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Title: Has anyone heard of or used this place?
Post by: cathyslife on April 25, 2010, 12:57: http://www.photography-jobs.net/index.php (http://www.photography-jobs.net/index.php)

Ran across this in my travels today. For $27, marked down from 99.95, you can join this place and get unlimited uploads. Not sure where you upload to. Somewhere I read that they provide you a list of places to upload to (like we can't find that out ourselves for free).

I am particularly impressed by the fact that the word Photography is misspelled in the logo at the top left.

Just curious.
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Post by: robggs on April 25, 2010, 13:24: \/ give it a wide birth.
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Post by: stockastic on April 25, 2010, 13:39: Looks like a typical "Work At Home and Make $$$" scam.
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Post by: dbvirago on April 25, 2010, 13:41: What do you mean? I can make $10,000 a month from the comfort of my home? Plus huge bonuses never before seen?

If she can do, why can't I? Where do I sign up?

(http://www.photography-jobs.net/images/pic3.jpg)
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Post by: cathyslife on April 25, 2010, 13:49: Quote from: stockastic on April 25, 2010, 13:39
Looks like a typical "Work At Home and Make $$$" scam.

Yeah, pretty much. I am always interested in companies whereby I am trying to earn money and make a living, but I have to pay them to do it.
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Post by: louoates on April 25, 2010, 13:55: And to think that it's possible to sell ALL my images everyday! How cool is that?

I'm pulling all my images from IS, SS, DT, and FT right now to get in on this fabulous opportunity. And they're only charging $27?? How can they do it so cheaply? I hope they have an exclusivity feature!

And I'm putting my Canon Mark III and all my lenses on ebay tonight!!!

Hey, anyone know where I can buy some Lehman Brothers bonds?
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Post by: lisafx on April 25, 2010, 14:55: We should find some way to market this on all those microstock blogs - divert the happy snappers to this much more lucrative opportunity and away from the thankless task of uploading to micros ;)
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Post by: RacePhoto on April 26, 2010, 02:07: Scam site developer. You may find connections with louie pixelwise, pixelwise Inc., Boxingcollection.com, GamingJobsOnline.com, and who knows how many others like this. The subject site is [email protected], contact on the whois record of 5 domains, - Pixelwise Incorporated. You can start to see the web and connections from this... [email protected] is associated with about 21 domains

Fake phone numbers are the same on these sites, but the fake address moves around, Philippines on one, CA on another.

Here's one of his sites exposed:

http://www.ivetriedthat.com/2009/10/19/beware-of-gamingjobsonline-com/ (http://www.ivetriedthat.com/2009/10/19/beware-of-gamingjobsonline-com/)
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Post by: tamasvargyasi on April 27, 2010, 05:09: So no one noticed the unique DSLR on the page??? It is now available with left handed shutter release ;D :D
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Post by: Szakaly on April 27, 2010, 07:06: with 1000 pics online, 10 downloads per photo, each photo $10 you can earn - Yearly Income: $5,200,000.00

sounds good, lets do and lets get rich ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: click_click on April 27, 2010, 08:30: Quote from: tamasvargyasi on April 27, 2010, 05:09
So no one noticed the unique DSLR on the page??? It is now available with left handed shutter release ;D :D

It actually looks like that the SLR was photoshopped into that image. It appears the guy was using a P&S camera.
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Post by: click_click on April 27, 2010, 08:33: Cracks me up:

Quote
... After 1 year and over 900 pictures submitted I was making over $23,000 a month from my pictures...

People obviously believe anything.
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Post by: Perry on April 27, 2010, 08:43: LOL I tried to search the images on that page with tineye...

The "Scott Paterson" guy is really Nigel Brennan http://www.smh.com.au/world/kidnapped-journalists-15-months-of-hell-is-over-20091126-js52.html (http://www.smh.com.au/world/kidnapped-journalists-15-months-of-hell-is-over-20091126-js52.html)

and "Ramy Johnson" is really Owen Thomas http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/revolving_door/owen_thomas_joins_venturebeat_as_executive_editor_156147.asp (http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/revolving_door/owen_thomas_joins_venturebeat_as_executive_editor_156147.asp)

After clicking "click here to join":

"Henry Williams" -> Guy in Nikon user guide http://www.photo-i.co.uk/DVD/Nikon/Nikon%20D40X.html (http://www.photo-i.co.uk/DVD/Nikon/Nikon%20D40X.html)

"Emma Johnson" -> Some girl with camera http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4351833 (http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4351833)
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Post by: macrosaur on April 29, 2010, 07:59: it's a scam.

it's so obvious only gullible americans can fall for this.
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Post by: cathyslife on April 29, 2010, 08:33: Quote from: lisafx on April 25, 2010, 14:55
We should find some way to market this on all those microstock blogs - divert the happy snappers to this much more lucrative opportunity and away from the thankless task of uploading to micros ;)

Great idea!
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Post by: epantha on April 29, 2010, 12:33: Quote from: macrosaur on April 29, 2010, 07:59
it's a scam.

it's so obvious only gullible americans can fall for this.

This is a good example to show why 22 people are ignoring this guy. Does he hold the record?
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Post by: FD on April 29, 2010, 18:57: Quote from: epantha on April 29, 2010, 12:33
This is a good example to show why 22 people are ignoring this guy. Does he hold the record?
I'm working on it. :P
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Post by: a.k.a.-tom on April 29, 2010, 19:05: Quote from: macrosaur on April 29, 2010, 07:59
it's so obvious only gullible americans can fall for this.

? dude... 'gullible americans' ? 8)=tom

btw my friend, I am not one of the 23 ignoring you :D
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Post by: FD on April 29, 2010, 19:17: Quote from: a.k.a.-tom on April 29, 2010, 19:05
? dude... 'gullible americans' ? 8)=tom
The last gullible Americans were the turkeys on the beach that thought the Pilgrim Fathers were going to feed them.
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Post by: a.k.a.-tom on April 29, 2010, 19:33: removed by me..
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Post by: macrosaur on April 30, 2010, 02:49: i'm american.
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Post by: Jack Schiffer on April 30, 2010, 06:37: I am a naturalized american citizen that makes me half gullible ;D
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Post by: macrosaur on April 30, 2010, 07:09: Quote from: Jack Schiffer on April 30, 2010, 06:37
I am a naturalized american citizen that makes me half gullible ;D

once an american, always american !
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Post by: Jack Schiffer on April 30, 2010, 07:22: YES ALWAYS ;D
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Post by: madelaide on April 30, 2010, 11:23: Please specify that you are referring to USAr's. We Brazilians, and many others, are Americans too.
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Post by: macrosaur on April 30, 2010, 12:02: Quote from: madelaide on April 30, 2010, 11:23
Please specify that you are referring to USAr's. We Brazilians, and many others, are Americans too.

South Americans.
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Post by: madelaide on April 30, 2010, 16:15: Quote from: macrosaur on April 30, 2010, 12:02
Quote from: madelaide on April 30, 2010, 11:23
Please specify that you are referring to USAr's. We Brazilians, and many others, are Americans too.
South Americans.
And USAr's are North Americans. We are all Americans. America is not the USA.
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Post by: macrosaur on April 30, 2010, 20:11: Quote from: madelaide on April 30, 2010, 16:15
Quote from: macrosaur on April 30, 2010, 12:02
Quote from: madelaide on April 30, 2010, 11:23
Please specify that you are referring to USAr's. We Brazilians, and many others, are Americans too.
South Americans.
And USAr's are North Americans. We are all Americans. America is not the USA.

believe it or not, we euros know the difference.
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Post by: PeterChigmaroff on April 30, 2010, 20:36: Quote from: madelaide on April 30, 2010, 16:15
Quote from: macrosaur on April 30, 2010, 12:02
Quote from: madelaide on April 30, 2010, 11:23
Please specify that you are referring to USAr's. We Brazilians, and many others, are Americans too.
South Americans.
And USAr's are North Americans. We are all Americans. America is not the USA.
Geographically but certainly not as a people. No, Americans are USAers.
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Post by: Pheby on May 01, 2010, 06:19: Quote from: macrosaur on April 30, 2010, 20:11
Quote from: madelaide on April 30, 2010, 16:15
Quote from: macrosaur on April 30, 2010, 12:02
Quote from: madelaide on April 30, 2010, 11:23
Please specify that you are referring to USAr's. We Brazilians, and many others, are Americans too.
South Americans.
And USAr's are North Americans. We are all Americans. America is not the USA.

believe it or not, we euros know the difference.

We Euros? Weren't you an American in your post yesterday?
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Post by: madelaide on May 01, 2010, 07:23: USArs may be called Americans, but being American doesn't necessarily mean being a USArs. I am American too. America is not the USA. I am a Latin American, but I am not a "Latino" in the racial/ethnical sense the word has (which I consider inappropriate exactly because Latin America is a cauldron of races).

(sorry for totally diverting from the original thread!)
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Post by: Reaktori on May 02, 2010, 14:16: Quote from: madelaide on May 01, 2010, 07:23
USArs may be called Americans, but being American doesn't necessarily mean being a USArs. I am American too. America is not the USA. I am a Latin American, but I am not a "Latino" in the racial/ethnical sense the word has (which I consider inappropriate exactly because Latin America is a cauldron of races).

(sorry for totally diverting from the original thread!)
np. i'm from Finland. (sorry for OT*2 just had to be "funny" :D)
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Post by: chellyar on May 02, 2010, 15:00: Well, I'm from New Zealand, so we refer to most people from other places by the same title most Americans use for us: 'Where?'

;D