| Work at home business scams are becoming more | | | | required to pay a start up fee to receive a starter |
| prevalent these days because of the increased | | | | pack which includes instructions and parts. When you |
| popularity of home based jobs. It is sad to see people | | | | are done assembling the product, you are told by the |
| falling into the trap to such Cons and usually these | | | | company that they do not meet their specifications |
| Cons are pointed at working from home moms, the | | | | therefore you will not get paid for it. Actually you will |
| elderly and also disabled people. If you are looking for a | | | | never be able to reach their expectations because the |
| work at home career, then you must know how to | | | | scam gets money by selling the starter packs. At the |
| determine these scams and avoid becoming a victim. | | | | end of the day, you are left with a bunch of unwanted |
| Here are some examples of some work at home | | | | products cluttering up your home. |
| business scams: | | | | Scam #4 : Data Entry |
| Scam #1: Envelope Stuffing | | | | There are numerous advertisements and postings for |
| This is the classic con which many of us has come | | | | data entry opportunities on the Internet and even on |
| across at least once in the past. You see an | | | | online employment sites. All you need to do is just pay |
| advertisement or a junk mail announcing that you can | | | | $10 to purchase a training package and they would |
| gain $1-$2 for every envelope you stuff. Sounds like | | | | send you all the training materials. You should also see |
| you can earn money easily, right?? Think again. Most | | | | that the job scope is normally very blurry and no prior |
| of the time, you need to pay a start-up fee of | | | | experience is required. The "job description" is usually |
| somewhere $30 or more to join the envelope stuffing | | | | that you will need to mail out advertisements and |
| program. When you receive the start-up package, you | | | | brochures similar to the one you received to other |
| realize that the instruction tells you to spread the word | | | | unsuspecting victims. Once they pay up the $10, then |
| about this envelope stuffing business, then you will get | | | | you will get half of the money and the person who |
| paid. The trick is that they want you to help in earning | | | | recruited you will receive half as well. |
| the start-up fees by sending out the same junk mail | | | | Scam #5 : Email Processing |
| you received in the first place. The trick is to get your | | | | This scam is actually similar to the classic envelope |
| start-up fee (your money!) first before you realize how | | | | stuffing scam stated above. Typically you will be |
| this home based business scam really works. | | | | required to pay an upfront fee of about let's say |
| Scam #2 : Processing Medical Bills | | | | $49.95 to receive an instruction manual and an email |
| This home business scam requires you to pay | | | | distribution list. The instructions will inform you how to |
| anywhere from $300 to $900 for the tools you need | | | | process the emails and you will supposedly get about |
| to start your own medical billing service at home. They | | | | $25 for each email processed! Seems like the ideal |
| will promise you some advanced billing software as | | | | work at home opportunity, doesn't it?? Wrong! The |
| well as a list of would be clients in your neighborhood. | | | | instructions they send you are actually on how to |
| Don't you think that most medical institutions would | | | | spam other people's emails with the same |
| process their own medical bills or outsource the | | | | advertisement which motivated you to pay $49.95 in |
| processing to a legitimate company, instead of | | | | the first place. Then when another unsuspecting |
| individuals with no experience or knowledge | | | | person (like yourself) takes the bait and pays $49.95, |
| whatsoever? When the package arrives (if it ever | | | | the spam company will (maybe) pay you your $25. |
| does!), you will find that the software is not up-to-date | | | | Ask yourself, is that the kind of work at home job you |
| or does not work at all and the list of customers is just | | | | want to invest your precious time doing? Is it ethical? Is |
| plain wrong. Chances are you will never be able to get | | | | it legal? You are actually associating yourself with a |
| a refund.. | | | | con if you join such work at home business scams, |
| Scam #3 : Craft Assembly | | | | which disguise themselves as genuine opportunities. |
| In this home based business scam, you are told you | | | | One thing working from home moms should know is |
| will be given an extremely huge amount of money for | | | | that there is no shortcut to success. Yes, sometimes |
| every toy, doll, jewelry or other craft item you | | | | with luck you can get there speedier than others but |
| assemble at home. In order to start, first you are | | | | most of the time, it takes lots of effort and then some. |