Work At Home Frauds

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According to the Webster's Dictionary, the word fraud is defined as deceit; intentional deception; imposter. The following list are tips on avoiding a work-at-home scam/fraud:

1. Chain letters bring less than 1% results and are illegal.
2. Most home based business directories and/or databases are outdated.
3. No contact person, no phone number, no company name - don't bother!
4. Be careful assembly companies that stress "just follow these simple instructions" at anytime your project may not be good enough, even though you may have followed the instructions. They will do this to avoid paying you.
5. A company whose pre-requisite is to purchase a starter kit, isn't necessarily trying to rip you off. However, if that starter kit doesn't include everything then you have been ripped off.
6. A company who would like you to work with them will send all necessary paperwork in advance that includes history about the company, brochures, business cards, a W2 form if necessary and a contact name and phone number.
7. You will not make thousands of dollars right away with the majority of companies who claim that you will, simply because you didn't start the company. In other words, the representatives who started the company will not tell you all the secrets that made them a success.
8. Companies who bombard you with a lot of zeros are not guaranteeing that you will make that amount of money, it's only a sales pitch.
9. If you are on the phone listening to two or three recordings, then you are speaking with a live person, later you are required to take a trip to a seminar only to find out you have to meet again, finally you have to build your clientele by doing some footwork, then that defeats the purpose of working at home.
10. Any work-at-home job that requires you to sell a product, usually means you will have to store some of the product at home to show your customers, recruit other salespersons to make a decent amount of money, find people interested in your product or overall spend alot of money to market the products.
11. If you just wait six months to a year most of these companies are gone, their phone numbers are disconnected, their P.O. Boxes are closed.
12. Companies that really need your business will call back within 48 hours or less after receiving your call during normal business ours. If you contact a company by mail, wait at least three weeks, if no response, stay clear away it may be a fraud.
13. Don't give money to businesses that choose to keep their business name a secret until you buy.
14. Some companies will use contests to lure potentialhome-based business workers. If a contest claims you win thousands, don't be so sure. If you should lose, for instance, your raffle ticket wasn't picked, your poem didn't make the publication and you didn't receive a discount on your order, ask for a listing of all the winners. Then look on the Internet white pages and see if the person(s) exists. Most contests are used to draw people in to buy something; however some will use this idea and not pay the winner, don't be a victim.
15. Be wary of any business or seller who describes some fantastic deal that sounds too good to be true.
16. Be careful of businesses or sellers who say "sign now or the price will increase."
17. Don't give out your bank account number or credit card number by mail.
18. Don't believe any company that says that they will send you the product after you pay in advance and you have no information about the company.
19. If a company wants to send a courier service for your money or would like for you to send money by wire, avoid them.
20. If you haven't received your order within thirty days, most likely you won't be receiving it. According to the Federal Trade Commission's Mail Order Rule, companies are required to send your order within 30 days or within the time they stated in their printed material.