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 say, not really, at least not when you see them advertised. The usual “envelope stuffing job” you see out there is a scam. You put up ads around town, in the newspaper or online, then mail people instructions on how to do the same for a fee. It’s not a legitimate job and it can get you into trouble. Just take a look at this article on the FTC’s website about a promoter of an envelope stuffing opportunity and the legal trouble he got himself into.

What Does The Envelope Stuffing Scam Involve?

Your basic envelope stuffing scam is pretty simple. You see an ad somewhere for an envelope stuffing job. It says you can earn a few dollars for every envelope stuffed.

What a great opportunity! Almost too good to be true.

Actually, entirely too good to be true.

You send away for the information, paying a little money to do so. You get back a package teaching you how to draw others into envelope stuffing.

That’s right. No employer. No instructions on getting employers to hire you to mail things for them. Just instructions on scamming others as you have been scammed.

Why Are Envelope Stuffing Opportunities Always Scams?

The reason why these opportunities are always scams is because machines stuff envelopes faster and cheaper than humans can. It’s simply not cost effective for businesses to regularly hire people to stuff envelopes for them.

If you think about it, the claim that you can make a few dollars per envelope stuffed doesn’t even make sense in terms of legitimate advertising. Just think about it. Does it really make sense for a business to pay $3 or so per envelope stuffed? Not even if you include postage for a standard letter. A machine can do it for far cheaper, and the business can probably get bulk rates on their mailings.

Don’t Believe The Testimonials

Just because an opportunity has testimonials from people who say they’ve earned good money through the opportunity doesn’t mean they have. Testimonials are easy to fake. They’re just words. Anyone willing to promote an envelope stuffing scam isn’t going to stress about the laws against using false testimonials.

Aren’t There Any Legitimate Envelope Stuffing Jobs At Home?

Once in a long while, you can find a business willing to hire an individual to do their mailings for them. The pay rate is naturally far less than what you see in an envelope stuffing scam.

Some office jobs may also include envelope stuffing as a part of the job. Just a part. That’s because most jobs really don’t need it done enough to hire people as their only job. If they do, they’re probably going to have machines do it. There may also be mail room jobs, but once again, that’s not what the scam ads mean by stuffing envelopes.

If you want to earn money mailing out advertisements for other businesses, you’ll probably have to make your own opportunity. Contact small, local businesses and see if they’d like help in that area. You might find something. It won’t be as easy as the scams like to make it sound, as that’s a lot of work to just find someone to hire you, but it may not be impossible. Just don’t call it envelope stuffing when it’s really about helping a business advertise.

Don’t worry, however. You have plenty of alternatives to stuffing envelopes if you want to work at home. Finding legitimate work at home jobs has always been a challenge. Don’t trust anyone who makes it sound exceptionally easy. Take your time and don’t get scammed.

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