Like scams, new resources are are joining the net nearly every day. Everything from lists, filing complaints, how-to's, etc. It is great!

Best first step for scam avoidance (Doing your own Due Diligence) is probably a Google or Yahoo search for the program.

If the program is new, try a background check on the owners http://www.whois.com/ When Owners hide behind privacy, I usually pass on the program

https://www.mywot.com/ Nice, but like Spam, anyone can report you for spamming and anyone can say something negative about a site and affect its ratings. Read the comment and decide for yourself. A good example Is "Swom" which has paid me continuously for 16 months. WOT issues a warning "This site has a poor reputation" Read the comments.

http://www.scam.com/

http://www.scamshield.com/Resources.asp

http://ptc-investigation.com/scamlist.aspx

http://whoscammedyou.com/main

http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/tag/scamAboutUs/

http://www.talkptc.com/scamlist/

http://www.scamxposer.com/bizopp-scams.html

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx [Internet Crime Complaint Center ] See also your Country's resources.

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/

http://ptc-investigation.com/ScamList.aspx

http://www.woorank.com/ This one is great.. generates a detailed report for any website...

http://www.scampond.com/

http://www.123people.com/

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/consumer/tech/scams.shtm

For other resources, do a Google or Yahoo search