Category: Scams

Beware the IRS Impersonators Phone Scam

Beware the IRS Impersonators Phone Scam

Have you ever received a phone call from the IRS? There’s a big scam that has been going around with people claiming to be from the IRS and demanding immediate payment of taxes owed. Sometimes they even have the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number, making them...

4 Work at Home Scam Emails

4 Work at Home Scam Emails

Once in a while, I like to take a glance through my spam emails and see what kind of work at home scam emails are running around. For the most part, they’re pretty obvious, but it’s nice to review what real scams look like. Let’s take a look. Asterisks...

How to Spot a Work at Home Scam

How to Spot a Work at Home Scam

Today I’d like to share this infographic I made about spotting common work at home scams. They aren’t all in there, of course; that would be too much, and close to impossible. New scams come around too often, although they’re usually related to old ones. If you’re interested in...

What Were the Top 10 Consumer Complaints in 2012?

What Were the Top 10 Consumer Complaints in 2012?

Every year, the FTC releases a list of the most common complaints they received. Dealing with work at home scams as I do, I found the list pretty interesting. After all, this isn’t the only industry that has a lot of trouble with scams. Here’s the FTC’s top 10...

If It Sounds Too Good To Be True… Check Out This Review

If It Sounds Too Good To Be True… Check Out This Review

I love seeing people give honest opinions in a review, especially if it’s to tear a poor quality product apart. Too many people will praise it for the commissions, and judging by Eric Holmund’s review of Free Commissions, this is one of those times. There are lots of big...