Scam Alert

Over the last few months, I've received phone calls from people saying they're calling on behalf of Amazon and asked if it was true that I wanted to make money from home. Like most telemarketers, it didn't matter that I said 'no', they kept…

I received the following email today offering me a cushy sounding job. Too bad it's a fake check scam. I've posted the entire email below with my comments in red so you can learn to what to watch for if you get a letter similar to this.…

Despite Yahoo! and HP's decision to bring telecommuters back to the office, the availability of work-at-home jobs continues to increase. Nevertheless, many people are still finding it difficult to find legitimate work-at-home jobs. Scam…

I received this email about a "job" that on first glance appears to be from CareerBuilder. However, red flags always go up when I receive an email about a job and upon closer investigation, I can say this email is a scam or possibly worse,…

This week I talk about avoiding scams including common scams to watch for, tips to evaluating scams and what to do if you've been scammed. You can get the podcasts through iTunes as well. Listen here: …

The growth of telecommunications as well as a desire to cut costs while retaining valuable employees has contributed to the expansion of telecommuting. These numbers give credence to the idea that families can balance work and family by…

In a perfect world, no one would still be falling for typing job scams. Alas, the world isn't perfect and people are losing money to typing scams and schemes everyday. Just to see what was going on in the typing-scam world, I did a…

I received the email below yesterday. In red, I've added comments about why this offer is a scam and tips to help you avoid email work-at-home scams. First of all, the odds of a legitimate job showing up out-of-the-blue in your email is…

There are two reasons people fall for scams: 1) Lack of knowledge and 2) Acting from emotion not rational thought. When it comes to avoiding scams, the more you know about working at home the better. After years and years of work-at-home…

I received a direct mail letter about an income opportunity with Preston Lord Enterprises to "Get Paid For Mailing Our Special Letters From Home!" It says I can earn up to $5,000 per week. That's pretty enticing. There are five "income…