Work At Home Scam Alert! Envelope Scams Still Claim
Thousands of Victims Daily.

It is still amazing how this work at home scam still
baits people looking for "work at home opportunities."
Thousands fall victim to these work at home scams every
day and the number continues to grow.

Why are work at home opportunist such easy victims for
these clever con artist?

Read the following and judge for yourself.

Open any popular newspaper or magazine to the classified ad section.

You will discover very legitimate advertisements looking

for at home workers with displays similar to the following:

"Our Company will pay you up to $15 per envelope stuffed! Hurry
this opportunity will not last long!"

Most work at home envelope stuffing scams look legitimate. A
perfect way to make fast cash! This is what these clever con
artist rely on...scamming people looking to make quick cash.

Now the hard cold facts: It's practically impossible to make
$1,000 dollars a week stuffing envelopes one hour or two a day.
This is what the promoters of these misleading ads want you; the
unwary victim to believe.

Here's how the scam works: The promoters of the envelope
stuffing scam run an ad in a local paper offering great
opportunities with their company stuffing envelopes. To get
further details about this opportunity they request respondents
send in a fee.

They further state the small fee is to separate the serious
applicants from the non-serious opportunity seekers. And they
also assure you that you will quickly earn back the fee.

When you receive their literature you realize they were not
offering a legitimate work at home job. And you will have to
find your own customers/victims!

You realize you've been scammed!

You realize for your "fee" you've received a flimsy brochure and
a letter instructing you how to place your own ad in local
newspapers describing this great envelope stuffing opportunity. You
realize the only way you will recoup your fee or make any money
is to recruit more victims for the company!

Avoid Scams-Use Your "Noggin"

Use your head. What successful legitimate business would pay an
unknown, untrained, individual $15 or more per envelope stuffed?

Business owners would much rather purchase a letter folding and
envelope sealing machine for a one time purchase price than to waste
money paying you thousands per month for the same simple task!

Beware of these ads promising unrealistic salaries, amazing
profits, without disclosing background information. Like how you
will actually be paid. Weekly, monthly, quarterly. Are you
considered an Independent Contractor or Company Employee. All
very important things to consider.

Be wary of companies that request a fee up front before they
will send you information on the opportunity. Most legitimate
companies will not request any fee.

The Real Deal. The only reasonable way to make money stuffing
envelopes is to start your own Direct Mailing Service. Where you
are the BOSS and are operating a legitimate business serving
other small/home business owners. More on that in a future
article.

If you've been scammed contact the following places.

The Federal Trade Commission. www.ftc.gov

Your local Consumer Protection Agency.

Your local Better Business Bureau.

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