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Online Scams – The Business of Taking Your Money

August 22, 2017 Posted by David Business scams 8 Comments
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We’ve all seen the online scams before, “Work From Home”, “I Made $10,000 in 2 Weeks, Click Here to See How”, “Secrets of On-Line Millionaires”

“New Diet Breakthrough Now Available”, “I Lost 30 Pounds in 30 Days”. And let’s face it, the thought of leaving your

job, having more free time to beOnline Scams with friends and family, having money to travel and do things is all very appealing.

The fact is, everyone wants to live a more comfortable, happy and healthy life, and that’s what the scammers prey upon.

Side note: there are legitimate online business opportunities out there, but this post is dedicated to online scams, what

to look for, and how to avoid them.

Online Scams: Why Scams Work

As humans, we all have similar traits, altruism, generosity as well as selfishness and greed are embedded in all of us to one degree or another. The scammer

knows this and uses these universal traits to manipulate us into giving them our money. Scammers will identify a need or want in a person, and then provide

a “solution” to the problem for a fee. All scams are a variation on that theme. Natural disasters happen all the time, earthquakes in Haiti, Tsunami’s in Japan

and Thailand or tornado in the U.S. When these things happen, the scammers come out of the woodwork. They know that most people have a basic need to

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think of themselves as altruist and generally a good person. The scammer preys on this natural human trait and sets

up a phony charity to provide relief to the affected area. He has identified a need (people want to think of themselves

as generous) and uses the tragedy to exploit (provide a solution to) that need by giving money. Unfortunately, the

money never finds it’s way past the scammer. Similarly, the scammer knows that if you are sick you want a cure, if

you are overweight, you want to lose weight and that most people would like to earn more money. Again, there is

nothing wrong with wanting these things and there are legitimate companies and products out there that can and do

work. So how do we separate the legitimate opportunities from the online scams?

Online Scams: Tactics of the Online Scammer

So, you want to make some extra money on the internet. You know it can be done, there are plenty of people that have been able to quit their 9 to 5 jobs and make

a good living at home. There are also a lot of people who Online Scamshave bought into various money making “opportunities”

and all they got was some worthless information, or cheaply made, unsaleable products. Here are some of the most

used tactics of the online scammer. Keep in mind that legitimate companies also use similar marketing tactics, but

if you encounter a company that uses more than one of these beware.

  • Super Hype

If they promise that their system (or coaching) will result in you earning a lot of money within weeks or months, a big red flag should go up.

  • Limited time offer

Especially if the offer is for today only. While it’s perfectly legitimate for a company to offer specials for a limited amount of time, what are the odds that you happened to stumble onto their offer on the very last day of the sale? My advice is don’t do it and go back a few days later to see if they have the same pricing, if so, you avoided a scam.

  • Advertising a very low price for their product

This mostly happens in the supplement and weight loss industries, but can also occur when you’re looking of an online business. This is how it works, you get your first month of supplements for just $9.95, but after you order, the next month you get another shipment and your credit card is billed $69.95. Without realizing it, you authorized them to put you on an auto-ship plan and that initial low price was just to lure you into an expensive monthly Online Scamssubscription.

Using the word “Automated” – As in our software is completely automated, all you do is install it, set your preferences and it does the rest. Let’s just think about this for a minute. If you developed a program, that once it was installed on your computer, started generating a lot of money, would you really sell that program? Or would you keep it for yourself? After all, the law of supply and demand states that the more competition you have, the lower the prices will be, and we all know that lower prices mean smaller profits. So if you ever do develop such a program, my advice is keep it to yourself, otherwise you are killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

  • Not being clear about what product they are selling

You will find this tactic used a lot in the network marketing businesse. They will give you all kinds of claims that you can make money working from home. Another tactic is to offer themselves as a “business consultant”, “I teach people how to add a second stream of income at home, in their spare time”. These people, or websites, never tell you what you will be selling, if you ask, they will offer to “show you” what they do, or send you information. Often times the information they send (usually a video), gives you no more information on what they sell (or how they sell it) than you had before. The reason for all the secrecy is that MLM has a bad name, everyone has been approached by a friend or relative to join their latest business venture. MLM also has a notoriously high failure rate, something like 98% of people who join a program never make their initial investment back and quit.

  • Beware of the up-sell

Again, this is a legitimate marketing technique used by legitimate companies. Often times companies have different tiers of service with different pricing for their basic service, mid-level service, and expert service. The problem with this approach is when the levels and pricing are not clear, you should know exactly what you are getting for Online Scamsyour membership. If the company offers different levels of services, they should tell you upfront. The scammer will offer you their program for one price, and only after you join do you realize that the full program involves spending more money. This technique works because no one wants to admit that they were scammed, so instead of cutting their losses they will double down and spend more money with the hope that the deluxe package will be the breakthrough they need. Bottom line, if they are not’t clear about their pricing schedule up-front, beware!

Online Scams: How to Avoid Scams

Research, research, research! Unfortunately, this is becoming harder and harder to do.

The scammers know that people are going to research their products and company on

the web. People will Google “Is xxx company a scam?”, “Is xxx company legitimate?”,

“Does xxx program work?”. Guess what, the scammers know this too! Often times

when you Google those terms, the websites that pop up are websites created by the scammers Online Scamsthemselves. So it takes a

lot of digging  to find honest, unbiased reviews. Don’t just look at the first page that pops up in your google search, go

deeper, look at the 2nd, 3rd and 4th pages. Don’t be fooled by page names like “best diet pill review” remember your

search term was “Does xxx work”, there’s a good chance that the scammer created that page and tied it to those search

engine keywords. So what should you do? Well, there are a few websites out there dedicated to exposing scammers like

Rip Off Report that are pretty good. But the best think to do is ask your friends! With the advent of social media, go on

Facebook or Twitter or just about any other social networking site and ask if anyone has had any experience with the

product, service, or program you are considering. If no one has ever heard of it, can it really be the amazing money making program it claims to be? The old adage

“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” really is good advice.

Online Scams: Conclusion

The internet has make the prospect of earning a good living from home a reality. It is truly a 21st century gold rush. And just like the gold rushes in the past,

there will always be people out there selling worthless claims and preying on the hopes and dreams of the masses. Your job is to stake your claim, work hard

and collect the fruits of your labor. While this post was designed to help you avoid being scammed, don’t let the fear of being scammed stop you from claiming

your part of the American Dream. I don’t know any successful entrepreneur who has not fallen for a scam at one time or another. The successful people learn

from the experience and move on, the only shame in being scammed is reserved for the scammer.

Online Scams: Postscript

I’m often asked if I can recommend a product or service that is a legitimate online money making opportunity. While their are many out there, I do have a

personal favorite. It is an affiliate marketing site so you don’t have to buy or stock product, deal with shipping or collecting payments. They provide full

training and even let you join for free to try it out. The name of the program is Wealthy Affiliate, and you can find my full review of their product here.

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  • Carol
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    August 28, 2017 at 10:26 PM

    I have been tempted many times to give in to those online business scams, but I just keep up my research to find a good one. When I finally came across Wealthy Affiliate free training offer, I signed up immediately, because I was very curious to know more about it. I have no regrets. Wealthy Affiliate training has taken me to a level that I feel so confident about.

    With this online training you can have a successful online business. This training is a dream come true for me and I am so happy I found Wealthy Affiliate.

    I am glad that you have recommended it so that all those who are seeking how to have a successful online business can sign up for this helpful training.

    • admin
      · Reply

      August 29, 2017 at 6:51 PM

      Carol,

      Thanks for the comment, I always find it amazing how many people have been successful using WA. while we know that no program is going to work for 100% of the people who try it, if your willing to put in the time, WA is the best program I’ve found (and like you, I looked at a lot of programs).

      Best of luck

      David

  • Neil
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    September 2, 2017 at 8:18 AM

    I’ve come across plenty of these “too good to be true” programs that use attention grabbing headlines to entice us to part with our money.

    And because most of us desire results quickly, scammers see it as easy money making opportunities for themselves.

    Having being scammed myself in the past, I appreciate the dirty tactics you’ve shared because they will help to open people’s eyes when they’re surfing the web for ways to earn an income.

    Thanks also for the advice on avoiding such fraudulent opportunities too.

    Neil

    • admin
      · Reply

      September 2, 2017 at 11:07 PM

      Thanks Neil,

      your right there are an awful lot of scams out there, but if you know what to look for they are much easier to avoid. And never let falling for a scam stop you on your quest for legitimate opportunities.

      Best of Luck

      David  

  • CANDICE
    · Reply

    September 22, 2017 at 1:11 AM

    This is exactly how I found WA. I found a website that supposedly pays you through clicks. Set up advertising links for people and you get paid when they click. They had a one day special or Last Day special, I returned a few days later and it was same. When I try to leave the page it cut the price in half, that’s when I had a feeling it was a scam and I did my research. You definitely speak the truth with this post, we all want to make more money and have more freedom and all of these scams are tempting.

    • David
      · Reply

      September 22, 2017 at 9:32 PM

      Sorry to hear of your experience, but you did what all successful people do. You learned a lesson and moved on to find a legitimate online opportunity with WA!
      Good Luck!
      -David-

  • Ilias
    · Reply

    October 22, 2017 at 5:13 PM

    I admit that the scammers are really creative when they want to get our money.

    As you said, the best way to avoid them is by researching the products we want to buy. I also look for free trials in digitals products when is possible.

    I got scammed once for a few dollars and now, I am really cautious when I buy something. Thanks for the tips.

    • David
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      October 26, 2017 at 4:37 PM

      Thanks for the comment, I often wonder how some people sleep at night. The really unfortunate thing is that they make it so much harder for the legitimate companies  out there.

      Thanks again

      -David-  

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