Work At Home Scams
With the pandemic, many of us lost our jobs and money is tight. Scam artists view this as a huge opportunity. We are trying to make ends meet and a work at home business might sound like just the thing.
By the way, it is the right thing, but with the right team!
Scammers know we are vulnerable at this time and they will take advantage of it. They will offer a work at home opportunity with a full refund promise if you don’t succeed.
They are basically all the same “empty promises”. Some will even ask you for a fee to join and next thing you know, your credit card is charged without your permission for additional charges that were never disclosed to you.
Any online business opportunity that promises guaranteed income, large returns, or a “proven system” is likely a scam. If you pay for the so-called opportunity, you’re then often asked to pay even more: for business coaching or mentoring services to guarantee or increase your business’s success. The money you spend on those extra coaching services is almost always more money down the drain. ~ Federal Trade Commission
Look at it this way:
If you were to start an offline business you will have to invest your time, effort, and money.
Well, that is basically the same thing for online business. You can start an online business with no money and like any business, you will have to work it to make it grow!
They are no such thing as a Get-Rich-Quick.
Hi,
thank you for these tips on how to recognize scams. Yeah, I’ll be looking out for when platforms guaranteed income, large returns, or a “proven system”.
I hadn’t seen it this way, but you’re right when you say that with this pandemic we’re vulnerable and scammers have become even more creative trying to take away our hard earn cash.
Hi Ann, Yes we have to be more vigilant, scammers are right around the corner waiting on us! Very important to do our research. What sounds too good to be true most likely it is!
Hey,
Thanks so much for sharing this article. I’ve really been enlightened.
There’re so many scams out there that it’s very difficult to trust… The problem is that there are also Legit companies, but they are paying the price for others…
This is why it’s always good to make your own research as suggested by the Federal Trade Commission. Type the word “Complaint”, “review” etc on Google about a company before buying anything…
I was really sad watching the 2nd video, about that woman who lost $25,000 from a scam !!
Thanks again for sharing. It’ll help a lot of people
Cheers
Hey back at you! Thanks for the comment. Exactly! They are some good legit companies but they pay the price as you said. We have to be vigilant and do our due diligence before signing up with a company. Indeed this is very sad watching the video about that woman who lost $25,000. I posted it hoping that it can help people to be more aware of those scammers.
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Hi Sherry, thanks for your comment! I am glad that I was able to help you. That is my goal to create awareness on those bad apples on the internet! Be careful out there looking for Work from home jobs! If you are looking to build a long time business I recommend checking out Wealthy Affiliate. They have been in business since 2005 so you can see that they are not scammers, plus you can’t go wrong with their free start-up membership. It gives you the opportunity to try the platform.