Work-at-Home Scams on the Increase
Sunday September 10, 2006
The Internet is a great tool for setting up and running a profitable business without a lot of capital investment. Unfortunately, it's also enabled work-at-home scams to become abundant. There are plenty of legitimate home-based work opportunities out there, but you should be alert to work-at-home scams that are in the business of taking your money - not leveraging your talents.
Small business experts, fraud detectives, and the Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas, have recently issued warnings to consumers about the dangers of answering ads that promise a lot for a little, reports this article from The Beaumont Enterprise.
The two most common schemes, according to the article, are first, what they term as "reshipping" - where you can be duped into accepting packages, tearing off the old label and applying a new one, and then sending the package on its way. The second most popular scam, referred to as "making dirty money clean", involves a scenario where you're asked to receive postal money orders, deposit them, take out 10 percent for yourself and forward the money to another location through Western Union.
Of course, these are not the only schemes you need to look out for. Whenever you're tempted to jump on an offer that promises you the world for little or no effort, you need to do your homework carefully and thoroughly.
Have you been the victim of a work-at-home scam? Have you considered one of these offers only to back out? What was the scam and what did you do about it?
Small business experts, fraud detectives, and the Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas, have recently issued warnings to consumers about the dangers of answering ads that promise a lot for a little, reports this article from The Beaumont Enterprise.
The two most common schemes, according to the article, are first, what they term as "reshipping" - where you can be duped into accepting packages, tearing off the old label and applying a new one, and then sending the package on its way. The second most popular scam, referred to as "making dirty money clean", involves a scenario where you're asked to receive postal money orders, deposit them, take out 10 percent for yourself and forward the money to another location through Western Union.
Of course, these are not the only schemes you need to look out for. Whenever you're tempted to jump on an offer that promises you the world for little or no effort, you need to do your homework carefully and thoroughly.
Have you been the victim of a work-at-home scam? Have you considered one of these offers only to back out? What was the scam and what did you do about it?
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