Seen that? - Top online scams to avoid

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Top online scams to avoid at Home Based Business

Associated Content has just released a great article on "TOP online scams to avoid". If you're doing research on online businesses, you have to read this. Some of the top scams included in the article are a. The Oprah paypal letter b. Data Entry scams c. Ozweb clerical and typing jobs d. juvio e. more than traffic f. and those Nigerian letters. In fact, I've been receiving letter from Iran and some other country offering a certain percentage [...] Read More


Home-Based Work Newbie Help: Spotting Online Job Scams from Real Ones (Upfront Fees) at Home Based Business

Upfront Fees for Starter Kits Some offers on the Internet will ask for money from you, perhaps to set up the business at home, or to pay their consultants fees for taking you on. This may be a sign that the company is only after your money, and not after giving you any. Some companies will often say that in order for you to make money, you will need to invest [...] Read More


Home-Based Work Newbie Help: Spotting Online Job Scams from Real Ones (Pyramid Schemes) at Home Based Business

Pyramid Schemes or Illegitimate MLM's As pyramid schemes are rife in the real world, so are they spreading through the Internet. And as these schemes are often illegal in the real world, they should also be avoided when scouting for a home-based business. In a pyramid scheme home business, you will be asked to recruit people. Your earnings will be based on their earnings of something that you will need to [...] Read More


The anatomy of a phishing scam at Business Computer Blog (UK)

So you might have heard the term "phishing" floating around. Its not at all about scaly creatures who live under water (though the some think scammers are cold-blooded). It does have a bit to do with bait and catch though. Phishing with a "ph" is a form of internet scamming used to steal your information. Wikipedia notes that its criminally fraudulent activity. A phishing scam consists of 4 major parts: 1. It [...] Read More


Scam Alert! Advanced Fee Scams at The Social Networking Weblog

People have been using this scam for years, and people are still falling for it. Now it's come into the social networking arena. Today I'm going to tell you about it so you don't fall prey to it too. Normally, this scam would come to you through email. The person sending the scam would pretend to be a very rich person from another country. They would give you some sort of [...] Read More