Work At Home Scams
Most Common Work at Home Scams
"Be part of one of America's Fastest Growing
Industries! Earn thousand of dollars a month - from your home...
"
Work
At Home Scams Abound
You can find work at
home scams in advertisements everywhere from the street light or telephone pole
to your newspaper and PC. With the growing use of the Internet and
computers there are more opportunities to work at home, but how do
you determine which offer is legitimate?
Evaluating
Opportunities
When evaluating these
opportunities, it best to think like a business person or an
independent contractor. Work-at-home ads are not employment
ads with a job description and a posted hourly wage. Work-at-Home ads are
business opportunities that require your investment of time or money or both. They
may or may not turn into serious income. Many ads omit the fact that
you may have to work many hours with no guarantee that you will
be paid. Everyone would like to work their own hours and make a good
income. The challenge for you is to determine which opportunity is
for you, and is not a scam.
Top Work At Home
Scams
There are thousands of work at home
scams as well as opportunities out there that are not for you. Here
are some classic Work-at-Home Scams.
Medical Billing
Watch out if this
opportunity is promoted as free and you are guaranteed an income.
These ads are usually pre-packaged businesses that normally require
an investment of $2,000 to $8,000 for software and
technical support. The
medical profession is increasingly needing electronic medical
billing services. The problem is that there are many large,
established businesses providing this same service at a reasonable
prices. You need to ask yourself, “Can I sell medical clinics and
offices my services, and do it for a profit?” For most people,
the sales will not roll in and you could better spend your time flipping burgers
at minimum wage.
Work-at-Home Medical Billing is a bad deal for most
people.
Envelope Stuffing
Many times this is a
pyramid scheme in that you pay a small
fee and then the only
“opportunity” you receive is how to place ads for work-at-home
opportunities stuffing envelops. The only way you’ll earn
money is if people respond to your work-at-home ad.
This is not good.
Assembly or Craft Work
Usually assembly work at
home is not a good deal. For example, you might have to buy a sewing
or sign-making machine from the company, or materials to make items
like aprons, baby shoes or plastic signs. However, after you've
purchased the supplies or equipment and performed the work,
fraudulent operators don't pay you. In fact, many people have had
companies refuse to pay for their work because it didn't meet
"quality standards."
Are all work-at-home
opportunities scams?
No, work-at-home
opportunities in many ways are no different from many traditional
small business opportunities. The challenges are similar as with
opening a fast-food restaurant or a computer repair store. The only
difference is that with a work-at-home opportunity there is usually
only a need for a small monetary investment and you can start
part-time Click
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Opportunities.
What
can you do to find the right opportunity for me?
First, fully understand
the opportunity before agreeing to anything. The types of questions
you should ask include:
- What is in writing
about this program, not just what the marketer tells me?
- What tasks will I
perform?
- Will I be paid by the
hour, by the piece or will my pay be based on commission?
- Who will pay me?
- What is the total cost
of the work-at-home program, including supplies, equipment and
membership fees? What will I get for my money?
- Check references.
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