Google Money Tree Scam & Hydra Affiliate Network

In the last couple days I have received numerous messages on social networks, twitter, and emails about my photo being used in a advertisement for the Google Money Tree system.

The ads appear to be placed by the Hydra Nework or one of their affiliates.

Somebody did a rather large ad buy as the screenshots we have been getting are on some pretty big properties like huffingtonpost.com, espn.com, and some Newscorp properties like myspace.com and foxnews.com.

Here was the ad on huffingtonpost.com:

and from fox:

We also have screen shots from many other people who saw them and sent them. Please if you see this ad take a screen shot and email it to me (jeremy@) along with the links it goes to.

Thank you so much to those out there that have helped so far.

Special thanks to @JtChandler and Hannes Johnson

This Google Money Tree system appears to be one of the biggest scams on the internet and I can’t tell you how pissed off it makes me that someone is severely tarnishing my brand by associating my picture with this scam.

We sent paperwork on Monday to about every address and email associated with this (including Hydra Affiliate Network) to immediately cease and desist.

I want to be very clear we are not associated with this trash.