[header] How to spot an online scam [title] Ask yourself: do they require you to pay money up front? [step] If they are requiring any sort of up front payment to use their services, it is almost always a scam. Many of them will claim that it's for the cost of training, etc. Most of that is just lies. 
More often than not, the scammer will take your money and run. [title] Ask yourself: do they promise that you will become rich overnight? [step] Let's face it.