Work Form Home Fraud
If there is anything that brings to mind the notion of working from home ideas, the thought of scams has to be at the top of the list.
Work from home scams have become such a big business that the FBI has a cyber crimes division and encourages the public to report businesses they feel have scammed them.
Common sense can keep most people from being victim of work from home scams, but there are some scams which sound so real you really need to go to the FBI website or the website of the Better Business Bureau to check them out.
Envelop stuffing is a scam.
The companies touting this work from home scam wants you to send them some money "for the supplies", but instead they send you a letter telling you you have to take out an ad like the one you responded to to get your business going.
This is called a pyramid scheme because no goods or services are exchanged.
It is illegal.
And if you have been unfortunate to have gotten involved, report with as much information as you can to the FBI.
Any work from home scam will touts you will earn millions with little or no effort on your part of their scheme.
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
Everyone who has ever made one million dollars has worked hard to get that money.
Unfortunately, P.
T Barnum was right, "There is a sucker born every minute.
" The internet does give some advantages to a business, but the business owner has to work to get his website before the public through the use of keywords and SEO's which is search engine optimization.
Which means the articles you have on your website must be able to attract the attention of the software search engines use to rate websites and order them under the keyword a person uses for their research.
Until you are good at it, its going to take some time and effort on your part.
And there is no guarantee what you are selling is what the public wants to buy.
Another work from home scam are companies who ask you to pay them to start working for them.
If they are selling you something to train you in starting a business that is different, but some scams will tell you you need to pay them to reserve your position in the company.
Be suspicious of companies who do not have physical addresses or phone numbers.
All legitimate companies have a physical address and a phone number.
Also be suspicious of companies who will not pay you in money, but want you to take a chance on a big jackpot sweepstakes, or offer you the chance to win a popular computer, cell phone, TV or other prize.
This is one way to keep from paying you anything because, of course, you will not win the sweepstakes.
You have to be suspicious when looking for work from home businesses.
Use common sense when making your decisions.
Basic business principles apply to home based businesses as they do with the brink and mortar ones.
Have a business plan, have a strategy for working your business, and above all be willing to talk to others about the business you are looking at to get feedback on what others may think of your plans.
Work from home scams have become such a big business that the FBI has a cyber crimes division and encourages the public to report businesses they feel have scammed them.
Common sense can keep most people from being victim of work from home scams, but there are some scams which sound so real you really need to go to the FBI website or the website of the Better Business Bureau to check them out.
Envelop stuffing is a scam.
The companies touting this work from home scam wants you to send them some money "for the supplies", but instead they send you a letter telling you you have to take out an ad like the one you responded to to get your business going.
This is called a pyramid scheme because no goods or services are exchanged.
It is illegal.
And if you have been unfortunate to have gotten involved, report with as much information as you can to the FBI.
Any work from home scam will touts you will earn millions with little or no effort on your part of their scheme.
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
Everyone who has ever made one million dollars has worked hard to get that money.
Unfortunately, P.
T Barnum was right, "There is a sucker born every minute.
" The internet does give some advantages to a business, but the business owner has to work to get his website before the public through the use of keywords and SEO's which is search engine optimization.
Which means the articles you have on your website must be able to attract the attention of the software search engines use to rate websites and order them under the keyword a person uses for their research.
Until you are good at it, its going to take some time and effort on your part.
And there is no guarantee what you are selling is what the public wants to buy.
Another work from home scam are companies who ask you to pay them to start working for them.
If they are selling you something to train you in starting a business that is different, but some scams will tell you you need to pay them to reserve your position in the company.
Be suspicious of companies who do not have physical addresses or phone numbers.
All legitimate companies have a physical address and a phone number.
Also be suspicious of companies who will not pay you in money, but want you to take a chance on a big jackpot sweepstakes, or offer you the chance to win a popular computer, cell phone, TV or other prize.
This is one way to keep from paying you anything because, of course, you will not win the sweepstakes.
You have to be suspicious when looking for work from home businesses.
Use common sense when making your decisions.
Basic business principles apply to home based businesses as they do with the brink and mortar ones.
Have a business plan, have a strategy for working your business, and above all be willing to talk to others about the business you are looking at to get feedback on what others may think of your plans.