$5,000 or more a month just posting links on Google? Would you like that? Of course you would. So would I. This headline has been appearing on numerous blogs and websites, even on Twitter, since the beginning of the year. So I investigated. It sounded much too good to be true.

Make $5,000 a Month using Google? NOT! I was right. That offer is too good to be true. It's a miserable scam - Shameless. Deceptive. Deceitful. False. Fraudulent. I found five different websites offering the same "Google Cash Kit' offering information for $1 or $1.97 or $2.95. There are probably many more.

The websites I located are:
JoshMadeCash.com (Josh Parker)
ScottsMoneyBlog.com (Scott Hunter)
KevinGetsFree.com (Kevin Hoeffer)
EarnCashFreewithGoogle.com (Danny Goldberg)
JoansMoneyMakingStory.com (Joan Falletta)

Each website is almost identical with similar copy and offer. Josh Parker and Scott Hunter may have different names but their photo is the same - isn't that amazing/

All the people mentioned on the websites including the two with the same photo lost their jobs recently and are supposedly making money (?) with the Kit. The copies of supposed $5,000 checks each received are identical and completely worthless. How do I know? Because the checks shown on separate websites all have the same date, same amount, and same check number. What an amazing coincidence!

One more thing - the routing number on the check is fictitious. Although the offer states you will pay only $1 to $2.95 for the kit, here is the scary news. You will find your credit card charged for $49, $59 or even $99 with additional monthly charges thereafter. And many buyers never receive any "Cash Kit" at all.

If you have encountered anything like this, please make a comment and tell me about your experience - it may help others.

On my Making Money with Your Blog website, I have promised to tell would-be bloggers all I know and have learned about being a newbie blogger, but when I discovered these sites, I was furious. How dare these rascals - it may be only one 'rascal' with numerous aliases - scam readers who only want to find a way to make some additional money in these difficult times.

Shame on them and shame on us if we fall for their dubious claims and false promises. if you want to learn more about the easiest way to actually make money with Google by starting a blog without investing one penny for web host or domain name, check this out: http://Ublog4money.blogspot.com.

B. J. Rakow, Ph.D., Executive Coach for Fortune 500 companies and Author, "Much of What You Know about Job Search Just Ain't So." You may read the first chapter free at Barnes & Noble: http://bn.com.