Welcome to Dollars & Sense! I'm Sue, your Channel Editor. In this tough economy more and more people are turning to the Internet to find ways to generate income, either as a full time job or just for some extra cash. Unfortunately scammers realize this and more and more scams and rip offs are popping up everyday.

Everyone is interested in money-making more and saving more. Unfortunately, there are plenty of scammers out there who try to take advantage of this, and if you’re not careful you could lose big. Work at Home scams are some of the biggest. Working from home has always been popular, but in these days of rising layoffs and grim economic forecasts, it’s become even more attractive. Here are some of the most popular scams and what you can do to avoid them: