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Affiliate Marketing Scams Can Rob You Blind

September 19, 2008 By: Newbornbusiness Category: Affiliate Marketing No Comments →

Affiliate marketing is a great way to make money; the ability to create matchless income with affiliate marketing can not only be a great way to succeed in your business, but also a major way to find yourself at the mercy of scam artists. If you are an affiliate and worried about being scammed by a publisher or network, then it’s better to continue reading…

There are many affiliate marketing guides out there that are simply scams and have a lot of hype surrounding them. They are targeted towards affiliate marketers who are desperate to find a way to sell their affiliate products and save their failing campaigns.
You should be aware of the fact that Affiliate Marketing is a business and it needs to be treated like a real business in order to be successful in the long run. Most guides that are scams are those that promise you to start making money the first day you put their techniques to use.

One of the most popular affiliate marketing scams is Pay for Membership Affiliate Offers; Never pay to join an affiliate network. If an affiliate program requires a “Fee” to join, you should simply stay away. Start up fee at registration, is not only unnecessary, it is also a bad sign of things to come from the network.

It is always good to find affiliate programs that pay high commissions. But you will have to take note that there will be some marketers who will just offer high commissions in order to only have their thrash products promoted, as a result your credibility will be spoilt and loose your business.

Beware and become sure that if you set up your affiliate marketing business as a true business and work to make it grow by using good business strategies rather than relying on schemes, the potential for your business to profit will increase. Try to do some researches before you take your first step into Affiliate Marketing, this will prevent you from wasting your time and your money joining affiliate program scams. You can also join some forums and networks involving work from home boards where you can meet others in affiliate marketing and learn from them. Make sure to read everything and don’t be afraid to ask questions about any affiliate program you may consider joining.

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How To Fight Against Online Fraud

September 13, 2008 By: Newbornbusiness Category: Scam No Comments →

Internet is the best place for buying or selling any stuff, but it can be very risky at the same time. It can be a home for a huge number of scams that target the consumers, investors and also business owners.
The term “Online Fraud” has spread widely in the Internet. It simply refers to any schemes that use online services to perform fraudulent schemes. No doubt there is tremendous increase in fraudulent online activities but we can always try to fight against those sophisticated criminals and prevent online fraud from happening.

There are various kinds of online frauds that include:
Credit Card Online Fraud, E-mail Online Fraud, Fake Websites, Lotteries, Fake Auctions, Phishing Scam, Pharming Scam, etc…
Not only can your identity be stolen by those kinds of fraud, but also you can easily loose your credit and your hard earned money. The main key to preventing online fraud is just use common sense and care. Here are some tips you should take into consideration to help you avoid online frauds:

* Only Trust ISP Emails; Emails asking for your personal information are another red flag to prevent. Do not trust emails asking for personal information even if they claim to be from your bank. Most online scammers are smart enough to use free email addresses when scamming online. This gives them extra padding from getting caught, so take precaution with these free email addresses and trust ISP emails which are easily traceable.

* Don’t shop in an unsecured websites; If you shop on websites that are not fully secure you do run a high risk of having your details stolen. To combat credit card frauds online, only shop at secure websites and at reputable dealers. Check for contact details and If the website does have a phone number, ring it during office hours to see if you can get in touch with a real person. Also you should only write your data in a webpage its URL starts with “https://” instead of “http://” only.

* Don’t believe in superstitious, just use your mind and be reasonable; there are some scammers who try to convince you that they have the Miracle Cure of your critical illness. Cancer cures, slimming pills and soaps and other such products are their best weapons to deceive you.

* NEVER Click on a link or log in to something without knowing where it really goes; However, Anti-virus and Anti-spy software help protect you against any possible virus and spy threats that might possibly pass any important information. For online fraud protection these software are essential. Keep these softwares updated and install a firewall that will help monitor all the incoming and outgoing traffic from your computer.

Online Fraud is really scary and threatens many users online. I hope you learned something from this article and can become a more cautious web user.

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Email Inheritance Scam, How to avoid it

May 31, 2008 By: Newbornbusiness Category: Scam No Comments →

Scam is simply making money by stealing money, time, or resources from you. Or worse, they can continue to cause harm to you after the initial event in other ways too, such as taking your personal information, including credit card information and selling it to others, or even stealing your identity.

If you receive an email in your inbox claims that you are going to receive a huge inheritance from a long-lost friend or family member, therefore you should beware, as you are encountering an Inheritance Scam.

The formula of the email you may receive is like that ” We wish to notify you again that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of £4,600,000.00GBP (Four million Six hundred thousand Great British Pounds) in the intent of the deceased (name now withheld since this is our second letter to you). We contacted you because you bear the surname identity and therefore can present you as the beneficiary to the inheritance since there is no written will.

In your acceptance of this deal, we request that you kindly forward to us your letter of acceptance”.

In this Scam technique, you are simply a focus of mass mailings for many people nationwide. Thousands of people having the same surname receive a notice that a huge inheritance has been located in their names. This email will spell out where the inheritance is located and how you can claim it. The scammer may ask for a fee to process the claim. You should never have to pay a fee as no reputable law firms and executors of wills will never ask you to send them money for a processing fee.

If somebody on the mailing list victims does claim his right to the inheritance, the amount is usually very small and many times less than the fee they paid to claim it.

There are many scams, frauds, and cons that you have to watch out for today. Do your research and talk to people involved with them to make sure and avoid those. In order to protect yourself from Inheritance Scams, you should check with your family members about any recent deaths. You can also check with the local Better Business Bureau, the State Attorney General’s office, or the U.S. Postal Inspection service.

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Paid Surveys Scams, How to stay away from them

May 27, 2008 By: Newbornbusiness Category: Scam No Comments →

One of the pitfalls for new people coming online and looking for ways to make money are paid survey scams. The promise of making money for very little work is appealing to all of us.

There are plenty of scammers who have happily flocked to the world of paid surveys online. Unfortunately they can show an outward appearance of professionalism that matches the big buys in just about every way.

Unfortunately, some of those providing the tools online are not entirely doing so for your benefit and in the survey arena, spotting paid survey scams has become a bit of an artform. It’s an unfortunate circumstance but it’s simply part of the online landscape which novices need to be aware of.

A paid survey online scam is easy to identify, as first it will ask you to pay for the information provided to you. A paid survey online scammer will never provide his or her contact information. Most of the time these scammers only provide their email or post box number and never provide their contact address, phone number, fax or other details.
Here are some ways with which you can keep away from paid surveys scams:

- Do not be fooled by any seals or stamps that these websites use, you should see how they present themselves. You will find them trying to use a bunch of cheesy testimonials as their main draw, promising huge rewards, and their graphics professionally done. These are usually the first clues that should give you that little sense of unease.

- Utilize Google searches to the fullest. Search for the survey site’s name and the word scam. That will usually pull up a watch list with real reviews of it. There are several websites available that offer full reviews of the many survey sites on the internet, and can help you identify the legitimate paid surveys. You can even use Whois.com to check the details of a survey site.

- Guarantees which seem outrageous should signal a red flag. The truth is, paid survey sites can really only offer to refund your money so there really is no incentive other than that for a site to make a guarantee. If you’re being asked to pay money for a list of survey opportunities then don’t.

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