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Article #250: Here Are 2 Common Internet Scams and How To Avoid Them

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As the internet continues to grow and business the more stable they are. On the
offer new and exciting opportunities to internet anyone can build a website in 1
make money there is an ever increasing day and be in business. Be cautious about
presence of internet scams popping up all joining anything new especially if they
over the place. These scams prey on good want a lot of your money up front.
people who many times are desperately in 2. The most common internet scam today is
need of money and are willing to believe a new version of the IRS Audit Scam. It
almost anything. works like this.
The reason for this is they want to You receive an official-looking email,
believe in something that will make their that lead you to believe it is from the
lives better. Another comon method of IRS. The email states that the IRS is
internet scammers is to email you and try auditing you and that you must complete
and get personal information from you. and return the attached questionnaire. If
Let's take a look at 2 common ways you you do not respond within 48 hours, the
can be scammed both online and offline. message says, you will face penalties and
1. MLM scams. This is an industry that interest. It asks for personal
has been and continues to be full of information including your social
scammers. That does not mean the whole security number and bank accounts.
industry is nothing but a bunch of Another version of the IRS audit scam
scammers, but you need to be careful send you an email with a link in it.
about what you join and how much you pay This link leads to a fake IRS website
to get started with your own mlm where you are asked to enter your
business. Just because your best friend personal information.
or Uncle Joe says this is going to be If you get an email with the words
great does not mean it really is. "IRS-Audit" you may as well delete it.
Before joining a mlm company you want to Because people see the word audit they
do your due diligence. This means doing a get scared and lose their sensibility.
thorough background check on them. How This is true for many internet scams.
long have they been in business. Call Trust your judgement before giving out
your local Better Business Bureau. Talk any personal information or before
to people who work for them. Even better joining any money making program that
go to the local yellow pages of several asks for money from you up front.
cities and find the phone numbers of If you think you are being scammed one
distributors in that city. Call them and website that offer information and tips
ask for the good, the bad and the ugly of on many different types of scam is:
this company. scambusters.
The longer a mlm company has been in






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