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WidgetBucks Is A Scam, Prove !

Discussion in 'Pay Per Click Advertising' started by ExclusiveNowak, Nov 10, 2007.

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    I have been seeing many people saying all around many website that WidgetBucks is a scam and it should be WidgetSucks and not WidgetBucks. But I have noticed that not even 1 month ago the owner of WidgetBucks have registered a domain name WidgetSucks.com.

    Also I have noticed that WidgetBucks.com and WidgetSucks.com are both registered only for 1 year, what big company would register that kind of domain name for only 1 year ? The only company that is probably a scam.

    The owner of WidgetBucks owns 27 domain names that are under his name Mihai Damianov. Yes, that's right the owner of WidgetBucks is Mihai Damianov. I can tell you right now from looking at his first and last name that he is not American.

    Try typing his full name in Google and you will see many results of his forum posts and more.

    Also take a look at his private details:

    Mihai Damianov
    Alunisului 16
    Tulcea, Tulcea 820205
    Romania

    Look at the domain name he just registered:

    Registered through: GoDaddy.com
    Domain Name: WidgetSucks.com
    Created on: 18-Oct-07
    Expires on: 18-Oct-08
     
    ExclusiveNowak, Nov 10, 2007 IP
  2. newtienkhom

    newtienkhom Peon

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    Yes, I think WB is scammer, I recommend publishers drops their code out as soon as possible. if not You will lost money for your hard works.
     
    newtienkhom, Nov 10, 2007 IP
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    haciendo_dinero Peon

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    #3
    Um... How is widgetsucks.com proof? Isn't it standard practice for companies to take control of names like that as well as misspellings of their domain to prevent scammers, bad press, etc?
     
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  4. ExclusiveNowak

    ExclusiveNowak Banned

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    Also I have just noticed that he is using AdSense on his other website and not his own WidgetBucks ads.

    Look for yourself at his other sites:

    http://www.fleelo.com/en/
    http://www.killer-whales.net/

    If you don't believe me, check who is details and you will see that those domain names are under his details.
     
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  5. zodiac

    zodiac Peon

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    where is the proof that they even own widgetsucks.com?
    it is hosted at hostgator with 613 other sites.lol
    it is someone redirecting to their referrer.

    and what does what their name is and where they live have to do with anything.
     
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  6. rcj662

    rcj662 Guest

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    I think the one year registration does not look good. It does not cost alot to register for 5 years and it helps site in google. If they plan on being around i think they would buy domain name for 5 years not one.
     
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    niknar1900 Active Member

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    I don't know what whois info you're looking at, but when I look up widgetbucks.com on Godaddy, i get this:

    Registrant:
    Mpire Corp

    2828 Eastlake Ave East
    Suite 230
    Seattle, Washington 98102
    United States

    Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
    Domain Name: WIDGETBUCKS.COM
    Created on: 17-Jul-07
    Expires on: 17-Jul-08
    Last Updated on: 30-Aug-07

    Administrative Contact:
    Harrison, Greg
    Mpire Corp
    2828 Eastlake Ave East
    Suite 230
    Seattle, Washington 98102
    United States
    (206) 706-5588
     
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    GMROCKS Active Member

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    It is just a forward.

    Widgetsucks is not owned by Widgetbucks.

    someone probably just started some rumor like this for domain traffic.

    If it was the same company, their nameservers would be the same.
     
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  9. ExclusiveNowak

    ExclusiveNowak Banned

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    The proof that this guys own WidgetBucks is that his name and his address appears on who is details and when I have contacted WidgetBucks for support there was his name in the signature.

    Yes, it's the referral code of the owner of WidgetBucks, not someone else's.

    Also I have just checked if WidgetBucks.com is banned by Google and it's not. But WidgetSucks.com is banned by Google and WidgetSucks.com is registered on the owner of WidgetBucks.com

    Prove of banned WIdgetSucks.com
    [​IMG]
     
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  10. GMROCKS

    GMROCKS Active Member

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  11. ExclusiveNowak

    ExclusiveNowak Banned

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    GoDaddy who is doesn't provide much information regarding the domain names. It just showed you the direct details about the mpire.com that was sued as well as on WidgetBucks.com
     
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    GMROCKS Active Member

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    Widgetsucks just looks banned because it's a new register.

    ...
     
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  13. ExclusiveNowak

    ExclusiveNowak Banned

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    Then why would it be registered on the details of WidgetBucks owner and banned from Google? It doesn't have sense, It might be the domain of staff members that placed his own referral link.
     
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    ExclusiveNowak Banned

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    It might be that or it might be really banned. Who knows.
     
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    ExclusiveNowak Banned

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    Rcj662 is right, it doesn't seem to be right to register a domain name just for 1 year.
     
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    I don't know where you are getting this Mihai Damianov from. Please show us a screenshot of this name where you saw it, because that name is not on this page: http://www.mpire.com/corporate/about.html
     
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    Any way if the data of october earning didnt displayed TODAY in our accounts . then we can say that they are SCAM
     
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  18. ExclusiveNowak

    ExclusiveNowak Banned

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    Thank you for telling me that, because I was looking at the WidgetSucks.com and I thought I was looking at WidgetBucks.com and now I told wrong information.

    WidgetSucks.com is on this person Mihai Damianov

    WidgetBucks.com is on this company Mpire Corp

    So, It looks like Mihai Damianov is no the owner of WidgetBucks, my bad guys. I thought i was looking at WidgetBucks.com, but i was looking at WidgetSucks.com.

    But it still doesn't seem to be right about the domain registration.
     
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  19. noxious

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    maybe he did not know his site was going to be such a success, possible when he registered it he only thought of it as a project idea, not competition for AdSense :p. give it time
     
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    There is another post on this forum some where awhile back a guy was trying to sell that domain widgetsucks.com he was accepting offers on it but i dunno if he ever sold it or not..
    im to lazy to find the thread now but i saw it not to long back..
     
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