And all that stands between you and freedom from your dull office job and mean-spirited boss is one small payment . . . Financial freedom sounds great. At first, Lesley Fountain didn't think so. After running a successful medical transcription service out of her Oceanside, California, home for 20 years, Fountain went looking for a homebased business opportunity that would allow her to spend more time with her young daughter. Refused a refund, Fountain turned to the Web, where she found a number of newsgroups and message boards filled with outraged comments about business opportunity scams, some of which sounded very similar to the seminar she had attended.
Fountain attributes it to naivet .
Everyone can use more money, and these scams are sold as being foolproof. Many people believe if you have a good product and do what you're supposed to do, you can't fail, and that's why they get taken in. From comments logged on her Web site, Fountain learned that victims often lose far more than money. They also lose hope. A lot of people just roll over and die.