Get Rich Quick & Online Scams In South Africa Revealed

Read this special report before you consider joining or paying for a "Get Rich Quick" Program.

From The Desk Of Alexis Kitching (senior reviewer)
Johannesburg
South Africa.

Wouldn't it be nice to make a lot of money quickly, with minimal effort, working from home in your pajamas? I for one would just love to have money flowing into my bank account, working only a few hours a week from home, so I'd have more time to spend with my son Jordan and my husband Jonathan, without my boss peering over my shoulder...

Whether it's real estate investing, selling by classified ads, stock market investing, internet affiliate marketing, or something else, we've all seen the fantastic claims people make about making tons of money, AND how they can show you the same thing.

I can tell you right now that 99% of these people are total frauds!

• How many people do you know that have made money from multi level marketing? (pyramid schemes)
  
  
• Whether it is herbal products, cleaning products or whatever else they come up with, you don't make any money selling the products.
  
  
• You are supposed to signup all your friends and relatives in your "bottom line" and the same with them but no one really makes any money...
  
  
• Except of course the company who hatched the scheme in the first place!
  
  
• And everyone is upset with you for getting them involved in something they could ill afford.

You may even have fallen prey to one of these scam artists, selling you their latest "get rich quick" program. Me too! I've bought so many of these programs that I can't even recall how many. I don't know why but I tend to find the "good" in people and I was "sold" by these marketing schemes time and time again, even after being scammed by another.

Finally after so many disappointments, I was so PISSED OFF I decided to get to the bottom of the fascination we all have with get rich quick schemes, and to find out if there really were any LEGITIMATE programs for making money.

I literally contacted the administrator of every get rich quick website I could find here in South Africa.

Posing as an investor, I convinced the owners that I was seriously interested in purchasing their entire website and business. That way, once the dollar signs flashed in their heads, they would give me free access to their members areas to review what I would be "buying".

I repeatedly found:

• outdated information (therefore useless information)

• non-working links

• links leading to other sites that asked for money

• no help section

• no real email support

• no telephone numbers (if there were numbers, they were USA numbers!)

I quickly realized that these so-called Get Rich Quick programs were totally useless. And the owners knew it, yet they were laughing all the way to the bank! Needless to say, I didn't respond when they asked if were were still interested in buying their websites.

Surprisingly, while sifting through all of the scam artist's websites, I was able to locate a couple of individuals that actually ran a legitimate program.

The owners are every day people like you and me that had found a way to make good extra money working from home on their computers. Their membership area is impressive, with a good amount of quality information on how to make R600-R1200 per day on your computer doing very little work.

I even chatted with a few of their customers in several online forums, and they verified that they were making extra money using their methods and ideas.

These guys are in constant contact with their clients and offer personal service which is unheard of in this impersonal internet age.

• It was like I found a few diamonds in the rough. But don't take my word for it, you can visit the site I found below. See what you think.

They do charge a minimal fee for access to their program, which is to be expected for any legitimate company that actually has people on staff who are dedicated to helping you get started, give live coaching sessions and also offer one-on-one telephone mentoring and support. What a friendly group of people!

• Any way if you do decide you are interested in the program below, I advise you to join quickly as the owners have informed me that they are getting so many new members by word of mouth referrals, that they will be closing off membership completely in the next two days. (By the way you didn't hear this from me!)
• They don't have a large enough staff to accommodate many more people, and they are dedicated to providing excellent service to each person.

Well, my search for legitimate get rich quick programs has come to an end for now. I have to say that I was thoroughly disappointed with most of what I found, and I strongly advise you that you do not take chances joining any programs other than the one listed below.

Whatever you do I wish you a healthy, prosperous year for you and yours.

All the best.

Here is the link to the one company that I found and can recommend http://www.moneyschool.co.za (and no, I am not affiliated to them but I am successfully using their methods)

P.S. I am on a quest to expose these scam artists so if you come across any of these scumbags drop me a line at info @ onlinescamsrevealed.com.

P.P.S. I also would like to hear about other legitimate programs you are actually making money with that I could feature here.

Top 10 Online Scams

Work-At-Home and Home-Based Business Scams

There are two basic types of scams involved here. Scammers using both types are aiming at folks who want to make money from home, either by:

1. Having you work from home, doing envelope stuffing, craft assembly, or other tasks where you are (supposedly) paid by a company as an employee.

There are certainly some legitimate telecommuting jobs, but work-from-home jobs are often just big scams.

2. "Helping" you start your own home-based business, as a mystery shopper, network marketer, or other businesses where the only money anyone sees is the money the scammer pockets.

Certainly, there are LOTS of legitimate businesses that can help you start your own home business. We'll help you figure out which are real -- and which are just scams.

Remember -- if it sounds too good to be true... it probably is.

Why Are These Scams So Successful?

It all comes down to psychology. Besides the "make money fast" dream that many Internet newcomers fall prey to, home-based "opportunities" scammers mooch off the following groups. Perhaps you belong to one or more of them:

• 1. The Sick, Disabled, or Elderly: If you are elderly, ill, or have a disability, you may have problems landing a traditional job.
  
  
• The Stay-At-Home Mother: Whether you have a spouse or you're single, you may be looking to supplement or create an income while raising children.
  
  
• The Low-Income or No-Income Family: You or your spouse may have just lost your job, and you feel desperate and anxious to find work as the bills pile up.
  
  
• The Person Without Higher Education: You're not stupid or dumb -- you just didn't go on to college or university.

To summarize, these scammers are often preying primarily on the sick, the disabled, the elderly, the unemployed, parents, and people without a lot of money.

The Top 10 Home-Based Business/Work-At-Home Scams

Note: These scams are not ranked by dollars lost or people scammed. In fact, there's nothing scientific about the list. It's just the ten home-based business scams I find the most disturbing.

10. Craft Assembly

This scam encourages you to assemble toys, dolls, or other craft projects at home with the promise of high per-piece rates. All you have to do is pay a fee up-front for the starter kit... which includes instructions and parts.

Sounds good? Well, once you finish assembling your first batch of crafts, you'll be told by the company that they "don't meet our specifications."

In fact, even if you were a robot and did it perfectly, it would be impossible for you to meet their specifications. The scammer company is making money selling the starter kits -- not selling the assembled product. So, you're left with a set of assembled crafts... and no one to sell them to.

9. Medical Billing

In this scam, you pay $300-$900 for everything (supposedly) you need to start your own medical billing service at home. You're promised state-of-the-art medical billing software, as well as a list of potential clients in your area.

What you're not told is that most medical clinics process their own bills, or outsource the processing to firms, not individuals. Your software may not meet their specifications, and often the lists of "potential clients" are outdated or just plain wrong.

As usual, trying to get a refund from the medical billing company is like trying to get blood from a stone.

8. Email Processing

This is a twist on the classic "envelope stuffing scam" (see #1 below). For a low price ($50?) you can become a "highly-paid" email processor working "from the comfort of your own home."

Now... what do you suppose an email processor does? If you have visions of forwarding or editing emails, forget it. What you get for your money are instructions on spamming the same ad you responded to in newsgroups and Web forums!

Think about it -- they offer to pay you $25 per email processed -- would any legitimate company pay that?

7. "A List of Companies Looking for Homeworkers!"

In this one, you pay a small fee for a list of companies looking for homeworkers just like you.

The only problem is that the list is usually a generic list of companies, companies that don't take homeworkers, or companies that may have accepted homeworkers long, long ago. Don't expect to get your money back with this one.

6. "Just Call This 1-900 Number For More Information..."

No need to spend too much time (or money) on this one. 1-900 numbers cost money to call, and that's how the scammers make their profit.

Save your money -- don't call a 1-900 number for more information about a supposed work-at-home job.

5. Typing At Home

If you use the Internet a lot, then odds are that you're probably a good typist. How better to capitalize on it than making money by typing at home?

Here's how it works: After sending the fee to the scammer for "more information," you receive a disk and printed information that tells you to place home typist ads and sell copies of the disk to the suckers who reply to you. Like #8, this scam tries to turn you into a scammer!

4. "Turn Your Computer Into a Money-Making Machine!"

Well, this one's at least half-true. To be completely true, it should read: "Turn your computer into a money-making machine... for spammers!"

This is much the same spam as #5, above. Once you pay your money, you'll be sent instructions on how to place ads and pull in suckers to "turn their computers into money-making machines."

3. Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)

If you've heard of network marketing (like Amway), then you know that there are legitimate MLM businesses based on agents selling products or services.

One big problem with MLMs, though, is when the pyramid and the ladder-climbing become more important than selling the actual product or service.

If the MLM business opportunity is all about finding new recruits rather than selling products or services, beware: The Federal Trade Commission may consider it to be a pyramid scheme... and not only can you lose all your money, but you can be charged with fraud, too!

We saw an interesting MLM scam recently: one MLM company advertised the product they were selling as FREE. The fine print, however, states that it is "free in the sense that you could be earning commissions and bonuses in excess of the cost of your monthly purchase of" the product. Does that sound like free to you?

2. Chain Letters/Emails ("Make Money Fast")

If you've been on the Internet for any length of time, you've probably received or at least seen these chain emails. They promise that all you have to do is send the email along plus some money by mail to the top names on the list, then add your name to the bottom... and one day you'll be a millionaire.

Actually, the only thing you might be one day is prosecuted for fraud. This is a classic pyramid scheme, and most times the names in the chain emails are manipulated to make sure only the people at the top of the list (the true scammers) make any money.

This scam should be called "Lose Money Fast" -- and it's illegal.

1. Envelope Stuffing

This is THE classic work-at-home scam. It's been around since the 1920s and 1930s, and it's moved onto the Internet like a cockroach you just can't eliminate.

There are several variations, but here's a sample: Much like #5 and #4 above, you are promised to be paid R1-2 for every envelope you stuff. All you have to do is send money and you're guaranteed "up to 1,000 envelopes a week that you can stuff... with postage and address already affixed!"

When you send your money, you get a short manual with flyer templates you're supposed to put up around town, advertising yet another harebrained work-from-home scheme.

And the pre-addressed, pre-paid envelopes? Well, when people see those flyers, all they have to do is send you R2.00 in a pre-addressed, pre-paid envelope. Then you stuff that envelope with another flyer and send it to them.

Ingenious perhaps... but certainly illegal and unethical.

Here's that link to the one company that I found and can recommend http://www.moneyschool.co.za (and no, I am not affiliated to them but I am successfully using their methods)

P.S. Watch this space, I'll have more for you in due course (If I can find any that is!)