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Interesting info on Jesse Willms and Just Think Media…Now that my Google Alerts’ portfolio has expanded, I’ve seen two jobs advertised at Just Think Media. Somewhat appropriately, they are for a Web Designer and a Legal Assistant!!! See: These are the screen-shots below for when the adverts are eventually pulled: Interestingly, and yet somehow not surprisingly, the second advert for a web designer (shown right), includes at the bottom, one of those scammy adverts for teeth whitener!!!
PostscriptThe teeth whitening ads take you to these websites below in turn.
![]() A Flying Pig It’s nice to see that a few million-dollar law suits haven’t kept the scammers down. It gives us all something to talk about because I enjoy it so much…. NOT! Amazon Related:
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Looks like Jesse Willms was featured on ABC news recently – they even went to visit him at Just Think Media but got kicked out by the receptionist.
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=9318162
(Second half of video – after the travel stuff)
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There’s a lot of this recently! AP got booted out by PWW in another report I read before their recent “official statement” on the Google lawyers’ arrival…
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Another Jesse Willms bit is here.
http://www.jimlillig.com/?p=179
Following Jim’s links takes you to this page on ABC where they explain the mysteriously thinning woman that appears in Willms’ adverts. What a Jesse!
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/beware-trick-photography-staple-online-ads/story?id=9215461&page=3
This is page three of the full story. Extra info is in the full article.
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Jesse Willms doesn’t seem to know when to stop. Either that, or he’s trying to maximise his income in preparation for the huge court cases being brought against him!
These 3 complaints against his teeth-whitening efforts all came in during the past 24 hours!
http://dazzle-smile.pissedconsumer.com/this-dazzle-white-is-bullshit-20091216164649.html
http://dazzle-white.pissedconsumer.com/dazzle-white-you-will-pay-forever-20091216164684.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091216125311AAQaLyQ
As you can see, these are not inconsequential amounts of money being drawn against people’s accounts. All done in the same manner as previously, where a consumer signs up for one thing, finds they are actually signed up for a whole host of other ‘offers’, and then can’t cancel or get redress for a single one of them!!!
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Well it looks like for some of these scammers processing payments will at least temporarily be a t more difficult:
“Visa Inc. has cut off 100 scammers who use bogus marketing techniques to dupe consumers in the past six months. Among the most common hustles: billing the credit cards of customers who thought they were getting free trial products like dietary supplements or teeth whiteners $79.95 per month or more, and then making them jump through hurdles to get the charges to stop.
“Consumers are being fleeced,” Sheedy said.
Visa told The Associated Press that about 100 merchants had their payment processing terminated because of chronic complaints since early summer. The scam is now so common, the Visa is teaming up with the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau to alert consumers.”
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9CL2N0O0.htm
Twenty-nine percent of online U.S. consumers victimized by deceptive marketing:
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/visa/41736/
I wonder if Just Think Media and their catalogue of ‘products’: http://www.webcops.net/just_think_media_spam_scams_8001.html is on the Visa list?
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Jesse Willms is on TV again – CBC this time. They also visited him at Just Think Media and at his home but could not find him either..
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?rn=222561&cl=17176941&ch=
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Another Canadian TV station reporter is investigating Jesse Willms and Just Think Media in Sherwood Park – will try to find a link to a clip.
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My son got scammed by Dazzle Smile. I got his money back but from the bank, not them, not after they “promised” to refund the money. I am writing to the consumer protection division in every state. We need to change the law so that you cannot advertise a “free trial” and hook people in. If you want to help, do a reply.
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Wonder what this is all about? [From a Google Alert]:
Just Think Media Sues ConsumerInfo.com & Experian Information for Trademark Infringement. Filed 1/12. CA,CD.
http://www.rfcexpress.com/lawsuit.asp?id=53378
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Ha Ha.
Pot
Kettle
Black
…springs to mind!
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