Category: Scams

Unmasking a Work at Home Scam: My Personal Experience

Unmasking a Work at Home Scam: My Firsthand Experience

I have written here often enough about work at home scams. Recently I had one try to contact me. I didn’t fall for it, of course, but I had a little fun confirming that this amazing job offer was in fact the scam I knew it to be. I’m...

Where Are The Legitimate Envelope Stuffing Jobs?

For one reason or another, envelope stuffing is one of those jobs that a lot of people look for when they want to work at home. Usually, they become quite discouraged by the lack of such jobs available. Aren’t there any legitimate envelope stuffing jobs out there? Sorry to...

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The Work at Home Job Seeker’s Guide to Scams

Scams are a huge problem for work at home job seekers. Business and job opportunity scams in general are in the FTC’s top 10 fraud complaints. The number of complaints soared during the COVID pandemic, unsurprisingly, as many people were desperate to find work, especially remote work. If you’re...

10 Rules To Help You Avoid Work At Home Job Scams

10 Rules To Help You Avoid Work At Home Job Scams

The biggest problem with working at home is getting started. It’s tough! There are more scams than real opportunities out there, and lots of people get sucked in, not knowing any better. There has to be a way to avoid work at home job scams, right? Actually, there are...

Beware The Secret Sister Gift Exchange

Beware The Secret Sister Gift Exchange

I’m seeing the secret sister gift exchange all over Facebook right now. I have a few friends who are participating, and it just makes me wince. Simply put, the secret sister gift exchange is a pyramid scheme, and illegal. A lot of people don’t understand that. $10 seems like...