How to Protect Yourself from Scammers

Sri Lanka
October 4, 2009 1:48pm CST
Most of these make extra money schemes are scams. They promise everything in the world and ultimately ask for few dollars to make you rich. Almost all are having money back guarantees, which never will actually refund other than sending messages saying you need to make an honest effort with the scheme. Therefore, how much ever attracitve the offers may be, please search them on a search engine before you enter Credit Card details. This small step would save you lots of heart-ache and protect you from scammers who are out there for your money. This way you would be able to find the real legitimate providers of money making opportunties.
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@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
5 Oct 09
Very true. Most of these sites are scams. The worst of them being MyLot
• India
5 Oct 09
YES you are right mostly these websites show you that you will get high payout but infact they try to make people fool
@irene3184 (898)
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
The best thing that you can protect yourself from scammers is not easily get attract to some easy strategies to get more earnings or more money. Don't believe with the very attractive offers because it is obviously a scam.
• India
5 Oct 09
I agree with you that if websites are offering high payout which is out of expection so means those are scams well it sounds like they are talking in the air
@sierras236 (2739)
• United States
5 Oct 09
Never ever give out your passwords to anyone. If someone is asking, GO DIRECTLY TO THE SOURCE. Banks, Paypal, etc. will not ask for your password in email or IM. If you do need to use a credit card online, get a prepaid one that is not tied to any bank account. Protect yourself. Remember there are more scammers online than there are legit offers. The search engines are one of your most powerful tools against scammers so use them. Be smart, use your instinct, and keep your passwords to yourself.
• India
5 Oct 09
first there is no thing on erth like quick money..... you need to do work to earn some bucks... and about credit card never ever enter your CC details on any site which promises of upgradation of your profile or double your earning because they never do so !
• India
5 Oct 09
Yes my friend you are right never give any credit card details to any website for any thing they use people and fill their pocket and then they kick people
@woandmm (14)
• China
5 Oct 09
Please remember there is seldom free lunch in the world.If you receive a letter or be informed to gain a great reward.It should mostly be a cheat.You should maintain a level head. Please not tell anyone your telephone,mobile if you donot know them. Not send fee money in order to get a great money. It is not true.
@SACHIN2708 (1634)
• India
5 Oct 09
OK Well i dont think that it is good way to search about in search engine well there many people are promoting their website so u can not get gurantee that that website will be legit and will pay you so my opinion is not to give any credit cards details to any website .Join always free sites where you need not to pay anything but be sure not upgrade your account and never made any purchase just do work and get payout.well i think this is the way to protect your self from scammers
5 Oct 09
Yes, thank you for your suggestion. I, however, can obviously see which is scam and which is genuine one. Well, first I will see based on the layout of the related website. If it's too scrambled, than I will probably take it as scam. I also look at the year of copyright/establishment. If it's already more than a year ago, I will assume it as scam. But if the layout is well-organised and the year of establishment is also right, I will probably score it as genuine one. I'm very careful with inserting details of my card onto internet.
@tixepower (1195)
• Sweden
4 Oct 09
Do you talk about HYIP or Matrix? In matrix case you get referrals and earn money back, a few are scams because the admin doesn't earn enough to keep the site paying. In hyip case people are well aware of the fact that it will stop paying at some point but still riskt heir money to earn some extra cash.
@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Oct 09
I certainly do agree with you as we should never invest money, perod. I have done that and lost money, and I am not willing to go that route again. It is awful, as I don't think they even have a conscience to do what they do. They take a person's money, and you get othing for it, except gloom and doom, and they run off with your money, lauging all the way to the bank. I wish I had never go in volved with things that asked for money. I just was so desperate, that it just didn't dawn on me that it was a scam until I realized afterwards that they were a scam, and that I wasn't going to get anything. I didn't get my money back eithe, and that is the worst part about it. I only do free things now, so I don't ose any money, as I just got tired of losing so much and not getting it back or making money from the programs either. Good luck to you and happy mylotting.