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Five grand a week?
I'm thinking she had dollar signs in her eyes and didn't think to ask for references from other trainers who had been in the program, etc.
I feel for her and hope she gets some sort of recompense, but what's that saying? If it's too good to be true....?
This is a good cautionary tale.
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Also, despite what the commercials say, we've never gotten anything but sketchy job offers through Monster.com.
I've gotten every post-college job I've had through Monster (and they've all been great jobs in the advertising/publishing field). Just thought I'd throw that out there!
dingo ate my comment! :(
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Those metal plate buttons look like the stuff I learned in my basic programming class way back in the mid-90s.
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Dear Consumerist:
As other companies have done before me (see Lycos and Weddingdepot.com) I'd like to make an asinine demand that you cease and desist being mean to me and my company.
What you said about my company is just wrong. That you would peddle this truth . . . . er I mean lie about me is unconscionable. Please know that I have no intention of conducting myself in an honorable manner but I do demand that you withdraw any negative comements about my company immediately.
And if you don't, then I will sic my ill-informed lawyer, Lionel Hutz, on you to make you quiver in your boots.
So there.
Very Truly Yours,
Ass-hat Smith
Owner of TruePersonalTrainer.com
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They're using Paypal as their payment system, she should lodge a scam complaint with them just for GP.
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This is another case of..
If it's too good to be true, then it probably is.
Warning signs..
* Third rate web design.
* No physical contact address on the site.
* Promises of huge income and cash flow.
* Job ad placed through Monster.com
Sad to say, but Monster.com has become a breeding ground for spammers, MLM schemes, 419 scams, and other nonsense. Linda's video is probably being mass duplicated, redubbed, and sold at flea markets around the world.
Thanks for posting this, Ben, and everyone else for your comments.
My motivation for putting this webcast on TPT was to get my workouts to my friends in far-off places, not so much to make a ton-o-money. Look for my upcoming webcasts being launched from my own website, which, while no great shakes until we update it for that capability, is still more professional looking than TPTs (www.fitmind-body.com).
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My first thought was that TruePersonalTrainer needed a newer version of FrontPage, but no - they're using Homestead Sitebuilder, a lurching abomination from the Before Time that's responsible for many other outstanding sites.
Homestead was, I think, a relative latecomer to the cheap/free site hosting market. It accommodated people who thought that a Geocities or Tripod page was just too cool for them.
Whether it's a scam or not, Linda should read the contract for the use of her image, as she may find this horrid company now owns the public rights to it (her image), and she may not be able to make her own video if she plans on selling it
Yet another backwards law out there to get the little guy
It's also hard to go after these website oafs, as many use P.O. Boxes, only to close them at the first sign of trouble, and fade into the shadows only to trick someone else later on =\\
First clue to a scam should be the word \"True\". At least thats what the Honest Book of Lies says.
(This message brought to you in part by Ministy of Truth Brand Yoga Mats and Equipment \"Yogis in India spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on fitness clothing and accessories! You should too! Honest!!\")
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Hmmm. This page looks fine in both FireFox and IE7 yet in Opera the comments are aligned top left and transposed over the other text and the contents of the letter are aligned top top top. I have sent a couple of screencaps to tips@consumerist.com although I'm sure its no big deal since I am probably the only reader who uses opera.
And firefox proponents, dont tell me it is because opera is broken. Usually, one must break their html to get it to display properly in internet explorer so this may be the case here.
>/offtopic
I appreciate the advice to stay away from monster.com I have been planning on using online resume sites recently and now I know not to waste my time.
\"Up to $5000 a month.\"
Kind of like telling people they can lose up to 50 pounds a month, isn't it?