Jalaj P. Jha Technical & Miscellaneous Ramblings

Google Money System, Google Cash, Google Money Tree

What is common between Google Money Tree, Google Cash, Google Money System? Latest or upcoming Google products, Is that what you think?

No…!
Well then you already know that these are some schemes or programs that promises you riches using some Google services.

Adsense…?
Then you already know the name of that Google service too!! Yes Adsense! You add advertisement provided by Google on your blogs or websites and when your visitors click on these ads Google pays you.

So these schemes are right in claim that they can help you earn money…?
No!! All these schemes try to make you believe that you can earn money from Google as easily as counting 1-2-3… It’s true that many entrepreneurs tried their luck with Google Adsense, and they were successful in that and most of them are well settled with their ‘early retirements’. But other side of the story is that they are just a very small fraction of those who were trying to do so, and that majority failed in their efforts.

And for the people behind these schemes, if you believe me, they are making less money from Google and more from you! If you too want to give it a try, do it, but do it cautiously!

Cautiously…?
Yes! Many people who tried using these type of schemes have later reported that their credit cards were charged amounts that were never disclosed to them. While they thought that their overall expense over the scheme would be as low as $1-$5, they later ended up paying higher amounts as high as $70-$100 towards services that were disclosed/documented at locations where most people would fail to read.

Details please…?
Try to read those yourselves when you feel attracted to a similar scheme. This is just a start of a trend and many more schemes will pop up with time. Instead I would like to point out how you can safeguard yourselves from getting cheated!

How…?
USE VIRTUAL CREDIT CARDS !

Most of the Banks are for long time providing facilities using which you can create single-use virtual credit cards that you can use for online transactions. All you need to do is apply online for a virtual credit card with a fixed amount. The amount that you specify will be debited from your existing credit card or bank account and you will receive a credit card number which expires in next few days and maximum limit is whatever you gave when applying. Use this when making transactions for such schemes. Since these are single use cards, doing so you can rest assured that you will be charged no further.

If you do not use a virtual credit card before expiry or partially use it, the amount receivable by you will be credited back to your credit card/bank account in time as specified by the Bank.

Act wisely, think twice before falling in for schemes that are making money out of you. And any case don’t give away your credit card information to them, instead use Virtual credit cards.