Internet Based Home Business Scams – How to Identify Them and Avoid Them
If you are serious about finding home business opportunities, there are legitimate businesses out there that you will be able to supplement your income, and sometimes you can replace your income. If you are willing to put the time in and really research and search for those businesses you will find a good internet based business. For most people, the temptation to find something sooner than later, like a get rich quick scheme, usually finds them first and they jump in with both feet and leave without their shirts!
Common Internet Scams
ASSMEBLY FROM HOME – This type of scam usually involves assembling toys, dolls, or other craft projects at home and in return you will be compensated per piece that you complete. One of the most deceptive tools a scam like this uses is the idea that you are an “employee” of their company, you just work at home. These companies charge you a fee for their “starter” kit (this is how they make their money), and when you complete your assembly of their products, mysteriously they “don’t meet company specifications.”
MEDICAL BILLING – Along the same lines as the assembly from home jobs, these companies sell you a starter set of all the “equipment” you need to get started billing for these medical companies from home. Most of the time, at a price of $500-$1000 just to get started. Most medical clinics and physicians process their own bills, and the “potential client” list they send is usually outdated. There is really no hope when you try to get a refund from the medical billing company. So you are left with out of date software that won’t meet the specifications of medical offices who do their own billing anyway.
EMAIL PROCESSING – This is a new twist on an old con game called “envelop stuffing”. Once again, for a low start up fee, $50 or more, you can start processing e-mails for companies and get paid for it. You can do this from the comfort of your own home. Sounds great doesn’t it? What you end up is training on how to spam the same information you responded to, and send it to blogs and message boards.
*These are just a few of the more notorious internet based home business scams that are out there. Keep in mind that if it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is. Be weary of any business that requires a start-up fee or makes you reach in your own pocket first. Investigate the companies also, by checking with the better business bureau, or other consumer protection agencies.
