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SCAMS - HOW CAN I TELL WHICH JOBS ARE
NOT FOR REAL?
by Rachel Goldstein
Brought to you by Business-Oppurtunities.Com
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The internet and newspapers are
filled with scams. In fact, sometimes it is hard for me to even
market AllFreelance.com - because many people see "Work at Home" and
they instantly think that I am trying to sell them a "scam job".
This article will outline how to tell which jobs are scams before
you invest your time and heart into any venture.
Have you ever seen something like
this in the classified ads section?
$5000/$6000 A Week From Home
Work from home, work part-time or
Full-time. Your Choice. No Experience
Necessary. SASE to PO Box 1455, etc.
It sounds too good to be true,
doesn't it? Lets face it, who makes this much money in one week
other than doctors and lawyers? If it sounds too good to be true,
than it IS! Another thing that you might take notice of with the
above job listing is "SASE to PO Box 1455". The reason the job
poster wants you to send an envelope is because he is going to
probably send to you more information about the job, mainly an order
form so you can buy the supplies to begin working. NEVER send money
to anyone offering you a job. Another rule of thumb is to never
apply for a job that you have to send a self-addressed envelope
without mention of having to send your resume too.
Here are a few examples of Scam
Jobs:
1. Envelope Stuffing -
The envelope stuffing scam has been around for as long as I can
remember. The way this job works is that the job seeker will see an
ad in the newspaper for something like this: "Make 100s of Dollars
Stuffing Envelopes from Your Home". This person will send a
self-addressed envelope with $5 - $30 to the individual who posted
the job. In return the job poster will send to the job seeker
information on how he/she can also post these ads and make money. It
is all a big scam, there wasn't ever any "actual" envelope stuffing
position open. The individual who started this envelope stuffing
scam in the first place gets about 95% of whatever profits are made
from this "ad posting". This "scammer" might even refuse to pay you
any money at all because you didn't adhere to strict guidelines
(even if you did).
2. Assembly of Crafts -
In this scam, you will need to purchase hundreds of dollars in
supplies in order to start your craft business. You will need to
spend countless hours assembling crafts by hands. In most cases you
will not get paid for what you have submitted. In many instances,
craftworkers will receive back a letter saying that the crafts
didn't meet their quality standards. In fact these fraudulent craft
operators never intended to pay the money. All that was intended was
to sell to you the machinery for your home craft business.
3. MLM / Pyramid Schemes -
(doesn't apply to mlms that acutally sell a product like
Quixtar and Agway)
MLM and Pyramid schemes are like chain letters. Chain letters are
letters that you send out to a set number of people. These people
are supposed to also send the letter out to a set number of people,
so on, and so on. Pyramid schemes are based on chain letters. This
is how they work. You pay to get into a pyramid / mlm scheme. You
are then in someone's downline… this means all of the money that you
make adds into this person's profits, as well as your own. The way
that you make money is to build your downline by recruiting others
into the scheme. These people need to do the same, and so on and so
on. The problem is that you sell "nothing", you sell "commissions"
only. This is illegal. Plus profits that are claimed to add up from
this is not true.
4. Medical Business Opportunities
-
In the classified ads you may see a job listing for Medical Claims /
Billing Processing. The marketing materials say that you can earn
substantial incomes working either part-time or full-time from your
own home. They also claim that you don't need to find clients, their
salespeople will do the selling for you. This is rarely true. The
price for the software, training and technical support usually goes
up to $8000. The FTC claims that the references that are given on
start of this business opportunities are "shills" - individuals
hired to give great references. So be careful.
"The Federal Trade Commission
suggests that consumers follow the following steps before buying
into any business opportunity:
- Get all earnings claims in
writing.
- Interview references provided by
the promoter of the business opportunity.
- Study the business opportunity's
franchise disclosure document.
- Ask the Attorney General's
office, state or county consumer protection agency and Better
Business Bureau in the area in which the business opportunity
promoter is based and where you live whether the promoter has a
history of unresolved complaints.
- If the business opportunity
involves selling products from well-known companies, call the
legal department of the company whose merchandise is being
promoted. Find out whether the business opportunity and its
promoter are affiliated with the company.
- Consult an attorney, accountant
or other business advisor before you put any money down or sign
any papers. " (FTC)
If you have already been entrapped
in a scheme and you want to complain to higher authorities, complain
to your state's attorney general, local Better Business Bureau,
local post office, or a local consumer protection offices. Scams are
illegal. You can do your part to save others from being scammed by
these scammers.
The most important precautionary
measure is -
1.DON'T MAIL MONEY TO ANY EMPLOYER -
IT IS MOST LIKELY A SCAM.
2. DON'T SEND A SASE ENVELOPE UNLESS
SENDING A RESUME AND PORTFOLIO
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