Internet offers tremendous amount of information for internet users and online moeny making or online earning is one of the opportunities many people have accessed. There are lots of people who are earning online for years. But at the same time there are many who wasted their money and time due to scam and fraud schemes. Still there is a lot to learn from other online money makers. I am quoting money making scams and other related stuff at this post. I hope this post would be useful for newbie or experienced internet sufers who don't want to waste their money or time and need to earn online.
According to MSN money there are 8 money scams which are:
- Advance fee scams
- The prize scams
- Online auctions
- Online jobs
- Get rich schemes
- Pyramid schemes
- Charity scams
- Identity theft
- Products that are too goog to be true
Where to complain
The Federal Trade Commission
The BBB Online
National Fraud Information Center (NFIC)
EConsumer.gov
Tips and news
Consumer.gov
The FTCs consumer guides
The National Do-Not-Call
Registry
The NFICs Internet Fraud Watch
Consumers Union
ScamBusters
Relates Posts:
* At MSN money: The Basics - 8 zombie money scams that refuse to die
* Top 10 Work At Home and Home Based Business Scams
* The Top Five Money-Making Scams
* How to protect us against internet frauds and scams?
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Find money making sites at "Money Bumper"
There are millions of blogs which offer useful posts about online money making. A community based site can give you information about high ranking sites and you can know the opinions or commments about specific site there. You get a place to chat with other members as well.
"Money Bumper" is a place to find money making sites online. You can share your favourite site or blog by getting a free registration at the site. The more bumps a sites gets means more exposure and ranking.
You can see what sites are bumped the most, to evaluate it.
You can leave your comments about any site.
It is a place to chat live with other bumpers about their favourite sites.
You can bump as many sites or blogs once per day.
Adding a web site is very easy, as you have to submit the site name, url and catagory.
'Add a site here'
"Money Bumper" is a place to find money making sites online. You can share your favourite site or blog by getting a free registration at the site. The more bumps a sites gets means more exposure and ranking.
You can see what sites are bumped the most, to evaluate it.
You can leave your comments about any site.
It is a place to chat live with other bumpers about their favourite sites.
You can bump as many sites or blogs once per day.
Adding a web site is very easy, as you have to submit the site name, url and catagory.
'Add a site here'
Friday, January 30, 2009
Online 'Work at home' opportunities at 'Legit Online Jobs
If you are searching the net for online work at home opportunities then you should first do an online search, because internet offers scam opportunites which can waste your valuable time and may be in some cases your money as well. But how to search for legitimate online work at home opportunities?
LegitOnlineJobs.Com is one of those sites which provide access to many work at home opportunities. They have spent over 10 year compiling all the money making opportunities at one place.
I am a member of this site and I found this site really helpful. The best part of the site is their 'live chat' where you can chat with a real person and ask whatever you have in your mind about the site.
To know more: Click Here!
How it works?
It is a site showing you how to work at home and make money online. These opportunities are practical and you need to follow the directions. For example they talke about ad cash system and the process is: When you become a member, they will show you which companies you have to sign up to and where you need to enter the data. When you post an advertisement, people will see it, click on it and purchase the product and you earn a percentage (as high as 75%). The company does all of the selling. You can easily make numerous sales for each advertisement. So for example, if you submitted one advertisement, and it paid $30 per sale and the advertisement generated 10 sales, you have just earned $300.
Can you trust this site?
As they are a member of Honest eOnline, Trust Guard and verified by HackerSafe. All of these companies specialize in guaranteeing the safety, security and integrity of websites in order to protect consumers.
How many ways the site guide you to make money online?
There are various ways, site can guides you to make money online:
- 'Ad Cash System' Learn how to make great money typing ads for companies.
- 'Real Home Jobs' Real no-fee jobs. Get paid by the hour. Includes data entry jobs.
- 'Paid Surveys' Give your opinion on various products and get paid for it.
- 'Paid Shopping' Get paid to shop in stores or eat out at restaurants.
- 'Paid Driving' Get paid to drive your own car or receive a brand new free car.
- 'Paid Email/Surf' Get paid to read email and visit websites.
- 'Paid Offers' Get paid to complete free offers from various companies.
- 'Paid TV' Get paid to watch TV for companies.
- 'Paid Photos' Make money taking pictures.
- 'Paid Bloging' Make money with your own blog.
- 'Wholesale/Ebay' Access the best wholesale sources and make money reselling.
- 'Advanced Money' Money making secrets for advanced users.
- 'Gov. Auctions' Access government auctions all across the US.
- 'Gov. Grants' Find the best sources for all types of grants in the US.
So whatever the way you choose to make maoney you get the essential information to get start.
with a one time fee of few bucks you also get free bonus e-books which are very useful and help you learn more about online money making systems.
To know more about 'work at home' scams you can check the useful links given below:
Useful links:
* ScamBusters.org
* BBB alerts and news about 'Work-at-Home Schemes'
* 'Work-At-Home Scams' from AARP.org
Related posts:
* Learn the tips to avoid work at home scams
LegitOnlineJobs.Com is one of those sites which provide access to many work at home opportunities. They have spent over 10 year compiling all the money making opportunities at one place.
I am a member of this site and I found this site really helpful. The best part of the site is their 'live chat' where you can chat with a real person and ask whatever you have in your mind about the site.
To know more: Click Here!
How it works?
It is a site showing you how to work at home and make money online. These opportunities are practical and you need to follow the directions. For example they talke about ad cash system and the process is: When you become a member, they will show you which companies you have to sign up to and where you need to enter the data. When you post an advertisement, people will see it, click on it and purchase the product and you earn a percentage (as high as 75%). The company does all of the selling. You can easily make numerous sales for each advertisement. So for example, if you submitted one advertisement, and it paid $30 per sale and the advertisement generated 10 sales, you have just earned $300.
Can you trust this site?
As they are a member of Honest eOnline, Trust Guard and verified by HackerSafe. All of these companies specialize in guaranteeing the safety, security and integrity of websites in order to protect consumers.
How many ways the site guide you to make money online?
There are various ways, site can guides you to make money online:
- 'Ad Cash System' Learn how to make great money typing ads for companies.
- 'Real Home Jobs' Real no-fee jobs. Get paid by the hour. Includes data entry jobs.
- 'Paid Surveys' Give your opinion on various products and get paid for it.
- 'Paid Shopping' Get paid to shop in stores or eat out at restaurants.
- 'Paid Driving' Get paid to drive your own car or receive a brand new free car.
- 'Paid Email/Surf' Get paid to read email and visit websites.
- 'Paid Offers' Get paid to complete free offers from various companies.
- 'Paid TV' Get paid to watch TV for companies.
- 'Paid Photos' Make money taking pictures.
- 'Paid Bloging' Make money with your own blog.
- 'Wholesale/Ebay' Access the best wholesale sources and make money reselling.
- 'Advanced Money' Money making secrets for advanced users.
- 'Gov. Auctions' Access government auctions all across the US.
- 'Gov. Grants' Find the best sources for all types of grants in the US.
So whatever the way you choose to make maoney you get the essential information to get start.
with a one time fee of few bucks you also get free bonus e-books which are very useful and help you learn more about online money making systems.
To know more about 'work at home' scams you can check the useful links given below:
Useful links:
* ScamBusters.org
* BBB alerts and news about 'Work-at-Home Schemes'
* 'Work-At-Home Scams' from AARP.org
Related posts:
* Learn the tips to avoid work at home scams
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
'Why Do Work' -Helps you 'Work at home and earn money'
If you are searching for work at home, online job opportunities then you would be noticing that there are millions of sites with promises to provide you opportunities but most of them are fraud or scams. There are a lot of reliable sources and links which can help you acquire your target and 'Why do work' is one of those site. It is a community based site founded in 2004. They offer legitimate work at home opportunities, news, articles and information about it.
Their mission is:
To enable anyone who desires to obtain legitimate home based employment
- To become the Internets largest and most trusted telecommuting and work at home website
What you can get from the site?
- You can find online job news by searching at the search engine of the site.
- Join their forums which has 36333 members with 70270 posts. You can get in touch with other 'work at home, 'online job' searchers, search for opportunities, talk or exchange views with other members.
There are many useful posts at the site like '8 Steps to a $50/day Income Online','How Can I Make Money Online?' and 'Top 10 Secrets of Online Success' which show practical tips and ideas to help you make money at home.
Their mission is:
To enable anyone who desires to obtain legitimate home based employment
- To become the Internets largest and most trusted telecommuting and work at home website
What you can get from the site?
- You can find online job news by searching at the search engine of the site.
- Join their forums which has 36333 members with 70270 posts. You can get in touch with other 'work at home, 'online job' searchers, search for opportunities, talk or exchange views with other members.
There are many useful posts at the site like '8 Steps to a $50/day Income Online','How Can I Make Money Online?' and 'Top 10 Secrets of Online Success' which show practical tips and ideas to help you make money at home.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
How to start your free blog?
You can easily start a blog without spending money. And there is no need to buy any book, tutorial or attend any classes or courses to learn blogging. Because internet itself provides so many useful links and resources (mostly free) for new bloggers. I have provided few basic links and infromation in this post which can enable you to start your own blog for free.
* The first resource which I would recommend is "I want blog" which is in fact a complete package with all useful links, articles and resources to guide you for blogging. They have compiled all the infromation at one place, so take time to browse the site and get ready to start your blog.
Site link: "I want blog"
* Second resource is from 'Newest on the net' suggesting few free blogging platforms:
Aeonity.com
blog.com
blogates.com
blogetery.com
blogger.com
blogr.com
blogsome.com
blogster.com
bravenet.com/webtools/journal/
clearblogs.com
ehow.com
googlepages.com
hubpages.com
iseekblog.com
myspace.com
pbwiki.com
quazen.com
rticlz.com
sampa.com
squarespace.com
squidoo.com
stikipad.com
thoughts.com
tumblr.com
wikispaces.com
wordpress.com
* Blog tutorials
Thursday, January 22, 2009
How to prevent from identity theft?
As internet use is increasing, we need to protect ourselves from the net crimes. In order to keep us safe from online scams we need to learn how to deter, detect, and defend against identity theft.
First learn what is 'Identity theft':
Identity theft is a term used to refer to fraud that involves someone pretending to be someone else in order to steal money or get other benefits.
"Identity theft" refers to crimes in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data (i.e., name, date of birth, social security number, driver's license number, and your financial identity— credit card, bank account and phone-card numbers) in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain (to obtain money or goods/services). Criminals also use identity theft to fraudulently obtain identification cards, driver licenses, birth certificates, social security numbers, travel visas and other official government papers.
Unlike your fingerprints (which are unique to you and can't easily be given to, or stolen by, someone else for their use), your personal data can be used, if it falls into the wrong hands, allowing criminals to profit at your expense. Plus, according to the FTC, —on average, most victims don't even know their identity has been stolen until more than a year later.
Identity theft is the nation's fastest growing crime according to FBI statistics and identity theft/fraud is the fastest-growing category of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaints.
Identity theft statistics now show that one in four U.S. households has been a victim of identity theft in the past five years, according to a report, in which the federal government for the first time measures the full extent of the crime wave.
In the last year alone, 10 million people were victimized, according to a survey of 4,000 adults sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission.
Identity theft cost victims $5 billion in out-of-pocket expenses and nearly $48 billion in losses to businesses and financial institutions in 2002.
Identity theft can range from fraudulent charges on an existing credit card account to the use of a person's identity to open a new account, take out a loan, rent an apartment or commit a crime.
"This report serves as a reality check by confirming that millions of consumers each year are falling victim to identity theft," says Beth Givens, director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a non-profit consumer information and advocacy program.
Measuring the extent of identity theft has been difficult, in part, because people don't always report the crime to authorities. Only about 25% of the victims who participated in the survey said they had filed a report with local police.
"We've been using estimates of 500,000 to 700,000 cases a year," Givens says. "You can toss those out the window."
More Identity Theft Statistics Among the Report's Findings:
Nearly 25% of all victims said their personal information, such as credit cards, checkbooks and Social Security cards, had been lost or stolen, according to the report.
Just 11% of the survey respondents said they were aware that their personal information had been taken before discovering they were victims of identity theft.
The incidence of identity theft was highest in the South and West and lowest in the Midwest.
One-quarter of the victims said the misuse of their information occurred in one day, and 12% said the crime occurred over a period of more than six months.
Many experts and privacy advocates say the FTC report underscores the need for tougher legislation to combat the epidemic.
"Why is identity theft at epidemic proportions?" Givens says. "It's because lenders are making it too easy to get credit, and they're not doing a good enough job of examining applications."
Givens says that credit-reporting bureaus need to alert consumers of possible suspicious activity, such as a change in address. "Early detection is the key to recovery," she says.
Consumers also can report ID theft to the FTC by calling the agency's toll-free number: 877-438-4338.
The secure database can be accessed by local law enforcement agencies.
Tips to Prevent Identity Theft
- Know what’s in your wallet. Avoid carrying your Social Security number in your wallet or purse. This number provides access to personal information, and it should be stored in a safe and protected place. In addition, only carry the credit cards you need. This practice limits access to your accounts in the event that your purse or wallet is lost or stolen. It’s also a good idea to periodically photocopy your cards and keep a record of the customer service phone numbers associated with your financial accounts to speed up the process of cancelling credit cards, if needed.
- Shred, Shred, Shred. Open all mail and read it carefully—even the items that might appear to be junk mail could contain personal offers. Any items with personal information, such as pre-approved credit offers, bank statements or utility bills should be shredded before being discarded.
- Be suspicious of solicitors. You should never give personal information or your Social Security number to people unless you have verified that they are trustworthy. This advice applies to sharing information over the phone, in-store or online.
- Monitor your revolving accounts and credit score. Check your bank, credit card and other financial account information, along with your credit score, once a year to reduce the risk of unauthorized charges or credit applications. If you see a suspicious charge, immediately contact your financial institution.
- Take action against unauthorized actions. If you notice a new account has been opened in your name without your permission, immediately contact one of the three major credit bureaus—Equifax, Experian or TransUnion—and ask that a “fraud alert” be placed on your record. Once the alert is placed, the other two bureaus will be notified, and creditors will be required to contact you directly before opening new accounts or making changes to existing accounts. In addition, file a police report and submit a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission. You also might consider enrolling in paid services that monitor your credit report and alert you when someone applies for credit in your name or account information is altered.
- Surf the Internet Safely. Millions of people are online at any given time, some of whom are thieves looking to steal your identity. These hackers can be found collecting information from unsuspecting “pop-ups,” surfing unsecured networks or hacking into retail Web sites. Be sure to always use a secured network, and frequently update firewall protections on your computer. Also limit the amount of personal information you post on networking Web sites.
- Consider purchasing identity theft insurance. Several insurance companies offer identity theft insurance. Although it cannot protect you from becoming a victim of identity theft, this insurance provides coverage for the cost of reclaiming your financial identity, such as the expenses of placing phone calls, making copies, mailing documents, taking time off from work without pay and hiring an attorney. As with any insurance policy, make sure you understand what you are purchasing and compare prices, coverages and deductibles among multiple insurers.
Tips courtesy of: insure u online
Get a Free Copy of "the Identity Theft Protection Checklist" by submitting your e-mail at the provided space.
This checklist will help you sort fact from fiction, and organize your life in a way that helps you stop identity thieves dead in their tracks.
Link to the home page
To know more about identity theft: The University of Oklahoma Police Department site
FTC'S Identity theft site is a national resource to learn about the crime of identity theft. It provides detailed information to help you deter, detect, and defend against identity theft.
First learn what is 'Identity theft':
Identity theft is a term used to refer to fraud that involves someone pretending to be someone else in order to steal money or get other benefits.
"Identity theft" refers to crimes in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data (i.e., name, date of birth, social security number, driver's license number, and your financial identity— credit card, bank account and phone-card numbers) in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain (to obtain money or goods/services). Criminals also use identity theft to fraudulently obtain identification cards, driver licenses, birth certificates, social security numbers, travel visas and other official government papers.
Unlike your fingerprints (which are unique to you and can't easily be given to, or stolen by, someone else for their use), your personal data can be used, if it falls into the wrong hands, allowing criminals to profit at your expense. Plus, according to the FTC, —on average, most victims don't even know their identity has been stolen until more than a year later.
Identity theft is the nation's fastest growing crime according to FBI statistics and identity theft/fraud is the fastest-growing category of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaints.
Identity theft statistics now show that one in four U.S. households has been a victim of identity theft in the past five years, according to a report, in which the federal government for the first time measures the full extent of the crime wave.
In the last year alone, 10 million people were victimized, according to a survey of 4,000 adults sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission.
Identity theft cost victims $5 billion in out-of-pocket expenses and nearly $48 billion in losses to businesses and financial institutions in 2002.
Identity theft can range from fraudulent charges on an existing credit card account to the use of a person's identity to open a new account, take out a loan, rent an apartment or commit a crime.
"This report serves as a reality check by confirming that millions of consumers each year are falling victim to identity theft," says Beth Givens, director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a non-profit consumer information and advocacy program.
Measuring the extent of identity theft has been difficult, in part, because people don't always report the crime to authorities. Only about 25% of the victims who participated in the survey said they had filed a report with local police.
"We've been using estimates of 500,000 to 700,000 cases a year," Givens says. "You can toss those out the window."
More Identity Theft Statistics Among the Report's Findings:
Nearly 25% of all victims said their personal information, such as credit cards, checkbooks and Social Security cards, had been lost or stolen, according to the report.
Just 11% of the survey respondents said they were aware that their personal information had been taken before discovering they were victims of identity theft.
The incidence of identity theft was highest in the South and West and lowest in the Midwest.
One-quarter of the victims said the misuse of their information occurred in one day, and 12% said the crime occurred over a period of more than six months.
Many experts and privacy advocates say the FTC report underscores the need for tougher legislation to combat the epidemic.
"Why is identity theft at epidemic proportions?" Givens says. "It's because lenders are making it too easy to get credit, and they're not doing a good enough job of examining applications."
Givens says that credit-reporting bureaus need to alert consumers of possible suspicious activity, such as a change in address. "Early detection is the key to recovery," she says.
Consumers also can report ID theft to the FTC by calling the agency's toll-free number: 877-438-4338.
The secure database can be accessed by local law enforcement agencies.
Tips to Prevent Identity Theft
- Know what’s in your wallet. Avoid carrying your Social Security number in your wallet or purse. This number provides access to personal information, and it should be stored in a safe and protected place. In addition, only carry the credit cards you need. This practice limits access to your accounts in the event that your purse or wallet is lost or stolen. It’s also a good idea to periodically photocopy your cards and keep a record of the customer service phone numbers associated with your financial accounts to speed up the process of cancelling credit cards, if needed.
- Shred, Shred, Shred. Open all mail and read it carefully—even the items that might appear to be junk mail could contain personal offers. Any items with personal information, such as pre-approved credit offers, bank statements or utility bills should be shredded before being discarded.
- Be suspicious of solicitors. You should never give personal information or your Social Security number to people unless you have verified that they are trustworthy. This advice applies to sharing information over the phone, in-store or online.
- Monitor your revolving accounts and credit score. Check your bank, credit card and other financial account information, along with your credit score, once a year to reduce the risk of unauthorized charges or credit applications. If you see a suspicious charge, immediately contact your financial institution.
- Take action against unauthorized actions. If you notice a new account has been opened in your name without your permission, immediately contact one of the three major credit bureaus—Equifax, Experian or TransUnion—and ask that a “fraud alert” be placed on your record. Once the alert is placed, the other two bureaus will be notified, and creditors will be required to contact you directly before opening new accounts or making changes to existing accounts. In addition, file a police report and submit a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission. You also might consider enrolling in paid services that monitor your credit report and alert you when someone applies for credit in your name or account information is altered.
- Surf the Internet Safely. Millions of people are online at any given time, some of whom are thieves looking to steal your identity. These hackers can be found collecting information from unsuspecting “pop-ups,” surfing unsecured networks or hacking into retail Web sites. Be sure to always use a secured network, and frequently update firewall protections on your computer. Also limit the amount of personal information you post on networking Web sites.
- Consider purchasing identity theft insurance. Several insurance companies offer identity theft insurance. Although it cannot protect you from becoming a victim of identity theft, this insurance provides coverage for the cost of reclaiming your financial identity, such as the expenses of placing phone calls, making copies, mailing documents, taking time off from work without pay and hiring an attorney. As with any insurance policy, make sure you understand what you are purchasing and compare prices, coverages and deductibles among multiple insurers.
Tips courtesy of: insure u online
Get a Free Copy of "the Identity Theft Protection Checklist" by submitting your e-mail at the provided space.
This checklist will help you sort fact from fiction, and organize your life in a way that helps you stop identity thieves dead in their tracks.
Link to the home page
To know more about identity theft: The University of Oklahoma Police Department site
FTC'S Identity theft site is a national resource to learn about the crime of identity theft. It provides detailed information to help you deter, detect, and defend against identity theft.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Watch how to videos at "expert village"
Internet is a rich source of free information and as more people are getting access to internet, more sites with how to stuff are emerging. There are million of sites with how to articles, tips and free stuff. 'Expert village' is a site where you can watch free videos about 'how to' topics. 'YouTube' is a big name when we talk about videos, and if you search for 'how to' videos there are lots of titles available like 'How to Download YouTube Videos to an iPod?', 'How to Keep a Video Camera Steady?', or 'How to tie a tie: the BEST video on how to tie a tie?' etc.
"expert village" is an addition to those 'how to' sites as it offers educational and informative videos, ranging from simple to complex topics like 'how to dance and to cooking, health, finance, holidays and a lot more. People who don't like to read much would love to watch the videos about any topic of their interest.
More about the site!
- There are more than 120,000 videos available.
- As vidos are researched and professionally created, the content is useful and trusted.
- It is a community based place where visitors can ask questions and submit their reviews about the videos.
"expert village" is an addition to those 'how to' sites as it offers educational and informative videos, ranging from simple to complex topics like 'how to dance and to cooking, health, finance, holidays and a lot more. People who don't like to read much would love to watch the videos about any topic of their interest.
More about the site!
- There are more than 120,000 videos available.
- As vidos are researched and professionally created, the content is useful and trusted.
- It is a community based place where visitors can ask questions and submit their reviews about the videos.
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