May 16 2007

Work At Home Scams

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In this day and age because of the advent of the Internet everyone is looking to work from home. I won’t go into the advantages of working from home or why people want to do it. At this point that is very obvious! What may be less obvious to some is that as more people look to make money from home there are more scam artists who view this as a huge opportunity to divorce you of your hard earned money or worst your identity. Scams have come a long way since envelope stuffing and chain letters. They now come in more clever disguises.

As the owner of a work at home website Work At Home Careers.com that has been sited for helping people avoid scams by nationwide publications and news agencies, I know a little about these scams. So I’ve decided to update you with the latest scams on this blog. Scams tend to repeat themselves with slight variations so you’ll start seeing a pattern as you continue to read the items listed below. Most of the items are geared towards working at home or money related. But sometimes they are not but are still worth citing because you may run into them in just your casual Internet surfing. If you find the information useful be sure to use the share this link and send this page to everyone you know.

Report A Scam!

Think you’ve been scammed? Don’t let the punks get away with it! Do your part by reporting the scam using the form at the bottom of the page! Provide as much details as possible. In some cases we may be able to help you, so the more information you can provide in terms of the site, ad that may have been used, etc the better. Don’t let the scam artist get away with this. Sometimes the best thing to do is put their dirty laundry out on the web so others can find it and force these people out of business. So post your scam experience in the form at the bottom of this page!

How To Tell If A Company Is A Scam!

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eddysalomon said on May 16th, 2008 at 12:29 pm

Hi Pamela,

I’m sorry to hear about this.
Thanks for sharing this scam with others. Hopefully we can help others avoid it.

Looking at the site one of the things that popped out to me was that the site was hosted on a free server bravenet. That would’ve made me wonder because most professional companies would have their own paid hosting.

But it’s not something that usually alarms people of a possible scam. At the end of the day like so many scam artist today it was very cleverly done.

But you did the right thing by reporting this company here and the other consumer protection agencies. Hopefully it will lead to some action against this company.

I just wish we would’ve met sooner as I could’ve probably steered you into a legitimate solution such as HomeJobStop:
www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/04/08/avoiding-work-at-home-ads/

Don’t let this experience jade you. I’ve been scammed many times. You have to look at things like this as learning experience that just made you a better educated work at home seeker which means you’re that much closer to finding work at home jobs and more likely to avoid further scams in the future.

Life experiences is what shape us and make us wiser. This is no different. So keep that in mind in stay positive.

Eddy

Thanks again for sharing.

Eddy
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Victoria said on June 10th, 2008 at 1:54 pm

Hi Eddy.

I wanted to report a scam. Iseekquote.com. They are advertising for an administrative specialist. Everything seems legit but when I researched on Google, I noticed that there are several scam alerts on this company. It is a money mule.. That send fraudulent checks and want you to send them money.

They seem so legit, that they state they offer medical/vision benefits, $17.50 per hour for processing insurance quote data. They even state that they provide 2 weeks training…..The phone number and address associated with the site goes to a private residence.

I didn’t want to see someone get hurt over this.. They almost got me. I am still actively looking for a work at home job. Hopefully, I will get one soon.
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Diane said on June 23rd, 2008 at 1:57 pm

I would like to warn everyone that Partner With Paul and Carbon Copy Pro are both scams. Neither is at all legit. I wish I had known that in order to find out what a scam they are, I would have to lose money.
I can only hope that my warning will help them lose a lot more money. I wish it would make them go out of business, but I know that’s a fat chance.
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eddysalomon said on June 23rd, 2008 at 2:19 pm

Hi Diane,

Thanks for sharing your experience. Would you mind providing more details as to why this is a scam? We make it a point not to run around calling companies scams unless there is some more detailed explanation behind it.

Too often when it comes to work at home, people are quick to call something a scam when they haven’t been able to make money with a program. So I definitely would appreciate more details if you’re willing to share what happened.

Did they take money from you and not provide what you paid for?

Did they provide misleading information about what they would actually be providing? i.e. Paid for an apple and got an orange instead.

Look forward to reading more details about your experience.

Thanks again.

Eddy
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Jody said on July 21st, 2008 at 11:47 pm

Hi Eddy,

Just wanted to confirm that I too was taken in, like Victoria by the www.iseekquote.com administrative specialist ad. It was posted on a usually legitimate site that I get postings from. That member site is usually up on this stuff, so I didnt start to get really suspicious until today when the guy “Mr Jack Holt” said he was going to be gone for a week and I was to keep doing the STUPID re-writing of articles he started me on 4 days ago. GAWWWDDD I have been on the internet a long time, but I must be getting slack, cause usually I can spot a scam coming a mile away and this one totally snookered me in!

Now that I have found your site, I will be checking back for updates on new scammers…THANK YOU
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eddysalomon said on July 27th, 2008 at 6:20 am

Hi Jody,

Thanks for sharing.
I’m happy you found our site as well.
Scam artist are very slick, they’re like roaches they’re constantly adapting to environment so that they can survive and multiply. lol

Even the most seasoned work at home seeker can become a victim. But in most cases if you follow the steps in our video above you can avoid a lot of crap.

Take care.

Eddy
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Alexander said on August 13th, 2008 at 6:38 am

I want this website Billionforex.com to be closed completely. They scam people by asking them to invest in e-gold. I like your program, Keep it up!
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eddysalomon said on August 13th, 2008 at 11:16 am

Hi Alexander,

Thanks for sharing your experience with this company.
I’m glad you enjoy our site. If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to our site updates:

www.WorkAtHomeNoScams.com/subscribe

and read some of our recommended legitimate work at home opportunities listed here:
www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

Take care and thanks again.

Eddy
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Eunice Davis said on August 29th, 2008 at 8:40 am

Hi Eddy:
Thank you so much for your advice and your site is awesome, I am the lady who sent you message concerning DataProcessors.org. I have moved on and I had been doing surveys even before signing up with this so called legit company, My quesion now is, how do I stop the assignments they keep sending in my email account, I report them as spam and had even blocked them, that doesn’t seem to be working, Of course having learned a valuable lesson I have long since stopped doing them,

Had even wrote to them and requested they stop sending them They still keep sending one a day, what should I do ?
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eddysalomon said on August 29th, 2008 at 9:25 am

Hi Eunice,

You’re quite welcome! Thanks you for the kind words. I’m happy you really like the site.

In terms of the emails, blocking the address that the assignments are coming from usually works. If anything you can email your email provider and see if they can help you block these people.

At the end of the day it’s more of annoyance than anything. So the good old delete button works great too. lol

Hope this helps.

Eddy
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Marcy said on August 30th, 2008 at 12:04 am

Process at home. Angel Stevens. That should be enough for your scam search. I am sorry I didn’t find your site earlier. Paid $197, read materials downloaded, clicked on affiliates or recommended sites and was continually asked for more money for more “free” stuff. I called 800# and they immediately processed a refund (so they say) and canceled my “membership”. You have to complete a 7 week certification course before you are given company “tools”. You will not be making money “immediately, in 5 min. or 30 min.” I want to report them to BBB as well.
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eddysalomon said on August 30th, 2008 at 6:34 pm

Hi Marcy,

Thanks for sharing. Yes I’ve heard the horror stories about Angel and the variations of their rebate processing nonsense.

I wish you would have found our site sooner as well.

Just be sure you are subscribed so you don’t ever mess anything we may cover in the way of scams or legitimate opportunities: www.workathomenoscams.com/subscribe

In any event, be sure to call your credit card company and have them cancel the charges. Don’t wait on these guys to do it.

I believe the BBB has received massive complaints about these guys. So they’re pretty well known around the web. But that’s only helpful if people do their research before getting involved in these type of investments.

In either case, I hope everything works out for you.
At least now you have a resource to help you and hopefully trust for honest advice.

Eddy
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Eunice Davis said on August 31st, 2008 at 10:21 am

I am so sorry to hear about what happened to Marcy as well, with that scam rebate processing mess, that person named Angel in her online video presentations makes it sound so very legitimate, and Yes a person should check with The BBB and do a search of the company before signing up with any company they may want to sign up with. I checked them out with the BBB a long time ago and found out that the address that is used for this so called business, is not with that company at all, If I remember from my checking them out online, it was a Fed Ex shipping point and they had never heard of this Angel person or her company. So people, beware, like Eddy said previously these scam artists are slick , but eventually some of them do get caught. When I initially checked out DataProcessors.org in Citrus Heights California, through the BBB web site there were no complaints on file with them , now this was back in May or June when I first signed up and sent them the $24.95 after doing the seven days free trial time. Only after being told I would be paid on time , and not receiving not one response to any emails or the paycheck as promised, did I discover that there were complaints about them and BBB stated in their report on them, that it appeared that this company had went out of business and that maybe it was best to seek legal advice. I have not heard anything from the reports I filed on them with The California Attorney General’s Office, The State of Missouri Attorney General’s Office, The BBB in the Northeast Region of California where DataProcessors.org had a Post office box , The Internet Crime Prevention Center and lastly The Federal Trade Commission.

Now, Folks, I may never get my fee back , but putting the word out against these scammers , is letting folks know that there are avenues you can take to file complaints and most importantly of all let folks know what is going on, so that they won’t be taken in by these scam artists.

Eddy, thanks for letting me get the word out here.
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Eunice Davis said on August 31st, 2008 at 11:51 am

Oops, this is a correction to the name of one of the places I filed an online complaint against DataProcessors.org. In my previous letter I said Internet Crime Prevention Center, that’s a mistake, the correct name is Internet Crime Complaint Center, a person can get to this by simply going to www.FBI.gov.
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eddysalomon said on September 1st, 2008 at 8:46 am

Hi Eunice,

Well said! I’m just happy to provide a forum for people to air this stuff out.

Eddy
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Eunice Davis said on September 17th, 2008 at 11:35 am

Hi Eddy:

Just wanted to let you and the other people know, to be careful of a website named realdataentry.com. They have the same characteristics of a similiar website that turned out to be a scam, named DataProcessors.org.

They offer a seven day free trial and want you to pay either a membership fee of $19.95 for making three hundred dollars a month doing a review of websites or pay $49.95 to make even more money doing more reviews per day, which are sent to your email address.

People beware, stay away from this site.
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eddysalomon said on September 17th, 2008 at 8:44 pm

Hey Eunice,

Thanks for coming back and sharing more information with us. We appreciate it!

Eddy
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Carol Meinfelter said on October 7th, 2008 at 3:05 pm

The title Easy Home Jobs is sure misleading. It’s brochure says all you need to do is fill as many envelopes as you want with circulars and drop them in the mail, That’s it. Well that’s not it. They want you to have a website to promote products. It was news to me that I needed a product. I didn’t know I would have to do advertising and be responsible for payments and also shipping. I’m sorry to say that I paid 57.00 for this Easy Job. It was actually 67.00, but lucky me I got a discount.

Carol
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eddysalomon said on October 7th, 2008 at 3:18 pm

Hi Carol,

Thanks for sharing your experience with this company. It sounds like a twist on the envelope stuffing scams:
www.workathomecareers.com/scams.shtml#ENVELOPE%20STUFFING%20SCAMS

Don’t let this bad experience jade you. I’ve been scammed a few times and I’m happy its happened. It’s given me a better appreciation for doing research especially when it comes to work at home opportunities.

So turn lemons into lemonades. Hopefully with the help of the video on this page you’ll know how to spot a scam a mile away now.

And with that said you have friends here. So be sure to read our articles page for our recommendations and advice:
www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

Hope it helps.

Eddy
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Jim said on November 7th, 2008 at 9:34 pm

Just wanted to say I saw the name Angel Stevens and got a shiver. The site “SiteReviewAthority.org” lists her as the #1 pick “BEWARE” cause this site is using reverse psychology, telling you to beware of scams.
I still haven’t been able to find any such Dr. Richard Andrew Stera “Chairman” OR Dr. Mike Stera “Founder” either.
“SiteReviewAthority.org” SCAM Central
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Lynn said on November 30th, 2008 at 8:20 pm

I responded to an ad for a work from home a/p clerk. The responder was a lescano walter at datocompanyltd3@gmail.com.

When I responded he asked me for the following:From: lescano walter
Subject: Re: rep for a/r needed
To: “Lynnie Minor”
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 11:00 AM

DATO ENGINEERING CO. LTD.We humbling wish to introduce our company to you applicant.We are an Engineering Company that sell and supply Centrifugal Pumps, Submersible Pumps, Oil/ Water Transfer Pumps, Pressure Relief Valves, Ball Valves, Electric Motor and Flow Meters with the following brand names: STOCK, KSB, SAER, SIGMA, LOWARA, ABB, GENERAL ELECTRIC, SMITH, LIQUID CONTROL and etcetera.
We also drill boreholes, build and install water treatment plant and overhead tanks for portable water supply.Our company is presently looking for an Account Receivable Agent who will help us in receiving our remaining payments from our clients all around the states and will be paid 10% of each payments received from each clients. Each applicants has the opportunity of receiving payments more than three times a week which will bring extra cash apart from the Full time job which you might have been doing right now.HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN ?
10% from each operation! For instance: you receive 7000 USD via Certified Bank Cheques on our behalf. You will cash the money and keep $700(10% from $7000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later it will increase up to 15%!APPLICATION FORM.
If you are interested,kindly fill in all the spaces provided all information are required for easy encryption.
1. full name …………………………………….
2. full home address………………………………
3. City…………………………………………
4. state…………………………………………
5. zip code……………………………………….
6. tel#…………………………………………..
7, Marital Status / Age……………………………Signature & Date Of Application.
Management,
Head Office: Mon- Fri(9am – 6pmGMT).
You can call us now for any information you need on this no….206 202 2980

I thought I was responding to a real ad and didn’t give him anything but the name and address.

When I wanted to know how to start I got a response that he was sending me payments via FEDEX and I just needed to process them.

I didn’t like it so I didn’t respond but I got a package the next day….I sent it right back without opening it and new he’s threatening to send me the FBI to investigate me for theft.

I filed a report with the Atty General and a Consumer website.
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RASHEED OLAYINKA RAMAN said on January 3rd, 2009 at 10:07 am

I want this company(www.365jobs4u.com) be shut down completely. the defraud me with the some of $100.00. Even. global-data-entry.net i dont know their stands because they are the one introduced me to this company i.e(www.365jobs4u.com) as a registered member.
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Laura said on January 3rd, 2009 at 12:40 pm

@Eunice Davis:
I also reported ANGEL STEVENS to the BBB. They never sent me my training materials online and never had me signing up until I looked into it. It took me three months to get my refund back. Also nasty customer service, Stay away from this.

All these data processing jobs are scams and I don’t believe anyone should pay a fee according to the BBB & FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Reports.
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Harold Adkins said on January 7th, 2009 at 5:48 pm

I did all the surveys and none pay and when you buy something becaues you had to thay still did not pay
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Christine Peters said on January 7th, 2009 at 6:08 pm

@Eunice Davis:
Hi i have been with realdataentry.net since last summer i made $830.00 so far they told me i missed 17 assignments, and they could not send them again, also i was told when i reached $1000 dollars they would send me out a check, they also told me after 100 assinments are completed i would have to wait until they send me more. could someone tell me if this is a scam? thanks from christinepeters5@comcast.net
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Eddy Salomon said on January 7th, 2009 at 6:36 pm

Hi Christine,

Thanks for posting your question.

If you follow the steps in the video listed at the top of this page, you can get the answer to this question in a matter of seconds. I just did and what I learned wasn’t very good.

The following piece of advice may be late, but you should NEVER have to pay for a job. Jobs pay you. Now a home business opportunity or career training is different. In those situations a fee is expected. But even with that said you should still do your research to ensure you’re working with a legitimate company before investing money in those situations.

Most of those data entry and typing opportunities aren’t the traditional jobs you’re looking for. They’re often misrepresented and lead to folks being scammed and losing the money that should have never been forked up.

There are a lot of legitimate websites that list traditional work at home jobs:
www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/04/top-5-free-work-at-home-job-sites-for-2008/
www.workathomenoscams.com/companies

Another thing you should know is that the only real available clerical jobs are medical transcription:
www.workathomenoscams.com/typing Generic data entry and typing jobs aren’t really in demand. So you have to start focusing your energy on careers that are in demand in this industry: www.workathomenoscams.com/2009/01/01/work-at-home-outlook-for-2009/

In any event, I really hope that you do end up getting paid for the work you did. But the things I read weren’t really good. Just learn from negative experiences, don’t let them jade you and give up. Too often when people are scammed they take the negative route instead of picking themselves up and brushing off their shoulders. There are sites out here that are here to help you. It’s just a matter of taking the time to read through them so you avoid running into another scam.

The major reason we’ve created the video at the top of this page is to “teach people how to fish”. I can fish for you but then you’ll always be hungry if I’m not around. But if i teach you how to fish on your own you will always be able to eat. Hope you understand what I mean.

Eddy
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Connie said on January 11th, 2009 at 10:13 am

I am trying to find a legit home business program.When you think you have found one, they ask you to send money for dshipping their program to you, then on top of that a monthly fee. I can’t afford all that,and taking it away from other bills, kids, or whatever.Is there anything out there that you can be apart of without forking out all this cash. I have also found this problem on the recommended sites from workathome careers.
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Eddy Salomon said on January 11th, 2009 at 12:00 pm

Hi Connie,

Thanks for your question but if you head to our question page, we address this on question 2:
www.workathomenoscams.com/ask

So head there now. It sounds like you want a job not a home based business in which case visit our jobs section: www.WorkAtHomeNoScams.com/jobs

If you have anymore questions after visiting our question page, please post them there and we’ll get back to you. But I think reading that whole page carefully will give you all you need .

Eddy
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Babbsi said on January 13th, 2009 at 7:03 pm

Hi Everyone,

Just thought I would share the latest scam that I know of. This idiot emailed me directly, but of course I ignored it…LOL. Sorry to have to call him an idiot, but look, he can’t even sign his email….what a LOSER!

MYSTERY SHOPPER WANTED
GET PAID SHOPPING!
EARN NO LESS THAN $ 200.00 PER VENTURE!
DO YOU NEED EXTRA INCOME?
IT IS VERY EASY AND VERY SIMPLE
NO APPLICATION FEES

WORKING AS A MYSTERY SHOPPER:

Do I really get paid to shop?

That’s right shop-aholics! Become a mystery shopper for us and we will pay you to shop!

Mystery shoppers get paid to visit their local retail and fast food outlets to assess the
customer service that they receive. They visit the store and act as a normal customer
(whilst keeping their identity as a mystery shopper secret). The mystery shopper
evaluates various aspectsof the customer experience whilst they are in the store.

This information in then reported back to us via the Internet. We use this information to
help our clients measure and improve their customer service in your local community.

MYSTERY SHOPPING WORK IS FLEXIBLE AND FUN!

We all have to go shopping, so why not get paid for the privilege. As amystery shopper
you can work any time you want. Work only as much or aslittle as you choose.

Apply today and you can get paid to shop. To apply, reply to this email.

Full Legal Name :
Address :
City :
State :
Zip code :
Country :
Nationality :
Age:
Home and Cell #
YOU MUST BE OVER 21 TO APPLY.

Ok, now I am a Mystery Shopper, so I can tell you not all Mystery Shopping is a scam. But, I can tell you from being a Mystery Shopper for going on 2 years there isn’t many shops that pay $200.00 per venue! 2nd, the ones that do, the Mystery Shopping Company’s do not buy email lists and start sending this type of email. The company’s actually email only the Mystery Shoppers that contracted with them. But, even with the high paying jobs, they don’t email all their contractors, only the shoppers that have proven themselves, the ones they are sure can handle this “intense” shop. If shops were this easy to come by, almost everyone would become a Mystery Shopper fulltime and we all could become “multi-millionaires”….I’m in, are you? Think again!

Now, this is the lastest I received, I have received about 10 of these already and found one posted on a forum….LOL. There is some variance in some of them. Some actually sign their emails and some go as far as listing a company website. Some ask for more information, some go as far as saying they are looking for Evaluators in certain areas.

There was a guy posing to be an employee of ZAGAT. He actually gives you the website address, at the end of his email, beneath his name and telephone number. Because I thought this was a scam I went to ZAGAT’s website, checked under careers (I believe that’s where I checked) to see what positions they were hiring for. Nothing was listed for Mystery Shoppers so I called the company. The receptionist immediately informed me that this is a scam, they received a few calls about this and are working on the problem. She did not ask me to forward the email to her, but I offered and she accepted my offer. It only helps for them to BUST these SCUM BAGS, if they ever do get busted! From what I can see not much is being done if anything at all, at least the Attorney General doesn’t want to be bothered. All they tell you is not respond…..LOL

I seen one posted in a forum I recently visited, and I’m sorry, but I cannot find that posting again, I looked intensely, but I was unsuccessful. Anyways, that guy said they are paying $300.00 per venture. Wow, that’s even better….NOT! At the end of the post he revealed by saying they send you a check that you take to your financial institution and deposit prior to completing the mystery shop, this way you don’t need to take money out of your pocket. This is BOGUS! Remember what was said earlier about companies sending you checks, they BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCE….like a SUPER ball….well, they are SUPER SCAMS! Just be careful before sending information or doing anything with company’s of this sort. If you can obtain a company name, website address and such, call the company directly, google the name of the company putting scams behind it and also do the same for rip off reports….These companies, 9 out of 10 times will not be listed on the BBB. They are not members and they are new, not enough has transacted for the BBB to look into it.

Keep in mind, some of these scammers will list their telephone number at the bottom of the email, that’s if they sign it…LOL. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, don’t assume this is the number to call and see if this company is legit, remember it’s probably spam email, therefore, it’s a SPAM phone number. If anyone answers that phone what do you think they are going to tell you? They surely are not going to tell you it is SCAM, more than likely the person answering that phone is the person who sent you that email in the first place. Google the company, ask questions here….use your common sense in situations like this. Sometimes, it takes no research, sometimes these SCAM ARTISTS are so STUPID, basically they write SPAM over their entire email. JUST BE CAREFUL!
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Eddy Salomon said on January 13th, 2009 at 7:35 pm

THANKS SO MUCH Babbsi! That was one of the most detailed scam report I’ve seen in a while. I think a lot of folks are going to benefit from this post!!

Keep them coming folks. The more we can get the word out, the more scammers we can stop!

Eddy
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Lorie said on January 21st, 2009 at 10:56 pm

Hi Eddy,
Just wanted to say thank you for your honest answers to our questions.
I took your advise. I wanted to be a stay at home mom but did not have
much skills to offer online employers. I went in to affiliate marketing for
a while, but found out I really did not enjoy advertising and marketing
very much. I am more into creativity and less into competition. If you
are going to be an affiliate you must be competitive. I am now in my
second quarter at Everett Community College, I am training to become
a medical transcriptionist and looking forward to working with a company
who hires at home transcriptionist. I just wanted to say thanks for the
good advise about getting training, because real data entry and typing
jobs are not in demand. By the way Medical Transcription is a lot more
involved and harder than just a “typing job” if someone is looking for an
easy typing job, Medical transcribing is not for you! It is very difficult, but
well worth it, if you enjoy working in the medical field and want to work from
home.
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Eddy Salomon said on January 22nd, 2009 at 12:41 am

Lorie,

You’re quite welcome. I try my very best to keep it real with folks so you know what to expect with a given opportunity or company. There are enough people out there misrepresenting things.

In terms of affiliate marketing, i don’t necessarily agree with all of your statements. Being an affiliate takes a lot of creativity. I didn’t realize that until my wife pointed it out to me because I don’t view myself as being creative. But you’ll find that some of the best affiliates are the most creative because they tend to think outside the box. Think about how introduced many of you into that career. It wasn’t a straight article about affiliate marketing. Instead I lead you on my journey: www.workathomenoscams.com/aff

So it is actually a very creative field. But it all depends on what industry you choose. If you become an affiliate of industry that you don’t believe in, it’s definitely going to stifle your creativity and income for that matter. I also have to disagree about the need to love competing to succeed at affiliate marketing. Because if that was a requirement I wouldn’t be in this industry because it goes against my personality which is to help people, not compete against them. Now with that said there are certain industries that are very competitive (work at home being one of them.) but affiliate marketing isn’t about trying to beat out your competing sites. It’s about providing solutions to people’s problems, questions via your affiliations. And if you do that in an honest and unique way then it doesn’t really matter how many other people are your industry. You will always stand out if you offer something unique. I know this for fact just from my personal experience. Now with that said, yes there are some fundamental skills that you need to do well as an affiliate but its no different than any other career.

In any event, I am happy that you were drawn to Medical Transcription. I feel it’s another great career. At the end of the day we all have to gravitate towards what we feel more comfortable with. I’m just happy you’ve realized that enhancing your skill set to what is in demand is how you’ll succeed at working at home. Sadly too many work at home seekers are choosing to ignore this and continue to focus on jobs that aren’t in demand (data entry & typing) which leads to frustration and scams.

So congratulations on your step in the right direction. I look forward to when you get your first MT job!

Good luck to you in 09 and beyond!

Eddy
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Lorie said on January 28th, 2009 at 9:35 pm

Hi Eddy,
Thank you for your very thoughtful comments. I apologize if I offended you or any other affiliate.I agree with you that the best affiliates have to think outside the box. Competition comes into play in regards to advertising, ppc, keywords, etc… There is just no escaping the fact that you must always stay one step ahead of others in the marketing field if you want to be successful. I agree with you that you must always give more value than what you are selling.I unfortunately do not agree that honesty and uniqueness are the only quality’s you need to provide an income for yourself and family. I know a lot of honest affiliates that offered many unique products, but still have failed or at best make only a thousand dollars a month after many years in the biz. I know there are a lot of successful affiliates, who understand that they need a business plan, they need to invest a lot of time and money in their profession. I feel sad for the people who are told that all they have to do is sign up with clickbank, pick a product, and write an article on a free blog, and they will be on their way. I think it is wonderful that you and many others have been so successful at internet marketing. Kudos to you and all the wonderful people who offer more than you take. On a personal note. I am looking very forward to my first MT job. Just like you, I very much enjoy the fact and freedom knowing that at the end of the day, that I chose how much I made that day. I love the fact that I control my income by my efforts and not based on some other persons decision.
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Eddy Salomon said on January 29th, 2009 at 1:01 am

Hi again Lorie,

No need for an apology. There was no offense taken. I hear your points. Let me clarify my former statements. I by no means think that honesty and being unique is the only ingredients necessary to be a successful affiliate. That’s just unrealistic and that’s why I said that you also need fundamental skills of this trade to succeed. It’s also why I push training so hard.

With that said even when you do have all those elements some people will fail. But guess what? Some of the richest people in the world have failed many times over. The difference between them and other folks is their unwillingness to give up. I failed dozens of time but I had a knack for dusting my shoulders off and pushing forward. So at the end of the day your mindset is a huge factor along with the technical skills.

But I agree there are a lot of folks out there feeding people pipe dreams and over simplifying the process.

In any event, I hear you about looking forward to the day of calling your own shots and destiny. Trust me when I say it’s the best feeling in the world and one that I hope many of you will feel one day soon. Keep me posted. And thanks again for the intelligent conversation!

Eddy
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Lorraine said on January 29th, 2009 at 8:52 pm

Well Eddy asked me to come here and report my recent “scam” experience so I will. The company that contacted me from seeing my resume posted (legit) on Careerbuilder.com is Dealer Vision. They are supposedly a company in Germany. They never asked for any extreme pertinent personal info, such as SSI or anything like that. Just name and address. They had an employment sheet to fill out which I did. Very simple, 3 sheets, I scanned them back. The pay was to be 12-15 per hour and the only catch was I had to be online 4 continuous hours a day during Mon-Fri for customer service. Sounds good, right? Then they put me in touch with my supervisor (German guy) as the company is in Germany. Go ahead and look them up, they are on the web, look totally legit. We discussed my schedule, still looking legit. Then the kicker, they want me to sign up at one of their 6 choices of a national bank (Wachovia, Chase, etc). Had to be a national bank, not a small town bank or credit union. The account had to be in my name only. This way they could pay me, but not only that, the customers would be paying me, then they would be taking the customer’s payments out of my bank account as this way they could get their products “faster” and without paying “international charges”. Well I don’t know didly about international anything so that’s when I dropped out. Really really well run scam if it is one. Anyone ever heard of them? I told my “supervisor” that I need to speak to an American counterpart on the phone as to their experience before I continue further. Let’s see if he contacts me. The only thing I did so far was to sign up for a free gmail account and Gtalk.
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Steve said on February 1st, 2009 at 6:57 pm

I was stupid enough to fall for the below listed, the first packages are set to arrive this week, what should I do?

“Shipping All Over The World, LLC
Careerbuilder.com: Vacancy for Steve Compton

Dear Steve,

We have found your resume at Careerbuilder.com employment agency and we believe you might be interested in the position we are offering. My name is Sergey Lazarev, project coordinator at Shipping All Over The World, LLC. Shipping All Over The World, LLC deals with mail forwarding.

We help our foreign customers get merchandise they buy from American retailers that normally do not ship internationally.

We receive packages on behalf of our customers and then consolidate, repack and ship the merchandise to our customers overseas.

We are located in London, UK, and also have offices in Cortland, OH and in Moscow, Russia. We do most of our business online so it does not matter where you live. You would need to work from home anyway.
At the moment we are offering you position of Authorized Agent.

You would need to work from home. Any additional employment is not a hindrance if you have 3-4 hours a day free. You don’t have to pay anything to be accepted for employment. Your only expenses will be the wrapping material (i.e. carton boxes) that will be reimbursed to you with your salary.

We pay 6.79% of the total cost of the delivered and sent product. Apart from that, an agent receives 4.75 $ for each forwarded parcel. Normally, you will get 40-70 parcels per month. The salary of the employee accounts for nearly 1000-1500 $ per month.

Please check out our website

www.shippingcorp.com

You can see what we do and how it works.

Please pay attention to “Job with us” section and FAQ in it.

Feel free to ask more questions about this position. Phone inquiries – (877) 720-7447 ext. 2.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Sergey Lazarev, Project Coordinator

email: career@shippingcorp.com
phone: (877) 720-SHIP ext. 2
web: http://www.shippingcorp.com “
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Eddy Salomon said on February 2nd, 2009 at 11:44 pm

Hi Steve,

You’re not stupid. We’ve all been victims. Just use this as a learning experience like we all have. What I would do, is send the package back and just report this company to various scam protection agencies and sites like you’ve done here. This way others can avoid this company and their dirty laundry can be exposed. We’ve listed some top scam fighting websites on this page above.

Hope this helps.

Eddy
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steve/jennifer said on February 3rd, 2009 at 3:11 pm

Mr. Salomon,

First let me say thanks to you for providing a forum for regular working Joe’s like myself to gain much needed knowledge on work at home scams and legit opportunities.

I have taken this scam very personally, being unemployed clouds ones judgment so when they initially contacted me through career builder.com I was highly motivated to land a job. These people used that against me, and now I’ve made it mine and my wife’s mission to ensure Shipping All Over the Word, LLC doesn’t snare anyone else.

The actions we have taken so far is filed an I3C complaint, FTC complaint and am currently working closely with a nice young lady from the Ohio BBB, I’ll show you a sample of what’s going on, this is the most recent e-mail I received from the BBB:

From: ———@youngstownbbb.org
To: ———-3874@aol.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)

Absolutely! We are alerting consumers by issuing a Press Release and any info we get from you will be helpful.
I have contacted Careerbuilder.com and they are looking into it also.
Thanks so much,

————– | Director of Charity and Ad Review

Email:———@youngstown.bbb.org
| Start With Trust

—–Original Message—–
From: ———-3874@aol.com [mailto:scompton3874@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1:52 PM
To: ———@youngstownbbb.org
Subject: Re: JOB OFFER

Jennifer,
I am certain the packages will be coming. Elizabeth still thinks Steve hasn’t caught onto her. Would you like us to still inform you If the packages do get here, and any other contact from elizabeth?

**************
As you can probably detect, this company isn\’t hip to the fact we are on to them, so were still going through the process and providing every bit of communication between myself and this scammer to the BBB before we turn away that first package.

Here are some tidbit’s my wife uncovered about the fine staff that was assembled by this company:

Project coordinater Sergey Lazarev which of course is an alias.
Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev (Russian:), born 1 April 1983) is a vocalist, dancer and actor based in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career (and web design skills, the www.shippingcorp.com looks amazingly real), when he rose to fame as the dark-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2005. Since then Lazarev has pursued a solo career (I guess the solo career thing wasn’t going to well).

Then she researched my personal coach/trainer Elizabeth Kuznetsova this is what came up with her name…There is, for example, the tragic story of ship’s
officer Elizabeth Kuznetsova, who jumped ship in Portland, Oregon, on 9
February 1944. According to a later VENONA KGB message, she subsequently
married a taxicab driver in San Francisco. The VENONA part of the story
ends, “On 4 November this year the traitor to the fatherland KUZNETSOVA was
shipped to Vladivostok on the tanker ‘BELGOROD’. Amazing how she bounced back from that little set back, to begin here Re-shipping empire.

Seeing as I did land a job today (it’s about time) and I’m taking up most of this page, I just want to say thanks to you sir, and if your interested in updates from our process with Shipping All Over the World, LLC my wife would be more than happy to keep posting here.

Steve/Jennifer
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Eddy Salomon said on February 4th, 2009 at 12:48 pm

Steve and Jennifer,

You guys are great! Thank you for taking it upon yourself to do your part and fight these scam artist by actively spreading their dirty laundry to the world and consumer protection agencies and sites. This is how scams are foiled. Too often we get embarrassed when we get scammed. But the fact of the matter is it’s very common that many work at home seekers run into scams when entering this industry. It’s like an awful right of passage that we all face. But the people that ultimately succeed are the ones like yourself that learn from this experience and try to make the best of it. So I would like to applaud you and your wife for your efforts. We all appreciate them very much! Thanks for providing so much details. Hopefully when people do their research these posts will come up and help many avoid these guys and scammers like them.

The other thing that’s really bad about this situation is how the scammers are using the names of legitimate people and companies to gain victim’s trust. They should be charged on two sets of crimes, slander and defrauding work at home seekers! Hopefully in time, work at home seekers will realize this and that legitimate companies and people’s name will remain clear of this association.

Keep up the good work. Look forward to hearing more.

Eddy
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steve/jennifer said on February 4th, 2009 at 5:24 pm

Mr. Salomon,
Yes I was embarrassed at first but I quickly got over that once the anger set in, They say there is nothing worse then a woman scorned lol. It was a lesson learned, I have made this my first priority in doing my part on getting the word out. I have posted this on myspace so that hopefully it will reach a lot more people. I am a firm believer in what goes around comes around eventually it will come back to these crooks. I do hope they get charged, we could have gone to prison with this scam since the paper trails would have ended with us. The local police department informed us to not accept the package “duh” lol but we still needed to know from them what they wanted us to do. I am still hopeful that I will find legitamit work at home, thanks to all of your help in opening my eyes for what I need to be looking for to sort through these scams. I will continue to spread the word in any way i can.
thank you

Jennifer
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Eddy Salomon said on February 5th, 2009 at 4:15 pm

Hi again Jennifer,
Well I am glad you got over being embarrassed and decided to be proactive. Many more of us need to have that mentality.

I am just happy we could help.

Thanks again for sharing with us.

Eddy
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steve/jennifer said on February 6th, 2009 at 2:38 pm

Mr. Salomon,
I can not express my Gratitude with all of your help. Your words have been very comforting to both myself and my husband. We have gotten the word out as much as we could. I thank everyone for the support. I am letting go of this experience now and looking forward to bigger better things. Thank you a million times over!
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Eddy Salomon said on February 6th, 2009 at 6:40 pm

No need for thanks guys.
I am very happy to help people avoid scams. As someone that has been scammed several times I am just happy to do my part to help others avoid it.
I think you’re totally right to leave this experience behind you especially considering what you’ve done to protect others. So definitely look forward to the future.
There are many legitimate opportunities out there and I’m sure as you explore our site and do your research you’ll find the right ones for you and your husband.
Continue to keep that positive mentality and you will succeed.
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Rick said on February 12th, 2009 at 8:06 pm

Hi All,

By request, I am posting the emails I received from Union Express (Packaging Scam). They are in the order I received them, some contain information form me responding.

1) Good day!

My name is Judy Coil, Manager of the Customer Assistance Department of the Union Express Inc.
Our company is engaged in correspondence managing, distributing different goods worldwide, buying and reselling these goods.

Our company is involved in correspondence managing, distributing different goods
worldwide and buying and reselling these goods.

The US take-up of Internet trading is much higher than in the Europe. Many Internet
auctions and online shops in the United States of America do not ship the products overseas.
As the result thousands of customers in Europe and Asia are not able to access the large market
and purchase high-quality merchandise at so low prices. Union Express Inc., provides European and Asian
customers with US and Canada street addresses that can be used as the shipping addresses.
Then our merchandise managers forward the packages to the country where the customer is located.
It is the same if they had relatives or friends in the United States and could ask them about such service.

Description of Goods :

- Consumer electronics of different kinds;
- Sport equipment;
- Luxuries;
- Home computers and computer components for desktop systems, notebooks, PDAs;
- Office equipment;
- Mobile equipment (cellular phones, pagers, GPSs etc.);
- Car parts (small car parts);
- Clothes;

We don’t operate with goods which contain materials and technologies restricted
for export/import.
We plan to expand our activities and we are looking for smart people to train for
an assistant/manager position.Thank you for your application.

Job description:

People who get this job will have to follow these instructions:

1. Receive the correspondence from our company to his/her home address.
2. Report to our manager (every candidate will be included on the manager list)
3. Repack received items following the instructions which our manager will
send to you.
4. Receive money from our company for shipping and payment for each
shipped out package. We offer $24 for each shipped out box. We’ll sign a contract for a long-term partnership (6 or 12 months), by mail. You will receive prepaid USPS labels
so you are not responsible for s/h fees.
5. Fill in the forms and papers which will be shown in our managers instructions
(you will receive an e-mail instruction for each box).
6. Ship the package out using the specified shipping method (at this time we
use mainly EMS. Every USPS office can ship it with EMS Global Express.
7. Check your e-mail 5-6 times per day (every hour is welcome)

I have 4 important things to ask you about:

1) The source of the information about this open position ( a person, an e-mail letter, a newspaper, an ICQ message)?

2) How old are you? Could you describe educational background and professional experience, and your current position?

3) Is anybody at home during the business day to receive the parcels? Somebody should be at home during the business days Mon-Fri to sign the parcels. They cannot be left at front door.

4) Do you have UPS and USPS locations in your area?

Please feel free to ask us any questions you may have.

Thank you for reading this document. I look forward to hearing from you again.

Judy Coil,
Union Express Inc.

2)Step by step:

1. You will receive a package (merchandise from a vendor) at your residence.
2. You will email the confirmation to your manager that the package was received.
2. You will receive a prepaid shipping label and shipping instructions from your manager.
3. You will use the label to ship the package.
4. You will email the confirmation to your manager that the package was shipped.
5. After 3 weeks from first shipment you will receive a check or paypal deposit of $24 for each shipment made during the 3 weeks. You can choose the paycheck or PayPal.

On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 9:48 AM, RIck wrote:

Hi Judy,

Thank you for contacting me. Please find my answers below.

My questions for you are:

1) Estimated amount of packages I can expect to receive on any given day?

2) Who pays for the repackaging of the items?

3) Is the $24 over and above the cost of the shipping?

4) How is payment made?

5) How often is payment made?

6) What method of payment is used, if by check what bank are the checks are drawn on; US, International?

7) Do you accept Paypal as an instrument to make payments?

What are my liabilities regarding the shipping?

9) Would I also be the contact for the customer regarding any question or concerns about their shipment?

3)Thank you for your apply. I am quite prepared to offer you a job with us.

You will start on $24.00 per box.
First time we will start with not expensive goods.

Some information must be verified before we start.
You should send us a scanned copy of your DL to verify provided postal information.
Also we’ll sign the contract for a long-term partnership (for 12 months).

Here is the contract:

http://www.unionexpress.biz/contract.doc

Please fill the contract, sign it, then scan and email me with a copy of your DL.

As soon as your signed contract is received, you’ll be added to our postal database within 3 days and one of our managers will contact you.

Also please create dedicated e-mail account at yahoo.com for our business only. You probably will not receive our messages because the information about new going packages sends to you automatically and most of mail systems distinguish these messages as a spam and block them. That is why you need to create and send me your new yahoo.com email asap.

Judy Coil,
Union Express Inc.

Take a look at the link to the contract. After rereading it I really began to have some doubts.

Thank you to all for your attention.
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Eddy Salomon said on February 12th, 2009 at 8:11 pm

Thanks Rick! This should help a lot of people!
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Rick said on February 12th, 2009 at 9:14 pm

My pleasure, glad to contribute.
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Gloria said on February 17th, 2009 at 5:28 pm

Great, great advice everyone! I really appreciate it when people (like me) are willing to admit to being scammed, and warn others. Thanks
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Eddy Salomon said on February 17th, 2009 at 5:37 pm

Agreed Gloria!
If more of us can get over the embarrassment of being scammed & air out these scammers, the harder it will be for them to scam people.

Knowledge is power.

Eddy
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carol said on February 18th, 2009 at 5:04 pm

How about adding SMC to your scam list, They got me good and all I have to show for it is a big bill that will take me years to pay off
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Eddy Salomon said on February 18th, 2009 at 6:40 pm

Hi Carol,

I believe I’ve read some negative things about them as well. Would you mind sharing your experience with SMC in more DETAIL?
It may help many help others avoid this company or at the very least make an informed decision about it.

In general money making money infomercials can’t be trusted. They exaggerate the truth and are usually trying to lure you into
an upsell which will cost you thousands of dollars.

We actually wrote an article about this:
www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/11/12/infomercial-scams-the-truth-will-shock-you/

In any event, I am really sorry to hear about this Carol. But sometimes the best recourse is to expose these companies so others are warned.

Hope to hear more details of your experience with SMC.
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Chris said on February 21st, 2009 at 3:52 am

Here is an email I’ve received. (I’m very suspicious because THEY contacted me, or is that misguided?) I’ve attempted to research and I cannot find anything definitive.
I suspect big scam, and I thought I’d put it out there to the professional and pass this along so that if it IS a scam, others will know.

Eddy, I’d appreciate your opinion. The email I received is below.

Dear Chris,

We have found your resume at careerbuilder.com and would like to propose you an
Independent Agent position.

My name is Ashli Roberts and I am a Chief Manager of the HR Department of
E-Innovative Group Company. Our Department had a look at your resume and I’m
glad to inform you that your skills meet our completely requirements.

Our company is a world-famous one. We offer financial services, e.g. escrow
services for buyers and sellers. E-Innovative Group deals with stocks, business
sales at closed commercial auctions (the number of buyers is limited) and
world-wide online auctions, such as ebay.com, amazon.com, yahoo.com.

This is a part-time vacancy with flexible schedule.
Working hours: 2-3 hours a day from Monday to Friday is enough.

It’s possible to work from home and communicate via INTERNET & phone.
Job requires internet access and e-mail.
No need to pay for enrollment! All expenses are covered by E-Innovative Group.
We offer Trial Period (30 days) for employees, whose application forms were
approved. During this time you’ll be getting all necessary instructions and
training from our online support.

After first 20 days we evaluate whether employee is ready to work or not.
Supervisor can exercise his right to recommend termination after trial period.

The monthly salary for the first 30 days is $2300 + 8%commission for every
completed transaction. Working with a number of permanent customers your real
salary will be raised up to $4500/month. After the trial period your monthly
wage will be $3000 plus 8% commission.

NOTE: you may ask for additional hours or proceed full-time.

If you are interested to know more about Financial Agent position please fill in
the form below and send it to: E.innovative.ashli.job@gmail.com

We will contact you within next 48 hours after reviewing your form.

————————————————FORM————————————-
Full name ______________________
Residence country _____________________
Contact phone ______________________
Availability time _______________________
————————————————FORM————————————-

We found your resume at www.careerbuilder.com. This letter confirms that your
resume has been duly processed and your skills completely meet our requirements
for Financial Manager vacancy.

Sincerely yours,
Ashli Roberts

E-Innovative Group Inc.
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Eddy Salomon said on February 21st, 2009 at 1:53 pm

Hi Chris,

Thanks for sharing.
This sounds like this may end up being the check cashing scams we’ve covered on this page.
I am sure eventually they would ask you to cash a check.

Glad you came here first to do your research.

Eddy
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Mary said on February 28th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

How about adding KEY ONLINE JOB OPPORTUNITIES to the list. I didn’t do enough research and was scammed by them. All the sites they sent me to were invalid. Tried contacting customer services, never received feedback. Sent numerous emails stating user ID’s and passwords they created for me didn’t work but they said they worked when they accessed the sights they “supposedly” created for me. When I emailed them for more answers, they immediately listed each cased as being closed without any answers. I get so angry because I have been scammed a few times, possibly because the sites look and sound legitimate.
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Laura said on February 28th, 2009 at 11:50 pm

does anyone know anything about google,I know google tree people had trouble with then because they charge 72.00 a month before the 7 day trail was up
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Eddy Salomon said on March 1st, 2009 at 3:05 am

Google Money Tree is not a direct job with Google or even officially endorsed by them!
In fact this company may be infringing on Google’s name. Most of the reviews about the Google Money Tree system have been bad.
We’ll be doing a full review soon. In the mean, time I would avoid this opportunity. Google does have great ways to make money with them such as Adsense or their Quality Assurance positions and you
don’t have to pay a dime for either. in the mean time if you’re looking for legitimate opportunities I would encourage you to read our recommendations page:
www.workathomenoscams.com/recommendations

Don’t pay any fees for jobs! It’s okay to invest in a home business opportunity provided you do you research.
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sandy said on March 2nd, 2009 at 9:45 pm

hi eddy,

i chanced upon this blog of yours… it’s very disturbing and hard to look for something that’s work-at-home… i’m based in Singapore, far from the US where you are… any idea about CarbonCashPro? and what would you suggest is good or what do you personally use for work-at-home type of business?

cheers,
sandy
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Eddy Salomon said on March 3rd, 2009 at 10:07 am

Hi Sandy,

Finding a good work at home job is like winning the lotto and why it’s important for people to be open minded
and give non-traditional opportunities a try or get training in careers that are in demand.
Since you’re out of the U.S. you may want to visit our international work at home page for some ideas and advice:
www.workathomenoscams.com/international

I have no idea about CarbonCashPro but if you follow the advice in the video listed at the top of this page you can probably figure out if it’s a scam or not within a few seconds. That’s how we research companies anyway and why we listed the video.

In terms of my personal recommendations they can be found on the following page:
www.workathomenoscams.com/recommendations

Hope this helps.
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Renatas said on March 3rd, 2009 at 5:36 pm

Hello Eddy,
I am from Lithuania, Europe. Searching for such kind of job, like data entry, form filling. I registered to www.superprofits.biz as here they providing form filling. Paid them 40 dollars. I think, it was my mistake. When i logged in, saw all conditions i must to do, create an ad and post in ad sites as much as I can do. When somebody clicks on my ad, and asks for more information, it is my form. This form (name and email adress) i must type in to confirm my form. And you get this humble 5 dollars. And what, if nobody clicks on my ad…No money.
In the next day after registration I wrote them back for refund back money, but no answer.
As i read above yours article, DO NOT pay any fees for registration. But it`s too late.
I have found another site http://www.nationaldataentry.com/. Here company provides all required informations for copy paste job. But needed 50 dollars for registration.
So Eddy, please help me, maybe you know more about such copy paste sites, how often i`ll get info I need to fill that forms.
Thank you very much for answering
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Eddy Salomon said on March 3rd, 2009 at 5:55 pm

Hi Renatas,

Thanks for sharing your experience with this company.
My rule of thumb is never pay for any type of job. It’s okay to invest in a business opportunity or career training but even when doing that you should always do your research
before relenting a dime. As I said many times. Data entry & Typing opportunities that require a fee should be avoided as well. Period! The so called typing and data entry is being misrepresented
when in fact it is affiliate marketing which is a great career. But should be taught by people who aren’t trying to mislead you:
www.workathomenoscams.com/aff

Since you’re outside the U.S. you may want to visit my international work at home article:
www.workathomenoscams.com/international It should help you. Stay away from copy & paste sites, data entry, typing, rebate processing, etc or any other thing we’ve mentioned on this page.
Or at the very least don’t invest anymore money into any other work at home opportunity unless you’ve followed the simple research steps mentioned in the video on this page. You’ll avoid
a lot of problems by doing this. Good luck.
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Thomas said on March 5th, 2009 at 12:37 am

Online Part Time Job Open!!!

From: trevor.boys@homecall.co.uk
Sent: Wed 3/4/09 1:34 AM
To: (Unknown)

We have Job Offer Available for you. This will not affect your present Job.We need a company assistant/secretary to help process payments and get 10% on each Payment Processed till we can have a location in your Area, Your task is to receive payment from our clients and process, send 90% to the company and keep 10% as you commission .If you are interested email me back with information below :Full name, Address in full (No PO Box) City, State, Zip code, Phone Number, Cell Number, Present Occupation, and Age.
Thanks
Mr Ray Woody
WOODYS FURNITURE
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Eddy Salomon said on March 5th, 2009 at 12:42 am

Thanks Thomas,

Yet another check cashing scam! I get so many of these everyday.
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Renatas said on March 5th, 2009 at 5:10 pm

Hello again Eddy,
Thanks for help, it`s fine to hear people with expierience.
I want disturb you with my silly questions.
There are a lot of PTC(paid to click) PTR (paid to read) sites, they promising amount of money for visiting sites for example at least 60 sec and giving 5 euro, 10 euro, 200 euro, and much more.
I think more is impossible, because, in my opinion, these companies doesn`t tell the truth (my expierience with superprofits.biz). But they do not require any fee. Fee is only when you want to upgrade. But what does it mean upgrade. Think it`s not “business oportunity” and not worth to invest. So, is it worth waste my time clicking these sites?
Thank you.

Lithuania, Europe.
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Eddy Salomon said on March 5th, 2009 at 5:43 pm

Hi Renatas,

I think you’ve pretty much answered your own question. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
At the end of the day my suggestion is always the same, research the company using the technique listed in the scam video
on this page and you’ll pretty much know all you need to know about most companies.
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Thomas said on March 5th, 2009 at 11:22 pm

Work-at home scam victim: ‘It’s a blatant lie’

www.komonews.com/news/problemsolvers/40580367.html
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Eddy Salomon said on March 6th, 2009 at 8:25 am

Thanks. There is going to be a 20/20 special tonight that is going to show a scammer getting arrested and the outing of “Angel Stevens”
There was also an MNBC that recent aired. I’m going to include clips of both stories sometime next week.
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Madeline said on March 11th, 2009 at 4:20 pm

Hello, I have been scamed by this woman, Hazel Peppergood, she claims to supply you with a list for envelope stuffing and she requires a hefty $60.00 for her info. well I wrote her and asked to please make sure that your list is ligit and for real because I have lost lots of money on scams, she claimed that her list is real and ligit and no start up $ needed to get started with co’s on her list, when I got her so called list, it was a joke, very small and most companies on list are those who are presntly advertising everywher, so be warned, do not
order Hazel Pappergood’s envelope stuffing from home.
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Eddy Salomon said on March 11th, 2009 at 4:28 pm

Hi Madeline,

Thanks for sharing! We appreciate it.
Envelope stuffing is one of the oldest scams out there. I am sorry you were a victim. But thanks for sharing the details so other can avoid it.
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Sherri said on March 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 pm

Eddy,
Can you help me out and tell me if Project PayDay or google Tree is a scam? Or can anyone else. I would truely appreciate it alot. I recently was laid off and need income coming in.

Eddy your info is awsome. I have spent the past couple days going through it.

thanks Sherri
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Eddy Salomon said on March 23rd, 2009 at 9:54 pm

Hi Sherri,

Sorry to hear about your job.
With that said you need to learn about this industry very quickly to avoid losing any more income.
Part of that involves reading the material you find on this site or any other useful resource. We provided you with a video that teaches you how to determine if any company is a scam within several minutes.
We’re about teaching people how to fish here not fishing for them otherwise you’ll be open to more scams if we’re not around. So just take the 5 minutes to watch the video on this page and applying it.

I’ll give you a freebie with one of the companies you asked:
www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/10/projectpaydaycom-review-scam-or-not/

I hope it helps.
Be sure to go and read our articles and learn as much as possible if you’re serious about working at home:
www.workathomenoscams.com/workathomeguide will be a perfect place to start. But you need to actually take the time to read the material and apply it.

Good luck.
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elaine said on March 24th, 2009 at 1:13 pm

@eddysalomon:
Hi Eddy!

You said that Surveyscout website is no scam. Why they require me to pay fee for them $ 34.95. Are you sure this website really no scam?
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Eddy Salomon said on March 24th, 2009 at 4:29 pm

Hi Elaine,

Great to hear from you again! Read the following article in full:
www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/09/24/is-surveyscoutcom-a-scam-it-depends/

Survey scout is basically just a middle man that compiles a list of survey sites for you. They’re no different than a person that writes a book that compiles a list
of restaurants. The problem with these type of sites is that they misrepresent how fast you’re going to make money & how much you’ll earn. So they’re more guilty of being a little misleading and an middleman that an out right scam like fake check cashing.
With that said, I did ultimately end my article about them as follows:

“My final word is to avoid sites like SurveyScout.com. It’s not worth the money when you consider the alternatives which are free.” We already provide you a free list of legitimate surveys: www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/13/top-5-paid-online-survey-websites/

And you could probably find the same list that sites likee survey scout provides for free by doing some searches on Google. The problem is that although there are literally hundreds of survey companies out there that you can sign up for, they’re not all legitimate or worth signing up for. That’s why our list is so limited. I’ve tried tons of them but many were garbage. So in my opinion, you’re better going with quality rather than quantity. But ultimately you’re an adult and have to decide if that’s the right path for you. Instead of looking for my surveys, I started just getting more involved with focus groups which paid more in one shot. So that’s something you want to consider as well if you haven’t already: www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/01/08/focus-groups-got-paid-150/

My good buddy Callie is sort of a survey junkie and can give you some insight as well:
www.SurveyFavs.com

Hope this helps.
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Barb said on March 25th, 2009 at 3:37 pm

Hi Elaine, Hi Eddy

I thought I would put a little chime in here….lol. Elaine, Eddy is right by saying SurveyScout is not a Scam, but they are very misleading! I was fortunate enough to be able to become a member of SurveyScout by signing up for another product, which I did on a free trial basis. Becoming a member of SurveyScout was an incentive type promotion for signing up for this other free product.

Anyways, too make a long story short, I must say I am glad I did not invest one penny to become a member of SurveyScout. Speaking from experience, when I entered their members area I was a very disappointed person, even though I received a free membership. The free membership is worthless. Every survey company they have listed I already found — needless to say, I didn’t pay a single penny for any. I found them from surfing the net. Same as I did with mystery shopping companies, get paid to drive companies, get paid to read emails (PTC sites), real work at home companies, and such.

Now, their catch, to lure you into purchasing a membership is that of, these survey companies they provide to you pay you a massive amount of money for completing surveys, plus they give you bonuses and extras of other work at home opportunites. These are Get Paid to Drive, Get Paid To Read Emails, Get Paid To Shop & Eat, and such and then they give you extras like how to make money with Google, Claim Free Government Grant Money, and such

I must chuckle in despare…I say this because 1st, none of these survey companies pay what SurveyScout claims them to pay, plus some we cannot classify as survey companies, in realty they are product evaluation companies and some are just a site that pays for you to order a product on a free trial, try it out if you like it keep and continue to be billed for it, if not cancel within your free trial period and you will still be paid a set amount regardless. No questions/surveys to complete….lol. 2nd the links they have listed under Bonuses…I found quite a few that no longer work. The companies are out of business. And 3rd, what they are offering as “Extra’s” is the exact same information that can be obtained by anyone anywhere off the internet and pay just shipping and handling, same as what you have to do with SurveyScout.

If you are going to sell your services, I would hope you would have enough courtesy to review your site and make sure all url’s you are providing are in working order. C’mon, lets be for real, how many times should they be entitled to make money off the same “outdated” information. If I’m paying a company to supply me with information, I would hope they are not supplying me with non-working url’s. I would hope to be paying for current information, not outdated information. But, then again, that’s why I won’t pay a membership fee to these type of companies, I will do the leg work myself and obtain the information free. Plus, I’ve found more information then what they provided me with.

So, as I end this chime, I just want to remind everyone, do not pay for information when you can obtain it “free” by just researching and being a member of work at home forums such as this.

Good Luck!
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Eddy Salomon said on March 25th, 2009 at 4:27 pm

Hi Barb,

Thanks for sharing! You’ve made some great points that folks should heed!
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L J said on March 29th, 2009 at 5:12 pm

Hi Eddy,

First off let me say you have a great site here. Thank You for taking the time to set it up.

I`m no Rocket Sienstice, nor do I claim to be. The thing that I`ve figuerd out is like the old saying :
“If something sounds to good to be true, It probely is.”

All these W.A.H.S. ( work at home sites ) every one that I run across ALL ! Ask for ( 1 ) one thing, my” Hard Earnded Dollar.” This is the way all these scam artists get rich quickley. On getting you to part with, ” Your Hard Earned Dollar “.

If you go a company, & apply for a job. They have you fill out an application. To see if you are qualified for the postion they need to be filled. They don`t ask you for money, if they do.
” Run like hell out of there. Quickley ! ”

Well, I`m sure that I`m not the first to post this, but I just wanted to add my two cents.
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Eddy Salomon said on March 29th, 2009 at 7:09 pm

Thanks LJ!

For the most part you are correct about your observation but scam artist have wised up. Not all scams ask for fees. If you read some of the other scams we listed on this page ( wire transfer or package forwarding )
you’ll see what i mean. So asking for a fee isn’t necessarily the only sign. The other thing to keep in mind is that legit home businesses will ask for a fee such as Avon, etc. Jobs shouldn’t but a home business may because you can’t start a business
without supplies or capitol otherwise everyone would have one. So that should also be kept in mind.
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Bill Slateritz said on March 31st, 2009 at 12:05 am

Want to ask if you know anything about Brian Wynn and his Millionaire League. Like many
websites, he doesn’t say what you do to earn money, just that he’ll teach you how to earn
through streams of income.

I’d appreciate your comments.

Thanks.
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Eddy Salomon said on March 31st, 2009 at 2:27 pm

Bill,

Did you do as instructed in our scam video on this page to research this company?
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Rachel said on April 15th, 2009 at 12:06 pm

@Christine Peters:
What I do is use the website ripoffreport.com and put the name of the company, if the company is a fraud they will come up. Like Ameriplan, they took my money and didn’t get anything from them. They also had a lot of negative comments on them.
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Rachel said on April 15th, 2009 at 12:10 pm

also be careful when you get an email from anyone in the military, they will ask you for the same information, as far as your name, address, don’t reply to them. And if any company is asking for money, they are a scam, you don’t need to be paying for a job, they need to pay you. Be careful with the job you apply for.
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Jake said on April 23rd, 2009 at 12:53 pm

Hi Eddy,

Just want to say 1st. of all, I found your site yesterday. Couldn’t stop reading!!!! It’s about time, I finally found some real info on work at home!!!! Now the following e-mail came this morning. I know it’s not about work at home, but I’ve gotten these before. Now, I wouldn’t answer this. But because of the desperate times out there today, some people might answer this!!!! I hope not, because i think all they are trying to do is steal your info & your life!! So if I’m right, you might want to let others know? Again, THANK YOU for such great info. And now, I have to get back to the site and start reading it all. More info I get, the more knowledge to finally get that job on line I’ve been looking for so long!!!!!
Good luck to all!!!
Jake

Subject: compensation check from un habitat
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:28:40 -0700
From: Susan.Chunick@fraserhealth.ca

Good day,
This programme is awarded for all victims who were previously scammed by the internet fraudsters ,the Financial Commitee of the UN-HABITAT Programme have deposited your
Settlement Check Parcel of $500,000.00 USD with Reference Number UN013-0156/UPS-UN-HABITAT
to the United Parcel Service of Nigeria(UPS)
You are to contact the United Parcel Service of Nigeria (UPS) for more information
CONTACT:
E-mail:ups_dispatchunits_ng01@live.com
Tel: +234-7060-516-059
Accept Our regards.
Chunick.
UN-HABITAT Senior Information Officer
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Eddy Salomon said on April 23rd, 2009 at 1:12 pm

Hey Jake,

I’m glad to hear that you appreciate the site and the work we put into it. Reading comments like yours makes it all worth it. Thanks for sharing one these spam emails. Like you I get them all the time. I’m just hoping that by now everyone knows to avoid them. But you can never be to sure. So we’re happy to list it.

Take care & thanks again.
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tami said on April 30th, 2009 at 10:50 am

Hello again eddy I enjoy you site and I am currenty looking into some of the programs that you recommend but I wonder if I could get your opinion on this site www.magicmailermoney.com It does not seem like a scam letter stuffing thing or chain thing they have a better business rating of B and also found no bad comments when I typed in google for scams The company is Calagraphics Berkeley Heights, NJ I am a new follower to your site gut everything you say is honest and to the point and I feel I can trust in and value your opion as I really need to get on the ball with my work from home situation. Thanks any comment will be appreciated tami
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Rachel said on April 30th, 2009 at 4:23 pm

@tami:
@tami:
Can someone let me know if that company is for real www.magicmailermoney.com. I’m looking for some extra cash. Also if you need to check out any company. www.ripoffreport.com has a list of companies that have scammed people. Some have good comments.
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Eddy Salomon said on April 30th, 2009 at 4:50 pm

Hey Tami,

Great to hear from you again. First and foremost let me say this is probably one of the best work at home scam question I’ve received in a while! You actually went ahead and followed the directions on this scam page and did some of your own initial research using the BBB and the Google method I described on the video of this page! You go girl! Now with that said the BBB rating is a good indicator and so is the lack or negative comments. The page seems to be pretty straight forward. They’re basically offering to help people get more leads for their MLM businesses. I gathered this opportunity is only good if you’re already involved in an MLM. If not then I don’t really see the purpose of joining it. So if you’re in an MLM it might be worth a shot.

Email the the company and see if they can walk you through more details about the specifics of their programs not just what they have on their landing page.
Good luck either way.

P.S. You do have work at home options available to you on our work at home guide:
www.workathomenoscams.com/workathomeguide
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Sam said on May 1st, 2009 at 5:29 pm

I just wanted to get your opinion on a couple of sites. Work at Home United and West Work at Home. Ive seen alot of conflicting info on both. Are either legit?
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Eddy Salomon said on May 2nd, 2009 at 10:49 am

Hi Sam,

Work At Home United is basically Melalueca or Herbalife I believe. There are obviously some people that do very well with both companies. But I’ve never been big on MLMs. The regular meetings, phone calls, over-priced inventory have always been a turn off to me. So to each their own. Sounds you like you’ve done the research already. (Thanks for doing so before posting your comment.) So with that said you have to determine if the negative comments you’ve read are something that you can deal with or over come. Sometime I read negative comments about a given product or opportunity that mean nothing to me because either I know I can get around it or it’s not really all that negative in my mindset. So you know your threshold better than I do and have to go with that.

West Work At Home, I know as a legitimate work at home company that is often recommended by many other work at home experts. Like any site or opportunity it won’t be perfect. Again you have to determine if the complaints described would be a deal breaker for your personal situation.

Hope this helps.
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Jamie said on May 11th, 2009 at 1:46 am

Eddy, just how fast do you type? Or do you have one of those voice to text programs?
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Eddy Salomon said on May 11th, 2009 at 7:36 am

Not really sure. I learned to type just by continuously using the internet since the early 90s.
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Jamie McCollum said on May 11th, 2009 at 11:22 pm

Well, I wasn’t really being serious:) I just noticed that you always respond quickly & sometimes w/not so short answers. I think it’s great that you take the time to read questions/comments and actually respond!

Still working my way thru your site…….
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Lynn said on May 12th, 2009 at 3:01 pm

Hi Eddy, I really appreciate all the work you’ve put into your site and for the fact that there is someone we can put our trust into when it comes to finding ways to take care of ourselves. I’ve spent a tremendous amount of time searching for various ways to make decent money from home and unfortunately haven’t found it YET. Based on your experience, can you tell me if you think that the EBay Success Kit is a scam??? I was hoping that I might be able to find a link on your site of all scams listed alphabetically that you’re aware of. Any input would be appreciated.
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Eddy Salomon said on May 12th, 2009 at 3:15 pm

Hi Lynn,

Thanks for the kind words. Did you follow the steps in our scam video listed on this page to research this ebay kit company? That’s pretty much how we research any company. So give it a shot. You’ll get the answer in a matter of seconds.
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William Dean said on May 27th, 2009 at 11:10 am

Hi Eddy–This is a well managed, well thought out website which of course is a wire transfer–I got caught in another one last year when I suddenly became an unemployed teacher and it cost me $1,650–this is a new one–Spal-groupmain.cc–I’m printing out their webpage and taking it to my local police dep’t. Bill Dean
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William Dean said on May 27th, 2009 at 11:31 am

http://www.spal-groupmain.cc sounds like the newest wire transfer scam–well thought out web page, tons of information, $2,300 first month? plus 8% commission, etc. etc.
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Eddy Salomon said on May 27th, 2009 at 7:02 pm

William thanks for sharing! These scam artists are getting more and more sophisticated. Thanks for sharing and protecting others!
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William Dean said on May 28th, 2009 at 10:40 am

Hi–This is a follow up to my previous two messages re: http://www.spal-groupmain.cc—I talked to two bank managers from two separate banks, Wells Fargo and B/A–one of whom is a personal friend. I showed them my printouts of Spal Group’s prospectus and they both said independently of each other ‘SCAM’. Here’s a tip for everyone getting these “offers” from overseas–check out the grammar and spelling. It is usually 5th or 6th grade level. As an unemployed English/History teacher in California, the country’s most bankrupt state, I can state unequivocally that anything that looks like 5th or 6th grade probably is. Bill Dean
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Eddy Salomon said on May 28th, 2009 at 11:18 am

Thanks William for the follow up! Its great to have folks like you that share scams with us and provide tons of details to back the claims. I’m sure this is going to help a lot of folks avoid this scam and ones like it.
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Sophiayia said on May 29th, 2009 at 5:09 am

Dear Eddy,

Please help. I believe the company is sam.

Company call: Major Design Group
Have been calling me a lot to ask me to sign the contract. I have constantly ask for the website, and they still have not give it to me yet. I wondering if you can find out whether the company is real or not. I am a little doubt. Please help. I have attach you the agreement application.

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
1.Parties.
Employer:
MD GROUP,
represented by Scott Marsh, President
Address: 52 Upper Street Islington, London N1 0QH
Employee:
Address:
2. Title of Position: Regional Manager
3. Commencement/Termination Date.
3.1. This is a Part-time Contract between the Employer and the Employee. The duration of the contract will be from the moment of its signature by both Parties until terminated by any of the Parties.
3.2. This contract does not confer any right to any permanent job that may become vacant or available.
4. Duties.
The Employee shall carry out such duties as are assigned to him/her by the Employer confirming to the Law, including but not limited to:
(a). cooperation between (the Employee) and MD Group, represented by Scott Marsh, President (the Employer) regarding the items as stated in Paragraphs 4.b, 4.c, 4.d and 4.e of this Agreement.
(b). You will meet customers from your region and will handle all our carrying production and documentation to them.
a. Your full name:
b. Street:
c. City:
d. State:
e. ZIP:
f. Country
g. Phone:
h. Cell phone:
i. Home phone:
k. E-mail:
(c). If it is obligatory, you will arrange deals with middleman companies in your region.
(d). Maintaining appropriate records and making available information as required by the Employer.
(e). As required our customers will make either direct cash or bank payments to you for our production and services. Usually once or twice a month.
1
5. Hours of Work.
5.1. There are no fixed hours of work imposed on the Employee. However, the Employee should be able to fulfill the tasks set forth before him/her in the time frame specified by the Employer.
5.2. The Employee shall be available on his/her mobile telephone a day hrs in order to be able to promptly deal with arising challenges if there are any.
6. Payment calculation.
6.1. Remuneration will be paid depending on the amount of the transfers from customers of the Employer.
6.2. Remuneration will constitute 3,300.00 USD monthly + you will get 3% commission from the total amount of every service fee we charge our customers
6.3. There are no other payments that the Employer is liable to pay the Employee other than as stated in Paragraphs 6.1 and 6.2 of this Agreement.
7. Annual Leave.
Holiday entitlement will be in accordance with the United States of America Law. There are 6 weeks of annual leave per year. The employee can have 3 weeks off time in the end of every 6-months period.
8. Sick Pay.
8.1. The Employee, being a part-time one, is not entitled to any sick leave pay.
8.2. The Employer must be notified on the morning of the first day of any unavailability due to illness.
9. Health and Safety.
Responsibility for health and safety at work rests with the Employee. However it is obligatory to inform the Employer in advance if the Employee is unable to perform some of the duties due to some Health problems.
10. Resignation/Termination.
The Employee may terminate this Contract on not less than one months notice in writing.
11. The Employer shall have power to suspend the Employee, to impose disciplinary sanctions on the Employee and to terminate the Contract in accordance with disciplinary/dismissal procedures as subject to the Law of USA and any other applicable legislation.
12. External Activity.
Any external activity engaged in by the Employee must not be such as to interfere with the fulfilling of the Employee’s duties and responsibilities to the Employer.
13. Declarations and Signatures.
Both Employer and the Employee have read and fully understand the foregoing Terms and Conditions of Employment and agree to abide by the terms of this contract and further warrant that all statements and representations which have been made in application for this appointment are true and correct.
Signed: _____________ Date: 05/26/2009
(Employer)
Signed: Date: __/__/2009
(Employee)
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Eddy Salomon said on May 29th, 2009 at 7:17 am

Hi,

If they’re not willing to answer your question and you have a funny feeling inside they are a scam. Then you should move in. Usually that funny feeling is correct.
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Charis said on June 2nd, 2009 at 4:35 pm

Has anyone heard of the company Webaction Limited? it has a website but somehow it sounds fishy, the pay is 3500 a month and the position the offer is account manager to work from home dealing with the customers, what doesn’t sound right is that I would have to pay the money o programmers via western union and speak to the customers about the work that the programmers are doing, it doesn’t make sense to triangle the information when the programmers doing the work should be the ones talking to the customers, does it make sense, so the customers will pay me and I would have to send the money over to the programmers via wester union and deal with all the issues regarding the program the web programmers are developing. They show three openings but there has been conversations going back and forth regarding this adn it seems that at least a dozen of people got a job offer. their website is http://www.webactionlimited.com/, can I trust these people?
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Eddy Salomon said on June 2nd, 2009 at 7:11 pm

Hi Charis,
I think your instincts are correct.
This sounds like another variation of the wire transfer, check cashing scam we’ve covered. There is a link above for it. Personally I would avoid it. If you want legitimate work at home jobs visit our work at home guide. It will help you avoid such nonsense: www.WorkAtHomeNoScams.com/workathomeguide

I hope this helps.
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Denise said on June 2nd, 2009 at 10:39 pm

Hey charis,
You asked whether this is a company who you can trust and I think for me personally it’s too soon to tell. I did some research to see if there was any dirt on this company or to see if it was dirt free and the only thing I came up with was a lot of people wondering if it was a scam! A lot of people are getting these emails from Web Action Limited looking to hire independent contractors. There are at least 14 different positions available. They are based out of the UK but have recently opened an office in Pennsylvania. That could be a reason why they are sending so many emails. I did come across a person who has worked with the company for over 3 months now. After the first 2 months she had to sign a yearly contract with them and she is responsible for paying taxes on her own, on the 1099 basis. She stated that she received her first salary of $3500 after a month of working for them. The funds are wired from their UK account. She stated they don’t use paychecks due to security reasons. So it is mandatory to open up an account to get paid. I also read that you do have to send money to your programmers which you deal with a lot when working on a project.

Now I can’t honestly say that this is a scam and back it up because for one she said she got paid but also because I have no solid proof. But what I am skeptical about as you are is the fact that the contractor has to send money to the programmers. To me it doesn’t make any type of sense why a company would have workers paying workers. What does come to mind is a sneaky way of laundering money! Now I’m not saying that’s happening or that’s the scam. I’m just saying what came to my mind after researching this company! To me a legitimate business does not operate in that manner. I also read where another person who received an email from Web Action Limited sent them all the information they required and then became a little ify about it, called the FBI Cleveland Office and got some advice from them and they did tell her to proceed with caution because that is a way for an organization to launder money. I was kind of happy to see that I wasn’t the only one that was paranoid and actually thought about that! Lol.

Unfortunately in the times we live in there are people who fund terrorism and money is funneled through organizations to individuals, sometimes several times before reaching the desired party. So with that being said that would be my only concern at this point. I would wait to see how other people’s experiences are with this company before jumping into it. I’ve read where plenty of other people are moving forward and applying with Web Action Limited but only one person who actually works with them. So i’m sure there will be more talk about this company. But it still seems too fresh for me to determine whether it’s a shady company or not.

I hope this helps you! =)
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Danielle said on June 17th, 2009 at 9:04 pm

What do you know about Project Payday?
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Eddy Salomon said on June 17th, 2009 at 9:14 pm

We’ve reviewed it already:
www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/10/projectpaydaycom-review-scam-or-not

Try using the search on our site. Most of the times we’ve covered a lot of the work at home sites.
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Brenda Rorie-Baety said on June 18th, 2009 at 6:23 pm

Hello I just read the comment from Babbsi. I almost fell for this same scam. Luckily I listened to my gut and declined the “offer” and saved my husband and me who knows how much money. A couple of days ago, I received a letter with no return address on it. I opened it and much to my surprise there was a check for the amount of $4965.00. There was a cheery letter telling me that I was accepted as a Mystery Shopper. (Keep in mind, this was unsolicited.) In the bulk of the letter was a list of places that I would be ‘assigned’ to visit. There was a form to copy to fill out after each assignment. What set me off was the money transfer and changing dollars into foreign currency. The other 2 places were Walmart and J C Penneys. To top it off they would let me keep $300 and all the stuff I bought!!! WOW. I called the phone number and they told me to deposit the money in my checking or savings account and then call them back. I had 24 hrs to do that or they would stop payment on the check. OK I looked on my good old friend website, work at home no scams.com, and found out what danger we were in if we fell for this scam. The scam website is payme4shopping.com, and the company’s name is Service Inspection Limited. The gentelman was very cordial, but don’t let that fool you.

Thanks Eddy again for what you do. You have saved my family a lot of money and grief.

Brenda
San Diego CA
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Eddy Salomon said on June 18th, 2009 at 8:06 pm

Hey Brenda,
Thanks for doing your part and warning people about this scam. Maybe others will be able to avoid it like you.
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Laura said on June 18th, 2009 at 8:59 pm

I have been getting alot of emails on twitter work at home does anyone know anything about this work at home job.It said Opha winfrey is trying this program
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Eddy Salomon said on June 18th, 2009 at 9:10 pm

Laura,

What’s the website address of this opportunity? Did you try doing your research by following the simple steps in the video at the top of the page?
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Laura said on June 18th, 2009 at 9:20 pm

Eddy;
www.twitterprofithouse.com

Laura
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Tami said on June 20th, 2009 at 3:16 pm

mysearch4grantsandfunding.com , This company says just 1.98 for your cd for grants, not really seeing the disclaimer until the 69.95 charge comes out of your account. When I called to dispute this with my bank and the company, they both said I had 7 days to review and cancel. Major problem! I could not sign in, and when sending a support ticket to the company, never heard back. What is worse is it seems that my bank is on there side about this charge. This is funny considering they paid the 69.95 to the mysearch4grantsandfunding.com company when I had no funds in my account. I still have not resolved this problem with the banks claim department, not very good service from bank of america!
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Eddy Salomon said on June 20th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

Wow, I can’t believe your bank is isn’t backing you up on this. Most of the time they reverse the charges without any questions. I would escalate this to the manager, write a later, etc. But the bank should back you up on this. I experienced a similar situation and all I had to do was call Chase and they handled everything. Keep on them.
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