Work From Home Scams
Ever wonder how many of those job postings on the Internet are legit?
Sadly, work from home scams are all too common these days, with con artists
preying on those who are already down on their luck.
Some of these schemes are just modern takes on age-old ways to rip people
off. Work from home scams promise huge rewards for little effort; they seem
to offer an easy way to strike it rich, using a secret idea or formula they
want to share with only you – at a price.
This type of scheme ought to send up big red flags. If you’re lucky, all you
will lose is your time, but with other work from home scams, you can lose
time, money, self-esteem, friends, and even your own identity.
Some work from home scams tell you that you can earn money by putting
together crafts, stuffing envelopes or doing other “piece work” in which you
are paid for the output of items you produce. They send the rough material
to you and you do not need to give money up-front. In almost every instance,
however, payment is never made. The wholesaler cites poor quality, missed
targets or some other detail lacking, so that you end up having worked for
free.
In other cases, most notoriously the envelope-stuffing scheme, victims fall
for work from home scams that ask for money up-front to cover material
costs. When the stuffed envelopes are returned, the home worker is unable to
contact the company for payment.
Other non-legitimate companies rely on sales training programs, special
software, access to secret codes, 1-900 lines and other products. You think
you are getting involved selling their product or service, but in fact you
are buying more than you can ever hope to recover.
If an online opportunity relies on a matrix of minimum sales and ongoing
recruiting for you to earn income, it is likely to be a work from home scam.
These virtual pyramid schemes count on new registrants to pay for those who
joined earlier, with only a small number of individuals ever coming out
ahead. Beware also of ever-changing sales targets, and commission plans that
offer your head office every chance to avoid paying out what you believe you
are owed.
Besides work from home scams, anyone looking for a job by using the Internet
must be aware of some safety rules. Never post your social security number
online, or respond to an ad that asks for it. If you want to post your
resume online, make sure the information on it does not go beyond what is
necessary for an employer to contact you. Research any employer who contacts
you, to help ensure that it is a real company and not a head-hunter or
fly-by-night con artist using the Internet to shield his true intent. These
are among the ways your identity can fall into the wrong hands.
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