My very first job was in a call center, I was a customer service agent and for us agents, we didn't really know that our job was to answer people who got scammed, we just figured it out.
How it works?
Ever heard of the "Rich jerk" or Ultimate Wealth Package,.. unfortunately they are scams.
These products would promise you to buy this product and make money doing nothing, it promises that when you buy it, you'll just have to set it up and in less than 30 minuets your done.
But the bad news is of course it doesn't work, they'll give you a web page so you'll be satisfied for a while but eventually after a couple of hours you'll realize that it's just a scam, the other bad news is,..when you call there "customer service" the agent will do it's best to help you, and as part of their SOP they'll try to sell you another scam, promising that it's the missing link why you haven't made any money yet, and then again and again and again. Also if you purchase the product that says "One time payment",..you'll realize that there's another payment and another and another. It's going to be endless.
The other bad news is now that they have your credit card information they can milk you dry.
And there's pretty much nothing you can do about it from this point, you can call the Better Business Bureau and realize that there not registered, and since it's the internet the scam artist can just fly of to Brazil or wherever,.. where the law is lax against internet crimes.
How to distinguished if it's a scam?
1. They make you pay something- Sure in the internet world you eventually have to use your card, but offers that say "BUY THIS and you make $1000 instantly" is 99% at a time a scam.
2. To good to be true- Sure you can make money online, but nothing is instant. Sure it's possible to make $1000 online a day but not without knowledge on how the internet works,..
3. Call BBB first- If you still wanna try something out, cause you think it's your luck, call Better Business Bureau (cause usually these scams are US based if it's not call the where it originated and ask information)
if they say it's not registered better not risk it.