A Surefire Way to Make Money on the Internet

Don't Be Left Out

Sherry Asbury
How to Make Money on the Internet

I have discovered the definitive way to make a fortune on the internet. It is foolproof and guaranteed to give you the chance, without leaving your home, to earn hundreds a week.

These offers, sent by people who claim to love us and to be acting out of the goodness of their hearts, inundate the emails of millions every day. They have the 'secret'. It is such a good secret that they cannot keep it to themselves. They want to make us rich too!

You read through a page of text proclaiming the wondrous prospects of this simple plan. Even dummies can do it. Hurry and sign up because these opportunities are moving fast and you don't want to miss out.

You spend ten to fifteen minutes reading through the ya da, ya da, fourteen testimonials from "people just like yourself", who now cruise the Caribbean on sleek yachts, drinking Mai Tai's and turning to leather in the sun. Now, would you want to miss that opportunity?

You fill out the form, the lengthy form that asks you everything but the date of your death. Scroll a little more and boom. there it is. "And this miracle is available for the low, low price of fifty-two zillion dollars! But, but because you are this person's dearest, closest, most beloved friend, you can have it for $49.99. A clock ticks off the seconds, narrowing your chance to cash in on this bonanza.

There are thousands of people looking for Earn-at-Home opportunities. Young mothers with babies and small children. Older people trying to supplement their meager SSI. And the unemployed, desperate and lazy, who hope to score big with minimal effort.

Scammers know this. These are the people they target, ruthless in their quest to line their own pockets. They approach you as a caring friend who wants you to have the same glorious luxuries they have. Never do they mention putting your kids through college, buying a home or preparing for your old age.

Midas still dangles that golden carrot in front of the mule. Media bombards us every day with conspicuous consumption, and everybody wants a taste. So, Mrs. Gardner in Peoria takes fifty dollars from her food money and sends it in. Lucy Smith really wants to help her husband support their family - without leaving home. One by one they send their checks to these sleazy scammers.

The sleazy scammers then send them a packet of meaningless pamphlets, guides and keys to success. And in the end none of those who have paid will be able to work through the complicated tangles and be able to utilize the formulas. Of course, there will be one or two who manage to draw something out of the program - and they will be the next testimonials to sucker in the next batch of hopefuls.

I have the perfect way to make money on the internet. Be the guy writing this stuff, sending it out and raking in the money.

Published by Sherry Asbury

I am a freelance writer/poet, from Portland Oregon. My work has appeared in many, many publications. I live with Rascal, my ferret and am disabled.  View profile

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  • Vincent Summers1/22/2009

    A pleasant article. I hope you do know that not all unemployed are lazy. I have been unemployed 5 months. Could have been just a bit more specific.

  • Sherry Asbury4/2/2007

    Thanks, Dave - I couldn't live with myself if I did that...but it sure pays!

  • Dave Ickes4/2/2007

    It's sad but true...that is how you can make money on the internet; be the guy/gal writing the 'how to' stuff and sending it to desperate people

  • Murielle Stephenson3/30/2007

    You said it well.

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