“If it sounds too good to be true, then most likely it is too good be true”
Unless you beat the millions to one odds and win the lottery – there are no “overnight” success stories. So called overnight success stories rarely tell the back story of all the hard work and scarifies that took place before the “overnight” success.
Pyramid schemes are named so because only the person at the top of the pyramid wins, everyone else below bears the increasing weight of the scam.
Anyone can put up a flashy website now days. Flashy website does not equal legitimacy.
"There's a sucker born every minute...and two to take 'em."
And if you found a way to get rich working at home while wearing your bath robe and fuzzy slippers, making your own hours with little investment (and not really working all that hard to boot) why would you be so anxious to share that knowledge with others? I wouldn’t. I’d want to keep that little secret to myself and limit the competition – wouldn’t you?
Unless of course the real money is made in selling the idea (probably unrealistic and unproven) to other people like me who want to get rich but lack my imagination and penchant for taking advantage of other peoples greed and gullibility.
If that doesn’t convince you, then I have a time shares in a future upscale development currently located in some swamp land in S. Louisiana to sell you, it’s a great investment! Send me a deposit now to get in early. And I have guaranteed stock tips. I alone know how to win at poker. Want to lose weight without diet and exercise? Looking for natural male “enhancement”? Send me your money and I’ll share my secrets with and you alone. And I have friends in Nigeria who want to send you emails. They have free money to send you, they just need your bank account number to initiate the transfer.
Still not convinced? Then check out:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/consumerism/rebate_screen.html
http://www.complaints.com/press.september11.2003.htm
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff213514.htm
http://www.mobiletracker.net/archives/2006/06/09/inphonic-rebate
“From what I have been told, they are a legit. company.”
Yes they are a real company with real clients and real employees but not the kind of company I’d want to be associated with.
You make money but pennies on the dollar while ripping off consumers expecting legitimately earned rebates.
Working for this outfit, I could wear pajamas all day never leave my house but I still couldn’t sleep at night.
Aside from not paying out consumer rebates, they save mucho bucks using at home contract workers - no payroll taxes (you pay self employment tax) no benefits, little overhead.
Seriously. Be careful, be very careful.
Well stated. I'd have said all that too, if I had time. But I'm too busy working at home (yes, I have a legitimate home occupation, but it required college, a professional degree, and 12 years of experience to get to the place where I could pull it off).
In my situation, it is not about making a lot of money--just enough to pay groceries and a few bills. No such thing as a get rich quick job as far as I am concerned.
If I can make at least $200 working from home per week, I would be satisfied with that.