New Scam – WidgetBucks, WidgetSucks, BlogBrush, Ring a bell?

WidgetBucks or … WidgetSucks?
A new scam appeared. I hold no reserve on labeling it a scam. It tempts bloggers to play ads on their site to products from major estores. They use product feeds from Amazon.com and other major online stores. Do you know the Amazon affiliate percentage? Read on.
Why I label it a Scam?
I’m really prompt in labeling it a scam. Why? I checked out the site and the moment I saw the ‘bucks widget’ in action I knew it was feeding Amazon.com products. Never clicked it:) Then I started to look for the next best thing: What’s in it for me? After several minutes of searching I noticed they never say how much they give back. They only say something about 10% on referal fees?
I also notice a Hype pattern reminding me of BlogFlush which aquired a huge number of backlinks according to Yahoo!.
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