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Why Don't People Learn

mitchharvey

Published on March 24, 2016

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With the research that we all do in preparation for writing content, we see how much has been written on a particular subject. My first site is a WA site so I've spent time going thru the many pages related to online business, income from home, starting your own business, and of course paired with that are the publications about scams and fraud. There's a wealth of information out theretoday. With so many resources available and so many warnings to the consumer, I have to ask, why haven't we made a dent in the scam market ?

If we've gradually become more savy and knowledgeable about what to steer clear of, why has there not been a decrease in the amount of phony offers out there. Everyday I get offers in one of my boxes offering some scheme or get rich program. Is the average public just stupid, or is it a useless battle fighting the nasty word "Greed". It seems to me that offers and temptation is everywhere. The scammers seem to know exactly how to play to greed and no matter how much information and warning materials get out there, these schemes just keep proliferating.

I know I've been caught in the web, unfortunately more than once, but I've learned. I recently read an article that it's almost guaranteed that in the a search for working from home category, 90% of people looking are certain to loose money in a fraudulent program. I find that somewhat depressing especially when there is so much out the to help the consumer. I know none of us will change the world overnight. I guess we can only hope that someday the good guys will out write and out wit the bad guys. I wonder how long that will take ?

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