This page is dedicated to rip offs that I stumble upon in my everyday life. I am very skeptical by nature, and always try to keep in mind that “If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.”
I also question things that don’t make sense. I do my homework, and try to research things thoroughly before making decisions – so if you see something listed on this page, you can rest assured that I have researched it thoroughly before placing it here. Due to the nature of the way a blog works, I will be listing the various ripoffs with links to a blog posting about them, or an external webpage.
If you have any suggestions, please leave a comment, and I will research the rip offs you suggest, and place them on the list.
I hope that information added to this page helps you avoid some of these ripoffs.
Regards, Muskrat
- Free WordPress themes scam. Themes by “wordpressthemesbase.com” - (I did not link this on purpose.) - AVOID THESE THEMES! I was surfing for free themes, and ran across these guys. Very nice looking themes, but I noticed that on the website, there was no ad’s running. So I asked myself, “how do these guys make money?” There are a lot of themes, and obviously a lot of work went into this sites and the themes. I couldn’t figure it out, so I went ahead and downloaded a theme, activated it, and when I went checked it out on the web, I noticed at the bottom of my theme in the footer, there was a link that said “cheap drugs.” The lightbulb went off, and I suddenly new how they make money. They sell these hidden links to the websites that are being linked to. So I thought, I’ll just remove the link, not possible. When you open the code for the footer, they have used an encrypted code. This is why these guys are listed here as a WordPress theme scam.
