What You Should Know About Biggest Work at Home Scams

With 49 million people unemployed and jobs being few and far between the thought of earning money at home is the answer to a lot of people’s prayers. The idea of sitting at home and possible making enough money to get through the tough times is inviting to say the least. How do you know if the work at home is legitimate? The easiest way to determine that is the old adage, if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is.

When looking for work you can do at home remember these few tips. Many companies do hire people to take orders over the phone and some hire customer service reps. You never know how many times you have talked to a customer service person and they were sitting at home answering the phone.

Then there are the scams that have been around for years and most have heard of them at least once like stuffing envelopes. What legitimate company would pay someone $1 to stuff and envelope when a mailing house would do the same thing for pennies? Then there are assembly at home jobs where you buy the parts for the crafts or whatever, assemble them, and get paid. Really? Why pay a person to do that when these things can be done over seas for a fraction of the cost.

Then there are those that claim you can file medical claims or process them online. Would you want just any old person looking at your medical files? Besides the new laws will not let anyone just look at them because of privacy issues. Doctor offices outsource this work to legitimate companies where workers are hired and trained at the company.

In the Refund-Recovery Business, the crooks offer software to track late and lost UPS and FedEx packages and assist the shippers’ customers in obtaining refunds… for a cost! UPS and FedEx claim this is a bogus scheme and stay away. They track their own packages as it is part of their business.

If you think you have found a business that sounds good there are some things you can do to verify the the genuine thing.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has a database of enterprises and complaints received about them. You may also look through Federal Trade Commission`s (FTC) press releases or other info on the company you are investigating. Look for anything on their site for information regarding the business.

Ask questions that any legitimate employer would answer. What tasks are they asking you to do? How and when will they pay you? The best solution is to listen to your instincts. If something feels wrong then run far away, my friend.

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