I too fell victim to believing I could make money helping to post ads for Google. I'm an internet-savvy person, I am a PhD candidate in Cognitive Science, and yet I failed to do enough research before clicking accept. I was under the impression I would pay $1.95 to receive a kit in the mail on how to post the ads.
As soon as I received my confirmation email I realized I had been scammed. I knew this because I couldn't find any evidence of this being associated with Google. The reason I actually believed that this might be possible was because I read an article from a reputable paper that actually made it sound like it was real (currently trying to relocate that article). Once I was privy to the company's actual name I was able to do a better search online (this was in early November before it had spread like wild fire). I instantly found confirmation that I had been "had.
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