Business scammers are always with us but when the economy takes a downturn like we are now experiencing, they come out of the woodwork. Here is an example of two brothers who worked together to scam thousands of individuals with promises of making $300 to $1,000 for thirty minutes of work. They charged their victims up to $130 for access to members only sites that did not deliver on what they promised. Let me say that their actions make me sick and quite frankly I think that those that were scammed should have thirty minutes in a locked room with the brothers to administer justice. On the other hand I am impressed that the fact that the two bothers were able to work together on such an elaborate scam. My brother and I can’t agree to do anything together. It is truly a sad day when people work harder at putting together a scam than it would have been to start a legitimate business that would really help people. People are becoming desperate for ways to make ends meet. Some folks will have no sympathy for those who were taken advantage of, but I do because I’ve been there. When you become desperate for a way out, that part of your brain that controls reason shuts down and the next thing you know you are in worse shape than when you started out. So what is a person to do with so many people out there trying to take advantage of you? If you find yourself desperate for a way out of your financial situation and you can’t trust your head then use this strategy, gut, heart, head. If you don’t get a knot in your stomach when you think of an opportunity that is a good start. Then if your heart feels light and you don’t feel quite so uptight then you can trust your head for the final decision. I know this is not scientific but some things defy logic. What do you think?