Cancost a Gamespot Sponsored Link!!!

For those that do not already know, there is a scam site going around called Cancost that is being advertised as a Sponsored Link from Gamespot where they are advertising Nintendo Wii's for $189.99Just Google ''cancost'' and you'll see it is a scam. Here is an exceprt from one of the scam reporting sites:It is a scam the website started on 12/04/07
The telephone is a cell # in TX
The address is residential
The server is in Russia along with the email address
No one will ever answer the phone
AND they only accept wire transfer.And here is a ''response'' from Cancost one of the posters over at yahoo submitted:We the lawful company. We are receiving more than 20 phone calls per
minute. Our main telephone # overloaded, You can use special #
(270)495-4740.
Your order was cancelled.

Have a Good Day! CanCost.com TEAM.
Rick WintersI created an account with them in good faith due to the fact that I followed this link from Gamespot. Not until I found out that I had to pay via wire transfer did I stop and Google them, only to find out it is a scam...and don't let anything you read tell you otherwise!!!Now, my problem with this whole mess is that Cancost is being advertised here on Gamespot as a Sponsored Link!!! What kind of research does Gamespot do when it comes to those links? None apparently. Now, cancost has my name, address, and phone number (no bank info though since I didn't wire transfer, no way) and who knows where that info will show up.I am VERY displeased with the fact that a scam site like this is advertised on Gamespot and I feel very sorry for those who followed it and went through with the wire transfer : ( Cancost a Gamespot Sponsored Link!!!
You should also bring this up in the Gamespot forum and make a call to their offices directly letting people know what is going on. Cancost a Gamespot Sponsored Link!!!
Here is the email I sent to various CNET departments (I prefaced it with a copy of my forum post):Now, this is unacceptable. It is one thing to advertise those sites that make you fill out surveys and participate in 5/10 promotions, etc before you get a ''free'' videogame system a few months later. Although those are deceptive, you eventually get what you were promised. The advertising of Cancost through Gamespot, a trusted news source for gamers around the world, is atrocious. Your company should be held liable for the losses of money and personal information that were incurred because of your advertising but I am sure that the law protects you in some way to the point that you can advertise whatever you want, regardless of the risk to consumers who have put their faith in you over the years. This situation is brimming with questionable ethics. Between this and the situation with Jeff Gerstmann, how do you expect consumers to keep their trust in the way Gamespot is handling its, and ultimately your, business? I love Gamespot and I am not trying to discredit your organization, I just feel that the loyal frequent users, paying or non-paying, should be entitled to a little more discretion when it comes to the advertising presented to us. As for me, I am never clicking an external link on Gamespot again...
And here is the auto response generated by Cancost when I asked them to remove me from their mailing list:This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification

Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:

support@cancost.com

Technical details of permanent failure:
PE RM_FAILURE: SMTP Error (state 13): 550 5.1.1 : Recipient address rejected: User unknown
About Sponsored Links''This section contains paid listings which have been purchased by companies that want to have their sites appear for specific search terms and related content. These listings are administered, sorted and maintained by a third party and are not endorsed by CNET Networks''-That was good enough for me. Plus I could tell they were scam sites just by looking at them. Besides...what retailer in the world actually has 17,000 Nintendo Wiis? Get real...
Wow, 17,000? I didn't even see that :) I guess in today's world it's all about the fine print where everyone is exonerated and no one takes responsibilty. I should have expected nothing more. Oh well, my real intent here is twofold; to let those responsible for the advertising know that their ''third party'' apparently isn't keeping the people they work for in their best interests and, MOST IMPORTANTLY, to warn anyone here who maybe curious about ordering a Nintendo Wii from Cancost. Other than that I'm not out to get anyone or tarnish Gamespot's image by any means. This post has everyone's best interests at heart but I'm sure there will be negative feedback as usual. I still can't believe they said they have 17,000 Wiis, I didn't see that one : )
Sorry derubermensch1, Mr_Oblivio is right on this one, as much as I don't like it. There one radio station I hear, just about every DJ has to advertise a product, they claim it makes you younger, gives you energy, revitalizes the cells, and so much more. In their commercials for this product, they proclaim it to be the best thing ever. The they have the give-a-way commercial for vacation packages and what not, at the end of these commercials you have that really fast paced voiced claiming something along the lines of ''The statements made do not necessarily meet the criteria of this station.'' I've also seen this on television, both English and Spanish.You know what though, you raise a point, the more people know about this, the more people talk about the scammer, and it looks bad for Cnet. Other companies that are in good standing do not want to be mixed with the scammer in their advertisements, so they pressure Cnet, I hope so at least, and Cnet has two choices, lose the good company or get rid of the scammer that will probably be out of business soon anyway.