Is thisnot the most collossal line of bullshit ever?

[iamthesphinx]

I received this email today, with the subject line "Elizabeth, in regards to a General Business position."

Dear Elizabeth,

I recently viewed your resume and feel you may be qualified for a position with our company. We are USAVoice, the fastest growing online newspaper in the world today. USA Voice is ranked in the top ½ percent of most trafficked

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[galenraff]

A quick Google search turned USA Voice up as a scam organization on like...the 3rd or 4th link

[iamthesphinx]

I'm mildly insulted that you felt the need to write that last sentence. But thanks for doing the legwork for me on this one. In any case, if things work out the way they're looking to (with the interviews I have been on in the last week), it's entirely possible that I could gross as much next year in a legitimate job as is promised by this ad. So the score reads:

Liz: 1
MLM: 0

[galenraff]

Sorry. I like to summarize!

[iamthesphinx]

It's cool. I knew you didn't mean to patronize. You just do too much business-type writing, I'm guessing. :)

But what's super-hilarious is USA Voice's site that they have created in retaliation to the sites exposing them as a scam: www.thetruthaboutusavoice.com. Which contains the following paragraph...

Today most companies of any significance are the target of hate or attack sites engaged in posting derogatory reports for the purpose of harming the business. To see for yourself perform a Google search for the following terms: "PayPal", "Microsoft evil", or "Wal-Mart sucks". By conducting these searches, you will find a ton of negative (and generally untrue) information on these companies. Invariably, almost as soon as a company is becomes successful and is welcomed into the "big leagues", it is welcomed into the world of Internet attacks.

Wait, hold up. If I google "Microsoft evil", I'm going to get sites telling me that Microsoft is evil?