Scam Alert - Watch Out For A Fake John Chow
I guess I should expect these kind of things. Someone is going around MSN pretending to be me. He is using the email webmaster@johnchow.com and adding people for the purpose of scamming them. Now, why MSN doesn’t confirm an email before it lets someone create an account is beyond me.
The fake John Chow is targeting people on the Digital Point forum and telling them that he is gathering people for a new project with Shoemoney. I don’t know what this project is but whatever it is, Shoe and I have nothing to do with it.
If this fake John Chow message you on MSN, tell him to take a hike. Thanks to One Tweak and Lushable for bringing this to my attention. It’s good to see you guys can tell who the real John Chow is.
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Probably the first giveaway would be proper spelling and grammar.
All kidding aside, it is awfully strange that MSN would not get you to confirm an email address when creating an account. That’s just irresponsible on their part.
Reply to this commentNow that I know this, I can go and create an account using webmaster@michaelkwan.com and tell everyone that I’m writing and giving away 500 word articles for anyone who orders by the end of the month
…to be delivered within 24 hours
…just kidding!
Reply to this commentI just created nick@romadock.com!
Okay, maybe not.
Fake John Chow’s! Who’d a thunk it!
Except for John Cow, johnchowblog.com, Not John Chow, ….
Reply to this commentWow, someone has too much time on their hands. I think most people can spot a fake John Chow. Let’s hope, because I’m sure the impersonations will always be around.
Reply to this commentThere are so may legit ways to make money, these scammers crack me up. Imagine living a life trying to scam people all the time, that would just completely suck, but I guess that’s all some people can come up with.
Reply to this commentI’ll bet 3 to 1 odds that the perpetrator has already posted a comment on this blog entry. Criminals almost always return to the scene of the crime.
Reply to this commentDid you check with Shoe to see if he is doing it to try and beat you in the Top Affiliate Challenge? He is sneaky you know!!!
Reply to this commentnowadays you can whatever you want to on the internet using fake server, fake name, fake domain and so on.
Reply to this commentA fake Michael Kwan? Oh no! Wait… that already exists. Check Wikipedia.
Reply to this commentDitto, spelling and grammar being correct would send up red flags for me too.
Reply to this commentMSN don’t care = “its not their problem” kindof thing.
Reply to this commentWould the real john chow, please stand up, please stand up, please stand up.
Reply to this commentAwww, I was just going to comment that, but then I click over from the RSS feed and find that you already stole my thunder!
I am also in the camp that can’t believe they don’t force a verification of the email address before letting someone begin using an account.
Reply to this commentur so famous john!
Reply to this commentSomebody is trying to scam people by impersonating a scam artist?
Reply to this commentAre you trying to say that JOhn cHow is a scam artist?
Reply to this commentTst Tst Tst….
Someone writes a blog about his experiences online and living the Dot Com lifestyle, sells advertising on his blog and makes $30,000 per month…where’s the scam?
Reply to this commentThere will be always people trying to get notice out of other people fame.
Reply to this commentIsn’t this like biting the hand that feeds you? Leaving a negative comment and getting a link back to your site?
Reply to this commentJohn Chow is not a scammer.
Reply to this commentYour not going to believe this but I was talking to this guy as and refreshed Johnchow.com and the article came up, i really thought he was you.
Reply to this commentWow…unlucky.
Reply to this commentI promise to ignore John Chow and tell him to take a hike
Reply to this commentWould this be all John Chows or just the fake ones?
Reply to this commentWell, you know, can’t be too careful. Better just ignore all of them
Reply to this commentI think that sticking to the Blog is quite enough
Reply to this commentYou don’t have to ignore. play with the situation…
Reply to this commentI’m in, ignore them all . . . John Who?
Reply to this commentLol does MSN ever do anything worthwhile anyways, all they do is brag while leaving open loopholes for so called Fake John Chow’s to exploit.
Reply to this commentThat is terrible, and I hate someone who tries to copy other image to make profits. I heard that there is another blog called Not John Chow or something that I could not remember. Maybe you are too famous for them to make copy of.
Reply to this commentYeah…he comments around here
There was a shoemoney and john chow combined guy…but the site died
Reply to this commentThanks mate for the heads up, stupid someone would actually try to fake being you and try to fool your readers.
Reply to this commentThat’s the flip side of fame.
Reply to this commentOkay. It’s a good thing you told us.
Reply to this commentI think you are so famous everyone just want to be you. BUt I think it’s bad and wrong to steal somebody identity. Everyone is unique even twins we could tell by the finger prints.
I have a funny tought, if there’s someone pretending to you. I wonder if this person did a plastic surgery to be looking like you.
by the way if the matter become serious maybe you can make a report?
Reply to this commentI don’t think thats the case here, somebody wants to use John’s fame to his advantage!
Reply to this commentWow, what an idea!
Not really - they are trying to scam users
Reply to this commentI don’t want to be John Chow! It means being a man,an asian,problogger,eat some of those food he likes,have many computers,talk about confusing stuffs and have a daughter named sally.I will rather always be a first rate of myself than be a second rate of somebody else.
Reply to this commentVery Lucky i must say.
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Reply to this commentWow, John are you more irritated or flattered? What # imposter is this for you?
Reply to this commentIf i was john i’d be irritated - trying to scam users here
Reply to this commentIt is actually easy impersonating another person in a email
Not that hard. All you need is an understand of the mail-format and a pop3 server
Reply to this commentHell, I need people to comment on my blog!
Reply to this commentMaybe that recent series about looking out for scams helped?
Reply to this commentSo I wonder if this means there will be a fake Shoemoney soon. He has to keep the scam going.
Reply to this commentI think there was a while ago….
Reply to this commentNow a day’s people will do anything just to earn money. Why want to scam? Just read Johnchow.com and put some hard work sure can make some money!
Reply to this commentMSN = EPIC FAIL!
Reply to this commentAgreed - they don’t care really.
Reply to this commentI wonder if there’s a fake John Cow, cause then they would be a copy of a copy?
Reply to this commentI saw a fake John Cow page last week… you know people have too much time on their hands when they copy a copier. lol
Reply to this commentThere’s more then one cow? Oh man, maybe someone should copy Shoe and become sneakermoney dot com….
Reply to this commentCopycats will always be around.
It’s easy to think of it as a compliment when someone copies you or something you’ve created, but when they are harming others under your name it gets a bit more serious.
Good job on spreading the word, here’s hoping they get what’s coming to them.
Reply to this commentHello real JOHN CHOW!
Reply to this commentThe fake one is envious of your achievements and he wants to be YOU! But there is only one room for one JOHN CHOW.
Better idea: Find the fake Chow, scam the fake Chow back, Scambaiter style!
Reply to this commentThe people who act as fake i guess is just want to have more visitor.
Reply to this commentDo you think john cow come up with this domain name based on what?
Reply to this commentMaybe soon there will be a fake Shoemoney also…
Reply to this commentThis type of thing is going to happen once in a while. So I say be on the look out for other copy cats as well.
Reply to this commentI’d feel proud first when someone would impersonate me, it would show how much fame my blog has got me, then I’d take action!
Reply to this commentThanks for info John!
Reply to this commentThanks for what info?
Reply to this commentJohn,
I will add a link to this post in my scam section on my blog as well to help spread the word. God I hate scammers!
Reply to this commentThis text is a link to a page on
the World Wide Web.
not a new scam. I have seen this happen on several forums. The pattern is the same, they usually try to steal your paypal info.
Reply to this commentThanks for the heads up. Damn those scammers
Reply to this commentYou know they say your not successful until your “hater” count is up. So you must be pretty successful:!:
Reply to this commentAfter the 419 scam, here comes the johnchow scam
Reply to this commentAlso there are domains sounding similar… after John Cow (which I thought stands for a good cause and I like him) there’s one John How… johnhow.com (though punchlined ‘Miscellaneous ramblings of an entertainment mogul’)
LOL
Reply to this commentThat is too dangerous. But how he/she manage to create such account webmaster@johnchow.com ??
–blog for dream–
Reply to this commentMSN don’t care - they don’t do validation
Reply to this commentMan I am disappointed. I thought you and shoe were working a program just for me over at digital point. I thought it sounded to good to be true. Anyway if you guys do have something cooking drop me a line.
Reply to this commentI would guess that the fake John Chow is an overweight white guy with a very stale sense of humor.
Reply to this commentWe ought to be more careful while using MSN, accepting new/unknown user who added you.
Reply to this commentGeez these scammers… you have to be careful, next thing you know they will be asking you to sign up for some programs… asking Credit Card details and then bang…
Reply to this commenti can recognize the true John hpefully!! )
Reply to this commentFunny , where did that guy think he will end up ? Gaining the same amount of traffic to his website , as much as JohnChow.com receives ? Or I just don`t get it ! and well.. maybe John Chow and Shoe Money should start up a new blog , in their spare time , after having success with the initial two.
Reply to this commentI thought that I would do anything for money but this is not on. I would not resort to ripping people off (well knowingly at least)
Reply to this commentThere’s always one. You know you’re successful when you have people wishing they were in your shoes.
Reply to this commentI hate spammers and hackers. They make the internet dirty.
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