$500000 a month "traffic laundering"!?
so I was searching for internet marketers that make upwards of $500000 a month, and what I found was a lot more interesting.
It was an old article about an exceptionally well laid out internet scam that was making upwards of $500000 a month. And it was done in such a clever way, that it was in the best interest of the companies being scammed, to continue being scammed. Almost like a parasite that would hurt you more if you removed it.
Apparently, he was stealing very small amounts of advertisement money from 100's, maybe even 1000's, of different companies. Using parked domains, to launder his paid traffic.
The guys like the Heisenberg of internet marketing
!
Even crazier, was that it appeared to be set up by an amateur programmer. And apparently it's legal, just highly unethical. Anybody with even a moderate level of programming experience could build this in a few days, make a couple million, and shut it down. Leaving themselves financially set for at least the next decade.
Maybe I've been watching too much Breaking Bad, but it really makes me wish I could put my morales to the side for a second
.
Even though I'd rather make my cash ethically, it reminded me just how much money is really out there for the taking. Imagine what legitimate things you can do if you're just willing to step outside the norm...
(PS: The site is still up after being exposed 2 years ago)
It was an old article about an exceptionally well laid out internet scam that was making upwards of $500000 a month. And it was done in such a clever way, that it was in the best interest of the companies being scammed, to continue being scammed. Almost like a parasite that would hurt you more if you removed it.
Apparently, he was stealing very small amounts of advertisement money from 100's, maybe even 1000's, of different companies. Using parked domains, to launder his paid traffic.
The guys like the Heisenberg of internet marketing
! Even crazier, was that it appeared to be set up by an amateur programmer. And apparently it's legal, just highly unethical. Anybody with even a moderate level of programming experience could build this in a few days, make a couple million, and shut it down. Leaving themselves financially set for at least the next decade.
Maybe I've been watching too much Breaking Bad, but it really makes me wish I could put my morales to the side for a second
.Even though I'd rather make my cash ethically, it reminded me just how much money is really out there for the taking. Imagine what legitimate things you can do if you're just willing to step outside the norm...
(PS: The site is still up after being exposed 2 years ago)
The next time they hack one of my websites I'm going to donate DOUBLE.