Need a grant scam spokesperson? Call Rovion!

I was looking at some of the sites by Philippines-based JRS Media Solutions, which appears to be one of the major foreign grant scam companies, and was wondering who these people are that you see in the pop up videos that start when the page loads. I mean people like these ladies:


They're obviously Americans - or are really good actors with a flawless accent - but where would a foreign company like JRS Media Solutions, a company that targets US Consumers' credit card accounts through deceptive websites, find US residents that would not mind playing a role in their scammy schemes? Contact some shady agent in L.A. that specializes in low-end, desperate actors and actresses that would do anything for a role, any role?

Well no. If you need a spokesperson type video for your web site, there of course is a company for that. And a quite successful one, it seems.

That company is named Rovion, and they have successfully provided their services to well-known brand names such as 1-800 Flowers, A&E, Cisco, VH1, and many other major corporations.

The video service they sell is Rovion inPerson^(TM) which, according to Rovion,

"creates actionable connections between visitors and web sites by enabling pages to "come alive" with compelling video messages, leading to increased response rates, brand recognition, customer retention, and revenues."

My guess is that the 'actionable connection' in this case would be the scammer-victim connection, and the 'increased revenues' would be more US$ in hidden fees hitting unsuspecting US Consumers' credit card accounts.

Judging by the accounts showcased on Rovion's website, business is good, with major accounts in the portfolio. It makes you wonder why on earth they would do business with shady foreign companies like JRS Media Solutions, whose business model relies solely on deceptive negative option services marketed to US consumers.

As for JRS Media Solutions themselves, they appear to use the inPerson^(TM) services for many of their sites; they were kind enough to improperly configure their videos directory for one of their landing servers, allowing a peek into the directories:


Following the links into the directories reveals the videos in .swf format, promoting other things besides grants such as Acai weight-loss tea, forex trading, work at home schemes, and real estate programs. If you browse through the directories, you will see that the same actresses are used for different programs. Such as the eeehm ... lovely Heather, who almost convinced me to get me some Acai (apparently pronounced aca-yee) berry weight loss tea AND sign up for a work at home program:



Sorry Heather, not gonna happen this time. Well at least I understand the 'actionable connection' bit now.