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This is a copy of a comment posted by a user Dean on members-area.org. The company that runs this site, CashEngines, has over six hundred web sites. They use domain names that contain catchy phrases, in the hope of catching the next unsuspecting consumer. The phrases "no fee" "free unlimited" and "no spyware" appear often on their sites. It is worth remembering that legitimate businesses don't need to resort to such claims. If it sounds too good to be true... CashEngines also is known as MarketEngines or MP3 Networks (perhaps others as well), depending on the site you visit. Their modus operandi is to get you to pay for something that is available elsewhere for free, usually under the guise of "tech support." The common themes appear to be video, music, software and cell phone ring tones. Whatever thing becomes the next "hot" item in consumers' minds, you can surely bet that CashEngines will create a variety of web sites to capitalize on it. Even the suggestion of cell phone ring tones in the site name is a form of fraud, since most of these sites are actually just another example of their "free music" sites. Obviously, search engine placement plays a role in the selection of names. There's even the tired old idea of slightly altering domain names to suit a particular audience, e.g. thegamesmembersarea, themoviesmembersarea, thetvmembersarea, ad nauseum. Do legitimate businesses you deal with resort to this? It doesn't pass the smell test. If you visit the cashengines.com web site, you'll see that they have an affiliate program ("HUGE Payouts - Cash Engines pays affiliates up to $22.50 for each sale you bring in"). Affiliate programs are a sure bet that a good shopping experience for the consumer is an unlikely proposition.

HOW I HATE SURF CANYON!!! IT WAS A RECOMMENDED ADD ON BY FF, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO COMMENT, THEN UNINSTALL IT, THEY SENT ME A NASTY EMAIL STATING THAT RESPONDED QUICKLY TO ME BY DIRECTING ME TO YET ANOTHER WORTHLESS SITE THAT DID NOT GIVE ME INFO ON HOW TO UNINSTALL THIS USELESS ADD ON. ALL THE OTHER ADD ON FOR FF ARE EASILY UNINSTALLED AND THEY DON'T CENSOR USER OPINIONS. WHAT A BUNCH OF CREEPS AND CROOKS!!! FF SHOULD TAKE MORE CARE WHEN RECOMMENDING ADD ONS!