No, You Cannot Make $60,000 a Year Just By Buying a Work From Home "Profit System" Kit
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This answer seems obvious, right? Well for many, believe it or not, it is not so obvious. Whenever there are people desperate to make an honest buck there are an equivalent ratio of people desperate to make a dishonest buck off the people desperate to make an honest buck. And if you cannot follow that logic, well than follow this.
Picture yourself unemployed in a downturn economy. The California unemployment rate is around 12%. You have applied for numerous jobs and you cannot even seem to get an interview. By this time you have been unemployed for three months, you're frustrated, and bill collectors are coming after you left and right.
One day while perusing some on-line help wanted ads you notice a news article with a story about a mom making $6,705/month or even better, $379/day working at home. Wow, what a dream come true that would be! Though, since it seems too good to be true, you're skeptical. Lucky for you, this "news" source already investigated and says it works!!
Yet, still skeptical, you click the link and it takes you to the promotional site for one of many "work at home" websites, all with similar generic names. There's the "Automated Wealth Package", the "Home Income System" (which links you to the "Underground Cash Machine"), and the big kahuna of the "work at home" on-line market, "The Automatic Profit System", not to be confused with "The Automated Wealth System", as it was formerly known -- just like its founder David Palmer used to be known as Ryan Jackson (though by tomorrow he may be Michael Stevens, bringing you the "Automatic Money Making Thing-a-ma-bopper").
Each website is filled with made up testimonials of single mothers, struggling college students, and/or senior citizens, one of which probably looks just like you. Each testimonial shares their personal story of how they have hit the jackpot using the "work from home" system. Backing up their claims will be logos from reputable news sources, like CNBC, the Today Show, made-up, but real sounding new sources, like the New York Financial Times, or Moneyzine, or even a made up quote next to a photoshopped image of a famous television personality like Larry King. At that point you might be telling yourself, "Geez, if I can't trust Larry King, who can I trust?". Well, unbeknown to you, Larry King probably doesn't know this site or product exists. It's just another layer of the "work at home" fraud cake.
Despite these customer "testimonials" and support from "reputable news sources" you are still skeptical. Lucky for you, there is an initial trial period and you only have to pay shipping. Seems like a risk worth taking, right? Wrong.
Here is one scammer's terms:
When you submit your order, you agree to pay the shipping and handling fee of $2.97 for your Road Map to Success; please allow up to two weeks for delivery. After your 3-day trial period, you will be charged a ONE TIME fee of $139.95 for the product that will not be billed again for access to all of the features above. Thereafter, a $4.95 fee will serve as a monthly website hosting and maintenance fee until canceled.
In other words, your trial period is over BEFORE you receive your wealth starter kit that they will not tell you how to use -- and for good reason -- because there is nothing to use. Even worse, once they have your credit information and begin billing you, canceling will not be easy. No where on the site will you find any contact information, not a phone number, an email, or even a physical address -- nothing.
Obviously, we all know the old adage, if it's too good to be true, then it probably is. However, these scams are designed to prey on the desperate and convince them there is little to risk and thus, often your logic may not be there when you need it. So, before you let a photoshopped Larry King, and some guy that has to change his name on a monthly basis sell you something that is nothing but a $139.99 a month package of false hopes and dreams, I beg of you, do your research. Or better yet, just skip the research and hit the [X] on your web-browser window, since let's be honest, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
