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FBI, SEC Probe Web Sites Offering Large Returns Looking at
Ads . . . Federal investigators are examining Web sites . . . autosurf pages
that promise to pay members simply for viewing advertisements. The
FBI and SEC are taking a closer look at these sites that bear a similarity
to the famous Ponzi scheme, where investors are lured in by promises
of lavish returns, but are paid with the money from future investors,
rather than money earned from a legitimate business activity. . . . offers
free membership, but only pays users who have upgraded, investing in
$6 increments, with a maximum of $6,000. . . . the ...