Whether in the papers or online,
we see “get rich quick” programs every day.
There are people claiming to have
made tons of money
working from home. And apparently they are willing to teach you
how, so you can benefit too. It
certainly sounds nice to make money with minimal effort, working from home in
your pajamas. But who really gets rich,
the program’s inventors or those who join (with high hopes)?
www.onlinescamsrevealed.com is a
website that exposes online scams.
Alexis Kitching, the site’s senior reviewer, has fallen victim to
several scams herself. Having posed as
an investor, Kitching contacted the administrator of every get rich quick
website she could find in South
Africa.
Being under the impression that she wants to buy their businesses, these
scammers revealed their methods of deceiving the desperate. The elderly, disabled and low income groups
are most likely to fall prey to these scams.
Work from home scams often
involve typing, filling envelopes, craft assembly, e-mail processing and chain
letters. You are (supposedly) paid as an
employee of a company, but have to pay a fee for joining and a starter
kit. The scammer pockets that money
while your expectations are let down by an information pack with devious
money-making instructions.
Envelope filling is the classic
work-at-home scam. You can visit
www.onlinescamsrevealed.com to find out what the rest of the 10 online scams
are and how they work.