It must be something in the air. I’m hearing more and more marketers promote their program by saying “I only promote programs that pay→


A snake oil salesman is someone who sells something phony — typically a medicine that promises to cure all that ills you. Funny enough,→


Is putting a sandwich in a can and calling it a “Candwich” the next can’t-miss billion-dollar idea? According to The New York Times, even→


FTC: Six online marketers agreed to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission that will permanently halt their allegedly deceptive practice of using fake news→


PC Mag is reporting that researchers at GFI Software, formerly Sunbelt Software, have uncovered a scam that generates fake Amazon.com receipts in order to→


Victor Baca thought he had an invention that would make him rich… but ended up calling KUSI’s Michael Turko with a real problem. Turko→


Colorado’s Secretary of State and other officials are warning the state’s 800,000 or so registered businesses to watch out for scammers who have been→


With thousands of people out of a job right now work at home schemes are popping up all over the internet, Vegas’ 13 Action→


Scammer ingenuity knows no bounds. In 2010, as in years past, more criminals are taking the trouble to craft schemes, fudge websites, and get→


Lies, fake news about Facebook and outright scams have grown more common on the giant social network than weeds in a Farmville player’s fields.→


CNNMoney reports Google filed a lawsuit against Pacific WebWorks and other unnamed defendants for allegedly using the company’s name and colorful logo to promote→


photo credit: pena2 With the holiday season approaching, there are many people looking into work from home jobs to make a little extra spending→


photo credit: Roshan V Just like in the fairy tale movies created by Disney, businesses also contain trolls that lurk under your bridges to→


Are You A Dupe? Inventions

Inventor’s Digest: Inventor Web sites are a way to get good information. The trick here is to be sure you have found a trustworthy→


photo credit: How can I recycle this I recently came across an article posted on Small Biz Survival suggesting that the yellow pages really don’t→


The New York Times: Most of us think we’re far too savvy to be taken in by some advertisement promoting a work-at-home opportunity that→


A reader wrote: Good afternoon, Are you able to tell if these two websites below are online home business scams? It sounds too good→


WOAI.com: Laura Garcia found an ad on CraigsList for house cleaning. The posting offered $25 an hour. “We do get some jobs for our→


Star News: The Better Business Bureau warns small business owners that reports of scammers plying their trade through telephone relay services — typically used→


CNNMoney: Tough economic times make fertile breeding ground for scammers and this recession is no different. Since the $787 billion stimulus bill became law→