If you respond to an ad like this one...

YOU COULD GET
SCAMMED!!!

'NETOpportunitie$, Inc. is not a real company.  The 'NETOpportunitie$, Inc. business opportunity to which you responded is a fake, posted by the Federal Trade Commission to highlight the hazards of Internet-related business opportunity frauds marketed on the Net.  No information about you has been transmitted to or collected by the FTC.

It's easy to be taken in by an Internet-related business opportunity fraud masquerading as a legitimate business:

• Be wary of online business opportunity advertisements that make exaggerated earnings claims and ads that offer little product information but lots of glowing promises.   Be especially skeptical of companies that promote the Internet's commercial potential more than a specific product or service.

• Use extreme caution before sending bank account or credit card information online.   If you chose to conduct your transaction online, be sure you do so in a secure environment.

• Use caution when you send your address and other personal information.  This information is used by scam artists to compile "sucker" lists.

The FTC urges you to investigate Internet-related business opportunities as carefully as you would check out any business opportunity.

Before you invest or buy into any business opportunities, check out the FTC's publication: 'Net Based Business Opportunities: Are Some Flop-portunities?