Avoiding Work At Home Scams

I've gotten a number of emails from readers that have came across a work at home site, but are wanting to know if it's a scam or if it's legit. Of course it's important to know such a thing before you go investing all your time into it right? Here is a list of sure signs that will tell you if a site is a scam or not.

Not all work at home scams ask you for money. Some scammers just want you to either promote them in a sneaky way to make them bigger, and some just want you to sign up to some of their advertisers and make them money.

1) The first and most simple way to know if a site is known for scamming is to do a google search. (i.e: SiteNameExample.com scam). If a huge list of search results popup with loads of angry people talking ugly about this site, then it's pretty obvious that you need to stay away from it. Now let's not forget that even legit sites get called a scam sometimes too. That's only because not every site can make everyone happy. So be careful not to throw away a good site.

2) Avoid any site or persons that guarantees you that you'll make crazy amounts of money a day with basically no work required. I'm talking $1,000s a day or even 100s. Working online takes work(That's why it's called working) and there is no such thing as getting rich quick unless you win the lottery, hit the jackpot at the casino or you have a rich uncle that dies and leaves you with his fortune.

3) Don't whip out that credit card everytime a clever marketer makes you see dollar signs.(this does not apply to GPT sites, dropshippers etc.) Employers don't ask you for money, you're supposed to get paid by them. Does Wal-Mart ask you for a sign up fee when you apply there? Pretty much all of the information that is being sold online today can also be found online for free just by simply using your favorite search engine. I like Google.

4) Be careful with random emails you get offering you a work at home opportunity. If you don't know this person or how they got your email, then it's obvious they got it to spam you. What kind of employers spam? There's been emails going around that are claiming to be PayPal just to get your information. They look insanely real too except the fact that PayPal never asks for personal information.

5) Watch out for anyone that offers to send you an upfront paycheck. The check will most likely be fake. Why though? Because you will cash the check, get your money(it will appear to have cleared at the time) then the scammer will tell you that the check was for the wrong amount and ask for money back. Not long after that you'll come to find out that the check bounced and you owe the bank money, plus you've already given the scammer money but he/she is long gone by then.

Sometimes I find it amusing to play with email scammers and carry them along as if they have you on the hook. You should try it. I'll post a conversation between me and a scammer on here soon.

Well that's all the tips I can squeeze out for now. I'll update this list as soon as I can.