The hardest part about looking for a way to work from home is to dodge all the scams. Today I decided to let you have a little fun while doing so.
As you go through the various opportunities, see how many spaces you fill up, just as with regular Bingo.
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Zero/No Effort Required
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Cash a check/money order and forward the excess…
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“As seen on…” without a link proving it
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Pay for recruiting rather than making sales
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Stuffing envelopes
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“Work at home” in the job title
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High pressure to sign up now
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Pay $6 to the person at the top of the list…
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“Buy our software to get started”
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Pay to show you’re really interested
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Email processing
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Quotes IRS or postal codes to claim legitimacy
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FREE
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“All these are scams, but this similar program isn’t”
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“Just post ads”
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Palm trees, expensive cars, mansions in ad
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Typing at home
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Reship a package
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Vague job description until you pay
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Payment processing
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Cash gifting programs
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Data entry by filling in PPC ads (AKA online forms)
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$5000 a week working part time
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Pyramid Scheme
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Strangely high payback on investment
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How do you win? By avoiding scams, of course!
Sadly, there are many more ways I could have filled these squares. But it’s not a bad way to get started.
I just had to click on this one, with a title like that.
I am always floored when these scams actually generate income!
Last week there was a “flu kit” going around. It had a couple of masks and a bunch of band-aids. Cause those band-aids cure everything. Our kids think so, anyway.
It’s pretty scary sometimes. What saddens me are the people who get into some scams, and continue to promote them even when they know it’s going to hurt someone else. The justifications I’ve heard are just plain sad.