Beware of the CYBER FRAUDS at Barbados Free Press.
I once used to support the blogsters at the so-called “Barbados Free Press”… until I realised what a MASSIVE SCAM they were trying to pull on the people of Barbados. I used to visit their blog and post comments, but that all stopped when I realised that they always backed out and disappeared whenever I emailed them asking for EVIDENCE about some of the stories they posted. All I would ever get were obscure excuses about how “dangerous” it was for them to say anything because the “government operatives” were “looking for them again”. Ask me what I think about them and I will tell you they are a bunch of liars and cowards. But they are also out for your MONEY.
Think about it… Barbados Free Press pumps out false allegations of political corruption in Barbados every day. They claim to have MILLIONS of readers. They claim to be one of the most popular WordPress blogs in the world. But if you go to www.wordpress.com you will see some information about the number of wordpress blogs and the number of new posts for the current day. I just visited the site and it said: “1,562,804 blogs with 55,726 new posts today.” But visit barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com and you will be lucky if you find comments from even TEN different user names in any one day… a dismally low figure compared to the 1.5 million readers which Barbados Free Press claims to have. How is that possible in a small Caribbean country which has a total population of less than 300,000 people? ANSWER: It isn’t! … It’s a LIE!
The answer to all this lies in the next general elections in Barbados which could be called anytime up to September 2008. Politics is a numbers game. Barbados Free Press is trying to trick people into thinking that it has broad-based support in Barbados, when the simple reality is that very few people in Barbados read their blog or even know they exist. In a recent act of cheap desperation, they tried to con people into downloading, printing and distributing their so-called “print edition” which has been another massive flop. As the date for the next election draws closer, you can expect to see a lot more fake stories being posted on their blog, all designed to mislead and confuse gullible and unsuspecting people. It is not 100% clear exactly who Barbados Free Press is trying to scam with their false claims. They could be using their blog as a means of sucking money from opponents of the current Barbados government. In that case it would be the leadership of the opposition party in Barbados who should be most careful of being tricked by these internet fraudsters.
As the weeks and months progress, we will soon see what else develops. What we need to make people aware of is the danger of falling into the traps of these modern day frauds, liars and crooks who use the internet to deceive and scam their victims.
If anyone from Barbados Free Press approaches you about donations to support their “cause for press freedom and free speech in Barbados”, or offers you any “special promotional deal”, please ignore them and don’t fall victim to their scam. Do NOT reply to any email messages they send to you, and do NOT click on any links in those email messages!
BEWARE! The age of cyber frauds and internet fakes has dawned upon politics in Barbados. Protect yourself and don’t be another victim.
