Beware of Google Money Tree.

Google Money Tree. God that name sounds awful, doesn’t it? If life has taught me one thing, money doesn’t grow on trees. It most certainly doesn’t grow on the Internet either.

[Update 4/26: Read the good news. Texas AG files charges against Googlemoneytree.com.]

Google Money Tree. God that name sounds awful, doesn’t it? If life has taught me one thing, money doesn’t grow on trees. It most certainly doesn’t grow on the Internet either. I think it’s safe to say that Google simply isn’t handing money out to individuals. Yes, Google is awesome, but not that awesome. So, why does Google Money Tree claim that you can become rich using Google? Let’s find out.

Google Money Tree boasts that yes, you too, can be making $107,389 in just six months by filling out forms and doing searches on Google and Yahoo. I’ve been filling in forms and searching Google and Yahoo for almost ten years now! By their calculations, I should have had over $2,000,000 sitting in my bank account right now!

Of course, the information on how to become a successful millionaire is going to cost you some money upfront first. It’s not too bad this time around, just $3.88 for shipping and handling. Something seems oddly fishy about this website though. There appears to be a lot of information lacking. I think I should check the Terms and Conditions I am agreeing to before I send away my credit card information.

The initial shipping and handling charge of three dollars and eighty eight cents, which includes the Google Money Tree Kit as well as seven days worth of access to the online directories and training. After seven days, if you choose not to cancel you will be billed your first monthly membership fee of seventy two dollars and twenty one cents for the membership fee for the googlemoneytree.com membership.

Google Money Tree’s Hidden Charges

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, WHOA. You’re going to bill me $72.21 in seven days if I don’t cancel these charges first? What the hell kind of shady business practices are you guys running? There’s absolutely no mention of these hidden charges on the presell page. You have to dig through the terms and conditions before you find these hidden charges. Other gems on that page include this lovely line: “No refunds of any kind will be issued after 7 days of any transaction date.” If you wait to receive a bank or credit card statement in the mail, you can forget about seeking a refund. You’ll have to dispute the charges with your credit card company and if you paid with a debit card, there’s a lovely phrase that goes something like: You’re shit out of luck.

I don’t have anything to say about the actual work at home kit you receive, but it would be safe to bet that it is probably garbage. Google Money Tree is just looking to scam you out of as much money as possible before you even realize it. Don’t do business with them and most certainly do not give them your private information.

Our good friend Paul over at the Work at Home Truth Blog has warned his readers about the Google Money Tree scam previously and recommends you file a complaint with the FTC at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ if you have received any fraudulent charges from Google Money Tree. Hopefully our combined efforts will end scams like these. Thanks Paul.

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148 Responses

12.16.08

Hello, i unfortunatly did order this google money tree thing, i should have looked into it more, now i am scared! How do i get a hold of these poeple to cancel ASAP??????PLEASE HELP, Thanks Jamie

12.20.08

Hi Jamie

I fell for it too, and after much searching found the phone #:
1-866-870-4257 also the email address is support@googlemoneytree.com I would do both.

Gillie

12.21.08

It is very sad to see this. as I understand Google has nothing to do with this.

personally, its “brilliant” but unfortunately it “preys” upon the people the least able to afford this monthly fee of 90.00

Sad to see people doing this to their fellow human beings.

Such abuse of internet capacities–nowhere in their e-mails to me was a word noted about this ultimate $72.21 debit! Nobody answers through the phone contact I note through the financial institute from which these scammers debited funds. Honest citizens cannot suffer further sacrifice due to such internet scams. Such unconscientious offers must be checked in advance. How many $72.21 debits have these sleazy operators collected–I did not authorize this!

12.25.08

No offense but anybody that orders ANYTHING AND DOES NOT READ THE TERMS AND SERVICES deserves to get robbed. Sorry for your losses. I always read the terms and services and then I make sure that I cancel like on the second day. Also before I order anything, I make sure I know the cancellation phone numbers first

12.26.08

Well Joann, how clever of you to read the terms, aren’t you special. Not everone is quite as brilliant as you like to think you are and no one deserves to be robbed no matter how many mistakes they make.

12.27.08

I agree with Hal. I don’t deserve to be robbed either. But one thing for sure, I won’t let this happen again. I am notifying my bank so if they try to debit $90 it won’t happen. I emailed them and monday I will call and try to talk to a human. Thanks for your info. I also filed a complaint with the FTC. I hope it helps.

12.28.08

MAN,I HATE THESE DAMN SCAMMER ON THE INTERNET…I’M JUST SO GLAD I NEVER TRY THESE DUMB CRAP..THEY’RE ALL TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE AND I ALWAYS DO ENGINE SEARCH BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT WORKING OVER THE INTERNET AND BUYING PRODUCTS TO DO JOB FOR MONEY…I DON’T BELIEVE IN SUCH A THING..I MAY NOT MAKE MUCH MONEY BUT FORGET THIS BECOMING RICH CRAP..I’D RATHER JUST WORK MY WHOLE LIFE THEN BE SCAM BY THESE SUCKERS….LIFE SUCKS…

12.29.08

I too have a friend fell as prey for this.
It is really a cheating behaviour from the concern. They say your order will be cancelled, but will not refund the money back and asking me to read the terms and conditions. You Pay $3.88, they take $72.21 without your knowledge or approval. It seems if we don’t cancel, they continue doing it monthly. MONEY DOES NOT GROW IN TREES OR INTERNET. WORK HARD TO GET YOUR EARNINGS.

12.29.08

I thought i would try this and once i have read everyones comments i called them as soon as i found out they are gonna try and charge me that much money but they have said that i was only charged the 3.88 for shippin so i really hope i got the right number cause i have two different numbers but i am callin both of them to make sure it is canceld and they gave a conformation number also for my cancelation also so i hope this works and they are not able to charge me the full 72.72 dollars.thanks for all the help eveyone im just glad i caught it as soon as i did.

12.29.08

Lol, wow, I’m glad I clicked on this page before finding the sign up now thing. Sorry you guys got robbed, it sucks that there’s soo many of these deals going on. Thanks all the same.

12.31.08

I read all the stories about google money tree and I’m glad did before I signed up. I was looking into it and foumd this website ( workfromhomescams.net ) that says google money tree was the best work at home job out there. The guy who wrote the article gave it a 98% approval rating saying was the best.

01.01.09

To everyone here. Please, from here onwards, use the old addage that “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is”. I cannot believe so many people fall for these money for nothing scams. The same reason the entire world economy is in the toilet. Bankers making money out of thin air and people buying into it. Its like vagas. They are in it for taking YOUR money away, not making you money. The house always wins.

Steve,

Thanks for posting this for your readers. I’ll be doing a lot of research on negative option marketing this year. The FTC has a lot of detailed information and the National Consumer’s League has been very active in trying to make things better.

EagleResearchAssociates.org is a terrific new resource. They primarily deal with investment scams but they have a lot of insight on what it takes for certain Federal agencies to get involved – and sometimes it’s NOT the amount of money involved.

01.02.09

The worst scammer promoting Google Money Tree is this site – http://www.carlasmoney.com.

Even has the obligatory cute little girls and smiling Mom picture to give that ‘work at home, easy money feel’.

Firstly, you will be charged 68.00 per month when you order her ‘Free Government Small Business Grant Kit’. Secondly, Google Money Tree is a scam and your credit card will be charged on a monthly basis until you try to ask them to stop. Their phone number and email will go unanswered.
You will be out of at least $100 bucks for nothing, when you sign up at CarlasMoney.com

Stay away.

Read http://www.business.gov/guides/finance/financing/grants/index.html

“The Federal Government does not provide grants for starting and expanding a business”

01.04.09

THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW U HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THIS GET RICH QUICK SCAMS!!! I READ THE ARTICLE & I’M NOT TRY’N TO BAD MOUTH ANYBODY WHO ACTUALLY BOUGHT THIS PACKAGE BUT I KNEW INSTANTLY THAT THERE HAD TO BE MORE TO THAT THAN A $3.00 FEE , COME ON NOW!! DID U ACTUALLY REALLY BELIEVE THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE MAKING IS 3 BUCKS FROM EACH ORDER OF THIS KIT!!! WHILE U ARE ON YOUR WAY TO MAKING THOUSANDS!!! SORRY THATS HARD TO BELIEVE BUT THOSE WHO POST THESE CRAZY SCAMS SHOULD BE PUNISHED BECAUSE THERE ARE VUNERABLE & DESPERATE PEOPLE OUT THERE FOR QUICK MONEY WHO’LL BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF B/C OF THAT REASON & THAT’S WHAT THESE EVIL PEOPLE FEED ON THAT PERSON WHO IS EAGER & DESPERATE TO MAKE QUICK MONEY. I AM SORRY FOR U WHO FELL FOR THIS HOAX BUT PLEASE BEWARE OF ALL THESE PHONY ONLINE JOBS & PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT B/C THATS HOW THEY COVER THEMSELVES BY POSTING THE HIDDEN MESSAGES U WOULD HAVE TO READ WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS!!! JUST BEWARE GOOD LUCK

01.05.09

Thank you for spreading the word!

01.05.09

Thank you for the honest and helpful information and numbers to call and cancel.. I was foolish enough to think this might work but was glad that I kept looking and clicked on this page to get the numbers to cancel. Thank you !!

01.06.09

Thanks for the information.I spent the 3 bucks but haven’t been able to log on,I think I will close out the account and stop trying to make anything out of it. Thanjs. john.

01.06.09

Thanks for all the usefull information.I must admitt I fell for the okedoc
(o-key-dok) and I thank everyone for pointing out that it’s a bunch of b.s
I cancelled mine right away. But I did recieve the google money tree c.d It’s now a coaster for my beer…

01.07.09

Thanks for all the info on the slugs. I called and canceled mine, so maybe all they’ll get form me is the $3.88. I’ll pay that for the lesson. Here’s the numbers I called 866-870-4257 and 888-760-6767 to cancel.

01.07.09

These people should not be allowed to advertise on the internet.Only legitimate(proven) companies and or programs should be allowed to.

01.07.09

chris
I suggest you put publish the content of the CD here, so people won’t be so entice to pay them – if the information is available for free.

01.07.09

Yes, they charge a fee but how much money can you actually make from this product? If you are earning hundreds or thousands of dollars, then one could overlook the small efee

01.10.09

I was just like everybody else just wanting to make a little extra money,after reading all of these mails HELP!!!!! sombody please tell me how to stop the first 72 dollars from coming out of my account.Im kinda new at this computer stuff.

01.10.09

wow. everyone here really thanks, i was so going to do it but you are all right way to good to be true..
thanks again.

kevin

01.11.09

I just ordered th kit and happened to read the terms and conditionsa fter wards where it says that 72 dollars will be charged. too bad its saturday night here ,am tried to call at thier contact Cs number(i hop it works) but they are not open, will cancel the order at first think on monday and caled my bank not to authorise any charges for them in future..

looks like a big scam to me so far!!!

GUYZ MUST READ TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE PUTTING YOUR INFORMATION OVER WEBSITE!!!

01.15.09

I just saved my father-in-law from making this mistake. I always, ALWAYS look on the internet for the SCAM sites that do research on these types of things and read what they have to say. I agree with those who have said that you should follow the old addage about if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is and then immediately research it using the scam alert websites on the net.
To those berating everyone who fell for this scam, I have only this to say. Tough times make people do things they normally wouldn’t do in a million years. You throw caution to the wind in the hope that you will solve your problems and reap a windfall. I know, I’ve been there once or twice myself. I don’t think that anyone deserves to be scammed or preyed upon (yes, these people are the most vile kind of predator) by others. Ignorance exercised out of desperation is an oversight that can be overlooked unless you are so cold and callous that you really believe that those who are victims “got what they deserved”.
Our financial situation in this country is such that people will do things they normally wouldn’t. Seeing your family go without is a great motivator for going out on a limb and doing something that you might think in the back of your mind is wrong but worth the risk if it can make it easier for them. Anyone who doesn’t understand that either doesn’t have a family, has never found themselves in that place or doesn’t have a heart.
Take care everyone, be safe and always check out these claims.

01.17.09

I was one of the unfortunate ones, or should I say stupid. I started to read terms but didn’t finish. It seemed to bla bla bla…well that bla bla bla cost me. I was sick with worry because of a cut back at work. Also because of illness I had missed work so I thought hey try something online to make a little extra money to make ends work. Be aware that the charge on the bank account was called Google HIDDEN Treasures. Hidden thats for sure. Not only was I charged the $72. something and the shipping cost but now I have a fat overdraft…The 7 day trial sucks too…There was nothing for me to try, I was still waiting for my info…oh well. Thanks for letting me know I’m not the only one. This is the first and the very LAST time I will be taken.

01.17.09

Sorry to hear about that, Cari. What kind of online work are you looking for?

01.20.09

I never clicked on the Google Tree website, nor did I ever sign up for any of its fees. However, my bank account had both the #3.88 and the $72.21 charges for it. My antivirus software apparently was not working right and allowed a Phishing program in to the computer.
So not only is this company scamming people, they are also hacking into computers. Great…

01.20.09

I’m glad I read this first before purchasing this kit. However, I do have a question.. is the kit itself worth it? Is there any good material? Is there any potential on making money?

01.21.09

Thanks to everyone for posting the warnings. I didn’t even go as far as to order the packet because I noticed the complaints. Thank You All!!!!MA

01.23.09

Where in the HELL do I find an actually honest work at home WEB SITE. Every one I seam to look up is a SCAM!!!!! I am so tired of people taking advantage of people just trying to get ahead. No matter were you go or what web site u try. There is alway sumone that is saying it is a SCAM!!!!!!! Dont know who to trust. I would love to work at home, and spend extra time with my family. But I am not stupid about it. I do my research on the company before I actually go head first.

01.23.09

By accident I saw the Google Money Tree ad. I visited the website and all that. Sounded very attractive. Then I read the Terms and Conditions and saw the hidden fees. And how the terms are one-sided favorable – to them!

How many people have ignored the thousands of Terms and Condition pages to everything under to sun and are virtually programmed to click past these things? Well, this is what the outfits like Google Money Tree count on!

I’m glad I searched for scam warnings on this outfit before I fell for it. I’m really sorry for all of you that fell into this pit! Let’s be safer out there.

01.23.09

I called 18668704257 to cancel & they tell you there are no more charges except shipping; we’ll freakin see

01.25.09

Did anybody read the information in the kit? Cause that information might also be useful to talk about.

01.26.09

The scam reports (or consumer reports)on these internet work from home company seam to be tied into the work from home internet scams. Is there any report sites we can go to that are reliable?

01.26.09

Bernard: yes. This one.

01.26.09

ok, i thought this was only a forum i’m seeing that it much more
Thanks

01.26.09

There is an old addage. “If its too good to be true, it probably is”. And this is true about anything, money, work, relationships, you just won 6 million so give me your bank details so I can deposit it into your account.. Email is sent to an undisclosed list. No one deserves to be conned but people do. There is nothing new about any of this. Its an old act in a new medium. I recall a few years ago (1992) I was in San Francisco and popped into one of those electronic stores and saw a little battery powered shaver that was not marked. I asked how much is that, they said $99 but for you $25.. I though what the heck ?. it must only be worth $15. So I told the guy to pull the other one, it has bells on it.. (English term, meaning don’t pull my leg).. Anyway I walked out, they called me back in and gave it to me for $15 but wanted to charge me $15 for a $2 battery..

So the moral of the story is, don’t be conned. And its wasy. Trust but verify. And don’t buy anything because you are desperate.

Cheers

01.27.09

You know, I was going to try this too until I read the terms and conditions and these messages. Times are so hard out here, I just got laid off of my job, my husband is totally diabled at 60 and is only getting a small amount of SSI. We don’t have a lot, so I am looking for a way to make some extra monies until I find another job. So are many people like me, and seeing these kinds of things on the internet sometimes gives a person a little ray of hope, thinking that maybe just maybe this could work. I always read the terms and conditions, but thats just me, not everyone does and people that are trying to scam others needs to be thrown in jail or something worse.
I am sorry about those of you that this has happened to, and I agree with one of the writers, that if you want to help all of us, post that CD out here for FREE, that would get back at those rats.

Be careful out there and God Bless.

01.28.09

hello all, thanks so much for putting this warning about this nasty scam out there. recvd the ‘invite’ from google money tree in my inbox. thought that it is really from GOOGLE itself. but, b4 i signed up, thought i googled it first and lo and behold found this site. i am sorry that so many people got cheated by these scums. is there nothing we can do besides complaining to ?fdic? is there no one that can ‘touch’ them and put them out of biz, even in jail?

ya’ know, in this tough time, all of us are just trying to tought it out the best we can. so every ingling of hope of getting ahead and paying our bills looks like a lifeline. it is easy to forget to read the fine lines, still nobody deserve to be robbed like this. is just not right.

blessed be, ya’ll.

01.30.09

how ironic!!!
On the top right hand of this very page I had an ad (“Ads Placed by Google”) for…guess what….yup: the Google Money Tree!!!!!

01.30.09

That’s insane, swisscal. Why does Google still allow these jerks to advertise?

01.30.09

Ads for “blogs” claiming the success of GoogleMoneyTree.com have been popping up on Facebook a lot recently. So now they’re targeting broke college students in an attempt to rip them off! Thankfully I did my research before buying into this and won’t fall for this scam.

01.30.09

I just got scammed. They just got away with debiting my checking account two months in a row. It is not clearly stated on the website when you sign up for the “free kit” that they are going to be scamming you out of $72.11 every month! BAD – BAD Business practices.

01.31.09

well ok i know that it’s bad and im not on their side of course i just wanted to know they charge you 72.21$ a month ok but as i read on another website you are supossed to make 5500.00$ a month with that kit if i understand right you’re suposed to make 5427.79$ a month if their is something that i have not understand can someone tell it to me

02.01.09

If I was a lumberjack I’d cut down the google money trees so they fell on to the creators houses….and crushed their souls. After I signed up for the kit I recieved a multitude of XXX pornographic charges to my credit card!! I can’t believe people are so heartless :(

02.02.09

YOU GUYS ARE ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE HIDDEN $70. WHAT ABOUT THE ACTUAL KIT? If you still make money than it shouldn’t matter–which I know sounds really gullable or ignorant to say; to continue having hope in something that seems distrustful because of a charge that isn’t shown in your face, but HERE’S WHY I’M WONDERING: PLACES SUCH AS DOESITBANK.COM SAY UP-FRONT THAT THE INITIAL FEE IS $73.94 (Without even mentioning or talking about the $3 shipping fee)AND THEY SAY IT DOES MAKE YOU MONEY, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE ALSO BETTER ONES THEY RECOMMEND. (One of which is related to Robert Allen’s program, which has indeed been proven several times to work, but I wanted some quicker more immediate cash). SO HAS ANYONE ACTUALLY USED THE KIT?????????

02.02.09

Jeremy, no one has used the kit because it apparently doesn’t exist. At least, lots of people who sign up complain that they never received one. Check out this excellent blog post on the subject. Search for “kit” in the comments and you’ll see what I mean.

02.02.09

I’ve tried a lot of money making opportunities also and been ripped off countless times. The latest ripoff involves a website called “easywebcontent.com”. They have one of those try it free schemes and then if you don’t cancel they’ll charge you (it’s in the fine print of course). It’s a shameful business practice and one you shoudld try to avoid at all costs. I happened upon this website because I got an email from Google Money Tree this morning and wanted to investigate. After reading through the comments, I thought I would share an article that I’ve written over at Triond.com. It offers some very timely tips on what to look for and what to avoid when trying to find a home business opportunity. I wanted to share it with the readers of this blog in hopes that it might spare someone from falling prey to the types of scams mentioned here. The url is as follows:

http://www.gomestic.com/Home-Business/Home-Business-Opportunity-How-Tos.433759

02.02.09

Hey guys, thanks a ton for your responses! I appreciate it!

02.02.09

so they dont event send the kit and that is the trick now i understand cause if they would have send the kit something like 80.00$ on a 5000.00$ who would say that it doesnt work but if they dont event let you make the money wow they should be really a shame of them

02.03.09

unfortunately i too i have fallen for this scam… i just ordered it and then found this website about it being a scam… i just tried to call and cancel at this 1-866-870-4257 and lo and behold the flippin thing has been disconnected. i have tried to email 3 times on the support email address you gave but for some reason it comes up host error… Just went back and found the terms clause… it says you can’t cancel by email it has to be a written statement but they don’t give an address…. help!!! next step is to contact my credit card company.. this is ridiculus… i am single mom tryin to find a way to find a little extra income so that i can give my kids a few extra things that i didnt get as a child….

02.03.09

Ok so I find this site AFTER I get screwed by googlemoneytree.com. When I called to cancel, Juan the CSR refused a reufund. Wen I insisted he said” we stay in busines by keeping money from people like you.” and “we dont stay in business by giving it free to people like you.” WHAT????
And of course Juan has no supervisor, “doesnt even have the capability of refunding” and this *(866-870-4257) is the ONLY way to contact the company. I have NO Recourse. He couldn’t/wouldn’t even name a company owner or supervisor. This is so way unacceptable I am determined to get my money back just on principle. Customer Service – HAH!!!I’ve already started filing complaints everywhere – BBB (F rating, btw), ripoff report, FTC, Nevada Attorney general. And I will send emails to support@googlemoneytree.com and call that # everyday until I actually DO get some “customer service”!!

02.03.09

Phew i was about to sign up, and thought you know what I’m going to check on google about *this so called money making job* just to see if its a scam or anything funny about it! phew thank you all for yer observing skills :D !

Saved me from getting scammed!!! Others who have been scammed by the money tree, i can feel yer pain! *Evil bastards how could they*

Ne how Thanks again! and every one have a great year!

02.04.09

Well funny thing i get a call from google money tree asking me about signing me up and giving me the whole sale pitch spiel.. well i’m a professional sales person so i knew how to talk her out of selling me the product.

I asked 3 questions which she was stuttering about trying to find the most appropriate rebuttal but failed.

#1 How does googlemoneytree differ from the other work at home type ad jobs

#2 3$ is not the only fee there has to be another hidden charge

#3 If i wanted to contact you for further disputes or concerns what # am i suppose to reach.

These questions weren’t even answered.. and thus i felt the call was a scam.. now not saying the company is a scam because there are people are might be making money, but it’s a scam because they hide the most important factors of a realiable trustworthy and successful business.

If there is no Customer service there is no business.

that’s just my say in the googlemoneykit

02.04.09

DO NOT HESITATE and cancel it right away. Cancel it before it is too late. via telephone or via internet registration. before 7 days cancellation conditon is over, cancel it from 1-866-870-4257 or support@googlemoneytree.com

02.04.09

I filled out the first page which was just name number and email.

The second page asked for my credit card for the $3.88. That is where I always stop because this is pretty common to slam your card once they have it.

The bad thing is that I submitted my telephone number. I got a call and looked it up on the internet and it was googlemoneytree. So I didn’t answer any of the calls until it got up to 13 calls in one hour. I answered and asked them to quit calling. They then ramped up to continue every hour with ten calls or more. I finally called them and their phone message allows you to cancel their calling.

Gorilla Marketing = Scam

02.04.09

My grandma fell for this, she hasn’t been the same lady since.

02.04.09

Well thanks a lot for letting me know about this scam. First,this google money tree sound good to be true. I’m so glad i found you.

Your friend,
jib

02.05.09

Today was my first time to come across Google Money Tree.
I read the email and did an immeadete search . It was
wonderful that this informaton was so readly available.
Thank You

02.06.09

I wish I had read all these comments before Google Moneytree got me for the $72.21. Their customer service is a joke and refuse to do anything for you. They won’t even e-mail a confirmation that I cancelled the subcription to make sure they don’t keep stealing my money. It cost me $72 to realize I will just delete any e-mails that come to me from anywhere now! Bad things happen to bad people- Karma will find them someday and I hope they suffer.

02.06.09

Yep – NO Cust Servce. So they dinged me for the $72 and Ive decided to use it for a month. What have I got to lose?
Maybe sometime over the next year I’ll make that $72 back thru ppc ads. I have made sure that I canceled it at then end of the month I paid for tho. ANybody out there tried it?

02.08.09

I was laid off end of August 2008 and have not been able to find a job. Today on craigslist there is a position for an admin. asst. Within the ad is a blog that a man posted that praises this Google Money Tree deal. He has a link from his blog to the google sign up page. I did put in info. on first page but stopped when the second page asked for my credit card number. I did read where they said the monthly membership charge was $72.00. Intuition told me this was not right. That is where I stopped and didn’t give my credit card info nor anything else and went straight to research on the web and found this site. The old saying “if it sounds too good to be true it probably is” does apply to all things in life. Glad I stopped before giving out more info. Sorry to all those who did. These guys are really tricky, you have to read every word and really dig deep to find the “catches”.

02.10.09

i can’t believe i fall for this scam.. my 72 dollar just gone in a few second.. i admit that i didn’t read the term……

i just give them a call and cancle it.. but i wasn’t sure if they really cancle it…. he just told me that it’s already cancle..

can i beleive them or should i call my bank too?

02.10.09

I have to ask this question. Has anyone actually tried the program. If it actually works and you make a few thousand dollars is it really necessary to complain about some minimal charges? After all if you want to open any kind of business you usually need thousands and thousands of dollars and there is no guaranty you will make any money at all. The way I see it is everyone wants a free ride. No one wants to invest anything, and no one wants to work to get anything. To complain about pennies is absoultely crazy.

02.11.09

Frank-

They never said what the hell you will be doing. Do you really think you can make thousands of dollars with the program? Don’t you think everyone would be doing this? Hell, we wouldn’t be in a recession if this were the case. I don’t know about you, but I do not trust these people at all. If you want to give them your personal information and credit card numbers, be my guest. Let me know if you want to do a guest post for us after you do so.

02.11.09

Well..Since they took a month worht of money I decided to try it. Honestly, there is so much info I can’t even find anything about where to start or what to do with the info. They say you can call anytime for help, but I’ve alreadt gotten ZERO from their cust service. I’m still trying to decide where to start. I shall let u know what happens.

What a mess I have made!

02.11.09

i just wanted to say thanks for the heads up about this.. but does anyone know of an online business that is NOT a scam..and if u know pleease let me know HOW u know!!thanks

02.11.09

I don’t know if it works. I do know that in reading all of the posts it seems that no one even gave it a try. As far as giving cc info etc: did you actually think you wouldn’t have to? If you don’t want to give any personal info maybe you should buy a bucket and soap at the store and start washing cars. All you want to do is click,click, and make a ton of money for free. You got to give some to make some.

02.11.09

Like I said Frank, go for it. Let us know how it works out for you.

02.11.09

Doesn’t anyone research this shit before you just give your credit card information away? You are already on the internet, use it for something useful, liking not getting your ass in a sling…c’mon people we can’t all be this ignorant

02.11.09

I would not be so hasty criticizing anyone for falling prey to this preposterous scam. I see these ads on facebook all the time. In it seems that every other ad is about google cash or free government money. I mark them as offensive, and yet they keep popping up in one guise or another. I cannot blame folks for clicking on the ads, assuming that facebook is trustworthy and vets every advert they sell and put on their web site. They probably go by the adage “caveat emptor”, and I believe that is a load of bull. Alas, what can one expect when the entire society and commerce here is based on “lack of trust” and “no honor” and do whatever you like but don’t get caught attitude. It is the operating system of our government, political system and foreign policy, justice and monetary system. Our military is the exception which has rules, honor and justice and even that is tarnished by its civilian masters. Bottom line, do not believe anything, follow the money for the truth. Cause everything else is a loada bull. Know what I mean ?

02.12.09

Candy you are correct. It seems like this is the first time anyone has connected to the internet.
Steve I do not intend to try it because it is not for me. I read the same ad as everyone else, and it states clearly what they are going to charge and when. Let me be clear. I do not support the ad. I do think however that all the people complaining are the same people that tried to assemble their kids bike at Christmas without the directions. You know what I mean.
If they would READ the ad, get excited, and “READ THE AD AGAIN” they would not have these issues.

02.12.09

kevine73 and everyone else out there. the best internet promoting business I have ran accross and am currently making work is Amway Global/Quixtar (North America). Legitimate reward requires legitimate effort.

02.12.09

look it up and get involved with a credited organization that helps with mentorship. Learnable, Teachable, Duplicatable

02.13.09

Hi, I found the link to the Google Money Tree sign-up page after following a link from a Craigslist job posting. I filled out the first page with my personal info (what a disastrous mistake that was) and then found the page with the $3.88 shipping. I did waste my time reading the Terms and Conditions, nor did I enter my credit card info as I quickly realized it was to good to be true. Now three days later, and I am being stalked by a sales rep. who insists on calling me from dawn to dusk everyday, even though I politely explained that I AM NOT INTERESTED. I thought I’d post the phone # if anyone may need it : (201) 917-7303 the caller id shows up as Red Rock Community. I wished I had found this page before I gave them my phone number =(.

02.13.09

If nothing else, look at the sites that offer the “money tree” program. They all have the same sob story (including the credit card debt and rent amounts TO THE DOLLAR!!) and the same scanned Citibank check with the identical check number on it.
Not only are they scam artists, but completely lazy ones at that!
Sorry to hear about all you folks that lost money. I almost thought it looked legit until I read the fine print in the Terms and Conditions.
Remember this, the Russians have an old saying that President Reagan used to quote that translates to “trust, but VERIFY”!!

02.14.09

I gave them three dollars before doing my indebt research but no more because i will shut my card down access denied Im a victim of domestic violence a single parent of six kids ive been out of work for two weeks trying to go to school on line plus looking for one and a half jobs so if anyone is able to help me would you we all have to learn from our mistakes pick your head up and try again but thanks a bunch for lots of insight

02.15.09

Gina – for the fastest cash on the internet check out project payday. I have a referral link if you decide to do it – plus somes advice
amppublishing@hotmail.com

02.22.09

hiding the facts is underhanded

report em to google trademark infringment here

http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/request.py?contact_type=g_trademark&ctx=contactpolicy

02.23.09

Thank you for this invaluable info. Like many others, I too was curious about the Google Money Tree, but my “It’s too good to be true Spidie senses” kicked in and told me to Google the Google Money Tree. Just as I suspected, it was a scam. I admit I had all my info, other than credit card info, plugged in but as soon as I was asked for the $3.88 I got a bit skeptical. Thank you for the research you’ve done prehand that will save alot of people.

02.24.09

I too was scammed by this company. I looked on my credit card statement and saw $72.21 was charged. I called the customer service line and talked to Bobby and then Jason, (people who I know karma is just waiting to poop on)and neither one would transfer me to a manager. I was crying my out telling them they were taking money from my children’s daycare fund but they didn’t care at all and they wouldn’t transfer me to a manager no matter how many times I asked. That in itself is so wrong. I can’t believe this is how some people make there money. The bottom line is that these people are thieves and should be shut down.

02.25.09

I too talked to Jason on the supposedly 8th day of my free trial, funny I never got the kit or any e-mail about the kit, so how the hell was I too know to cancel it before the 8th day. the 72.21 has not shown up on my credit card statement yet, but the 3.88 did. I will be calling my bank soon to dispute both charges!! I agree these people need to be shut down somehow!!

02.26.09

I have been called everyday 4 to 6 times by these people at google tree. I have called the number and put my name and number on a no call list and they still call. I answered this call today and told them to stop calling. The creepy guy on the phone laughed and tried to speak over me. I said stop calling he said ” Yes okay Kat hehhehe we wont call anymore hehehe” WTF I am not sure who to call next but God help them if I ever get the right number.

I hope someone stops these fools!

~Kat~

02.26.09

Kat – write it all down. Be nice and try to get as much info as you can. Dates & times of calls, name of caller and originating phone number. Note it all including that you tell them every time not to call back and what their response is. Then report it to the FTC, your local phone company and state’s atty general office. You might even have a harrassment suit. They are downright breaking the law.

I was scammed!!! I’m so mad at myself for not reading the fine print, I’m usually not this stupid. Google money tree got me for 2 payments of $98.00!!! I cant believe how sly they can be.
I called them and they werent much help, I did cancel right away. I never even got the CD I was supposed to get.
My bank in Ontario Canada gave their phone # of 1-888-705-1275, so watch out all you canadians, dont sign up to google money tree, dont agree to anything and if you did, call the above number and cancel now!!!!!!
Sherry

02.27.09

Considering how many scams that my email account gets hit with, I’m left feeling a little silly that I signed up to this scam. I signed up on Saturday and plan to cancel first thing on Monday. The biggest thing that sucked me in was the use of Google. It wasn’t until I had signed up that I managed to read that I realised that I had been sucked in to, I guess, a branding marketing technique:
“GOOGLE is a registered trademark of Google, Inc. Earn Cash With Google is not a partner, affiliate, or licensee of Google Inc., nor is it in any other way formally associated with Google Inc.”

02.28.09

HeHe,i ordered the kit and right afterwards the credit card got cancelled.So,i got the disc in the mail and there’s nothing they can do about their 72 bucks or whatever.so,if you do make money on this deal then i will make it and wont have to pay anything.If you don’t make money,well,then i just scammed the scammers’ plan either way

02.28.09

After nearly getting scamed by a so called mortgage company, I now research everything before giving out any information. I learned that if it sounds to good to be true, it probley is’nt for real. Where are the athorities and why are’nt these people being stopped is my question. All these scams are out of hand.

03.02.09

I was caught as well. I did contact them through the “support@googlemoneytree.com” address with no response. I called the 1-888-634-8266 number to cancel but I was directed to 1-888-657-8585 and spoke to Jason! I reported the fact that I did not receive the software disc and wanted to cancel. I was told I could have either 6 months free access to the Money Tree site, or a 50% refund. I cancelled and was told I would see a deposit back to my credit card within 3 business days. I was also given a “cancellation reference number”. If you are reeled in, record everything, dates, times, people etc and immediately contact your credit card company to dispute the charges.

Good luck, stay alert, I was caoght because I recently lost my job and in this economy, I was trying for anything to help replace my lost income.

Rob.

03.04.09

WOW!!!!!! Is all I can really say. I almost fell for this one. I went online to financialstability.org, because I wanted to see new options offered by the government, today, on fanniemae mortgages andthe only way to advance through the website was to get past the “google money tree” SOLICITATION. I could not get around the page and thus decided to look at it since I could use additional income in these trying times. WOW, it said Google money tree (must be legit). WOW, it was linked to a federal sponsored information website (must be legit). I thank God for the voice that said research money tree when I came to the first page that said I would be charged $3.88. I must end by quoting a proverb:
If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit.
If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.

03.06.09

Kbush, that’s what worries me. These Goggle Money Tree people advertise aggresively in legit websites using the main name of a huge internet corporation we all know. I’m surprised, even shocked, that Goggle hasn’t come down on these scam artists! What’s the deal here? Is there a narrow loophole somewhere that allows these scammers to use the “Google” name?

How can we legally hurt or legally deeply affect these scammers? Doesn’t seem Goggle is doing anything.

I really like that quote. Should be the standard quote we should all use when we see a too-good-to-be-true offer. Always wise to do your research, people. Scan to see how others have experienced the offer.

03.06.09

Ryck, you can learn how to report copyright infringements to Google by reading this post. Maybe if enough of us report them, Google will shut them down.

03.06.09

I was only looking for a way to get into a broad marketplace like Google, or something similar. I put info into the first page then when it came to the credit card info page I stopped. At that point I did read the fine print and saw the extra “hidden” charges. I never EVER put credit card info on any site without knowing full-well what I am getting into and thank goodness I didn’t send it to them.

I did begin recieving alot of calls the following day. I eventually answered the call and a Google Money Tree representative with an India accent started telling me a ton of information that was barely understandable. If you are not careful, you would think they actually work with Google. I asked him if the company was actually a part of Google and all he could tell me was that the products that “I” would be able to post for sale would show up on Google. I told him I was not interested (at least three times) and he began questioning why, so he could “ease my concerns”. He said he “knew I needed to make extra money and just wanted to help”.

I told him I already own my own business and didn’t need their scheme. I told him they were calling my store excessively and if he continued to ring my phone that I would sue them for monetary losses stemming from loss of productivity due to their harrassment. I then said, Is a lawsuit worth three dollars to your company? Then I said – Remove my number immediately. Not Interested. Hung up the phone. No more calls.

03.06.09

One other thing, since so many people paid and never recieved any product from them, why can’t someone organize a class-action lawsuit against them? That’s essentially them committing fraud if they don’t deliver the advertised product to those who purchase from them. Seventy dollars or at least three dollars from alot people would end up being a HUGE amount. I would imagine a lawyer who specializes in fraud would be very interested to sink their teeth into a company who has committed fraud on that high of a level. A simple website with an information gathering feature could get the ball rolling. Sadly, from what I have read, the only thing people could recover would be the shipping charges. The extra fees are for website access? If I understand that correctly. So they have “somewhat” done their “legal” homework it appears. But still, three dollars from a large number of people would be a worthy lawsuit and just might send them under. At the very least, that many incidents of fraud and neglect would cause a court of law to shut the company down.

03.06.09

I’m a different Joe than the 8:51am Joe. Just wanted to clarify that.

03.08.09

“One other thing, since so many people paid and never recieved any product from them, why can’t someone organize a class-action lawsuit against them? That’s essentially them committing fraud if they don’t deliver the advertised product to those who purchase from them.”

I agree, Joe. I guess we are ignorant on what it takes to make a class action suit.

Who knows how? Anyone please provide the info so those that were defrauded by these scam artists can start this class action litigation.

It’s the classic proverb: knowledge is power. The inverse is true also: If you don’t know how, you’re powerless.

I think as soon as we know how to file a class action lawsuit, that will stop Google Money Tree. And all future stories of Google Money Tree abuses.

Let’s do this!

03.08.09

Has anybody that has cancelled had payments come out again? It went through on my moms credit card and i want to make sure that she doesnt lose even more money! please reply to this with any number or any info you can give me! thanks

03.09.09

Just called all the toll free numbers to cancel after 5 days…they were accomodating, but we’ll see. Beware that Google Profit Tree also signs you up for free trials of “Fraud Protection” and “Identity Security” that you must also call and cancel or be charged 6.95 and 9.95 per month respectively.

All numbers to cancel all services are at the bottome of this web page: http://www.googleprofittree.com/index.php?

Good luck…and if you read this before ordering, don’t bother.

03.12.09

I guess I am lucky. I was actually charged a fee of $1.98, saying I would recive the program in About 10 days. Then I read futher and saw that they were going to e-mail me all that stuff. WHAT!!!! you are charging me almost $2.00 to e-mail me this info. Then I went futher down the page and saw that they wanted me to pay another $200.00 for even more info they were going to yet agian E-MAIL me. I called the # right away and had the charges stoped and have my membership cancled.

i would say only join this site if you are into to being a con man.

03.12.09

Lynn, keep an eye on your account to make sure the charge was actually stopped.

03.13.09

I have also found that you can set up a Google account and post items to sell on Google for free. If they are trying to sell that information, then they are simply selling information about Google’s free service called Google Base that you can obtain for free with just a little bit of browsing/time on your own. This is based on a Google free service that people use to set up home businesses. For example, you set up a Google Base account and find yourself some dropshippers and post the items for sale on Google Base. Very simple really. Definately not a get-rich-quick thing though because not many people know about Google Base. Therefore not many people choose to shop at it over Ebay.

03.17.09

I, too, got sucked into this and didn’t even realize that the $72.21 was coming out of my bank account until yesterday when my account was overdrawn and I went to investigate. That is when I found that they had been debiting $72.21 from my account for several months. I am an older person worried about retirement and medical expenses. Yes, I should have read all the terms and conditions, but they were long and tedious–lesson learned. I’ve stopped the debit with my bank, filed a dispute claim with my bank, filed a consumer complaint with the FTC, and e-mailed Google Money Tree to stop debiting my account. Will probably never recover the lost money, but at least I’ve done something to try to stop them from taking someone else to the cleaners. Yes, we all should have known better, but we are all worried about our financial futures–that is what scam artists hope for and prey on. Lesson learned? Yes, no more internet deals for me!

03.21.09

From now on what I’ll do is whenever I see a site advertizing this scam, I’ll email the site saying that Google Money Tree is a phoney scam that hurts the people that view their site.

Then I’ll ask them: Do you want to torpedo the people YOUR OTHER PAYING ADVERTIZERS depend on for new or renewed customers? You want Google Money Tree victims to remember you and your site when they submit their complaints to their lawyers and agencies that investigate Internet crime?

I’ll include the link to this page.

Any other ideas I may have missed?

03.21.09

One more thing.

Try to remember what site carried the Google Money Tree scam which you clicked on. Date and time is important. And if you can take a snapshot of the webpage that you can save on your computer showing both the scam advertisment and the website itself can be very helpful.

The goal is to get Google Money Tree into legal hot water and/or make them stink badly so as to make advertizers think twice before accepting their business. Especially if the the real threat that they will be sucked into ligigation for being a willing part of the scam.

Accepting “pay off” money from a scam artist to keep advertizing the scam on their website is no different than a bribe from criminal for you to keep silent on an ongoing crime.

03.27.09

Thank’s everyone for the good work out here Yup I was bored and ordered the thing two day’s ago for $3.98. Just contacted my credit card company and now have a block on my account. Thankfully I did not use my debit card phew! Now onto getting the order actually cancelled should be fun. Don’t think I’ll be using that card again. The terms say they can charge for products and services anytime in the future. Oh well lesson learned hope nobody got real hurt and remember what goes around comes around.

03.30.09

What sucks for me is that I was paid $40 to sign up by an external party and when I called to cancel they told me I’d have to send back the kit which I still haven’t received 30 days later. So I can either get half refund or pray the kit comes today and somehow I send it back and it also arrives today. IF THEY NEVER SEND THE KIT HOW THE FAK AM I SUPPOSED TO GET MY FULL REFUND!?!?!?!?!

03.30.09

wow, thanks for the heads up, i was about to order the kit then came across this sight and quickly changed my mind. i am very pleased to know there are people out there who care enough to warn others about this kind of stuff. i feel ive learned a good lesson without having to make the mistake.
thanks,

03.31.09

well thought i would try it an know out 72.21 never saw it in the terms every one i found so far are all money steeling one way or another

03.31.09

Has anyone made money as claimed $500-$900 a day?

03.31.09

prem on Mar 31st, 2009 at 11:01 am
Has anyone made money as claimed $500-$900 a day?

Highly unlikely…

04.02.09

Just tried this and am tired of waiting for the mail, which incidentally comes in 5-7 days. Imagine that, you get charged after 7 days. $70.00. Tried to call the guy who has his photo and his family pictured, his phone is off the hook.(had the operator check). Has anyone made any money with this program, or any other on line program? I would really like to know of one that really works….that I could make work.

04.02.09

They have taken my inital few dollars and now I want to quickly cancel before the 7 days. Do I need to wait until I receive something from them or can I just cancel right away?

Thanks

04.02.09

p.s. The 1-800 number is listed to Pacific Websites. I imagine this poor company is getting blasted with calls they have to reroute.

04.02.09

Schutzy, Call IMMEDIATELY. Whether you finally get something in the mail or not. Cancel NOW before they hit you for the $70.00 for nothing. 866-951-1406. Chris is a snot and very arrogant, Dallen(real name or not) was better to speak to. Ask if anyone really has made any money or if this is really legit!! Do it now……….

04.02.09

http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/request.py?contact_type=g_trademark&ctx=contactpolicy This is not an e mail address to complain too as is advertised on scam reports sites.

04.03.09

it was very easy to cancel. even given a cancellation number. well see what happens. number to cancel is 888-657-8585

04.03.09

Thanks Angela and amanda. I canceled using the 866.951.1406 number. Very easy and given a cancellation # as well. I called the 888.657.8585 to confirm my account was canceled and it was.

04.03.09

Hey i was just looking for a sight to make a couple extra bucks every now and then on my spare time anyone know of any

04.06.09

Josh,

Try scriptlance.com

To everyone else

A couple of things. Google can’t do anything. Google does not own the word google. google can be used by anyone…because Google is known as a famous search engine, there will be people capitalising on the term.

A hint, don’t give your personal info, credit/debit info to anyone on the net telling you that you can make x amount of money by working at home, but first you need to pay x amount of money to them. Just as obvious as the Nigerian prince email phishing scam.

Oh also,

There was an ad on myspace.com to nathansmoneyblog.com promoting google treasure chest. I wonder if there’s a way to complain to the folks at myspace about it and have them remove the ad.

04.11.09

All,
I think i hit this website a little late. I got an ad link about this from a site called marylifeblog.com/index.php?sub=vccpafdd

The testimonials on that site are too good. I clicked the links given in there with name “Google Biz Kit” and gave away my personal and credit card info on the resulting page. The resulting page link is securecartcenter.com/NzU5M3wxODIyfDI2NzQ4M3×2Mg==/b1frm4b9/g.

Immediately, I was charged $1.97. Is this also a fake site? Should i go ahead with this order or cancel it? Pl advise.

Now, when I read the terms & conditions, its alarming.
securecartcenter.com/NzU5M3wxODIyfDI2NzQ4M3×2Mg==/terms.html

04.11.09

Well, the water is over the dam and I am holding my breath.

I am also on disability alone and hubby business was affected by the hussicaine and now the recession- we are barely making it.

I paid the shipping $3.88 and waited for the “kit” but the kit did not come before the amount of #$72.21 was debited from out bank account.

I call the number and immediately cancelled the account and demanded that the $72.21 be refunded and they refused. They told me I had to wait until I received the kit and after I sent it back to a special address, certified or otherwise to have a signature proving it was delivered. Then they still had 7-10 days to refund pur money.

Later that same day, my hubby also called and could not get them to explain how can they charge us for the month when there is a 7 day trial and that amount is not to be charged until after the 7 days if you haven’t cancelled. But is was like going around in circles and they lied about everything.

An additional 2 days later we received the “kit” which was no more than a disc in a cardbord wrapper.

To answer the question was the kit ever used, does anyone know what is on the disc – I did not open it – I was afraid that if they found out that I actually looked at the disc they would add on another fee. But the back of the cardboard wrapper it says…. a list of books, websites on working at home and a list of government grants to pay for your new business. So all your getting is information to other places to go and spend more off your money to fine a work at home program that is hopefully not a scam. Looking for a goverment grant takes a long time also.

So after we received the cd we sent to the address they gave us on 4/2/09 and we have yet to received notice of delivery it is now 4/11/09 – more than enough time for delivery. someone posted they were charged twice that better not happen to us.

To say the least I am very worried but I am also sending a complaint to the thr Federal Trade Commission -Protecting Americas Consumers – maybe this will help.

04.11.09

Shiraz, your links aren’t working for me because they are part of your secure transaction. However, if you are alarmed by the terms and conditions, by all means you should cancel.

04.13.09

Hello,

I do not want to disclose my name but I think I just beat the system and got a full refund. It has not yet been deposited to my account yet, but I just wanted to thank everyone for their contributions to this blog for I read all your advice and improvised.

This is what I did:

I called and they picked up saying
“Customer service, this is ####, may I have your name.”
I replied “Hi, my name [First Name]. Who did I call?”

This is where the shadiness kicked in.
-”Who were you trying to call?”
“Google Treasure Chest.”
-”This is Google Treasure Chest, may I have your last name?” /rolls eyes

So anyway, fast forward a bit, they found my account, got a cancel confirmation #. Then I told her I want my money back because I never received a kit or even an email. This is where some serious inconsistencies started.

At one point she asked me for my address and I told her I never gave them one so she looked me up by email.

She told me, to get a FULL refund I need to send the kit back.
I told her I never received a kit. So she offered me the 50% refund and 6 months.

(They do not use big words at Google Money Tree but this is what is referred to as a ’settlement’ as in I will take this and drop my accusation against you. If you ever got scammed through Western Union and called them, and they said sorry and sent you a check for the processing fee paid and you deposited that, you settled and Western Union is off the hook.)

I told her I was not interested in a trial membership and that was not sufficient. So I asked to speak to her supervisor.
-”My supervisor does not take phone calls and will tell you the same thing. She offered me the settlement again.”

I told her that is not sufficient again. So I went on to tell her that I will have to get my bank and attorney involved.

So she said I am more then welcome to file a case at the attorney’s office and she offered me the settlement again.

Then I just told her to be expecting a call from my lawyer and hung up.

This left me aggravated.

About half hour later I have voice mail from Google Money Tree.
They apologized for some misunderstanding and that they will credit my account.

We’ll see what happens.

04.14.09

Under the terms and conditions there is also a “unconditional money back guarantee” (of course it is in very tiny print). It states that if you call the support number and mention it, they will give you an RGA number and an address to send the CD back to and they will refund ALL charges, even original shipping. I did this (certified and delivery confirmation). I guess we will find out today if it worked.

04.14.09

I just got scred some more. They charged ANOTHER $72.21 before the first one even came through. But from what is shows here is that they were both charged the same day but will post 2 days a part.

i was a victim of it too – just FYI – i called the BBB in vegas NV and they said: “this company has come to their attention as of Nov 2008 – they have had 560 complaints. They have NO BUSINESS LISCENCE and their address is a MAIL DROP only. They are based in the UK. “
they robbed me and i have put in complaints to the IC3, FTC, BBB and now the Attny Gen’l in CA.
i never got any product/email and they wont give me squat back… i got the RGA # too and then the 30 days were up… so no $$$ for me. they suck.

04.23.09

I have not got my cds or anything for my $9.71 that they have of my money if i don’t get my stuff i paid for i will turn you in and you will give my money back asap your customer support you can’t talk to any body.

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04.26.09

For all of you following these comments, make sure you read the good news here about Google Money Tree getting busted.. Justice might be coming.

04.26.09

I put in bogus info on the first page just to see what was next and ended up chatting with a “live agent” I asked her about the fees and apparently – she said that once I clicked for the “chat only” offer of .99 shipping I would get full technical support all the way!

Upon applying pressure about the charges – she just stopped responding. It was pretty funny

04.27.09

Good news indeed. You can read the full legal summons here:
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/newspubs/releases/2009/042209infusionmedia_pop.pdf

(Thanks to this blog for finding the above link and investigating the scam: http://strangelyperfect.tv/3099/google-treasure-chest-its-a-scam-and-a-half/ )

From the above it would appear that Google Money Tree and Google Treasure Chest are the same scam.

04.28.09

Hi I am hoping that you guys all came out of this, sadly am stuck in England after falling for this evil trick unable to cancel as Nobody knows how to cancel from the UK if anyone can please shed some light on how i can cancel from the Uk i would really appreciate it!!!! Thanks!

04.30.09

i live in aus and have no idea how to cancel no numbers work

04.30.09

Does anyone know if the Google money tree is tied to emillionaire. I too so far (and will not happen again) been ripped off to the tune of $148.70! Contacted them 3 times and promised that a refund is on the way. I think they are trying to drag it out so they can continue to deduct money from my account but that has been eliminated.

04.30.09

MIke – the way emillionaire and Google Money Tree /Treasure Chest operate is very very similar. However they do not seem to be connected. The guy behind Google Money Tree (Jonathan Eborn) is being taken to court by the Texas Attorney General and court documents show him as living in Utah.
See: http://strangelyperfect.tv/3099/google-treasure-chest-its-a-scam-and-a-half/

The guy behind the emillionaire scam is Brock Felt who lives in Florida. There is more info on emillionaire here:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/base/thread?tid=731ed5d8320c6794&hl=en

05.01.09

I just had a debit from my account for the seventy two dollars and change for Google Money Tree. I hadn’t even received the starter kit yet which consists of a CD Rom. The phone number provided for refunds at my online bank account is conventiently missing 2 numbers.

I got their number from here and called them. They told me that they are issuing a refund and canceling me. We shall see. I was also given a cancelation number and was shocked at how easy it was to get a refund and cancel.

I shall report back should they not do as they said they will. What a racket!

05.01.09

Try this number (801) 545-0628

05.06.09

L. Elizabeth, Do yourself a favor and cancel the card that you used to sign-up with these thieves! I signed up, cancelled two days later, got the cancellation e-mail told I would be taken off their list and issued a refund, never happened. When I contacted them (several times) they indicated that there must have been an oversight and they would take care of it personally, again never happened. I think what they do is put you off until it comes time for the next monthly deduction and ZAP there it is. I do not feel I will ever get my refund. Good Luck!

06.04.09

Mike H – don’t give up mate! It’s your money and they stole it from you.

Watch this short video – it tells you how to get your money back from the scammers:

Getting your money back from Scammers:
http://www.chrismalta.com/scamtip1.asp

You don’t have to contact the scammers again – just your credit card company – let them get your money back for you. This is the best way to get back at the scammers and get your money back. Scammers hate chargebacks! ;)

06.25.09

Did any one even bother doing a search on google about a scam before signing up for anything? I mean really, making $1700 a week, or so they claim, without being any type of professional is just simply dreaming. Posting links to make money? How do you even think posting a link is going to make you any sort of money. Google is an open to public entity, if you see the name “Google Money Tree”, you could’ve at least contact Google, and see what they say about before spending your money. This is the problem, you ALL think $3.88 isn’t much money, so you go for it, to see if it give you any new ways, or new ideas to make money, I got news for you, FORGET ABOUT IT, the only way you make any decent money at all is to either go to college, get a degree, or to a trade school, learn something and do with it. Start a business of your own, OR get a job! It’s the same shit with network marketing scams, it’s just that NM is alot more organized and they got people hooking you instead of a small price. Be a little smarter people, money isn’t easy to find. Even a penny is still money! It pisses me the fuck off when I work my ass off for my money, and people throw $3.88 away just to get scam. For you own sake, and the one you love and care for, THINK!

08.20.09

Hi Everyone sorry to hear about your losses. Unfortunately I have been scammed too. I would like to know if any one knows how to cancel my account with google money tree. There is no answer at the 1-866-870-4257 number and I tried emailing. However, I have been unsuccessful. I will take any suggestions you may have. Thanks

08.20.09

I am a disabled woman who now no longer owns a vehicle due to these people. I have been here before quite a while ago. Yes, I too had their phone number and email address. I even spoke to a human being who ”promised” to cancel it for me.

Bottom line? You CANNOT get out of it. I closed out the bank account that they were pulling the money from and had to open a new account to get them to stop. The ONLY way to deal with them is through your bank. Get in touch with them and run, don’t walk to do it!

Elizabeth

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11.21.09

I just got into the google stuff. But I read the terms & conditions. When I called three days in a roll to cancel they kept telling me that I’m not yet in the system. I told them this is the 21st Century. unless you have a 1935 computer I should be in your system. I want this cancelation to show up Plus you are not being honest with me. they assured me I will be cancelled. but how do you cancel the dream host. there website is a fright. you have to log in. but I’m not in their system. I will call my bank & cancel from there.

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