Is Internet the right place?

I am so much worried the way people think that internet is the right place to earn some $$$. People are always falling victims of scammers, loosing their money for nothing.

I once fall a victim too, but I learned my lession once and forall. I lost over $140 within a week, following all these fake HYIP. I dont encourage you or anybody to join any HYIP or other such get rich quick programmes. There is nothing like get rich on the net, the only source of income on the net is something you have to work hard for, such as online marketing or be an affliate of some sort of products.

But I really need to have a deep look into these critical problem, It really bothers me... Is their anythin like earn $$$ online apart from marketing?