I originally started this blog to help Christians find home based business ideas and to learn how to utilize the web for starting an online business. I still spend a lot of time helping with home based business ideas but I have also been asked about the many scams online. Now this blog has morphed from just a work at home blog to a blog also devoted to uncovering illegal and unethical behavior.
There seems to be an increase in the number of people who are trying to scam Christians with so called opportunities online. I wrote several posts about this including Christian business scam. In these times of economic turmoil and upheaval everyone is trying to make a little extra money to make ends meet. Some people reading this blog have lost their job and were at the end of their rope when a scammer came along and took what little they had left.
Several people have visited this blog wondering about a site called Christian opportunities online and whether or not it was a scam. I visited the site and reported back to my readers what I found. You can read that post at Christian opportunities online scam. As part of my investigation I had to input an email address in order to view the program. I have not heard anything back until today.
Christian Business Scam
When I checked my email there was a message from ChristianBusinessNewsletter with the subject line, “Your financial future is in your hands and God’s guidance.” I had never heard of the Christian Business Newsletter before so I decided to open it. They had my name and email address so I figured I must have been in contact with them before.
When I clicked on the message it opened to a landing page with Christian Home Based Business as the title. The subtitle was the same as the subject line of the email. Then there was a three sentence paragraph telling me their opportunity was unique because it valued integrity and honesty. It then talked about my destiny again and finally told me how God had blessed me with this opportunity. The email was signed by Maggy L. (I wouldn’t want to give my full name either if I was trying to take advantage of people). It then had a Start Today button to click. I clicked it and was taken back to the site I have explored before in the posts I mentioned above.
They have made some changes including a button to click entitles “Beware of At Home Jobs”. I found this interesting considering what they advertised before turned out to be a Cash Gifting Ponzi Scam type of program. I clicked the button and found that it took me to another site talking about how everything but their programs are scams. Apparently they don’t know who is advertising their programs or maybe they are really the same people.
Anyway I wanted to alert you if you get an email from Christian Business Newsletter this is what is contained in side so you don’t have to open it. I will continue to report on any Christian Business Scams I find while providing you with free home based business and Christian online business ideas. Starting and running an online Christian business opportunity can be lucrative but you have to watch out for scammers because the internet seems to draw them like flies.
You have hit the nail right on the head. I am sick of all these scum bags and how they operate. They are just like the government, they think Christians are stupid. The ones that get me are the Pay Day Loan sites claiming to be Christian Money Available or Christian Debt Relief. The way they twist the scriptures to suit their scam. My favorite is: “God never intended you to bear more than you can handle, so click here and eliminate your debts now.” That is not God’s theory on finances.
Thanks for your post
Leon Bowes
The same type of situation i faced in past. I saw a message titled “Improve your Christian Business” when i open the message i saw a link titled Online Christian Business, when i clicked on the link i was shocked it’s a porn site !!!!! Shame on those persons.