...Of online job scams and overnignt millionaires

All you have to do is google ‘legitimate online work’ and the scams will fill the pages of your search. Or better yet, replace legitimate with genuine:-). The ads are often short, sweet and catchy. Should you decide to click on any one of them; more often than not you’ll find a website that is longer than necessary. Be warned.

These websites offer promises of financial freedom within days or weeks of joining. And they go as far as to give mind-boggling testimonials on how a stay-at-home mom earned so much money or how some guy quite his day job and now works only three hours a day. And oh yes!! The all time calculator to help you calculate just how much you would earn if you apply for the online job.

These jobs range from data entry, to typing, to taking surveys…all from the comfort of your home (and dare I mention, the comfort of your bed). But what is it they say about a deal being too good? Yep, think twice my friend. There’s always a catch. You can scroll down these websites for eternity before you get to the bottom of it all. And this is where they ask you to register at a ‘minimum fee’.

Can you imagine having to pay a fee in order to get employed? If these fees are really so important, why can’t they simply deduct them from your earnings once you join? Another way these guys can trap you is by offering a money-back guarantee. Don't be fooled by the offer because usually in order to get your money back you have to sign up with a certain number of companies and perform various tasks before you even qualify for the refund. What a rip-off!!

The truth is that there are some legitimate online jobs. And yes, you could make a truckload of money from them. But by the time you get to a real deal, you will have gone through a lot of gobbledygook. Before you sign up for any online job, do thorough research and ask questions. You must also be prepared to work. No one ever made tonnes of money overnight.

Yours truly.

Lily