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EPI, epibiz, power profit system, mentors in motion, passport to millions, wealth and self, cash secrets, all names connected with Emerald Passport New Scam!

It looks like someone has been busy pushing a "new business"! After searching the internet for information on Emerald Passport, I noticed that this site was launched from one of PMG's "existing entities",PMI. Please read the following links associated with this "new venture".

WARNING:Please make sure you have the following INSTALLED on your computer BEFORE visiting any of these sites.

2 spyware programs to scan your computer after you visit these pages, what one program does not pick up the other one will

firewall

antivirus protection

router

cookie delete program

trojan and keylogger scanner

program to show all the port connections

Ad Blocker

Pop-Up Stopper

Why you may ask? It is simple. These pages are LOADED with SPYWARE! The spyware on these pages includes tracer cookies, browser hijacks, trojans, and many more "information tracking programs" to view all of your internet habits and perhaps take your identity. My computer is heavily secured and tells me what is trying to get in! Get the spyware off these pages PMG!

Now, here is a list of SOME of the websites related to Emerald Passport.

****3dcity.com/dollars4u
****3dcity.com/asx_files/4mins_hi.html
****3dcity.com/ambition
****epibiz.com/ambition
****epibiz.com/forbes/
****epibiz.com/forbes/html/forbes.html
****epibiz.com/html/testimonials.cfm
****wealthandself.com/index.cfm
****epassportinc.com/home_frameset.cfm
**ambition.powerprofitdaily.com
****emeraldpublications.com/training_success.asp
****profitmastersteam.com/PMI/homepage.html
****timeandresources.com
****emeraldpassport.cc/ambition
****emeraldpassport.cc/insight
****emerald-passport.net
****emeraldpublications.com/training_success.asp
**cash2gold.com/
**powerprofitsystem.com/
**powerprofitteam.com/
****money-talk.org
**mentorsinmotion.com/
**mentorsinmotion.net
****weekly-calls.com/
****weekly-calls.net
****yourpowersystem.biz/thankyou.php?userid=canx_market
****profitmastersteam.com/PMI/homepage.html
**payyourselfnow.com/home/main.asp
**go4gold.net
****eliteteammarketing.com/14384/
****eliteteammarketing.com/14384/
**makefreedomareality.com/
****herbalife.com/hl/templates/templatepreportal/herbalife/opp/findASponsor.jsp?GTSE=Goog>KW=business%20from%20home
****4incomeonline.com/?refid=sg
**passport2millions.net/PMI/movie.asp?id=caw
****thecashsecrets.com/cgi-bin/plexum.pl?page=home&id=chrisward
****wealthandself.com/html/panama.cfm
****wealthandself.com
****epassportinc.com/register/terms.cfm?repl_member_id=96900
**spfreedom.com/cgi-bin/network-marketing-leads.cgi
**get-rich-from-home.biz/?refid=ppc-567881629
****cash4customers.co.uk/?OVRAW=work%20from%20home&OVKEY=work%20from%20home&OVMTC=standard
****thedreamclick.co.uk/
****siteads.biz/index.asp?type=pmi
****powerprofitteam-epi.com/
****emeraldpassport-ppt.com/
****golickmarketing.com/

Someone has been busy putting out press releases that "anyone" can write to try to make the company look legit. (That was in PMG's online manual.)

Bogus links to magazine and news pages like the New York Times, **listings.nytimes.com/businessopportunities/View_Listing.asp?Lid=80-BIZ412152&CategoryId=BIZOPS
This is the creation of phony website pages to try to make the business look legit. When in doubt, go to the "real" site and try to find the page. Also, take note of the web address of pages similar. If you notice "clean addresses" from the real site and the page posted for the "bogus" link has a lot of characters, then you know the page is phony. I wonder what the New York Times would think of this page?

Classified ads for "help wanted" ****newyorkjobs.com/jobdetails.cfm?jid=17336 (that is interesting reading, warning: do NOT send them your resume):
Description We're looking for new people to join our team and work independently from home. Make 5-10k/month.

This means that you really do not know who you are dealing with since they can hide their identity behind a phony business.

There are even sites to post your "experience" with the company. Do NOT trust these sites! One of PMG's tactics was to create these posting sites as well as webrings. Then you need to create several identities. Then you need to have a conversation with all of the identities. This is supposed to help increase the ranking of their sites, but it deceives the "general public" who visit them! PMG promoted this deceit!

If you have been scammed by any of the "Names of Businesses" listed anywhere on this posting or page, do NOT respond to any other e-mails about home businesses. I have read many posts where people were scammed by the "same company" hiding behind a different name and web front. It has now become obvious to me what they are doing after being able to link all of these "business names" by all of the postings on this site! No wonder PMG does not like this site. EXPOSED!

Once your computer was infected, there is no way of knowing how much information these companies have on your identity. There are some FREE software programs and websites where you can go to scan your computer. Just be careful that the sites you go to are legit. A good site to trust is downloads.com.

If they scam you the first time and you get a refund for the "majority" but not "all" of your investment, do NOT be surprised when the company will come back under a different name and tactic, whether it is through a phone call, e-mail, or mail.

Stay away from any of the websites claiming to make you "wealthy overnight" and "take you out of debt" in a short period of time. My advice would be stay away from anything related to PMG!

Laureen - Windham, New York U.S.A.

The following article is an excerpt from Take Control of Mac OS X Backups (version 1.1), a $10 electronic book available for download from TidBits Electronic Publishing. In the first part of this two-part excerpt on backup strategies, author Joe Kissell looks at the different approaches you can take, examines what duplicates and archives are, and explains why an ideal backup plan includes both.

Take Control of Mac OS X Backups: Part One -

Decide on a Backup Strategy

Duplicates or Archives?

Synchronization, RAID, and Incremental Backups