Bookmark this Site Cognigen Opportunity | Telecom Services | Work At Home Network Discussion Forum | Work At Home Network Newsletter | About Us  Internet Scams This page is dedicated to those trying not to be duped by internet scams, work at home scams, MLM scams, pyramid scams, and whatever other name you want to give the multitude of programs out there that can rob you of your money and worse, help steal your work from home dreams. Is it a scam or just a bad business idea? While I've spent the last few years working as an online entrepreneur, I've seen many businesses that I truly feel weren't intentional scams, although I could be wrong and many hardcore anti-scam folks would probably just call me soft.  In the bitter end, they just seemed to end up as really bad business ideas run by people who may have actually had good intentions.  Nonetheless, the end result is always the same.  These companies fold leaving more people with less money and shattered dreams. How to avoid scams The first step to avoiding a scam is really easy.  It's a little oxymoron known as common sense.  Many people, myself included, tend to ignore this built in feature of our psyche when we see some of these too good to be true deals floating around the internet and in our inbox.  But quite often, we should go with our gut instinct about a program. Typical signs of scams or bad business models are:  Unrealistic income claims  Claims of guaranteed income and/or results  Huge profits with little to no work or investment  We do it for you type businesses  Products/services that have little to no mass appeal  Companies that require monthly purchases(not sales) to qualify for commission  Companies that have little to no products/services sold outside of the distributor force  Companies that require you to upgrade in order to get maximum commissions  Companies that require large upfront fees to become a distributor(fees should only cover the costs the company incurs to set you up and the cost of any legitimate training materials you receive) There are quite a few other things to look out for, but I think you get the idea. Use common sense in both your choice of businesses and how you advertise them.  Promoting a scam may be a small risk for you, but could be the financial ruin of someone you bring in. Always do your due diligence before committing your time and resources to any business endeavor Cognigen Opportunity | Telecom Services | Work At Home Network Discussion Forum | Work At Home Network Newsletter | About Us  © 2005 WorkAtHomeNetwork.com. All rights reserved. Page design by