Is the following website legitimate or yet just another scam

www.16earn.com

If they are legitimate I would like the following four pieces of information:

 1. Organisation representing the Web site.
 2. Their telephone number.
 3. Their street address (Not a PO BOX address)
 4. Contact name I can talk to regarding web site.

Regards

Mongolia

Dear mongolia,

The answer must be split in two parts:

1) The website is owned by an actual registered US company. So in that
regard, it's not a scam.

2) This and other similar websites owned by the same company seem to
be used for dubious purposes that bear certain similarities to scams.


As for 1), I checked who the owner of the domain "16earn.com" is. And
this is the result:

Prospect Performance LLC
Sam Guerra
9901 E Valley Ranch Parkway, Suite 2000
Irving, TX 75063
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Phone: 702-218-6242
E-Mail: domains@prospectperformance.com

I also noticed this at the foot of the website: "All images, copy and
trademark names are Property of Guerra Communications, LLC". Another
company name, but also conncected with the name "Guerra".

With that knowledge, I searched the database of registered Texas
companies. The results are very interesting:

GUERRA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LLC 
9901 VALLEY RANCH PKWY E STE 2000
IRVING, TX 75063-6787
	
Status:	NOT IN GOOD STANDING 	
Registered Agent:	SALVATORE GUERRA
9901 E. VALLEY RANCH PARKWAY, SUITE 2000
IRVING, TX 75063	
Registered Agent Resignation Date:		
State of Incorporation:	NV	
File Number:	0800331797 	
Charter/COA Date:	April 13, 2004	
Charter/COA Type:	COA	
Taxpayer Number:	12008830577


PROSPECT PERFORMANCE LLC 
9901 VALLEY RANCH PKWY E STE 2000
IRVING, TX 75063-6787
	
Status:	IN GOOD STANDING NOT FOR DISSOLUTION OR WITHDRAWAL through May 15, 2006	
Registered Agent:	SALVATORE GUERRA
9901 E. VALLEY RANCH PARKWAY, SUITE 2000
IRVING, TX 75063	
Registered Agent Resignation Date:		
State of Incorporation:	NV	
File Number:	0800331787 	
Charter/COA Date:	April 13, 2004	
Charter/COA Type:	COA	
Taxpayer Number:	12008831336

As you see, "Sam" Guerra is actually Salvatore Guerra, and he
obviously owns both companies. They do really exist, albeit Guerra
Communications is not in good standing.

Nevertheless, they seem to be a scam. The only purpose of those and
similar websites by this Mr. Guerra seems to collect personal data
that can late be sold to anyone who is willing to pay for it. At Focal
Curve, I found these interesting articles on Prospect
Performance/Guerra Communications:
http://geek.focalcurve.com/archive/2004/08/7career-scam/
http://geek.focalcurve.com/archive/2004/08/prospect-performance-scam-update/

Also have a look at this Newsgroup thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/news.admin.net-abuse.email/browse_frm/thread/7da6871005df2500/6b9e2f0780f74c34#6b9e2f0780f74c34

The conclusion: 16earn.com and the related websites are scams,
conducted by an actual company.

Regards,
Scriptor


Sources:

Domain Bank: Whois Search
http://www.domainbank.net/whois_gen.cfm

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: Coproration Search
http://ecpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/Index.html

"[OT] collecting info from suckers"; Usenet thread via Google Groups
http://groups.google.com/group/news.admin.net-abuse.email/browse_frm/thread/7da6871005df2500/6b9e2f0780f74c34#6b9e2f0780f74c34

Search terms:
"guerra communications"
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