Internet Users Hbk - Appendix E Lists of Banned, Scam and Watch Sites

Our 1^st Edition contained various lists compiled from a number of sources that include those Scam Sites with which I have had personal experience, as well as Complaints Boards, GPT Boycott, UROnlineBiz, WebsiteOutLook, BeenPaid, Alexa, WebofTrust and many others. However, lists change almost daily as do the number of new users and new scams, making nearly impossible, even for targeted sites such as PTC - Investigation to keep them up-to-date.

The PTC Investigation site offers a variety of PTC lists including legit sites, but qualifies the legit sites as potential scams tomorrow. I do not concur with that opinion as I feel that most scam sites start out with the intent to scam; while legit sites can run into other problems, ownership, hosting, financial, etc. which does not mean that they are scams.

New sites are launched that claim to be reviewers, best sites, and some sites now claim to certify others, watch the source. Still for the best results, go with your gut feeling; otherwise follow the tips and guides that have been provided herein, before you put your money down. Do your Due Diligence. The easiest way to start is by doing a Google Search.

One of the best ways to help reduce your “emotional” spending; is for you to take the time to search the Internet for the program. Check Google, Whois, DomainTools and other resources previously discussed. Do your homework and make a decision. Hopefully you won’t be scammed again and your chance of success will improve.

Our purpose here is to help each other to avoid scams while doing business online, not to make lists. There are too many bad programs and scams to list them all. We want to verify and build a list of the good ones.

Your traffic exchange may post a list of general ad exclusions; such as Family Friendly Manual Traffic Exchange. No HYIP sites, no PTP sites, no Autosurfs. Others sites, No Adult, No Gaming, and No Investment. Many offer their own list of banned sites which often come from one of the following sites. Below are some popular sites with the lists that they offer

• Political Chat
• Internet Scams
• MLM / Pyramid Scams
• Religious Scams
• Nigerian Scams
• Other Scams
• Work at Home Scams
• Medical Scams
• Investment Scams
• Science Controversy
• Corporate Scams
• Mail Order Scams
• Conspiracy Theory Zone
• Lottery Scams
• Government Scams
• Contest Scams
• Insurance Scams
• Mortgage Scams
• Retail Scams
• Charity Scams
• Used Car Scams
• Auction Scams
• Hotel Scams
• Sports Scams
• Weird News