What I 'm going to do in this article is to show you the types of easy money making scams and offer the tips how you can avoid them.
Here are the main characteristics of scams:
1- Guaranteed income Avoid the program which guarantees you will make money. Nobody can guarantee this. The money you make will depend on your work and effort you put into any opportunity.
You should also avoid the programs which promise you fortune in a short time.
2- No one answers your questions Don't join any program which doesn't answer any of your questions before joining. If nobody answers your questions before joining, then how you will get support if you have questions after joining.
3- There are no earnings disclaimer, terms of service and privacy policy. You know, nearly all money making programs have these terms below the website. But most of money making scams don't put them on their website. You should not join any program which doesn't have these requirements.
4- Work at home jobs. Most of the work at home programs requires an initial fee to join them. When you join them you will have to apply the companies personally without any guarantee that you will find the work you want or not.
5- Get paid to surf and Internet surveys programs. These companies try to convince you that you will make money just for being on the Internet, surfing the web, filling out surveys, answering emails. It is lie. They don't tell you the hard part of the work (for example, an advertising part) before joining the program.
It becomes so difficult to get required credits for getting paid that most people quit in their fist days. Most times these programs require a certain fee to join them. Even it is free to join you will have to pay money to the companies inside your membership.
6- Products that "sell themselves". The key to selling a product is successful marketing. If you don't do any marketing for the product, there won't be any sales. So avoid these types of programs.
7- Data entry, envelope stuffing, coupon clipping. These kind of programs require much more work than data entry, envelope stuffing or coupon clipping after you join them.
Remember, it is not always easy to avoid the scams, but from time to time you will be able to spot them. I wish you success on your way of making money online.
Copyright (c) 2008 Orkhan Ibadov
* Data entry jobs
* Make money processing rebates
* Train as a rebate processor
* Make money typing online
* Get paid for your opinion
* Want a free laptop?
* How I made $32,000 my first month in business!
Are these familiar? The first four would have you think they are employment opportunities. But that's not what is generally offered by these deceptive emails.
For instance, the rebate processor "jobs" often ask you to set up your own business online. Your ads will offer a purchase rebate, and when your customer buys from you, you send them a rebate out of your own money. Since the jobs aren't really jobs at all, these qualify as easy money scams.
The next two generally require you to sign up for online "trial offers" that you agree to pay for - and if you sign up for enough of them they will give you a rebate of sorts for doing so. These companies pay you a share of their commissions - for agreeing to buy what their corporate customers are selling. Clearly an easy money scam.
The last email above is more common - and more dangerous. Typically, a link on the email takes you to a lengthy sales pitch that shows pictures of someone in an expensive setting - replete with upscale house, expensive car, beachside villa, etc. For a very small sum of money, you are told, you too can enjoy the "good life" that is depicted.
The sender almost always tells you how he was broke and suffering - just as you may are - and how he discovered a wonderful (secret) way to turn his life around and make a ton of money. You decide you want to know his secret, so you buy the deal for $29. Immediately, you are shown another offer. For just $159 (or $259... or $359...or a lot more) he will take you into his "inner circle", and personally help you to accomplish what he has done - so you can enjoy the good life together.
In the end it boils down to this: you will, at best, find yourself with a website that sells exactly the same hype you just experienced.
TEST: Does the information shown include real contact information? If the website includes a phone number or an email link, contact the person who sent the email and ask for the phone number of a satisfied customer or two.
While the sales pitch always includes any number of testimonials - their contact info is never included if the pitch is an easy money scam. Just remember, never buy a "pig in a poke". If you cannot verify every feature of the offer - RUN AWAY! It's a scam!
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