitely had it easy.
And in fact many of us with older, established Adwords accounts can still do well with direct linking…but as this article states it can be next-to-impossible for someone just starting with PPC using Adwords via the Google Cash system.
For one thing the older accounts tend to get MUCH lower bid prices than newer ones on the EXACT same keywords. I’ve tested where I’ve had someone put the same ad, same keywords, same landing page in their account on a few occasions and they would get minimum bids of $1.00 while i would get minimum bids between 15 cents to 30 cents.
In my opinion PPC is NOT the place to start these days – it’s important, but you really need to understand the fundamentals of SEO first as that will have a huge impact on your Adwords quality score.
Paul Schlegel
Founder, http://www.workathometruth.com
Jeff on Fri, 1st May 2009 5:45 am
Gary, why while you are taking about the Google Cash System won’t work, you are still having Google Ads running on your site to tempt your reader to want to click them? It’s just so weird…
Gary Illyes on Fri, 1st May 2009 6:05 am
1. this is not my site but an organization’s and am one of the authors
2. Google AdSense is not the same with “Google Cash”. While Google AdSense is a legit advertising program provided by Google itself, a brand we can trust, the “Google Cash System” and subsidiaries is a program provided by some fellas from the United States who provide publicly available information for a fee, for a big fee, and by this scamming people.
With Google Adsense you can make money, with the “Google Cash System” you can only loose money.
Hope this clarifies the situation
Michael on Tue, 12th May 2009 5:54 pm
I fell for it today too, Paul Steinbach is the guys name. It is even on CSNBC’s website that it is legit. Google Profits 2009 is where you sign up. it takes you here.
[op-ed: link removed, keep adverts on your side please]
I signed up and put in my credit card info for .99 cents, fine if it’s no good I’m out a dollar, nut my card was declined. So I checked my bank account online, and low and behold there’s the charge with a number from the company. I call them and get a live person that says they have no record of me ever signing up, while I am trying to figure this out, less then 2 minutes I got a call from VISA Fraud Protection asking if I was the one who just made that purchase.
Like others have said on here, you want to make money… then do it the real way, work hard to get paid well.
char on Thu, 14th May 2009 9:24 am
It was a believable add considering its established under a secure website. I got as far as filling out the personal information, but didn’t fill out the credit card info. I chickened out and linked back home. What got me thinking was why wasn’t alternative payment arrangements offered and why wasn’t there a mailing address. The biggest thing that made me second guess it was the flashing text box. Flashing text boxes seem to remind me of those trashy neon lights above some strip joint.
Worried about identity theft now. Never doing that again! The fact that I was tired and my current employment situation certainly clouded my judgment. Wow! I imagine many people are being taken through the loop with this scam considering the desperate economic times.
I hope something more aggressive is done soon about online scams, to make sure honest people are not taken advantage of.
Mar on Thu, 28th May 2009 6:24 pm
These scam sucked me for 10 dollars paying the s&h cost. Then i decided this was not it and emailed them for a cancellation. They did my cancellation and gave me confirmation numbers. But to this day i have to keep an eye on my cc. so far they have not charged me. watch out for [EN: link removed] that comes with [EN: link removed]
Dale Sumislouski on Tue, 9th Jun 2009 2:08 pm
Earn Google Cash Fast is a complete SCAM and RIP-OFF! I paid $1.00 via credit card for the “Trial” of the software and when the credit card bill came in I found out they charged $72.21 US 7 days later without my permission, and to add insult to injury, another 7 days later they also charged $37.00 US for a separate piece of software from [editors not: link removed] called Google chest that I never ordered!
So, the $1.00 US turned out to actually cost an additional $109.21 US within two weeks! And here’s the real kicker – I never received much spam email before this, but now I receive up to 100 “SPAM” emails a day! I have to change my email address and credit card now! They don’t want to give the money back, but I’m going after it. They said that somewhere in the fine print is the statement that they will automatically charge you these fees if you don’t call them within 7 days of buying the “TRIAL” software. They will never notify you of these charges, and I never seen the fine print! 100% RIP-OFF!
Ken Stone on Fri, 19th Jun 2009 9:08 am
My wife paid a dollor something just yesterday. How can i cancel this Google Scam, i’m not trying to get billed every month. All i see is an email under ‘contact us’.
Thankyou
Cassy on Tue, 23rd Jun 2009 9:01 am
Well I am so glad I came across this page, I was so close on putting my CC info in a few minutes ago but decided to read the terms and conditions first, it wanted to bill me $72 for some membership after 7 days that I don’t and won’t have anytime soon! I ran across a link where this guy tests work at home online jobs and he said it seems legit after ordering the kit, so I thought it was a good thing to invest in, until I decided to research it more.
I am unemployed, having a hard time finding work, I have 3 children and my husband is disabled and times are very tough, is there anything on here legit?
Edna on Mon, 13th Jul 2009 6:39 am
I made the mistake of ordering last night. Then I went and looked up info. on Fast Cash and found this page. Boy, how backward can you be. Leap first then look, I feel so stupid. Anyway, I’m gona try to cancel, hope I can. Do anybody know any legit “work at home” sites? Hey, an idea, lets put our heads together and maybe start our own “work at home” business.
Aries on Sat, 25th Jul 2009 6:52 pm
i knew the whole thing was a scam just by looking at the website it was all cheap!! but i have to admit for a second i was about to paid the $2.00 shipping thing and see what the deal was but thank god i didnt ! alll i have to say is nothing in life is free and ppl really need to do research frist thank god i did hahahah !!
julie on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 4:05 pm
I did Google Adwords,what a scam. Not only did I not make money,I owed Google 300+ dollars from a week of trying it.Thank goodness they discharged the amount,but maybe someone won’t be as lucky as I was
Emily Eisenberg on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 9:30 pm
I was just looking through the comments, and feeling risky decided to click on one of the scam websites (http://robertscashblog.com/?sub=buy5). I read through some of it, and remembering that this program was started back in 2006 I decided to check when the website was last updated. I scrolled to the bottom and while it did have a 2009 copyright, I found the T&C a little fishy:
T&C: By submitting an order, You automatically receive a 7-day trial to the Internet Home Business Kit. Your 7 day trial begins immediately upon placing your order. Once the customer’s trial is active you have 7 days to decide whether to accept Your Subscription. Prior to the expiration of the 7-day trial period, You may cancel Your subscription by calling toll-free at 1-800-497-4988 or 1-801-578-9020 (International customers please call 1-866-321-2728), or by writing to 1810 E Sahara Ave, Suite 1-341, Las Vegas, NV 89104. Should You fail to cancel Your Subscription within the 7 day trial, You will be billed $1.95. Additionally, You will be billed $69.90 again 7 days from the Trial Start date and every month thereafter for Your monthly Subscription unless canceled by You.
If you look towards the bottom of them you will see, sure enough: “Additionally, You will be billed $69.90 again 7 days from the Trial Start date and every month thereafter for Your monthly Subscription unless canceled by You.” I guess the moral of the story is to check the Terms and Conditions before doing anything. Sorry to everyone who was scammed!
Jeremy on Wed, 9th Sep 2009 8:21 pm
I want to address all of your points at the beginning of the article because quite honestly some of them are simply not true at all.
It will be interesting to see if this gets past moderation.
* The Google Cash system is about affiliate marketing taken to extreme. The affiliate marketing nowadays is almost dying because the financial crisis.
Affiliate marketing is a billion dollar business. Recently ebay’s director of internet marketing wrote this in an article:
“During the past two decades, affiliate marketing has quietly grown into a multibillion dollar industry, with projected 13 percent year-over-year increases through 2012 ; making it one of online advertising’s fastest growing segments.”
The full article states the real problem with affiliate marketing: It can be so lucrative that it has resulted in mountains of crap sites and scams which tarnishes everyone from merchants and affiliates.
Full article:
http://feedfront.com/archives/article002112
Anyway, saying affiliate marketing is dying because of a recession is just silly.
* It explains how to create AdWords ads in a way that is forbidden by the AdWords Terms of service. Nowadays you can’t use hop-urls to fool the users who click on the ads
“hop-urls” are Clickbank affiliate links which are pretty much nothing more than tracking links. If tracking links were not allowed to be used in adwords advertising then all of the non-Google owned tracking and analytics programs and services would be obsolete and useless because like “hop-urls” they are just links that redirect.
What Google does not allow and has not for many years is allow multiple affiliates all to link to the exact same merchant and site using their affiliate links.
This was a huge problem back in the day because you would do a search on Google and see 8-10 ads all promoting ebay.
So you can use your affiliate links in ads but if another affiliate promoting the same merchant comes along and bids higher their ad will be shown instead of yours.
Which leads to the next point…..
* The Google Cash e-book states you will earn cash through Google, without a website. This would be OK, if you would be allowed to use hop-urls, but you are not
Again, this is not true. You can link to a merchant using your affiliate link without a website but only one affiliate will be shown at a time…which leads to what is actually not allowed by Google.
Because Google will only show one ad per merchant (so only one ad pointing at ebay.com will be shown at a time) some affiliates would get around this by using iframes and redirects to promote a merchant site.
So I could register auctionbay.com and then when someone clicks on my ad, all my site would do is show ebay’s site.
This kind of framing and redirecting is against Google’s policies.
* This e-book also explains that you will use keywords for advertising on the search network of Google and for which you will pay only a few cents per click. While this sounds good, advertising on the search network is the most expensive option in AdWords and finding keywords which cost only a few cents per click is improbable
Agreed, this is next to impossible these days to find clicks that cheap. Once in a blue moon it may happen but if you want your ad to show on the first page of Google search results it will normally cost a lot more.
* The Google Cash explains you how to get started in a less than 15 minutes. The problem is that creating the ad plus the time frame in which the ads will appear on the Search network is way more
This depends on if you are referring to Google Search or advertising partners that Google includes in their “search network”
They are entirely different things.
Once you create an ad to be shown on Google.com it will go live within 10-15 minutes. But if you want your ad to be shown on the search partner network (which includes Ask.com) it can take around 24 hours or so to go live.
Last but not least is the supposed all telling screenshot of a Clickbank account.
I’m sorry, but your explanation shows that you have probably never used or have an active Clickbank.com account.
One of the ways Clickbank brakes down stats on an affiliate’s home page is to show current sales totals by pay period.
Notice it says “period ending”? that means when the current pay period ends. So the pay period you point out is simply one that ends on the date shown it does not mean that is actually the current date.
Not sure if that makes any sense but create an account and see for yourself. When you first login it will list the current pay period that ends on a “future” date.
Affiliate marketing is a victim of it’s own success and once word gets out that something works the scam artists, leeches and bottom feeders come out and make things harder for those doing legitimate affiliate marketing.
Make no mistake, there are without question scams out there and people should be properly educated about them but affiliate marketing does work but it is not a simple way to get rich quick these days (at one time it truly was and those days were great)
Today it takes a lot of hard work, patience, trial and error and if you use Google or any other advertising platform, it takes money to get started because you have to pay for your advertising expenses.
All in all it’s unfortunate because from the vast majority of comments people just believe that the whole concept of affiliate marketing with Adwords is a scam and it’s not. It’s a legitimate way to make money but it is hard work and a job not a flip a switch and have money in your pocket with no effort.
Not helping is that the marketing of the good products out there teaching this stuff has failed to evolve past the “easy money” days to reflect the realities of the market today.
That’s my 2 cents…or 200
Jeremy
bettylboop01 on Mon, 5th Oct 2009 5:51 pm
I got the google thing too! They charged me more money without saying a word…I made them refund my $40.00.
olbie on Wed, 14th Oct 2009 2:07 am
lies:cry: liars scam
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kennet on Sun, 15th Nov 2009 9:29 am
the bastards should be shot and hanged
ainsley earhardt on Tue, 15th Dec 2009 6:12 am
i stupidly signed up for it using my debt visa .. i got billed the $1.97 and realized it was a scam by reading the internet.. i called my bank and cancelled that debt visa card,, and also put in a complaint to my bank disputing the charges,,, i got my $1.97 returned and no more charges because my bank gave me the new card… cancel that credit card as fast as possible and get a new number and the bank will block all charges on that card and you won’t be out money… ugh i felt so stupid because i am a RN and should know better the bank was happy i caught it early before more charges could be listed on my account….. i think the only way to stop the charges is to stop the card….