Comments on: Warning: Work From Home Oppotunities May be A Scam

By: Thad @ Automatic Forex Trading

Thad @ Automatic Forex Trading — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:52:30 +0000

Thankfully you didn’t get scammed for any more than what you did.

It’s always a case of “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is”. That said, there are many legitimate opportunities out there, just requires a lot more effort than just “point and click”.

By: Christopher Beckwith

Christopher Beckwith — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:18:51 +0000

There are too many scams out there..better to go with a trusted resource..I’ve covered this topic too!

By: Victorino

Victorino — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:49:13 +0000

That’s right, the more fragrant words they offer, the more they are a scam. I have also received those kind of emails. What I do, is I always Google, their details (even the body of their letter), and presto! There are lots of negative reviews and testimonials from different people. In other words, research is very important to do before we enter into anything we think will give us profit.

By: Forex Automatic

Forex Automatic — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:02:02 +0000

The simple rule of thumb for these Work At Home opportunities is if it seems too good to be true, then most probably it is a scam.

Just analyze of the business model is self-sustainable or it is just a pyramid scheme disguised under the blanket of work at home opportunities.

By: Ted

Ted — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:04:29 +0000

That is why I don’t use Ebay anymore. By the time you realize its a scam, you have to re-list and get ebay to give you some money back. At least with craigslist you can delete the email.

I hate that these companies tend to prey on single mothers too… just rough.

By: JohnFTM

JohnFTM — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:28:46 +0000

Indeed, the work at home industry is quite the swamp of scams (to the tune of about $500 million per year, in fact.) A good question to consider is: what can we do to get this never-ending stream of victims pointed in the right direction *before* they get scammed?

By: Budgeting in the Fun Stuff

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:27:49 +0000

When we were renting out our spare bedroom, I’d get responses via Craigslist that were hinky. They wanted to send me a big money order to cover the deposit and first month’s rent and all I needed to do was mail back the extra for their moving costs. Obviously (since Craigslist actually warns of this exact scam) I never followed through with any of these people, but it was annoying to sift through.

I’m now getting spammed from an ad I have on Craigslist to sell my wedding dress…I wish con-artists would get the heck out of the way so I could clear out some space in my house…