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Choosing a home business, and avoiding scammers


When choosing a home business, there are indicators to help avoid scammers.Some major indicators are out of country businesses, get rich quick offers, offers that ask for credit card or bank information to get you enrolled, and envelope stuffing jobs.They are all scammers and you need to stay away.

No body wants to be taken by a scam so first look at what the business has to offer and what it requires before you sign up.When businesses are out of the country they are usually a scam.Some ask you to cash checks for them that are from their customers in your country.After you supposedly cash these checks you take out your 10% fee and wire transfer or send a money order to them for the remainder.They offer you such great money because you are helping them to get their money faster.If they get their money faster then they can send off the products sooner, making customers happier.Only the check you deposited into your bank account does not clear and you just got scammed.You have sent this out-of-country business your hard earned money from a legitimate job.It sounds to good to be true and it is.


Get rich quick home business offers are really give away your money quick offers.These scams tell of great riches for any level of experience and job status. An infomercial was promising that if you sold just 20 bottles of his vitamins, they'd send you $1,000. What they didn't say, is they were actually selling you a website for your initial fee, from which you would then have to promote and sell the vitamins. And then they would charge you for various incidentals to increase your traffic, none of which are guaranteed to get results. Not only that but it's too hard to actually sell 20 bottles.

Then there are the get rich quick scams that claim they can drive traffic to your website so you too can make $5 million dollars a month. Often, when you see claims like that, the named site may have no idea they are being used in a scam.Basically all you will get is your name submitted to a list of search engines, with no guarantee of traffic. And even the biggest search engines, like Google and Yahoo, already tell you search engine submission is not necessary.So if the promise is you will get so rich and not have to do much of anything, it's a scam and you need to avoid it.

When looking at a home business, avoid the ones that ask for your personal bank or credit card information right up front.No matter how legitimate it sounds, if they want your bank information to get you started, it's a scam.Most of the businesses that want to get your credit card number first thing are scams.Before you ever give away credit card or bank information check out the business at the Better Business Bureau (BBB).Don't be satisfied with email only correspondences.And don't settle with calling a number they provide.Check them out online and with the BBB.If you can't find out any information, it's a scam and do not send any money, bank, or credit card information.

As for the scams that offer great money for just stuffing envelopes, get real. Why would you be able to make so much money, stuffing envelopes for someone else.This is not a high paying enterprise.A 6-year-old kid could do it.These offers to stuff envelope are never legitimate.They often require a $20-$30 sign-up fee to get the real information.Then to get your vast amount of money, you have to go out and scam other people.

You can have a home business and still avoid scammers.Stay away from out of country businesses needing your help.Don't fall for the get-rich-quick scams, or the ones asking for your bank and credit card information.And any business offering to pay you money to stuff envelope is a scam worth avoiding.

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