Be Alert, Work At Home Scams Are On The Rise!
Filed in archive Work at Home Scams on January 20, 2009
With the increasingly grim economic forecast and rising unemployment rates, the amount of work at home scams on the net is increasing. The most popular right now are the money mule schemes, which masquerade as job ads for at home "shipping clerks" or "payment processors". The ad offers an attractive weekly salary for accepting payments for an overseas company. You're asked to deposit the payments into your bank account, take your cut, and wire the rest to the company. A variation on this has packages rather than funds being sent to you. Either way it's not only a scam it's very illegal. In the case of payments, you're actually doing what's called money laundering, and it's a felony. The scammers are sending you funds obtained fraudulently, usually through phishing schemes or fake Ebay auctions. In the variation involving actual goods, most often they were bought using stolen credit cards or hacked Paypal accounts. If you get a job offer like this, delete it immediately.
Another form of work at home scam involves legit sounding ads placed on sites like Monster.com. The links in these ads lead to sites that steal your personal info. Beware of any job ad that promises large amounts of money for little work. The old rule still applies. If it sounds too good to be true, it is!
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jaxon
(06/20/09 9:52pm)
While exiting, remember it takes hard work.
- Avoid any offer that promises you’ll make a lot of money for very little work.
- Don’t rely on a money-back guarantee. Con artists rarely give money back.
- Be wary of testimonials or endorsements.
- See if the Better Business Bureau has a Reliability Report on the company.
- Never give a credit card, debit card or checking account number to any person or company that promises employment. If they wantyou to pay them it’s a scam!
- Keep a positive attitude. You are likely to fail a few times before you learn the ropes.
A comprehensive list can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/WorkTipsOnline
- Avoid any offer that promises you’ll make a lot of money for very little work.
- Don’t rely on a money-back guarantee. Con artists rarely give money back.
- Be wary of testimonials or endorsements.
- See if the Better Business Bureau has a Reliability Report on the company.
- Never give a credit card, debit card or checking account number to any person or company that promises employment. If they wantyou to pay them it’s a scam!
- Keep a positive attitude. You are likely to fail a few times before you learn the ropes.
A comprehensive list can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/WorkTipsOnline
Response from:
ProhomeIncome
(07/25/09 12:02am)
The People who are doing home based business can be benefited and they should be alert on the work.
Response from:
Cassie
(09/10/09 1:25pm)
There are definitely a lot of great at home work opportunities, but I agree- you need to be careful, investigative, and smart. Don't be afraid to ask questions and really get a sense of what the job is all about.
Thanks for the great info.
-Cassie
Thanks for the great info.
-Cassie
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