Pre-script
Comments are now closed on this posting as Google Treasure Chest is dead.
However, the problem has not gone away – the menace continues.
For further information, all chat on this and subsequent scams is now here:
Google Revolution, Different Name, Same Scam!
and here:
More on Google Profits and Pacific Webworks/
Introduction
Notice how I call this a scam. This has being going on since 2007 . It’s only this year has some sort of order been applied to some websites. But now, because of the initial actions, there’s a veritable zoo of copycat websites that have sprung up, still using the original secretive methods and styles. To say that Google Treasure Chest is now behaving properly is missing the point. It’s activities like this that have spawned this chimera of shifting targets and thus, it’s still the original system designer’s fault and they should be penalised accordingly.
This list is derived from the posts and comments that have cascaded from an original posting of mine, Google Treasure Chest – it’s a scam and a half!
I’m calling this list a “Google Treasure Chest” list purely because that’s where I started. As time has progressed there’s been so much blurring of the edges that it can probably be applied to anything that’s appeared in these related postings and all the other websites that have picked up on this scam.
The information is arranged chronologically is it was received at this website and shows the wide variety of contacts that people have had to endure – notice how some phone numbers have been quoted at different addresses! This demonstrates either complete incompetence or laissez-faire by the various ‘web-masters or a series of deliberate attempts to obfuscate and mislead. Either way, the effect is the same.
See this video howto about get use your credit card company to beat the scammers.
Governmental and Other Consumer Help Contacts
This is a short list of consumer help and official governmental scam reporting organistions.
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection – for the US. (Use the Complaint Assistant)
- eConsumer.gov – cross-border consumer protection initiative
- Office of Fair Trading – UK government department. (Try this page on the legal powers available in the UK)
- Consumer Direct – first port of call for UK people. This is the online scam reporting form!
- Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) – US FBI/NW3C organisation – it’s the G-Men!
How To Use This Table Below
- Sites called GTC refer to Google Treasure Chest. The rest you’ll have to guess at or look at the original comment on this website where all this info has been posted originally. I haven’t gone to other websites to get extra stuff – life’s too short.
- Saying this, the GTC phone numbers at the bottom tend to work according to people that have left a message or comment. So if you need to cancel your ‘golden opportunity for wealth’, then try these.
- I’ll try and keep this list updated with new numbers as I come across them. They aren’t guaranteed to work – but it’s a starting point…
Current Best Practice (to get out of this scam) – 4 June 2009 (SP)
- Cancel your credit card / get your credit card company to do a charge back (See this video howto)
- Phone 866 957 0020
In both cases, the people who’ve got their money back have been persistent and straight to the point. Don’t hang up until they cough up!
DATE: | REF: | SITE | PHONE (s) | ADDRESS |
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06 4 2009 | (SP) | GTC | 866 951 1406 | 2510 Warren Ave Ste. 3363, Cheyenne, WY 82001 |
09 4 2009 | Holly | GCK | 1 866 591 1406 (dialled wrong probs) | 2510 warren ave ste 3363 Cheyenne, wy 82001 |
09 4 2009 | (SP) | IMT | 1 866 870 4257 | 2375 E Tropicana Ave STE 8, Las Vegas, NV 89119 6563 |
09 4 2009 | (SP) | GTC | 866 951 1406 | 970 W Broadway Ste E347, Jackson, WY 83001 |
10 4 2009 | kay | GTC | 866 951 1406 | 405 East, 12450 South, Suite G,Draper, Utah 84020 (returns) |
10 4 2009 | can’t believe I was so stupid | GTC | FOR REFUNDS CALL 866957 SANDY UT | |
10 4 2009 | can’t believe I was so stupid | GTC | (801) 944 0838 | Six Figure Consulting, 2755 E Cottonwood Pkwy, Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121 |
11 4 2009 | liam | GTC | 888 705 1275 | |
11 4 2009 | Jonathon | GTC | 866957 SANDY UT | |
11 4 2009 | (SP) | GK/ DCB/ GATM | 1 800 497 4988 / 1 866 321 2728 | 4240 West Flamingo Rd Suite #201, Las Vegas, NV 89103 |
13 4 2009 | (SP) | KMD | Jose Menendez 17425 Nw 77th Ct, Hialeah, FL 33015 | |
13 4 2009 | Richard Michael | GBK | For refunds call 866957 Sandy | |
13 4 2009 | (SP) | FKI/IPF | 888 247 3851 | |
13 4 2009 | K0lumbus | IPF/ FKWI | (888) 247 3851 | Orem, UT |
13 4 2009 | Liam | GTC/ FSI | 888 705 1275 | |
13 4 2009 | Liam | GS | 1 888 247 2155 | |
13 4 2009 | Richard Michael | GTC/ FSI | 001 866 951 1406 | 970 w broadway ste, E347 Jacsons WY 83001 |
14 4 2009 | LaShawn Blanchard | GTC | 888 705 1275 | 970 W Broadway Ste E347, Jackson, WY 83001 |
14 4 2009 | Not Kevin | PGP | 1 800 309 6980 | |
14 4 2009 | Samantha | GTC/ KLB | For refunds call 866957 | |
14 4 2009 | Jessica | GTC | 1 866 951 1406 | |
15 4 2009 | Kim | GTC/ FLI | 1 866 951 1406 | |
15 4 2009 | Kim | GS | 1 888 247 2155 | |
15 4 2009 | Kendall | GTC | (866) 951 1406 | |
16 4 2009 | Tim | GTCK/ GC | 1 800 390 6035 (Toll Free) / 1 208 345 4245 (Direct) | |
16 4 2009 | CallMeRay | GTC/ RCB | 866 951 1406 | |
16 4 2009 | Bill Nevis | GTC/ FKI | 877 208 6571 / 866 870 4257 | 51 W Center St #621, Orem UT, 84057 |
16 4 2009 | Janice | GTC | 1 866 951 1406 | |
17 4 2009 | Shawn Michael | GTC | 866957 SANDY UT | |
19 4 2009 | Sneed | GTC | 866 951 1406 | |
19 4 2009 | Killer | GTC/ BM/ BKWC | 888 248 9285 | Blazingkeywords.com, Customer Care, 224 S Main St #218, Springville UT, 84663 |
20 4 2009 | Lilly | GTC | 866 951 1406 | |
21 4 2009 | Tiffany W | GTC | for refunds call 866957 sandy ut | |
22 4 2009 | Brian | GTC | 866 951 1406 | |
27 4 2009 | Peggy Conyers | GTC | 866 9511 406 support / 866 957 0020 UT refunds | |
28 4 2009 | Keith Elliot | GTC | 888 760 6767 (obtained from VISA!) | |
01 5 2009 | Not Kevin | GATM | 1 800 497 4988 / 1 801 578 9020 / 1 866 321 2728 | 1810 E Sahara Ave, Suite 1-341, Las Vegas, NV 89104 |
01 5 2009 | Slim1202 | GTC | 001 866 951 1406 | |
03 5 2009 | (SP) | eM / GTK | 1 800 309 6980 | |
04 5 2009 | Not Kevin (via Complaints Board) | GTC | 00 1 866 957 0200 | |
17 5 2009 | Not Kevin | GTC / many various names | 1 888 256 9025 1 888 258 5204 1 888 256 9024 1 888 249 7889 1 888 256 1248 |
51 West Center Street #621 Orem Utah 84057 970 W Broadway Ste. E347 Jackson WY 83001 |
21 5 2009 | Tara Boyd | GTC / MaxDeal / DealMax / Max Inter national / MaxGXL | 866 957 0020 866 951 1406 888 256 1248 866 415 2029 888 705 1275 888 247 2155 800 309 6980 1 866 870 4257 1 800 497 4988 866 321 2728 |
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28 5 2009 | Cinthya | GTC / Philippines | 866 957 0020 866 200 5473 (Philippines) |
email support@mymembershiphelp.com |
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