Internet help: Watch out for fraudulent Internet Jobs that sound too good to be true! - Help.com

Tell us more so we can warn others. What where the jobs? And how did you find them?

I know of a few jobs that are scams because I fell into them. Some websites just give you intofmation (they call it the members area) on how to make money by taking surveys and they tell you that yo ucan make a full time career income, well it just does’t happen. Also some companies promise guaranteed government grants and sell you CDs that have “updated information”. I got a few of those and they were complete scams! I can tell you that 99% of internet jobs are scams, especially those who promise you 6 figure income the first day! They just steal your money. I fell into a lot of those scams. I know this because I do have an internet business andI work from home. Yes it is profitable and it is everything I wanted, but you don’t get 6 figures the first day! Perhaps in 3 or 4 years it is possible. Also, all the business plansand marketing plans might be done for you but YOU DO HAVE TO WORK! Otherwise it will fail. You do have to put an effort to start the business! I was really not very happy to fa into lots of scams until I found a business selling products that people really need, helpig my customers reach their goals. I work in the distribution sector of the economy and I am backed by a solid company who pays generously for my time and effort. But I am telling you I have to agree! You have to be very careful! And if you are looking for something that will make you lots of money while you sleep in just a few days then I bet you anything it is a scam!
Thanks for letting me share my opinion because I am a victim of a lot of scams myself!!!
God Bless All! and peace be with all.

Be careful of jobs that say National or International, have no local contact person or phone number and jobs that send vague descriptions to you based on your resume posting.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/Careers/10…
http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs25a…
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secur…

Before you ever accept any job over the internet or send them money go to www.google.com and type in the company’s name and then add ’scam’ to the end of it. You may be supprised at what you find!

I would say that no one should EVER send money to a website that offers them a job online. The simple answer to the question of whether you should pay for work from home job listings, in a word, is no. Despite what the work at home ads and companies might promise you, legitimate employers pay you, not the other way around.

The Work at Home Jobs You Don’t Want

Assembly Jobs - No, you can’t make lots of money assembling craft kits or any other type of kits. You can waste money on a package to get you started though.

Data Entry Jobs - You’ll see lots of listings for data entry jobs. They are usually either positions posting ads or a sales pitch for a kit that will get you started.

Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) which involves recruiting new people, and more new people, to sell the product. If all you are doing is trying to find more people to do what you’re doing, keep in mind that there are probably thousands of other people attempting to do the same thing. None of them are getting rich.

Online Businesses - Do you want to start your own online business and get rich? Be very wary of these type of ads too. What you will do is end up paying for a guide to working at home which duplicates information you can find free.

Posting Ads - There are lots of ads saying workers are needed to post ads on online bulletin boards and forums. You don’t get paid to post, rather you may get paid if other people sign-up.

Processing Claims - In order to get “hired” you’ll need to buy equipment, software and pay for training.

Stuffing Envelopes - Believe it, or not, there are still people saying that you can earn $3 or $4 per envelope to stuff them. You can’t. All major companies have postage machines which stuff, sort and meter mail.

The winner in the scam contest are the sites that offer to sell provide you with information on only legitimate work at home jobs - for a nominal fee, of course. Don’t do it!

http://www.friendsinbusiness.com/scam…
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/job…
http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/dynam…
http://www.bbb.org/Alerts/article.asp…

You have to work for what you get; if you get an “easy” job, you probably won’t get much money.

Bottom line: avoid anything that requires you to pay any money at all.

Avoid paying money upfront. If you do not check a company before entering into a transaction, you could lose your money, time and credibility. Some widely used resources are the Better Business Bureau (http://www.bbb.org) and the national fraud center (http://www.fraud.org) These days, you can easily find out more about a company using the internet in a few minutes. From a company’s website, you can details about its ownership ,how old the company really is and feedback from the company’s customers. You can find more detailed information about a company at http://www.pcworkathome.net/scamcheck…

I have actually found decent jobs that require you to pay upfront. Although it is a sign of a scam, it isn’t an affirmation. There are a few out there that require a “deposit” or fee that are reliable. As stated by fhr21, just google the company. If it’s a scam, someone out there would be aware. If it isn’t a scam, then you will find that through the forums as well. Either way, google is your friend.

Thanks Grateful, Google is Awesome! I have done that a couple of times with a few jobs I was looking into and have saved my money from being wasted :)

Yep, it saved me from a wasted 10,000 dollar investment in to a vermiculture buy back contract start up. The people running it all went to jail, but not until they made a few million dollars scamming people like me. It did open my eyes to how easy it would be to scam people with work from home offers, but then…those dang morals….

So true Grateful…(about the morals) :) Just let me know what business you start so that I know which one not to give any money to…lol :)

I’m thinking about helping people find great wealth in selflesness by relying on karma. For a 39.99 deposit (which is refundable after your first sale) I will provide you with the materials and free consultation to help you sell your very own get rich quick scheme. I will provide you with a list of drop ship wholesalers, an instructional packet on how to setup an ebay store, the materials to build jewelry at home (which I will buy back as long as it meets my quality standards) and instructional guide on how to make quick money in real estate.

In other words, you send me 39.99 and I send you an email with a link to google.

One women charged me 10.00 for a link to a site that sold cigarettes. That’s when I started to become cautious. I did file a claim with Ebay and she was banned from the site and I got my money back, so I guess it’s all good. The sharks are definitely out there.

But in all honestly, a lot of those guys get an unfair stigma attached to them because of the nature of what they do. SMC is a company that runs a late night infomercial. I joined them and did quite well for a little while. I used them as a base and began to find a bunch of other wholesalers and ended up with a nice retail shop. Problem was, I partnered up with the wrong person and it failed. The product from SMC did have some of the best net profit in the store though.

Hmmmmmm…sounds like a good plan! Where can I send the money, lol! I wish I could make $40 everytime I looked up something for someone on google! I do that a lot here actually, lol

I am sure that there are some good companies out there. Somewhere… SMC sounds interesting. I will have to look them up. I will use google, so you don’t have to try to sell me info about them, lol.

A tip for anyone looking to make money, if you have to pay access a site IT IS ABOUT 75% LIKELY TO BE A SCAM.
If it is an online survey you get payed for.
IT MAY VERY WELL BE A SCAM.
If you have a website some other’s may offer to pay you to advertise there’s these aren’t normally scams but anything can be a scam watch out!
And the most important DO NOT and i repeat NOT enter credit card details onto an unsecure site, if the url does not have an s httpS at the start or does not have a padlock sign at the bottom of the browser it is not secure, this is how most people are scammed over the internet dont be scammed, if you are looking to make money try and go about somewhere preferably not online where you could lose money. If you like games, there is a website called www.gamemaker.nl you an use this to make games maybe sell them on eBAY trust me selling it for 10 pounds, dollars etc on eBAY can get you laods you wont beieve the stuff people buy, so be careful about whether or not a site is secure before entering credit card details, or check if it reliable and will pay you for doing things for them.
A wise old pokemon guy once said the internet is a great opportunity to gain money but also one to lose

Look for jobs in the newspaper.

Try the online job boards. Your local newspaper will probably have online job section, but also check national ones like:
craigslist.org
monster.com
hotjobs.com
careerbuilder.com
Every state or city has a local collection of job sites too. Just use Google.com to search. For example, look for “missouri jobs” and you’ll get these sites:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=…