| The Sports Betting Champ System is a sports betting | | | | aim to have their products pass judgement by |
| system developed by John Morrison, an Ivy League | | | | attention to detail, but also by "blurring things around the |
| graduate from Cornell University with a PhD in | | | | edges" so things aren't so sharp that they stand out. |
| statistics. On the sales page there are some lofty | | | | After studying the images it became clear that they |
| claims that the system is "the ultimate foolproof sports | | | | were either very well forged or they were indeed |
| betting system" and that he makes over "$70,000 | | | | genuine. I figured that a one-off outlay of a few |
| every week betting on sports". These claims are | | | | hundred dollars was a small price to pay to determine |
| combined with screenshots of his betting account | | | | once and for all if the Sports Betting Champ System is |
| showing a balance of $185,819.80 for the month of | | | | a scam. |
| December 2009. | | | | Now it would be easy for me to take the claims on |
| As you scroll down the page you are assaulted with | | | | the Sports Betting Champ System website and |
| photos of scribbled "testimonials", grainy scans of | | | | compare them to my findings. But the simple truth is - |
| betting slips, and more claims that read so | | | | the Sports Betting Champ System actually works, and |
| outrageously that they scream "scam!". There is even | | | | the claims can be realised (but only if you follow the |
| a photo of Hillary Clinton, in what appears to be an | | | | instructions and place large bets). I started with a $10 |
| attempt to legitimise the claims through random political | | | | betting unit, and a bankroll of a few hundred dollars. I |
| association. To top it off there is a link to a page with | | | | was happy to risk this much as I am a regular sports |
| over 1,000 supposed customer testimonials, all scans | | | | bettor and historically on the whole I manage to place |
| of scribbled letters with handwriting that looks very | | | | good bets (although still losing a few hundred dollars a |
| similar. | | | | month on average). |
| After reading everything on the Sports Betting Champ | | | | After 2 months of betting, following the instructions to |
| System page (including all the testimonials), my initial | | | | the letter, and betting on NBA, MLB and NFL. In total I |
| reaction was to assume that the system was a scam, | | | | placed 73 bets (every single bet that the Sports |
| so I popped onto Google expecting to find details | | | | Betting Champ System provided during the 2 months), |
| confirming my suspicions. After a few hours searching | | | | and the record of those bets was 71-2. That's right, |
| it soon became clear that most posts about the | | | | only 2 of the bets lost in the 2 months of betting! After |
| system were in fact positive. However I was still | | | | the first few successes I honestly couldn't believe this |
| sceptical, as it is widely known how easy it is to | | | | system was actually working! Needless to say, in that |
| modify pictures. The reasons for my suspicions are: | | | | 2 month period I turned my bankroll from a few |
| * The claimed profits are large to the point of being | | | | hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars, and was |
| unbelievable | | | | able to increase my betting unit from $10 to $200. |
| * It is easy to modify screenshots using an image | | | | I was probably the most sceptical reader before joining |
| editor | | | | the Sports Betting Champ System, but now the profits |
| * The scans of the betting slips are grainy enough to | | | | speak for themselves. I wasn't going to give the |
| hide any modifications | | | | system a chance, but I'm glad I spent the few hundred |
| * The scans of the customer testimonials have | | | | to join as the investment has repaid itself a hundred |
| surprisingly similar handwriting | | | | times over! Follow the links below to join the Sports |
| I was convinced that this was a well put together and | | | | Betting Champ System. |
| extremely elaborate scam. The best counterfeiters | | | | |