Work At Home scams feed off our need to believe that there has to a better way of earning money. Some scams just promise a few extra quid whilst others promise riches and the millionaire lifestyle from stuffing envelopes, to some 'brainless' scheme involving email, to your very own shopping mall website. In a way, it is easier to be sucked into the smaller scam requiring only your £5 or £10 or £30 because you feel you have less to lose and hopefully much to gain.

Welcome To Scam Watch

Envelope Stuffing

 

Assembly or Craft Work

 

Chain Letters

 

Multilevel Marketing

 

Pyramid Schemes

 

Medical Billing

 

Data Entry

 

Photographs

 

Seminars

 

Internet Consultant

 

Trading Cards

 

Surveys

 

Because legitimate work-at-home jobs and opportunities are hard to come by, the scammers lead us to believe that we can buy the privilege. These predators count on a new sucker being born every minute, and thrive on the naive, wishful and desperate. Stay-at-home moms, the elderly, and physically-challenged people who need money most are among their prime prey. Scammers have no ethics.

Below are 5 main clues that will tell you a scammer is at work

Clue 1

Your first clue that it's a work-at-home scam is the fact it's advertised at all, as previously indicated. Whether it's in the back of a tabloid, on a Web site, by email, or even in TV Guide, you can safely assume that all such "opportunities" are scams or at best, schemes.

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Clue 2

Your second clue is the tacky overuse of punctuation!!!, $ymbols and UPPERCASE characters, all designed to catch your scanning eye. The ads incorporate eye-catching key words and phrases too, such as free, no work, no special skills required, and get out of bed when you want to.

What type of business truly gives away anything for free or hires lazy, no-account, unskilled employees?

Clue 3

Your third clue is exaggeration. It doesn't bother scammers at all to bait their potential victims with the absurd, such as checks rolling in effortlessly to the tune of £10,000 per month. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.

Clue 4

Your fourth clue is ambiguity. If it's a real job, then why don't they just tell you what it is, like legit employers do? Again, it's all part of the baiting campaign. Mystery feeds curiosity. The type of "job" and what's involved is not fully apparent until after you pay the fee. It's only then you'll discover you've been duped.

Clue 5

The fee is your fifth and most important clue, as parting you from your money is exactly what scams are about. Legitimate employers don't charge you to work for them, period. Would a sales company charge you a fee to sell the product?

Look for the clues in bulletin-board (forum) message threads, too. Some will resemble the tacky ad above, so it's a no-brainer that they are scams, now that you know. But others are more cleverly disguised as "normal" conversations. It may appear that a few people just got together to casually discuss the "wonderful opportunity" they've found, when in fact, they're scammers and shills working together to bait you. It might also appear that someone simply inquired about work-at-home or telecommuting jobs, and others came to his or her "rescue." But sometimes, the people posting the inquiries are nothing more than ropers, in cahoots with rescuing scammers.

 

 

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