Seems like their scheme is already having some problems … bridgeofknowledge.org is down, with a note in the address bar that says “Suspended” I wonder if they got reported for spamming?

I’d love to read your new post about this topic when you finish, no problem if you link to my page and feel free to use any of the screen-captures I made of their sites and such.

I’m pretty sure i’ve nailed them … does it make sense to you? All the clues point to these SEO companies as being at the center of the operation.
Have a great weekend!
~ Miqel

How they represent themselves initially makes them appear quite ‘on the level’ until…

The character known as ‘Kristen’ offered to pay me for links but when I checked out where the links led to I discovered some really very poor sites which no-one in their right mind would want to link out to – even for the ridiculous sum of money I was being offered.

The link-text offered was appalling and no way could any legitimate writer make a decent or credible post out of them. Really, really shoddy.

But it is very interesting what you have found. They know that people are now onto them too – knowing their IP I notice that they visit this site on a regular basis and always the posts relating to ‘them’.

I read your article on your site and would like to write a post regarding what you have found – hope you do not mind if I link to it.

Thanks for getting in touch and great work!!

With the help of your blog & the others posting on this topic, I believe i’ve solved the puzzle of what is a 3-fold pagerank scam, found yet another ‘clone’ site and identified those at the top of the pyramid and who they REALLY work for.

The short version is: the ‘bottom level’ link finders recruit and pay you small amounts (using false identities & untraceable companies)
to unknowingly help scam clients of the ‘top level’ business by adding spammy paid-links
(padded with 2 other .gov and .edu links),
The SEO clients are assured they are getting transparent & ethical ‘organic’ linking services at a price of around $6000.00 … or MORE, When in fact the SEO Companies I have identified are using shadow companies, deceptive marketing practices, fraudulent identities and bloggers to purchase the links for the purpose of spamming Google’s PageRank system and lying to their SEO clients about how it’s done. All the ‘top level’ SEO companies are owned by Jim Boykin, who also owns the company the link payments come from and coaches sessions on paid-link baiting.

Here’s a link to the full Autopsy:
http://miqel.com/internet_business_fraud/paid_links.html

still awaiting for her response, i said if it was religious i didn’t want anything to do with them!