–noun
1. a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, esp. for making a quick profit; swindle.

–verb (used with object)
2. to cheat or defraud with a scam.

Origin:
1960–65; orig. carnival argot; of obscure orig.



RESEARCH THE OPPORTUNITY BEFORE PAYING  MONEY IT COULD BE AN INTERNET SCAM


Internet Scams come in all shapes and forms.  Some Internet scams even use known names like Google, even though the scams are not related to Google but can appear more legitimate using familiar names.  Scams even design fake websites to look like paypal or your own bank to get information.  Be very aware of Internet scams and tactics scams use.

 Email Internet Scams

I have spent years learning about INTERNET BUSINESS SCAMS the hard way.
 
 INTERNET BUSINESS SCAMS SAY SOMETHING LIKE - Make a $1,000 dollars a month, a week or even a day. Wow, $1,000 dollars a day.  You would have all the time to spend with family because it only takes a few hours a day from the comfort of your own house. You have probably learned as well as I did that these INTERNET BUSINESS SCAMS never work.

You sign up and they are gone with your money! You now have a report that tells you how to get rich quick to only find out that the big money has already been made and the idea that made the seller millions is now old news and that is why they are selling it in the first place, to make more money for themselves.  I would call this - INTERNET SCAMS.

There are thousands of Internet business scams claiming you can spend $50-$100 dollars and make thousands. 


Internet gurus show you 100's of ways to make money on the internet. Affiliate sites, ebooks, ebay, open your own store, sell in classifieds for millions of dollars. Most all of the programs fail. 99% of the systems will never make you a dollar. I bought into program after program hoping to find financial freedom just to find more INTERNET BUSINESS SCAMS !