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do not believe this is going to make me fabulously wealthy (I wish). I decided to join this site and contribute because I actually enjoy writing and believe there will be some benefit with time and some effort. Another significant reason is because Helium do not ask for money up front.

The third reference is a site in which suggests 99% of these schemes are either fraud or simply won't work. There are numerous other sources on the Internet in which you can look for yourself and determine whether or not the risk is worth your time and effort. I note there are two recommended sites which the author of this site suggests are a legitimate way of successfully making money from home however the requirement for money up front remains a source of concern as far as I am concerned. Given that a business will often require some kind of capital to grow regardless of whether you work from home or otherwise, I will not comment either way on these two sites.

Think for a minute about the suggestion of making $1500 per week for as little as two hours work at home. How this can possibly work? At best, I suggest such a scheme is an extremely high-risk investment because I have yet to find an offer of this nature where you are not asked for some form of payment up front. Consider this the only person who is likely to be making any money is the one to whom you send yours. So why not reciprocate and set up your own business' where you ask others for money up front? Simplistic but also illegal and fraudulent, not to mention downright dishonest and unethical. Unfortunately, a significant number of these so-called make easy money at home' schemes are little more than a thinly disguised pyramid scheme where you send money and in turn start your own little system of scamming money from others.

There are countless other schemes and Internet nasties which conspire against us for the profit of scammers. A way to protect yourself and avoid loosing your hard-earned money is to be informed and take a few simple precautions, such as:

- If it sounds too good to be true, it is not what it seems. Trust me on this one, if all else failed and I have been unable to unravel the true intent of an offer or scheme, this belief is the last line of effective defence. Doubtless the fact you take time to fully investigate any offer of easy money will lead you to this conclusion and you can sit back happy knowing you have not been taken for a ride.

- Don't send money up front unless you are absolutely certain

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