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In this economy I know people are taking a look at something they maybe hadn't thought about seriously before; and that's the work at home businesses.

How can you help it especially if you've been laid off your job and the phone isn't ringing with that next job and the savings is getting low. When things get tough you start to look at all your options available and these ads that promise big money for little work. No one could blame you for calling those numbers and sending in that $45 or $100 for more information coz' sheesh, what could it hurt? Well, let me tell you about a person who did try these ads and what happened to him.

The first ad that was answered was for a guy called Brad Richdale who had a 'school' where he taught you how to get rich. Considering the cost of the package about $39 it seemed a bargain for all the money that was going to be made. Now when the package arrived this person was all agog and excited for he knew for certain that his financial woes would finally be over. He read through the program in one night and the next day immediately started implementing the plans that the book laid out. This person made certain the he followed the instructions to the letter and after a month of trying, he actually made absolutely $0 in the way of profit. Now don't get the wrong impression he didn't try, in fact he kept trying for quite a long time for he felt certain that Brad Richdale's information was good and he just wasn't applying himself to the task. In fact, he was trying to get the I believe it was $1500 needed to take Brad Richdale's advanced class so he could be certain he got the right information so he could start making that money! But unfortunately he couldn't raise the money and subsequently he didn't get the class, thus he knew without that class he couldn't do anything but fail. So finally he gave up this plan but put all his hope in the next one; Carleton Sheets 'No Money Down'.

Carlton Sheets was on every cable access channel for years hawking his 'No Money Down' system to real estate wealth. For $9.99, this valuable information seemed like a steal and yet again this person got excited at the thought of making all this money in real estate with this 'No Money Down' system. Well to make a long story short, there was really no information in the package but there was an invitation extended to attend a 'workshop' where Mr. Sheets would teach you all the secrets about making money in real estate with 'No Money Down' and it would only cost you either $2500 or $5000, I can't remember. Well naturally that was out of the question because if this person couldn't afford the $1500 plan, how in the hell could he afford this? Eitherway, that was a bust too so he went looking for someone else and he found them in the person of the charismatic Don Lapre.

Don Lapre for the longest was 'also' on a lot of cable access channels running his informercial for 'Making Money' package where he swore you could make a fortune through placing these 'tiny classified ads' in local and other papers and making a fortune! He had a lot of testimonials to people who claimed that they had made money off of this package and yet again this person began to salivate at the thought of being financially free again. Yeah, he had it bad. Well the package couldn't come fast enough and yet again when he got it he read through it in an hour or so again. But whoa! something happened this time because something wasn't right. Yes there was something very familiar about the whole way this 'Making Money' package was organized and it seemed like he had seen it before. Thinking for a moment he went and pulled out an old package he had put in a corner a few years ago and read it. Yes, indeed with a few exceptions it almost looked exactly like Brad Richdales get rich quick instruction package. Same books, same cassette (though Don Lapre included a VHS video) basically same sort of information.

Postscript: Brad Richdales offices in Florida were raided by Federal Authorities, I heard Carleton Sheets had some trouble but it was said that he didn't make his money off of real estate but by selling his packages and classes otherwise he had 'no money down' on any properties, and Don Lapre has a rap sheet that dates back years with the Arizona authorities for fraud and bunko though he never did any time but was told to cease his activities. Thus he's filed for bankruptcy, had to sell his various companies, got in trouble again for hawking vitamins on tv, and it seems looking for his next gig if he hasn't found it as of this writing.

The message in this article is that most of these work at home deals you see advertised on television and the net are scams. These people prey on those who are desperate for a break or for change in their lives and it's amazing how often people fall for these scams especially when the time is just wrong. I guess you've figured out that the person who tried these things was me, so I'm not talking about something I think but something I have a very sad experience from for none of these 'get rich' programs delivered on their promises. All of these people are under investigation at some point by Federal Authorities and they all generally get away with it because what they're selling in THEORY could work and that disclaimer in tiny print at the bottom of the screen that flashes for ten seconds maybe, that's their stay-out-of-jail free card.

Daniel Asamota is an African American author purportedly of West Indian descent whose book 'Mound Bayou' has set the literary world ablaze. His fictitious tale about a real life historically black town has turned heads all over the world and set a new standard for literature. Check out his website or his e-mail at dasamota@yahoo.com.

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