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Punch The Monkey Sucks
An SI Board Since August 2000
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Emcee:  donjuan_demarco Type:  Unmoderated
I keep seeing this banner ad here at SI at the top of my screen that says I will win $20 if I "punch the monkey".

So, after seeing this really annoying ad for days on end, I figured, what the hell, I will punch the monkey and get my twenty bucks.

Well, it turns out that if you punch the monkey, you don't get $20, you get nothing. I Emailed the "Money Tree" people who are running this scam, and here is their reply:

<<<<What you saw on the banner was $20* the asterisk (*) on
most sites, is a clickable link. When you click the asterisk
you see an explanation of what our Banana Bucks are. Also, when you first arrive at our site after clicking that banner you will see a page that explains the Banana Bucks. You are told twice that these are bonus dollars, before you ever enter our site or even see the game page. If you came into the site, then you'll note that $20 in Banana Bucks have been deposited into your player account.
Feel free to try your luck on our money tree. We've had close to a thousand cash winners already. Perhaps you'll be the next one. Thank you for playing TreeLoot ! Have fun and Good Luck !>>>

This looks like a clear-cut case of fraud to me. The ad says that if you punch the monkey, you get $20.

Looks to me like "Punch The Monkey" is a scam.
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13Hope you've managed to keep the monkey off your back! Shall we move on? MeAugustWest-11/13/2002
12Never posted here, but remember punching the monkey ads! Now all I ahve to do iAugustWest-6/30/2001
11I'm not worthy.... I'm not worthy. I am humbled by your presence. It wgulleyjimson-8/5/2000
10LOL!!!10K a day-8/5/2000
9I have no problem with SI selling the ad so long as they don't have a probledonjuan_demarco-8/3/2000
8gulleyjimson: <i>doesn't care what you think</i> Tell me somethHairBall-8/3/2000
7<i>Why would SI subject its members to this crap?</i> Because SI isgulleyjimson-8/3/2000
6<i>I thought I was going to go blind from that thing moving back and forthLodi-8/3/2000
5I know.. I hate that pos ad. I have a program called Naviscope. It's free. Ic.horn-8/3/2000
4Thanks! I thought I was going to go blind from that thing moving back and forthdonjuan_demarco-8/3/2000
3siliconinvestor.com Go here and check the no box by Display banner ads in stockc.horn-8/3/2000
2I wouldn't mind if it didn't show up every single time I hit inbox and sdonjuan_demarco-8/3/2000
1I agree, "Punch The Monkey" is a scam. Why would SI subject its memberHairBall-8/2/2000
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