With today’s touch economic times more people are looking to earn money online for living. In the drive to earn money online you want to watch out for the possible scams that are sometimes presented as opportunities. Here is some information that will help you detect online scams when you look for opportunities to make money. Keep these questions in mind. Better write them down and go through them when you see an opportunity you find attractive. This will give you the confidence to try out the good programs and avoid the scams.

The first thing you want to ask yourself; is the program or ad clear to you? Most ads have some hype but does this ad seem completely unbelievable to start with?

What proof is there that this program actually meets the claims in the ad? Ask yourself if you find these testimonies trustworthy? Did the ad offer you an option to verify the validity of their testimonies? Did they offer you a proof of actual earnings? Is it current or a few years old?

Can you find alternate resources like independent reviews and forums that substantiate their claims?

Take a look at what kind of contact information is provided on the site. If you need customer service will you be able to get human help or are you on your own? Do they actually have a physical address where you can reach them if need be?

Next what kind of guarantee comes with the program? Does the program offer any guarantee? Is there a full money back guarantee with no questions asked policy? Is the guarantee good for extended period like 30, 60 and 120 days? Do some search and see if there are reviews that the company honors their guarantee. Never go for a product or service unless they offer full money back guarantee.

If a product is clear about what it offers, makes reasonable claims, provides proof to back its claims, have good customer support, decent contact information and money back guarantee than it is worth investigating more. There are other things you will need to know to tell if it will work but it's probably not a scam.

Not every product works in every part of the world. Try to research on your local forums if the product is right for you.

For example if the product is looking specifically for American writers, applicants in India will waste their time and efforts competing for it. Sometimes the job demands you have a bank account in USA to get paid. If you missed this detail you will end up working for a month with no compensation because you missed the fine print. So make sure that the product is designed to work in your part of the world.