February 28, 2009 9:00 am GMT
The ferrari guy from the Facebook Google Cash scam
by Gary IllyesThe real identity of the guy with a Ferrari used in a Google Cash advert on Facebook has been revealed.
The Google Cash is a scam and the people behind it used a picture found on Google Images using the [me and my ferrari] key phrase. The results yielded on pole position a guy who is standing near a red Ferrari.
The caption of the image used in the scammers’ ads presents an arrogant man who got rich overnight:
“I’m the guy you see driving down the street in a bright red Ferrari with the top down, and you stop and think to yourself, ‘What a fool!’ And you know what? You’re probably right. But so what? Do you really think I value your opinion? I’m rich, I honestly could NOT care less.”
Picture used for Google Cash scam adverts
The picture in question was taken by a 25-year-old respectable man living in New York, Gary Marshall. He was interviewed by The Age and said “It was a joke photo and a joke caption”.
He uploaded the photo in his Picassa web album to share it with his sister who was overseas. He did not think that the picture will arrive on the public domain, he thought that the pictures will be kept private.
Facebook, even though it was informed that its advertisers drive the social network’s users in scam, did not take any action, thus 175 million users are still in danger of handling their credit card details into the scammers hand.
caz on Mon, 2nd Mar 2009 11:03 am
I noticed on facwbook today at 11.3oam. a poster of a man that states he makes up to £3.000 each month. He states if you lokk on to Google money sytem and sign up only costing $!.95 this will give you a good weekly/monthly return. The only thing that is required is to post tghing for Goolgle. Is this a scam?
methode on Mon, 2nd Mar 2009 11:14 am
Hi Caz,
please see our post here: http://devoracles.com/google-cash-explaining-why-is-it-a-scam
If you scroll down to the comments you’ll see people who’ve been scammed by the system which is advertised on FaceBook.
The thing is, that you will be charged with $1.95 for the first time, but there’s a quite high, recurring fee which will be deducted from your credit card on monthly basis, without the possibility of stopping.