Congrats on taking the time to do your research. Here is my review on Countdown to Profits.

You are trying to find out if Countdown to profits is a scam.  The word scam gets thrown around loosely nowadays about anything. But there are some red flags that I am going to point out that I am compelled to make you aware of.

B4 we get going.

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So let’s get to it…

Countdown to Profits Review

What is Countdown to Profits?

In a nutshell creator Richard Paul (more on him later) and a childhood friend discovered a formula to generate an income online on autopilot. All you need on your end to make the money start coming in is a few clicks on your ole trusty mouse.

Red Flag # 1 -$500 bullsh*t bonus

We have been here before with Home Income Site. When they tease you with a way to make money by watching the video.

The way it works here is the following. For every’ second of time, you spend watching the sales video. You are promised $1. I gotta admit this is pretty good.

Who doesn’t love free and easy money?

They even have the countdown clock doing down, alongside money going up.

So, of course, you gonna watch until the very end. Because who doesn’t want to make a quick $500 cash.

When you get there. You find out there is a catch. To claim your $500 you have to purchase Countdown to Profits for $97 AND use for 30 days…

Now here’s more info on that $500 ‘payday’

So if you follow along here, you not getting that $500… unless you spending a lot more dough…

Red flag # 2 – Richard Paul in Video is a paid actor

The ole let’s hire a paid actor bit to promote our product as the creator. This tactic never gets old. The gentleman we see in the video. Has been in several other make money online opportunities like Stark Trading System and Profit Stackers System.

To be honest I am not even sure a real Richard Paul exists. But if he did I get it. Maybe you just don’t want to be on camera. So why not be transparent about it. Have a disclaimer saying he’s a paid actor or something. Because sooner or later we gonna find out.

Red flag # 3 – Space is limited

This is considered a method of urgency or also known as a high-pressure sales tactic. By claiming only 50 spots are available, they expect you to fall victim to FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out).

To top it off they actually have spot counter showing you how many spots are left. As the video continues to play.

But what’s really funny no matter how long you leave the sales video open it never goes lower than 8. In fact, I viewed the page from 3 different browsers and even used Chrome incognito mode. Each time it ticked down to 8 and stayed.

Red Flag # 4 – “Testimonials”

We already know using testimonials is an effective way to entice prospective buyers. Because of course its only natural. We would like to hear from other people to see if it’s real.

But if you going to fake them, at least check your work man…

I think maybe they figured we wouldn’t be able to catch it. But during the sales video, one of the testimonials shown is from Sarah Johnston:

But if you scroll the testimonials shown underneath the video. Well, look who it is?

Looks like Sarah joined witness protection. And got her self a new identity.

She goes by Kate Weinstein now.

I know I am joking around about this. But how can you trust any of the testimonials on this page now?

Red Flag # 5 – BBB Rating “F”

When you visit their page on the Better Business Bureau. You find out 2 things. For one they are not accredited even though they existed since 2016. And second, they have received an F rating. If you aren’t sure how BBB you are graded on a scale of A-F. A being the best and F being the worst.

I did forget to mention they received 1 out of 5 stars for customer service.

Red Flag # 6 – Selling your info

When you take a look at the purchase agreement page they slip in the following:

Buyer agrees that all personal information about the buyer or his or her buying habits and preferences, including address and phone number, may be placed in a general database and agrees that this information may be shared, rented or sold to third parties.

So they letting you know in black and white your info WILL BE SOLD.

Red Flag #7 – Backdoor to backdoor to backdoor

I saved the best for last. Honestly, this could have been the only flag needed. But I went thru the motions to educate you. On how to point out these red flags on your own.

Anyhoo I digress.

This is going to be a doozy so you might want to get a pen and paper to following along with a diagram.

By backdoor, I am referring to creating a ‘Done-For-You ‘ model as the opening to a sales funnel (as known as a purchase funnel) to something which already exists.

So why would somebody do this?

1. $97 upfront price can help them cover marketing costs.
2. The real product has many controversial reviews.
3. Their intentions are outright suspect.

Let’s go deeper into the rabbit hole. After you cough up those $97 you are sent to an upsell-page. The new sales video is making you a pitch to actually join another deceptive make money online program called Automatic Edge.

Now here’s the kicker.

If you purchase Automatic Edge you are promoted to the infamous MTTB which stands for My Top Tier Business.

MTTB, in a nutshell… is a 21 step training system that teaches you how to make money online with MOBE (more in second). The 21 steps are divided into 5 phases. Each phase has action steps and homework. Once complete it requires you to contact your coach to unlock the next phase. Where they high pressure you into upsells!

Oh this just got real yall!

Now let’s get into MOBE. Which was also highlighted in my blog post about Home Income Site.

MOBE is short for My Online Business Education.

Which use to be a digital marketing educational training program based on a 1-on-1 coaching structure.  I said used to because their deceptive tactics finally caught up to them just like it did with the infamous Digital Altitude.

Regardless this biz op falls under the category of a high ticket business opportunity. Something is considered to be high-ticket if you have the ability to earn $1,000 or more via affiliate commissions.

So how do you do that?

It’s referred to specifically as a ‘pay to play’ model.  This means a couple of things:

1. You have to buy the rights to access each level of advanced training.
2. When you buy each product you are also buying the licensing rights to ‘resell’ their products and earn a commission.

So, in other words, Countdown to Profits is actually the creation of an affiliate of MOBE.

But we do have some good news. MOBE was actually shut down in June 2018 by the FTC!. In fact, they went as far as labeling this a Coaching scheme.  Here is the actual press release.

The Final Verdict

MOBE was a legitimate company with deceptive tactics. Ultimately, it was banned by the FTC because over 96% of the folks who bought in were never able to get back the thousands they spent in licensing fees.

As I always say you ultimately make your own financial decisions.

I am just someone trying to provide you with all the facts so you can make the informed decision.

So now you know..