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There's truth in the old saying that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. If you see something that looks like a great bargain or amazing opportunity, try to figure out what the catch might be.  There are great bargains and amazing opportunities available online. However, they aren't usually thrown in your face and you're not usually pressured to take them. This also applies to "get rich quick" schemes online. Typically, these scams claim that you can make a lot of money working from home for just a few hours a day. Remind yourself that if this were true, everyone would be doing it. While there may be a few people making a lot of money that way, the bulk of people in online marketing and other programs do not. Read the fine print to figure out what you're really getting into. For example, if something is offered "for free" but you have to provide a credit card number, it might be that the first month is free and your credit card is automatically charged a subscription fee each month afterward. These subscriptions can be extremely difficult (if not impossible) to cancel. If a business is legitimate, you'll be able to find information about it online. Any business operating above-the-board with an internet offer will also have a digital footprint. Do a general google search to get information about the company or website, including its location and reputation.  Pay close attention to reviews. If an ad on social media has 100 comments from people saying the offer in the ad is a scam, report the ad and scroll on. Even if a "great deal" isn't necessarily a scam, the company may be offering inferior products or services they're trying to pass off as high quality. Reviews will tell you if their customers were satisfied. Many offers claim to be affiliated with major brands you already know and trust. They may have a name similar to the brand or claim to be a subsidiary of that brand. Search for the actual brand or company and see if the offer you've seen is mentioned at all on the company's real website.  You can double-check brands mentioned by copying the text and pasting it into a document. Then change the font to see if the scammer used different letters or numbers to make it look like a famous brand name when it's actually something completely different. For example, a scammer might offer huge discounts on "lkea" furniture. But when you copy and paste the text into a document, you find out they used a lower-case L in place of the upper-case I. If the offer you're looking at has contact information, see if it matches the contact information on the company's real website. An address in another country, a PO box, or "customer service" numbers that don't match are potential red flags that the offer is a scam. Scam artists typically want you to make a decision quickly without thinking about it. They know that if you conduct a little research or reason through it, you'll come to the conclusion that the offer is a scam. They want to close the deal as quickly as possible before you figure that out.  If you see something only being offered for a limited time, it might be a scam. This is especially likely if you see a ticking clock somewhere on the page counting down the minutes you have to respond to the offer. Close the page, delete cookies from your web browser, then reload the page. You'll see that the clock has reset. They may also claim supplies are extremely limited. The ad might say something like "only 3 spaces left for this seminar" or "down to the last 4 products." These tactics are designed to make you hurry to grab the last of something before it's no longer available.

Summary:
Ask yourself if the offer seems too good to be true. Research the background of the company or website. Search for the company's real website yourself. Take your time to decide about online transactions.