Pulled straight from our guide's scam chapter — free, because everyone deserves to know these before they get burned.
A fee for "training," a "starter kit," or software you must buy before you can start — real jobs and platforms never ask you to pay to begin working.
"Earn $500/day, no experience!" with no clear explanation of what the actual work is — the vaguer the job, the more likely it's a trap.
Being asked to pay via personal Venmo, gift cards, or crypto before any work is done — this removes any protection you'd normally have.
Being asked to deposit a check and send part of it back to someone — this is a classic and very common bank fraud setup.
If your "earnings" depend more on recruiting new people than on an actual product or service, that's a pyramid structure, not a job.
Ask yourself: "Is this company paying me for something they'll sell to someone else?" If yes — a service, a product, a piece of content — it's a real business model. If the actual product is "recruiting more people" or "paying to get started," it's not.
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