With unemployment at an all time high, more and more consumers are looking to the internet to find work and additional ways to make ends meet. While there are certainly many advantages that come with having an online job, there are also a number of drawbacks, starting with the fact that there are thousands of online scams and more cropping up weekly.

Millions of people are drawn towards online job opportunities because of the convenience and the ease of earning money right from their homes. Unfortunately, a lot of scammers are taking advantage of this trend; they lure hopeful job-seekers with bogus promises of quick earnings and when it's time to deliver the paycheck, they mysteriously disappear. 

There  ARE truly legitimate employment opportunities online, just practice due diligence and you will be able to earn some very real money online. This is the world-wide-web and navigating it properly could seem daunting at times. 

Landing your dream job could only be a couple clicks away.. be careful. 

 1. The online job is advertised in spam email. Any kind of spam is already suspicious in itself; those that advertise online job openings are even more suspect. If you didn't apply for any online job and the company still managed to get your email address, that's a red flag.

2. You're being guaranteed a quick and large income. The "get rich quick" approach is quite common among online scams, as well as the guarantee that you'll earn five- or six-figures in a just a few days or weeks. The moment you see the phrases, "get rich quick" and "guaranteed income", leave the site right away.

3. You are required to pay an initial fee. This is one of the most common signs of a scam. Common sense will tell you that as the employee (or independent contractor), you're supposed to be receiving money, not giving it.

4. No skill or experience needed. While you can certainly get accepted to many genuine online jobs without having certain licenses or even a college degree, you do need to have some kind of skill in order to get hired. If an online job doesn't require anything at all, it's probably a scam.

5. The job's legitimacy is over-emphasized. A truly legitimate company doesn't need to tout or rub in its authenticity; its legitimacy can be easily seen in the company profile section. The more frequently and insistently a company says its job offers are legal, the more likely it is that the jobs are scams.

6. The website does not provide contact information. Online scams typically have a website but most of them don't post telephone numbers or office addresses on the site. In case there is contact information posted on the site, it's wise to check its validity first before signing up for anything.

7.  The job requires money wire transactions or handling products.  Don't ever cash checks sent by companies asking you to wire a portion of the money to another entity, or back to them. That is a scam often referred to as advance fee fraud. You should never wire funds to anyone unless it is going to someone you know. 

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