Does Hannity say work at Home with internetbriefcase?

Published: October 18, 2010

Updated: November 22, 2011

Could you earn home income with Internet Briefcase, or is this another scam?

Probably a scam.

If you listen to talk radio, you may hear a pitch for a program presented as Internet Briefcase dot com. I had heard this advertisement on the Sean Hannity show and on Glen Beck for a few months while driving home. The radio spots can be quite convincing. In fact, one day, I just had to check this out. When I got home I entered the URL in my browser and what I found was a simple statement, which read as follows:

"You're About To See The Exact Internet Business System That A Radio Listener Just Like 'YOU' Is Currently Using to Make $40,000+ A Month" (Internet briefcase dot com, 2010).

The web site is not overloaded with testimonials like many other so called work at home opportunities. In fact, the only testimonial appears to be from the listener who claims to earn $40,000 a month. This may be a psychological ploy to build unwarranted trust from the web page visitor; most scam sites contain tons of testimonials.

Initial research on Internet Briefcase led the author to believe that this program is simply designed to lure victims into spending more and more money.

Internet Briefcase is an application that a distributor downloads to participate in the Carbon Copy Pro program. This system comprises a series of "up-selling" promotions to allegedly increase the income of participants at various levels. The up-selling component entails purchasing chunks of applications for increasing access and opportunity. The goal of Carbon Copy Pro is to act as a "funnel system" to a much larger program known as Wealth Masters International. Participating in Wealth Masters International requires investing amounts between $1000 and $20,000 (Boozer, 2010).

The Internet Briefcase application, Wealth Masters International and Carbon Copy Pro are the brainchild of Internet Entrepreneur Jay Kubassek. This statement, contained on the web site attempt to build trust, but is that trust warranted. Claiming the distinction of Internet Entrepreneur may simply mean that Jay Kubassek has led countless individuals to part with their money.

I once again heard the advertisement while listening to the Glen Beck on the radio while on the way to work yesterday morning. The advertisement provided what may possibly be a more transparent insight into what a participant in the Internet Briefcase program may do. The credit for the on-air advertisement for Internet Briefcase dot com goes to a company named Online Business Solutions. I presently know nothing of that company.

The advertisement stated that Internet Briefcase "turns the power of social networking into a cash machine that delivers cash to your doorstep twenty-four, seven." This is the real draw of online marketing; the idea that the Internet will work for you even as you sleep. The claim appeals to the desire to get rich quick without actually saying you will get rich quick.

The truth of the matter is that you must put time and effort into any program for it to pay off. If social networking provides the outlet, then you must work very hard to socially network. Some people take great pleasure in spending hours upon hours developing their networks. One of my associates stated in a discussion that he is addicted to social networking. For personalities like that, this form of promotion could lead to great opportunity but those personalities are rare.

The idea of using social networking for marketing is not a new one. Participants post plenty of links to a marketing sites on Facbook, MySpace, Twitter, etc. These links then drive visitors to the advertised site or at least hopefully increase the Google ranking. I have even seen software applications marketed that claim to create Twitter accounts, post marketing links, then delete the Twitter accounts. If this is the type of application presented by Internet Briefcase then the descriptive phrase for the program is SPAM generator.

One thing is for certain, the program involves selling something, the question is what does a prospect sell? The research is incomplete so the jury is still out, but the most likely assumption would be that the prospect would be expected to sell Internet Briefcase; another indication of a scam.

The author is always cautious of e-mail advertisements for opportunities and heavily promoted offers. This is, however, one or the first programs that I have heard on the radio. Especially on nationally syndicated shows like Glen Beck and Sean Hannity. I listen to those programs because I believe the hosts are credible individuals with enlightening ideas.

Placing spots on nationally syndicated shows certainly adds to the exposure of a program and the shows that this program are presented on are credible shows. However, I highly doubt that the hosts of those shows are actually participating in the promoted campaign but I would hope that the producers of those shows check out the advertisers who buy time. T

herefore, the opportunities are either legitimate or the producers may not care. In any case, a perspective participant should investigate the program thoroughly before investing any money. Times are tough and the source of an offer should not cloud the process of making informed decisions.

The web site for internet briefcase lists Sean Hannity, Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh as referral sources on the sign-up page. I have heard the Internet Briefcase promotion on the Sean Hannity radio program but have not seen adds for the opportunity on the Sean Hannity web site. Most of the major advertisers on the radio show are personally endorsed by Sean Hannity and adds for those advertisers appear on the Hannity home page available at http://www.hannity.com.

An interesting aspect appears to be the way certain of the AM radio shows tie together advertising. On the morning radio, I now hear advertisements for Internet Briefcase mentioning that the company is seeking out listeners of the Rush Limbaugh show. I am curious as to why advertisers on a program would actively seek listeners of another program, Rush Limbaugh. Perhaps the advertisers feel that the listeners of Rush Limbaugh's programming are in a better position to take advantage of their offer.

I also noticed that whenever I hear the Internet Briefcase promotion I also hear an advertisement for another program, Income at Home, within a very short time. This leads me to believe that these two promotions are connected in some manner; although I have not discovered the link. Income at Home, however, occasionally displays a banner-ad on the Hannity home page.

Whether Internet Briefcase is legitimate or not, there is at least one copy cat site to beware of. The opportunity that is nationally advertised on talk shows, the likes of Glen Beck, Sean Hannity, and Rush Limbaugh resides on the dot com domain.

There is also a web site with the same name on the dot net domain. The web-site residing on the dot net domain is registered through a dot rr Top Level Domain. This domain is foreign to the United States and following the domain trail leads to Russia.

Be very careful if you type the address directly into the address bar of your browser. If you enter the wrong site, you may be in for trouble.

Regardless of duplicate sites set up for questionable purposes, the author is very skeptical of programs such as that portrayed by Internet Briefcase dot com. Experience demonstrates that the only people who actually benefit from these promotions are the promoters.

Have you had heard of the Internet Briefcase program?

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Internet Briefcase (2010). Internet Briefcase. Available from internet briefcase dot com

Boozer (2010). Internet Briefcase Opportunity – An Honest Review. Articlebase.com. Available from articlesbase.com/home-business-articles/internet-briefcase-opportunity-an-honest-review-1925401.html.