Scam Alert

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…

Did you know that you can start a business today...right now? While building a business from scratch has its own advantages, buying a business is one of the fastest ways to start working from home. There are many advantages to buying a…

Have you received an email like the one below? Wouldn't it be nice to make $25 for every email processed? Unfortunately this is a scam. If you get email like this, just delete it. These emails might be funny, if people weren't losing…

I've been getting several emails this week from News1 Reports and similar "news" sources sharing a "story" about a work-at-home mom. While the media does provide stories about working at home, in my experience they focus more scams than a…

Over the last few weeks I've been receiving emails with subject lines like "Job Application Pending". Since I don't have any job applications out, I already know something is fishy. But if you've been applying to jobs, then you need to be…

I've started getting emails again that promote fake news sites. These sites try to look like legitimate news sites that have a story usually about a mom who's made thousands online. The site looks like it has links to sports, weather and…