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Has anyone clicked the link on the Index Page????

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Just wondering if anyone has tried to see if they are elegible for a government grant. Apparently there are millions of dollars to give away. Has anybody really recieved an $11 000.00 cheque from the government by using this so called process. I see there is a fee involved and wanted to know if it is more of a scam or would it be worthwhile to see?

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What link is this you speak of? I haven't seen it yet.
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In one of my past incarnations, I worked for various telemarketers. One company sold a binder full of information on grants and loans available from federal & provincial governments for various purposes. For $272 plus applicable shipping, handling and taxes. One of my duties was to keep the book up to date. There was absolutely nothing in the book that wasn't freely available to anyone with little initiative to do research for themselves. Even 15 years ago it was almost all on the internet.

My guess is that you are seeing an ad for a similar product or service. My advice - don't waste your money.
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I just saw this advert, and it is pretty obviously a scam. There have been lots of obvious scams advertised on avcanada. It's not avcanada's fault - they use google adsense and you just get whatever adverts they put on your page. I use adsense on some of my sites, and although you can block certain urls they just keep changing so it isn't worth the hassle. You just need to hope users are smart enough not to give away their money to these scammers.

Basically, if it is asking you to give money up-front, it is a scam. Normally you can tell these scams because the main page is very flashy and lists lots of testimonials from people who have received their money. Other variations are the "google money tree", "I'm rich, you're not", etc. It wouldn't surprise me if it isn't just one guy doing them all (and he is the only one who is rich from this!)

Also never download any software from these links "registry cleaner", etc. - they are almost always spyware.
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Why would this be on their site if it wasn't completely legitimate?
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