Article by:
Khemal Dole
If you are one of millions of people who are looking to find a
work at home job online then you simply MUST learn to spot a scam.
Online work at home scams are now frequently referred to as "Dot
Cons" after the term "Dot Coms". When you are desperately seeking a
work at home job, most often that not you tend to "buy" into an
opportunity without doing much research. Hundreds of dollars later
you'll find out the hard way that you were a victim of a scam! Here
are 7 ways to identify a scam and how to avoid them.
1)
Extravagant Claims
Many websites or work at home
opportunities will promise you that you can make "millions" in a
matter of days. Many will display their so called "proof of income"
on their websites, which often turn out to be touched up pictures of
fake checks or bank statements. Don't fall for these "gimmicks" If
you feel that these claims to riches are extravagant, then guess
what? They are. Get all claims and promises in writing before you
sign up or pay to join at any of these websites. Remember that if
the claims are real then these companies will have no reason to deny
you real proof on request. If they refuse, you KNOW it's a
scam.
2) Read The Fine Print
Many fraudulent websites
bury the fine print in tiny letters at the bottom or their webpage
or on another page with a link to it that's hard to find. Make sure
that you read these fine prints for any clauses that can come back
to bite you if ever you want your money back. Click on all the links
that provide more information and make sure you read them
completely. Do not simply assume that the website is legitimate.
Assume that it's a fake and let it prove to you that it's
real.
3) Look For Privacy Information
Many websites
collect your personal information like your name and email address.
Make sure that these website tell you exactly what they intend to do
with it. If they don't tell you what they will do with it, it's time
to move onto another website because the chances are that your
personal information might be shared - or worse - SOLD to others.
Make sure you don't volunteer information such as your SSN or Credit
card information unless you are absolutely sure of what the website
will do with it.
4) Look For Business Name, And Contact
Details.
Legitimate businesses and websites will always
display their business name, address and other contact information
clearly on their websites. If you do not see any contact
information, then be very skeptical about that site. Shady websites
won't display this information since they don't want you to contact
them. Do you really want to do business with suck a
website?
5) Know What You Are Getting Before You
Buy
Many websites refuse to tell you what they will provide
you with until you pay for it. This is unacceptable. You, as a
consumer, MUST know before hand what you are getting before you buy.
I'm not talking about knowing the exact details of a work at home
job, but you should at least get SOME idea of what to expect after
you pay. If a website does not clearly state what you will receive
once you pay, you might end up getting scammed. So be weary and
always make sure you know what you are buying.
6) Refund
Policies
Some websites clearly provide refund policies. You
should be able to return the goods or ask for your money back within
reasonable terms. Many legitimate websites will let you get your
money back as long as you ask for it within 30 days. But some
plainly state that you simply WILL NOT receive your money back. Be
weary of these types of web sites. The reason they are afraid of
refunding your money is because they anticipate many refund
requests. This is a BIG reason for you to NOT do business with this
type of website.
7) Beware of MLM type websites.
MLM
or multi level marketing websites are related to pyramid schemes.
These scams can be easily spotted since their claims to riches are
made purely on mathematical probability and nothing else. These
schemes are almost always a scam and their claims to riches are
simply unrealistic in real life. If a website depends heavily on
mathematical probabilities of you making money and if that is the
ONLY proof they offer you, you might be about to get ripped off by
an MLM scam. It's time to move on!
The bottom line is that
you simply must use common sense when looking for an online work at
home job. Think of it as looking to buy a new car or a house. Use
the same attitude, even though the price tag is much smaller.
Remember that the risk involved is almost the same since you are
investing your hard earned money or lifetime's savings on ONE
website. So you better make 100% sure that you aren't the next
victim of "Dot Con" scams.
About
the Author:
Khemal Dole owns and operates http://www.paychecksdirect.com/, a completely
F*R*E*E service which helps many first-timers and even experts find
their perfect Work At Home job. Visit http://www.paychecksdirect.com/ right now and see
for yourself why so many are flocking to his site.
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