Avoid Money Scams

Why am I skeptical about MakingYouRicher.com ?

1. They start off promising unlikely amounts of money.  5K/month for doing next to nothing.  I don’t know any employer willing to pay that.
2. They marketing hype mimicks every scam out there.  Not really anything original on their site (though they are avoiding the recent trend to claim to have been scammed 200 times).
3. Its a membership program.  This usually translates into unexpected recurring costs that for some reason just can’t be stopped.
4. They claim that you need no current skills.  No legitimate employer or investor works with someone who has nothing to offer them.  If you guessed that the only thing you have to offer these guys is your cash then you guessed right.
5. The focus is on the money, not the product.  They are inviting you to go into business with them, but they don’t tell you what that business is.  Could you get a bank loan to fund this business?  No?  Then why should you give them a free donation to build theirs?

Do I need to continue?   Just keep in mind that anything that sounds too good to be real probably is.  Keep your money in your pocket and out of scammers’ hands.  And if you’ve had a legitimate good experience with this or another program, let me know.  I would LOVE to make an extra 5K a month for doing nothing.

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