Online Money Seekers: Beware of Work at Home Job Scams
We all know how hard is to make money today, as the economy worldwide seems to continue on declining. While there are some companies that were forced to close, some are trying to save it by reducing manpower. But since it is very difficult to find another job, online money seekers are now increasing rapidly. Unfortunately, they don’t realize that there are a lot of fake or work-at-home job scams around.
Recently, a post was published at MSNBC on how not be fooled by work-at-home job scams. According to the report, a certain Cindy Dalton of RebateProcessorJobs.com is promising her clients that she will teach them how to make money from processing rebate jobs. And who will not be attracted if someone tells you that you can make $500+ a day? Well, it does not attract me for one.
Anyway, the rule of the system seems to be simple. You can make money by placing different product ads, but you will have to invest money first. Then, you will be provided with a free software that will help you. But so far, a lot of complainants are claiming that they are not making money. They want their money back, but none of them got it. One of them is Wesley Bailey who said he spent $37.
Furthermore, another name was mentioned and she is Angel Stevens. She is from ProcessAtHome.com who claims to be the number one work-at-home consultant in America. According to one of her confessed victim named Nancy Wilkerson, Angel told her she can make “up to $225 a day or more for just 60 minutes of working at home.” Nancy said she can’t believe she was able to spend $197, and have not yet got her money back.
After I Google the sites – RebateProcessorJobs.com and ProcessAt Home.com, as well as the names of Cindy Dalton and Angel Stevens, I saw tons of posts complaining and claiming that they were victims of work-at-home scams. As of this posting, both sites were marked F by the Better Business Bureau by failing to respond to complaints and using “grossly misleading” advertising which you can see here and here.
For now, the site of RebateProcessorJobs.com is still Live with Cindy Dalton’s signature on it. On the other hand, Process At Home.com has an open letter stating that a lot of copycats ruined their brand. The last paragraph stated that “we will no longer be accepting new members and will just continue servicing our current members for the complete duration of their membership.”
For the record, I am NOT saying that both sites and persons are scam as I only depend on what I read. However, I will be watching them until a formal news will say whether they are guilty or not.
Furthermore, I am not saying that all work-at-home jobs are scam. But still, here are few important reminders that you can use before joining any of them.
*Beware if it offers a very high income in exchange of a few hours of work, especially if it does not require any kind of working or selling experience.
*Beware if it requires you to invest money. Don’t rely on the money-back guarantee even if it says it is 100% money-back.
*Beware if there are testimonials that are too good to be true. Anyone can invent an identity or someone can easily be paid to tell a lie.
*Beware if they are asking for your credit card, debit card, or checking account. Note that no legitimate employer is allowed to get money from their applicants.
*Beware if you cannot find any information about them online except their site. Always get affirmation of their authenticity from proper authorities. If you are in the US, you can use Better Business Bureau to confirm them.
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We gave Angel Stevens $197 for nothing and never get it back.
Blood money – may she reap all the evils she has been sowing.
I too am weary about these make money from home scheme especially if you have to pay something 1st upfront before you can supposely get to listed with the company or just to get listed with them. If any sites ask for payment I will be hitting the ‘X’ button on the screen.
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that is true. there are a lot of scams so just be careful but there are also legit ones that is very rewarding. good luck.
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This is the most effective time for scammers to leech more people.. i hate this kind of thing but not in general actually i have a post about work-at-home which is not a scam.. http://thirdworldgeek.com/2009/02/free-work-at-home-success-kit/ and hope you could give some chance for exchanging links.. KABAYAN..
maybe dropping some mail to inform me if interested on linking is much appreciated..
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I have always believe that if its too good to be true, its probably is.
pero minsan talaga, hirap i-distinguish ang legit from scams so we really better think and study the program/product/service before we part with our hard earned money.
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there are a lot of scams out there, even scammers of cheap ipods, cellphones laptops being sold online. But I think there is an element of greed here even on the buyer’s or bloggers side by trying to make a quick buck, they ignore their common sense and just pray na baka makatsamba sila.
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Sobrang dami nga talaga ng scam ngayon so dapat mag-ingat talaga ang mga tao lalo na yung gustong mag-work online…
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Yeah, I have spent a great deal amount of time checking which schemes are legit and which are scams – if it is easy money, with no work required and you earn money, surely that’s a scam.
I still firmly believe in mathematical equation – a good amount of efforts + great deal of passion x multiplied with hardwork and dedication = good amount of money.
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That’s absolutely right, andami ng mga nanloloko sa internert nowadays. Kaya naman po ingat tayo sa mga scammed na yan, puro lang pangako pero nanloloko na pala buti nalang wla ako sarili ko credit card kaya wla sila makukuhang pera sa akin…:)…Hi po sa lahat ng pinoy blogger’s… Mabuhay…
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Whta about the affiliate junction is it legit? I don’t hear anyone complaining about it. Thanks for sharing.
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first it appears legit. then when the network grows so big, dami na members at wala na enough market.
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i hope doon sa mga nagpopost ng mga online business ay na try nila kumita na di naglalabas ng pera. same as me
pero ganyan talga ingat lng tayo sa mga legit or not business.
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Yes I must agree…watch out for home business scams they can waste alot of your time..so stick with what you know…here is a great article on this topic
http://www.ehow.com/how_4859939_earn-extra-money-early-today.html
You just need some common sense. 500$/day with no qualifications and skills? If it was that simple everyone would do it, wouldn’t they? It’s either a scam or it works only if you spend like 18 hours/7 day a week working. And that just seems weird.
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Lots and lots of those money making offers are scams or at least part-scams (as in: you can eventualy make some money but you’ll probably give up before this happens). Better to only use the stuff from recommendations.
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yes, this is very true. Internet is very vulnerable to scam and you will find lots of scammers in the web. You wouldn’t know who’s your dealing with. We must be aware of their strategies so that we will not fall on their traps.
If you really want to look for any legitimate work at home jobs, It’s better to inquire directly to trusted well- established business companies.