Scam Alert

Check out these 12 tricks scammers use to trick you into their work at home scams Last week I got an email asking about a mailing program. She said she'd sent her money, but hadn't heard anything and could I help. I asked for more details…

A WAHS reader contacted me this week about a job she'd applied for. Initially, she was asked to edit some material on a trial basis, which she did. But then she was told they weren't hiring for editing and instead asked if she'd be a…

The opportunities for work-at-home jobs continue to grow, but so do the number of scams targeting work-at-home wannabes. If you don't want to be one of the millions of people losing money in your work-at-home quest, you need to arm yourself…

No one wants to be the victim of a scam. But avoiding work-at-home scams is more than just about protecting your money or identity. It will also keep you out of legal hassle. Some scams involve the victim perpetuating the scam. In other…

Guest Post by Meghan Belnap Thanks to the scalability of the internet, it’s easier than ever to sell items not only locally, but also across the globe. Online ads on Craigslist, Facebook, buy, sell and trade groups, newspaper sale ads…

This showed up in my email the other day. It was an offer for a work-at-home job, but in fact is a fake check scam. If you get something like this...delete it! Not only can fake check scams result in your losing money, but you could go to…

The most of email I receive asks about work-at-home jobs, and a significant portion of those email indicate they want to get paid to do data entry or type. Starting out, I was the same. I just wanted someone to pay me to do menial work.…

One of the worst feelings you can have is the realization that you've been duped. Especially in working at home. You've put your faith and money into a program you believe will allow you to have financial security and work/life balance,…

A challenge to finding a work-at-home opportunity is avoiding scams. One of the most feared swindles is the pyramid scheme. Unfortunately, most people do not know what a pyramid scheme is. As a result, they pass up viable direct sales…

Yesterday, a regular visitor of Work-At-Home Success contacted me saying she received a letter with a $1,384.70 check to "mystery shop" for "Honda of America". My fingers couldn't type "NO, DON'T DO IT" fast enough (and I type fast!). The…