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Home Typing Scamsby BB Lee (C)2004"Home Typing Scams" are one of the highest ranking work-at-home scams on the Internet according to leading Internet fraudwatch dogs.You see these "Home Typing Jobs" advertised across theInternet. You probably receive their pitches in severalemails 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 workingfrom home as a "Home Typist." These jobs are availableworld 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 basedworkers.The ad peeks your interest. So, you respond to the ad with high hopes. They send youa request. In order to process your application you mustsend them a fee of anywhere from 29.00 and up. This is thepoint where the red flags should go up. Warning...Warning..Warning...Scam Alert! But they don't. So, you send them the 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 discthat includes instructions on how you can place similarads for home typist online or in print publications..andsell respondants the same disc. Thus joining the ranks of thescammers.Who are the easiest victims according to online resources?Moms at home raising children.The disabled who are not able to take outside jobs.Low income people desperate for cash.Uneducated people with no job skills.Actually, in my opinion, just about anyone looking to make extra cash might fall prey to these deceptive and misleading ads.Be Wise:Remember, the majority of Home Typing Opportunities onlineare scams. But if you do decide to get involved investigate the company. Check the Better Business Bureau. Are they listed? How long havethey been in business? How many complaints have been filed againstthem?Report Offenders:If you've been scammed by one of these companies report them tothe following agencies.The Federal Trade Commission.www.ftc.govConsumer Protection Agency.Better Business Bureau.______________________________________________________BB Lee is editor/publisher of SmallBizBits News.Subscribe Now for information on starting a legitimate homebased business. mailto:[email protected]://www.smallbizbitsnews.com Article Tags: Home Typing, Typing Scams, Home Typist
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