| The Internet is a great place for anyone to get some | | | | information has its risks, and you should be well aware |
| extra money to boost their income. There are, | | | | of these risks if you want to make money instead of |
| however, many unscrupulous individuals and outright | | | | lose it. |
| criminals who are dedicated to nabbing your money. | | | | This makes it essential for you to keep a dependable |
| These are the basics of Internet money scams and | | | | computer firewall up at all times, updated antivirus |
| threats, but you would be surprised at how many | | | | software, and above all else some surfing savvy to |
| people fall prey to them: | | | | protect yourself from these malicious programs. |
| Buy-and-Run | | | | No matter how friendly a client may be, always scan |
| Small time thieves can easily be caught with the aid of | | | | whatever files they send your way. Any executable |
| police, but these thieves operating in the digital world | | | | program can carry a Trojan, and even your antivirus |
| are a whole lot harder to deal with. This is perhaps one | | | | may not be enough if you actually open the infected |
| of the biggest problems beginners face in the online | | | | program. |
| money making business. A mere $20 article or | | | | Phishing |
| commission is just not worth spending hundreds of | | | | Online crooks don't even need to get into your PC. |
| dollars for a lengthy legal battle. You won't gain that | | | | They can simply trick you into giving your bank |
| $20 back, and you may even be blackmailed into | | | | account details, and it is a lot simpler than it sounds. |
| silence by threats of negative reviews and customer | | | | Frauds can pose as your bank, your attorney, or any |
| feedback from anonymous accounts. Weigh your | | | | other entity you are working with. The modus operandi, |
| options, and see if whether reporting the problem is | | | | though, is to pose as your bank requesting you to |
| worth the potential losses you will incur. | | | | make a bonus claim, pay an upcoming fee or any |
| A simple solution to this would be to find a third party | | | | other 'problem' that may occur. The common point of it |
| to hold payments in escrow. The buyer hands the | | | | all is to fool you into giving your bank account details, |
| money to the third party, you proceed to handle the | | | | which they will promptly drain the second you give it to |
| transactions, and the third party hands the money to | | | | them. |
| you once the client receives the goods. Just make | | | | The experienced Internet surfer may laugh this risk off, |
| sure to use a reliable third party to hold the payments | | | | but this is still a very real problem for the beginning |
| in escrow for you. | | | | Internet money makers. If you receive any mail like this |
| Malicious Programs | | | | and are concerned about the content, contact the |
| The Internet's ease of communication and file | | | | bank yourself and ask for details regarding the matter. |
| transferring makes earning money easier and more | | | | If there is one thing that you must not forget when it |
| convenient, yet this also makes it easy for malicious | | | | comes to the quick money of the Internet, it is that you |
| programs to get into your PC. Anyone is vulnerable to | | | | should always be careful with whatever you do. |
| these programs, but this is an especially dangerous | | | | Double check everything, and triple check if you smell |
| task for people who make a living off the Internet. | | | | even the faintest scent of fraud. |
| Frequent exchanges of mails and surfing the web for | | | | |