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