Beware of Scammers
Big market for SCAMMERS
Thousands of people everyday trying to create their own online Home Business are affected by "SCAMMERS". The idea of having an online home business is just great but it also hides a lot of Grey corners where SCAMMERS hang out. Every day, I hear or read about someone having lost a pile of money to SCAMMERS. I and many of my friends have also been caught by unlawful schemes. Since we are never over informed about the "How NOT TO get SCAMMED" I want to help anyone who needs this important information so that hard-earned money can stay in the proper hands.
Beware of SCAMMERS
If you don't do your homework carefully in selecting the "Perfect Online Home Business Program", chances are that you will end-up losing your money.
So let us discuss different aspects of SCAMS and how we can "DETECT SCAMS addressing "Making Money Online", "Home Business", and "Make Money At Home".
Most "SCAMMERS" utilize the same method. They try to get your "TRUST"in any way they can. And then they get you some way or another. Most people really want to create their own home business online but "They don't know how".
Your Homework
If you are careful when looking for the perfect online home business, you definitely will find one. In order to help you do your homework correctly and not lose your money, you will find below a list of "Advises and "do's & don't's" so that you keep the "SCAMMERS" away.
So, let's start:
1. Never fall for statements like:
Work from home – Be your own boss – Make a pile of money each day/week/month, without doong your proper "due diligence". These Scammers ask you to send your money to buy their “Money Making Opportunity” which will get you nowhere. All you will get is a bunch of useless documents and sometimes they ask you to send more of your hard-earned dollars for more “Useless documents”. But most of the time these "Scammers" do not care if you buy more because they already “got you once”.
2. You should never pay:
Upfront fees for a business opportunity. Most legit companies offer a free membership with options to upgrade at a later time.
3. Don't let yourself be influenced by Big Numbers:
Either "LARGE AMOUNT OF GAINS" or "LARGE NUMBER OF PAGE VIEWS ON A WEBSITE". How can you tell that these are real? Impossible!!! Again, this could be another trap. Until you complete your full verification and checks, you have no idea of the validity of these numbers. The same thing applies to pictures of luxury homes, cars, Cottages, boats…etc. We shall remember that to succeed we need to get the work done, be competent and it all takes time
4. You should always:
Read all related documents provided to you and give special attention on things like Legal requirements, the work required on your part, inventory requirements if applicable, subscriptions and/or membership fees, etc…
5. Beware of:
These smartly made videos where someone is showing off that with this home business opportunity, he could easily afford to purchase this “mansion”. In many instances, these houses were rented just to make this very tempting video.
6. You should never give:
Your personal information like your Social Security Number, Driver license or bank account details. This is like walking in an open trap.
7. You should never send money:
By bank or wire transfer to join an opportunity. Often some companies offer to sell you a “starter kit” and need your money upfront, and you may end up having inventory of certain products which you will have to resell. These are often “not legit” opportunities. You end up with products which you cannot resell.
8. You shall also beware of statements like:
“Live the life you deserve”. Yes, we all deserve a wonderful life and lots of money. But again, we shall study, learn, work hard, exchange with the experts, etc….to succeed. “Nothing is free in this world”.
9.You should never believe:
In statements like “Make $2,000. in a weekend or in the next week or any relatively short period. And also statements like; “Free Income”, “Instant Success”, etc… These are really common SCAMS and too many people get caught by these irresponsible Companies and lose their hard-earned money. Working in the comfort of your home requires hard work, good knowledge of the business, good products and also, it takes time before you make your first dollars. Good Companies normally offer training for you to get the knowledge of the processes and products so you can be successful.
10. You should never give:
Your credit card information to enroll on a FREE program for any reason whatsoever. What happens next is these "SCAMMERS" start charging your credit card regularly even if you did not authorize them.
Before you sign up for anything, you should do your verification. Check the reviews online about these opportunities and make sure you read all the information which you may get very carefully..
You can also check with the Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission concerning a certain opportunity.
I hope that this information will be useful to ensure that you find the right business for yourself
and wish you all the very best in your online business.
Jules
Recent Comments
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Sometimes we have to get burned to understand that what you have just said happens daily. Good advice and article.
That is so true Nick. Some of us have to get burned once...or...twice before we really understand the real meaning.:).
I appreciate your comments Nick and wish you the very best and a Great day.
Jules
I thank you for your comments Terrry. I guess that a lot of us got burned once or .... twice. I hope that my post will prevent some people to fall in the same trap.
Have a great day Terry.
Jules
I thank you for your comments Eda. I believe that many of us have fallen in this trap during our search for the best online business at least once or more often. So a friendly reminder is important.
Wishing you all the bast.
Have a wonderful day.
Jules
Yes it is true!
I worked for them and contributed a lot to their enrichment. I would say that every other job I see with suspicion
Thank you
Great information - very useful!
Thanks so much for sharing!
Wish you smashing success!
Bob
I thank you for your comments Bob and also wish you the very best in all of your projects.
Have a great day.
Jules
That is just sensible, thorough and completely great advice! Do your due diligence, it is your responsibility! Thankyou, Jules, for a really good and helpful article. It is the best check list I have seen on this topic.!
I thank you for your nice and interesting comments Lyndal. I strongly believe that we shall bring these things into our conscious mind regularly so we keep being careful.
Thanks again and have a wonderful day.
Jules
You are welcome! And, yes, I agree. Sometimes people are conditioned, through the media and otherwise, to believe everything they read/hear and not question their truth. It does not always come naturally to question, and, indeed, it can be quite an effort to do this consistently.
Great stuff, sometimes I just assume everyone here knows this stuff because I've been here for so long.Hanging around live chat lately has shown me the importance of your well informed blog. So many people are mislead online that by the time some of them wind up here,there heads are spinning and they are overwhelmed, confused, and skeptical (rightly so)
I thank you for your comments Jason. I have been caught in my early days online and I believe that we all need to be reminded of these "dangers".
Thanks again and have a great day.
Jules
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Thanks for the advice! One should always keep their eyes open. On the 1st and 2nd point:
The line between 'Legit' and 'Scam' is often very fine. There are free training programs that seem absolutely legit but they have one purpose only: to show enough to keep you interested, but never enough for you to actually start making an online business. So you buy into the 'upgraded' plan that will only tell how to re-sell their program as an affiliate.
I have come across 'affiliate training programs' that were exactly like this, in a fancy 'package' if you like:
'I tell you a secret how to make $xxxx a day/week. It is super easy, you can do it too! All you need is a laptop and a computer! Are you in or you going to miss the opportunity to change your life forever? It is only $xx a month / a year!'
'I am in, money paid. Now tell me the secret!'
'You re-write the first paragraph and use it to get as many other people hooked on as you can. You get 50% commission!'
Fortunately I did not lose any money be these scammers...
I thank you so much for your comments Greg and I agree with everything you stated. I guess we can say that "Scammers know many ways to skin a cat".
I wish you the very best in your online business.
Have a great day.
Jules