A Scam Here? Or There? Or Not?

I've been "lurking" on some of the MLM boards/forums of late and I continually find myself amazed at posters. I've seen many people convinced that this program or that program is a scam and they want to tell the world about it. In many cases it turned out that the person didn't fully understand the pay plan and was ticked off when he/she didn't get a check. I also saw evidence of others who didn't work the business (or worked it for a week or a month) and didn't receive a check and cried wolf.

Granted, there are some legitimate problems here and there -- I am the first to admit it. But I'm far more likely to believe someone who states the problem factually and carefully. When people get all emotional or type out their problems ALL IN CAPS ALL THE WAY THROUGH, it's hard for me to take them seriously.

I totally had to laugh at one post because of personal experience. You know the opportunity websites that scroll a list of the people who have signed in to take a look? One poster was convinced that the scrolling list was a scam because it had times that were between midnight and 6 AM. I cracked up laughing because my husband had done that the night before -- took a "tour" at about 1 AM of a program that looked intriguing.

I also don't think the poster stopped to consider that people from all over the world, in all kinds of different time zones surf the 'net. What's 3 AM to me could be 3 PM to someone else.

If you're looking for a new opportunity, you are wise to check around the internet for articles about the company, before you plunk down your money. But when you find a posting or a site that complains about the company you're intested in, stop for a moment. Carefully consider whether the person who is writing is venting, ticked off, or has a legitimate concern.

Don't pass up a good opportunity because someone got ticked off. But if you find evidence that maybe there is a problem, you definitely need to do more investigations on different search engines -- they don't all bring up the same information.