I retired early after ten years of publishing several mail order business opportunity and penfriend magazines. My aim at the present time - for fun - is to see if I can make money by using only free blogs and without any capital outlay. In other words I'm looking for something for nothing!

My main blog is:

Mike's Money Making Mission
http://mikesmoneymakingmission.blogspot.com

Other blogs I have include:
Mike's Business Articles
http://mikesbusinessarticles.blogspot.com
Successful And Profitable Blogging
http://successfulprofitableblogging.blogspot.com

I live in Cornwall, England.

My passion is ...

Travel - anywhere, any time.

My parents always told me ...

To Give to the world the best you can (and the best will come back to you)

My favorite memory ...

Many - where I have travelled to.

Why I write ...

Habit

My first job ...

Police Cadet

Computers & Technology > Email Threats The basics of the Ponzi scheme

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I like to normally dwell on positive things with money making but it is important that we take care when considering various, so called, investment opportunities and hyped up money making claims.

Many frauds and cons are based on, or are a variation of, Ponzi Schemes. They are named after the originator, Charles Ponzi, who founded the classic pre-war fraud in the USA. The concern is that these type of programmes can still flourish, especially on the Internet. Members of such schemes are often convinced of the legitimacy of the plan and defend them with great conviction. It is also a char...

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