| I wanted to quit my job. So I decided to make | | | | proof reading company. I had to pay $25 to |
| my fortune online. I had no idea what I was | | | | take their test. No problem. I was happy to |
| doing, but that had never stopped me before. | | | | do so. I figured I'd get that back in no |
| I joined a mlm company. They said to succeed | | | | time. The test was rather tricky, but I |
| online you need to get an auto-responder and | | | | passed it, and soon I had access to my |
| purchase leads. Great. But I didn't know what | | | | private member's area. Yippee! Well, maybe |
| an auto-responder was...I was pretty vague | | | | not yippee. Yikes was more like it. There |
| about the lead thing too. So I asked, "What's | | | | were a few problems: 1) I had to advertise |
| an auto-responder?""It's like a fax machine," | | | | the site. 2) I had to bid on the jobs. 3) The |
| was the response.Great. Problem was they were | | | | bids were as low as .25 for proof reading a |
| talking to a bus driver. I'd never used a fax | | | | 75 page e-book. and 4) The site never |
| machine. I had probably seen one, but I | | | | recognized my referral id.Hmm. Looks like I'd |
| couldn't actually remember having seen | | | | done it again.Mistake # 4. Assembling simple |
| one...and if I had, I wouldn't have known | | | | circuit boards at home. The first problem I |
| what to do with it. Point is, their answer | | | | encountered with this one was the length of |
| didn't help. But I was not to be discouraged. | | | | time it took to receive a reply to my initial |
| I went online and found an auto-responder. | | | | inquiry. By the time I heard back from them, |
| Setting up that first auto-responder was like | | | | I'd forgotten about it. When I did hear from |
| pulling my own front teeth. Then I bought | | | | them, a one-time fee was required. It was the |
| 2000 double-opt-in-leads and sent out my ads. | | | | same old story. We require a fee because not |
| Results...2 spam complaints, 200 counter | | | | everyone is serious about this great |
| offers, and zero sales. Hmm. I must have done | | | | opportunity. We have to be sure you're |
| something wrong. So I cancelled my membership | | | | serious about this work. Well, I was serious, |
| to the mlm and decided I didn't hate bus | | | | and I proved it by sending them $49. Five |
| driving that much.A month later I decided to | | | | months later I received my circuit |
| try again. Soon afterward I discovered | | | | board...and a bunch of other things I |
| something I had not known about myself.I have | | | | couldn't identify...not even with the use of |
| an uncanny knack for finding and falling for | | | | their simple 12 page set of instructions. I |
| every scam online.Mistake # 1. Typing Sites. | | | | did figure out a couple of things: 1) I |
| I've already written an article on this | | | | needed to provide my own equipment to |
| particular subject. For the full article, | | | | assemble the circuit board, and 2) they only |
| see: # 2. Paid per Lead Sites. This | | | | sent out 1 cirucuit board every 6 months. |
| particular opportunity is much like the | | | | Since they only paid $1.25 for each assembled |
| above. You place ads that state: "You can | | | | circuit board, I quickly concluded that I |
| earn up to $30 an hour processing simple | | | | wasn't going to get rich assembling circuit |
| e-mails from the comfort of your home! You | | | | boards. Turns out most home assembly jobs are |
| will be paid for each lead that you collect. | | | | scams. I only know of one that isn't.Mistake |
| Each lead must include e-mail address, home | | | | # 5. HYIP's. By this time, I was getting |
| address, and phone number." The particular | | | | desperate. I think that's why I fell for this |
| company that I fell for stated that it paid | | | | particular scam. I could tell they were a |
| $1 for each lead collected. Well I can do | | | | scam from the beginning...well almost the |
| that I decided! I took out a paid ad in the | | | | beginning. But, I decided that I had a |
| Denver Post. It only cost me $400 for a full | | | | strategy. Get in early...get out early. I |
| month. The leads poured in. I had hundred of | | | | lost track on how much I lost with that |
| leads coming in each day. Guess what | | | | strategy...but it was more than everything |
| happened? Not only wasn't I paid for any of | | | | else combined. Truth is, ALL HYIP's are scams |
| the leads, the company also cancelled my | | | | that feed on greed. Stay away! Please!Now |
| membership. They refused to answer my e-mails | | | | after looking at the above, you'd think I |
| as to why and shortly afterward, blocked my | | | | would have given up and gone back to work |
| e-mails entirely. Not only dirty but | | | | with my tail tucked between my legs. No way! |
| cowardly. I promptly reported the crooks to | | | | I don't give up. Good thing to, because I |
| the ftc. Nothing ever came of that as far as | | | | finally did make money online...enough to |
| I can tell. The company is still online! So | | | | stop driving buses. Now I just work from |
| beware!Mistake # 3. Online Proof Reading | | | | home. And it sure beats the rat race. |
| Jobs. Next I signed up for a very popular | | | | |