yourdaynow
02-13-2006, 02:50 PM
If you are more interested in a work from home "business" this may require some investment or start up costs. If you do decide to spend money to start a business make sure it is spent wisely.
A work from home "job" should not require any fees or out of pocket costs. And just as with any other type of job, you should be getting paid for training.
I found this information searching the internet, I hope It's usefull for moms looking to earn $$$ honestly
Work At Home Scams
Many times there are ads in the paper listing "work from home typing" or "become a mystery shopper" or any other sort of work from home ad and then it will list a 1800 number for you to call. When you call you get a sales pitch to buy what is basically a book. It is usually a very expensive book costing $30 or $40 promising to teach you to be a typist from home or whatever the ad in the paper was for. From what I hear these books don't have any more information, in fact usually less, than you will find searching on the internet or at a library yourself.
Chain letters that make any promise of a "monetary gain" are ILLEGAL. Many of these try to get you to send money to the top name on a list promising that eventually your name will be on the top of that list and the money will come rolling in.
I have not yet come across a legitimate stuffing envelopes from home job. Most I have heard of send you a package and have you put an ad in your paper exactly like the one you replied to, asking people to send money to find out how they can get paid to stuff envelopes.
Be leary of any GET RICH QUICK schemes. If every one of these worked, wouldn't we all be rich by now? Any ad that promises tons of money with "no experience required" and with very little effort basically sounding too good to be true, is probably exactly that-TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE .
If you receive an email you perceive to be fraudulent the FTC has free publications about recognizing fraudulent unsolicited commercial e-mail and other internet related subjects. Contact the FTC at 202-FTC-HELP or write:
Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. 20580
The AARP and FTC have some great information about common work from home scams
Be sure to check the BBB before signing up with any company
If you think you have been the target of a fraudulent work from home scam try contacting
FTC(at phone # or address given above)
State Attorney Generals Office in the state where you reside and where the company is headquartered
The National Fraud Information Center at 1-800-876-7060
Your local Beter Business Bureau (BBB)
Your local Postmaster (they investigate fraudulent mail practices)
A work from home "job" should not require any fees or out of pocket costs. And just as with any other type of job, you should be getting paid for training.
I found this information searching the internet, I hope It's usefull for moms looking to earn $$$ honestly
Work At Home Scams
Many times there are ads in the paper listing "work from home typing" or "become a mystery shopper" or any other sort of work from home ad and then it will list a 1800 number for you to call. When you call you get a sales pitch to buy what is basically a book. It is usually a very expensive book costing $30 or $40 promising to teach you to be a typist from home or whatever the ad in the paper was for. From what I hear these books don't have any more information, in fact usually less, than you will find searching on the internet or at a library yourself.
Chain letters that make any promise of a "monetary gain" are ILLEGAL. Many of these try to get you to send money to the top name on a list promising that eventually your name will be on the top of that list and the money will come rolling in.
I have not yet come across a legitimate stuffing envelopes from home job. Most I have heard of send you a package and have you put an ad in your paper exactly like the one you replied to, asking people to send money to find out how they can get paid to stuff envelopes.
Be leary of any GET RICH QUICK schemes. If every one of these worked, wouldn't we all be rich by now? Any ad that promises tons of money with "no experience required" and with very little effort basically sounding too good to be true, is probably exactly that-TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE .
If you receive an email you perceive to be fraudulent the FTC has free publications about recognizing fraudulent unsolicited commercial e-mail and other internet related subjects. Contact the FTC at 202-FTC-HELP or write:
Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. 20580
The AARP and FTC have some great information about common work from home scams
Be sure to check the BBB before signing up with any company
If you think you have been the target of a fraudulent work from home scam try contacting
FTC(at phone # or address given above)
State Attorney Generals Office in the state where you reside and where the company is headquartered
The National Fraud Information Center at 1-800-876-7060
Your local Beter Business Bureau (BBB)
Your local Postmaster (they investigate fraudulent mail practices)