Fake Philly news station KLMT created for scam

Updated July 1, 12:00 p.m.: A reader suggests that the site generates location information dynamically, so this is not a Philly-specific scam. We verified this fact with a virtual browser renderer.

No, that’s not a new local news station to compliment Philadelphia’s famed television channels. KLMT News 3 35-year veteran reporter Katie Wilson doesn’t exist.

Despite a mostly convincing Web site that includes Philly’s forecast, a Philadelphia tag-line and an attractive Photoshop mock-up of several lead anchors, the site’s a scam, reports Lost Remote.

Well duh, right? It might not trick the locals, but it’s a convincing presentation that could lead readers outside the region to believe that a local reporter has actually researched the prospect of making cash from Google Adwords. Links throughout the site lead to Google Money Master.

In fact, according to the site, our faker Wilson reports that the station secretary Vivian quit her job to pursue the promising $70 per hour work-from-home gig. We hear that, Viv, we hear that.

Hat tip to TVSpy Shop Talk.

iCueTV plans to launch interactive television platform in fourth quarter

Imagine seeing a product you want on a favorite television show and using your remote to view more information, download accompanying audio and video, and purchase it without leaving the comfort of your couch.

It could happen sooner than you expect.

In May, Cherry Hill-based iCueTV met with peers at a cable television industry conference held in Colorado to test its plug ‘n’ play interactive cable platform that can do just that, according to a press release.

A convention hall was transformed into a small town – complete with cars parked on the street and a fake supermarket – and a cable signal was broadcast from Washington, D.C. Onlookers could pick up a remote and test the interactive capabilities of the technology.

iCueTV President and Founder Michael Huegel says it was an industry first.
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