- They will imply that anyone signing up will become rich within months to a year.
- They will tell potential victims that the route to success is by following “secret formulas” that no one else knows about.
- They will often claim they have been seen on various websites such as Google and YouTube, causing the viewer to assume said websites endorse the product.
- They will use pressuring tactics to get the victim to sign up quickly, such as claiming that there are only a certain amount of copies of a CD left, or using special discount prices that are only available for a short amount of time.
- Schemes such as this will often employ the tactic of displaying testimonials from “previous users.”
- When trying to navigate away from their website, users are often presented with popup windows offering further discounts, in an attempt to make the user feel special.
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| Examples of get-rich-quick advertisements |
Also, these scheme's advertisement is highly consisted of 'success stories' to show that they really do give favorable outcome.
Schemes like this will also be advertised through serial promoters. Serial promoters are individuals who are not directly affiliated with a given scheme, but will promote from one to the next almost everyday. In return the owner of the scheme may do the same for them, or if the get-rich-scheme is a Ponzi scheme, the serial promoters will be invited to join early in order for them to make money from new recruits.
Other popular online get-rich-quick schemes can include survey taking, whereby a user would complete surveys of varying subjects and get paid for the time. Get-rich-quick schemes take advantage of this and often promise that users can make a good income from doing this, which is not the case. Individuals who partake in
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