Jan 4, 2009

Recognizing Scams in Home-Based Job Ads


There are many people now working on the internet, thus home-based work ads are in demand. Nevertheless, did you know that there are scammers that can be found in these ads? Pay close attention to the ad details so as to prevent yourself from being duped. These scammers get away with their rip-off easily as they believe that they can transact business in the internet anonymously.

There is a big ratio of fraud in the home-based job ads located in the internet, excluding the email scams and believe me, these are tremendously plenty.

I gathered some tips to guide you so as to help you sort the ads that you will find in the internet, and thereby in the process avoid falling as a victim.

Asking for fees to get more information. Remember that legitimate work do not ask for any money for just an inquiry about the job position posted in the ads. There is so-called a scam on data entry wherein the applicant pay a corresponding fee for a software that will be needed to finished the data entry work. Upon the software purchase, you will be sort of “left alone” in looking for the data entry jobs yourself, as the work will not come from the company.

Presence of the words “work at home” in the header ads. The term “work at home” is not a title for a job. Bear in mind that if these words appear in a header, these ads probably is a lure for persons so that these scammers will be able to hook some desperate people on their swindles.

A pay that is resoundingly unbelievable. These ad scams will offer such big pay amounts like “$4,000 for one week of a part-time job”. These amounts are so exaggerated, and no legal job will offer you such big income. It is a vital fraud sign.

No detail of job description. Remember that a legit job will always relay what they will expect that you will do for the company. Many scams will just give you an insignificant description of the work that you are interested in applying.

No resume requests and experience is not necessary. In the actual real world, all job positions require you to give a resume so that the company will have an work background of the job applicant. In scamming, the person who is gullible is much more important than your necessary skills and experience.

Let’s help keep the internet clean of fraudulent individuals to make one healthy environment good and fit for working even at home. I know it’s me sounding utopist, but just being careful is worth it.

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