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Home-based business and work at home opportunity scams are everywhere on the internet. They may look legitimate, but are not. These scammers specifically target people who are looking for an honest work at home job. These include moms looking to work at home, seniors looking to make money in retirement, and anyone else who does not want to work outside the home. You will find a lot of these scams in the online classified sites. I had been browsing those a long time ago, so that is how I know.
I do have my own list of work at home jobs that are legitimate that I compiled over the past five years, which I do sell on my website. I sell it because I am also a work at home mom trying to stay home with my children. I have twins, so I want to stay home with them.
Remember: You should never have to pay for a work at home job. You may have to pay for a background check, but never for the job itself. It is okay to pay for a background check, as I have done it a few times.
Also, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
These are the top 10 work at home scams:
1. Craft Assembly: I have been here quite a few years ago. This scam encourages you to assemble dolls, ornaments, and other craft projects. The only thing is that you usually never get approved. They have you buy a starter kit, which includes instruction and parts. I know of only one legitimate work at home craft company and that is http://magicalgiftdollhouses.com. This is 100% legitimate. You can go to wahm.com and search for it. People do get paid. They send you all your supplies. They pay you by the piece and they have a lot of people who make crafts for them. Some projects are not easy, but they do have beginner crafts. They are located in Torrington, Connecticut. This is the only one that I know of, but you may find more on the wahm.com website.
2. Medical Billing: I have seen this scam in quite a few places. They have you pay anywhere from $300 to $1200 for everything you supposedly need to start your own business at home. They promise to give you medicall billing software as well as a list of clients in your area. Typically what you are not told by the company is that most medical clinics do their own bills or outsource to firms, not individuals. Plus, the lists they give you include companies that don’t exist or is outdated. Good luck getting your money back on this one, so don’t even do it.
3. Email Processing: I got scammed on this way back when. I don’t remember what I paid, but I had to send emails to online classifieds. It is basically called spamming the same ad that you responded to in online classifieds and all over the internet. They make this look legitimate, but it is not.
4. A Supposed Legitimate Companies Looking For Homeworks: I was scammed on this also way back when. I have to tell you that happened about three years after searching for three years and I was never so upset. I though I finally found something, but did not. They give you a list of companies that are outdated or don’t even exist. You usually pay a small fee for these lists and it is a waste of money. There is one site that I paid for and they actually do have legitimate work at home jobs. I belong to it. What you pay is for a lifetime fee. It is homejobstop.com.
5. Do not call 1-900 numbers. Once in a while it may be legitimate,but most of the time they are not. So do not call for a work at home job this way.
6. I have seen millions of ads for “Typing At Home.” I fell for this too way back when. This is how this one works. You send money to the scammer for more information on their opportunity. They send you a disk information that tells you how to place typed ads to sell copies of their disks. So, this scam tries to turn you into a scammer also. At least, that is what I felt like when the person I sold it to said that to me, that she had been scammed again. I felt so terrible, but I didn’t know at the time.
7. Turn Your Computer Into a Money Making Machine: This is another one on placing ads. Don’t waste your money.
8. Multi-level Marketing (MLM): This is also known as a pyramid scheme. You can make money with this, but there are levels you need to achieve to make money. This can become like a rat race and who needs that. Though there are people who do make money with it, don’t get me wrong, but it can be difficult.
9. Chain Letters/Emails: This is sending money to people on a list and add your name to the bottom and people will send you money when they reach your name. This is not cool :).
10. Last, but certainly not least we have the “Envelope Stuffing”: You are promised to get paid $1-2 for every envelope you stuff. You get a manual with flyer templates. You cannot make money doing this.
I offer a truly legitimate work at home job list that I have compiled over the past five years. I have it on my website. I also can teach you how to sell on ebay. I teach people all day how to better themselves on ebay. See my website below:
http://www.eagleswingconsulting.com
Good Luck,
Janine
My next post will be tips on how to avoid scams.
This was my second work at home job. It was with LiveOps. I was very successful with them. I had to pay for a background check, but no fee to work for them which is what you want. The background check at that time was $30. It was totally worth it. I took calls for Direct Response (the television commercials you see on television for exercise products, makeup, etc.). That is what it is. They do have other things that you can take calls for. I took calls also for ProFlowers. They pay every two weeks. In my two-week period I made $800 dollars taking orders for flowers. 
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