Home Typing Scams by BB Lee (C)2004"Home Typing Scams" are one of
highest ranking work-at- home scams on
Internet according to leading Internet fraud watch dogs.
You see these "Home Typing Jobs" advertised across
Internet. You probably receive their pitches in several emails every day. These companies typically target anyone who wants to work-at-home. Unfortunately, most of these typing jobs are frauds. The following is a typical ad:
Home Typist Opportunity! We offer you an excellent opportunity to earn cash working from home as a "Home Typist." These jobs are available world wide, you can set your own hours. Make up to a $1,000 dollars a week working full time. No experience required!
Here's The Usual Scenario: You receive a pitch like above for a "Home Typing Job" in an email. The company sounds legitimate, claiming to provide clerical help to leading business firms. They claim they are over loaded with work and are recruiting new home based workers.
The ad peeks your interest.
So, you respond to
ad with high hopes. They send you a request. In order to process your application you must send them a fee of anywhere from 29.00 and up. This is
point where
red flags should go up.
Warning...Warning..Warning...Scam Alert!
But they don't. So, you send them
requested fee and wait with baited breath for your first Home Typing Assignment!
In response (if any) they send you a list of companies who might be hiring home typist. Or they might supply you with a disc that includes instructions on how you can place similar ads for home typist online or in print publications..and sell respondants
same disc. Thus joining
ranks of
scammers.