The promise of large sums of cash for minimal work proves to be too tempting, even for the most informed. That is the main reason many people fall for the many get-rich-quick scams that continues to circulate the internet and find their way into inboxes.
Here are five of the most common money making come-ons that are either for earning pennies or created for the sole purpose of taking away your hard earned cash.
Pay-to-click Sites (PTC)
You sign up as a member to receive promotional e-mails from advertisers of your interest. Members of the PTC site will be paid for each e-mail read (clicked) and also get to built a down line by inviting others to sign up under them through their referral link, where they can earn a certain percentage of their down line’s profit.