If you’re fantasizing about what it would be like to get rich fast, then check out our list of fastest ways to get rich illegally.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to be rich. We would probably all like to have fancy houses and cars and to be able to afford anything we like. Not thinking about money every day and counting the days until the next paycheck must be a dream come true. We read about rich people and envy their luxurious lifestyles thinking how did they do that? Well, while a great number of rich people simply inherited the wealth from their parents and didn’t work a single day in their lives, we must acknowledge the fact that others who didn’t have a rich daddy had to work really hard to achieve that status. With hard work and dedication, there is nothing we can’t achieve. And while I sincerely believe in that, I must emphasize the fact that it takes years and years to get rich by hard work. It doesn’t just happen overnight (except in movies or a few lucky cases). Hard work really pays off even if you don’t have a college education. To learn more, take a look at our list of Fastest Ways to Get Rich Without a College Degree.
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However, even though it’s not moral, there are other ways of getting rich fast. They are not honorable nor achieved by hard work, but the result is the same. I don’t approve of this in any way, but we can fantasize about it and discuss it with our friends, right? That’s not forbidden so at least we can imagine what it would be like to break the law for the purposes of money. I guess some people want to be rich so badly that they decide to avoid the rules. They become oblivious to anything but money. And once they get to taste the luxuries that money provides including expensive yachts, condos, etc., it’s hard for them to let go and stop doing it. I guess money really has the power to make people go blind. In the end, probably all of them get caught anyway, so is it really worth the trouble? For some people, it definitely is since they are doing it.
For all of you who wonder about ways of getting rich illegally, just for fun, we made a list of them. We gave it a thought (since there are so many examples around us) and we also considered suggestions on Reddit and Penny Thots in order to collect 6 fastest ways to get rich illegally.
6. Embezzlement
One of the ways to get rich fast and illegally is embezzlement. What does it involve you wonder? A person who handles the billing for a company simply sets aside an amount of money for themselves. This is stealing of course, but some people abuse their positions in such a way for years before getting caught.
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5. Hacker
Hackers secretly install malware on computers and thus procure certain information which can be sold for good money. If a criminal organization is in the game too, then you can get a pretty nice amount of money for hacking a system for them. It’s risky and illegal, and the chances are that eventually you’ll get caught.
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4. Drug Smuggler
Need more ideas for fastest ways to get rich illegally? Drugs. Need we say more? Everyone knows that in this business you can get rich pretty fast. It’s a business that destroys lives and families but it is widespread and pretty popular despite all the terrible consequences. A drug smuggler earns a lot of money by smuggling across the border. The bigger the amount of drugs you smuggle, the better the money.
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3. Become a Drug Dealer
If done well, this so-called job can get you a lot of money. Small street drug dealers earn a decent amount but they can get caught or shot. Smart drug dealers educate themselves on this matter and become their own suppliers so they get insanely rich very fast.
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2. Buy Questionable Debts
This is a very lucrative business on our list of fastest ways to get rich illegally. It involves purchasing debts and then using illegal methods to get people to pay these debts, regardless of whether they really owe it or not. It’s a simple technique that guarantees to get rich fast. There are even companies dedicated to this purpose.
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1. Robbing a Bank
What faster way to become rich than robbing a bank? That’s why we simply had to include it to our list of fastest ways to get rich illegally. We see it happening in movies all the time although most of them get caught soon. No matter how well you plan it, something can go wrong and they you have no way out. But the amount of money you can steal would probably be enough to support yourself for the rest of your life.
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