Friday, October 15, 2010

How do I know if an opportunity online is a scam?


An opportunity can only be considered a travesty when he's out to cheat you of your money. In my opinion, if non-monetary terms are involved, I will not label it as a scam. Since there have been many reports of people getting cheated, because there are still a climb in these cases? It all boils down to two things. Greed and fear.

Scammers targeting people greedy and who are looking for an easy opportunity to earn money online without any hard work. Make us believe that there are actually these opportunities, and all you have to do is ' doing this and earn money ', ' invest some money to get higher returns ', ' pay me and I'll tell you how to ', etc.There are numerous ways to get scammed online. here is a quick guide to count bad good eggs.

Common words used in scams opportunities:

~ Earn while you sleep.-Yawn!
~ Work in your pyjamas or underwear.
~ No work necessary.-Oh, really?
approximately 200% money returns. -You can try to Rob a bank! you get much more!
~ Let your money roll and roll-Yes then banks will have to close.

Common Scams:

1. High Yield Investment Programs (HYIP). They require you to invest a large sum of money, promising high returns in a very short time.This usually involves investing in some kind of "Futures projects".

2. multi-level Marketing (MLM) opportunities.Do not misunderstand me.Not all of them are scams. They are true companies that sell quality products and is paid for sales of products/services.Take note that if there is no real products/services, and you win just asking people to join, very probably is a pyramid scheme.It is illegal to course.

Other online scams to take note:

1. Lottery scams.Congratulations! you have gained a new full HDTV (or PS3, iphone, refrigerator, etc.).All you need to do is visit the site and provide your credit card number and PIN to cover the cost of shipping and handling. "you're right, the item never arrives. you just exposed to identity theft.

2. Phishing scams. you will receive an email that looks like it came from your bank, telling you about identity theft and asking you to login and verify your account information. your login details are recorded and sold to others.

3. Auction scams. you won the bidding for an item and item never arrived after you have made a payment for it. auction sites like eBay made a strict rules against these scammers.

You know that you can actually make money online with these ways legitimate? find out how you can quickly create a successful at home business for you and your loved ones!







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