Unfortunately, there are three types of characters in this online world that spoil the market badly for you.

Type 1: Fake Profile Master

This person walks around with a fake profile. It’s like a person going into a social setting and telling stories about his past that are completely untrue. They “pose” as people who are great, powerful, or meek and weak, just in order to bait people to make friends with them. This is pretty much like your kindergarten tactic where people think of you as popular simply because you tell them that you are. It’s silly, and often, dangerous. It reduces the credibility of the overall social structure in the blogosphere.

Type 2: Photo Baiter

This person will create a photograph of a pretty looking girl, just to bait people to come to his site. The reason why I say “his” site is because only guys will exploit the use of girls’ photographs just to get traffic. I can’t say whether it’s “ethical” or not, but what I can say is that the level of credibility you have as a user of such a low-balling tactic is… well, low. Can you imagine what it’s like when people date you because he thinks you’re pretty only to discover you’re a MAN?! Gee, guys. What were you thinking?!

Type 3: Profile Advertising Maniac

Okay, this one by far takes the cake. It’s like the profile is a maniacal display of every business opportunity he or she is in, as though there were no tomorrow. It’s hilarious. “Buy this ebook and join that club and wait… purchase this home study course too, PLUS sign in to get a FREE copy of my newsletter!” Won’t they ever learn that marketing is about a focused and concerted effort?

If you own such profiles and feel offended by what I’ve written, lol… you deserve it. Seriously, though – if people keep doing this only, then what’s the point of having a blog and a social community?

Stop Cheating. Be Credible. (Somehow I sound like the Singapore police now… sheesh)

This is a warning to all you people who are visiting my site. I haven’t had time to check my Adsense account to block him off, so please be warned about this bozo (yes, it is the same guy, advertising TWO sites). All research point out to these ads being a scam.

Whatever the case, you CAN check it out, but please make sure you DO NOT BUY IT. The only person I know in Singapore who has made $1.5 million is Ewen Chia, and trust me, the inner circle in Singapore is tight enough for us to know who did what. It will be amazing that a million dollar launch went under our noses.

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http://www.adam-wong.com/73/easy-rich

Aside from the fact that it is really a fun read, I did a little digging myself too.

There isn’t a guy called Nicholas. There is a guy called Frank Seet who is likely in Australia, but he has conveniently hidden his Admin address.

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WHOIS information for: easyrichsg.com:

[whois.crsnic.net]  Whois Server Version 2.0  Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information.      Domain Name: EASYRICHSG.COM    Registrar: MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE    Whois Server: whois.melbourneit.com    Referral URL: http://www.melbourneit.com    Name Server: YNS1.YAHOO.COM    Name Server: YNS2.YAHOO.COM    Status: clientTransferProhibited    Updated Date: 02-nov-2006    Creation Date: 02-nov-2006    Expiration Date: 02-nov-2008  >>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:23:01 UTC <<<  The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and Registrars.  [whois.melbourneit.com]  Domain Name.......... easyrichsg.com   Creation Date........ 2006-11-02   Registration Date.... 2006-11-02   Expiry Date.......... 2008-11-02   Organisation Name.... Seet Frank   Organisation Address. P O Box 99800   Organisation Address.    Organisation Address. EmeryVille   Organisation Address. 94662   Organisation Address. CA   Organisation Address. US  Admin Name........... PrivateRegContact Admin   Admin Address........ P O Box 99800   Admin Address........    Admin Address........ EmeryVille   Admin Address........ 94662   Admin Address........ CA   Admin Address........ US   Admin Email.......... contact@myprivateregistration.com   Admin Phone.......... +1.5105952002   Admin Fax............

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I thought you ought to know about this - I went to Google to scope him out and lo and behold there is a sister site called http://simplyrichsg.com/ which looks just as dubious with Aunty Irene.

Not surprisingly, the site, although is by a different representative, was registered by the SAME GUY, Frank Seet.

Domain Name: SIMPLYRICHSG.COM
  Registrar: MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE
  Whois Server: whois.melbourneit.com
  Referral URL: http://www.melbourneit.com
  Name Server: YNS1.YAHOO.COM
  Name Server: YNS2.YAHOO.COM
  Status: clientTransferProhibited
  Updated Date: 13-nov-2006
  Creation Date: 13-nov-2006
  Expiration Date: 13-nov-2007
The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and
Registrars.

[whois.melbourneit.com]

Domain Name.......... simplyrichsg.com
 Creation Date........ 2006-11-14
 Registration Date.... 2006-11-14
 Expiry Date.......... 2007-11-14
 Organisation Name.... Seet Frank
 Organisation Address. P O Box 99800
 Organisation Address.
 Organisation Address. EmeryVille
 Organisation Address. 94662
 Organisation Address. CA
 Organisation Address. US

Admin Name........... PrivateRegContact Admin
 Admin Address........ P O Box 99800
 Admin Address........
 Admin Address........ EmeryVille
 Admin Address........ 94662
 Admin Address........ CA
 Admin Address........ US
 Admin Email.......... contact@myprivateregistration.com
 Admin Phone.......... +1.5105952002
 Admin Fax............
So, please stay away!

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