How To Protect Yourself From Work At Home Scams
You have decided to start a home based business, but you want to
find a honest, legit home based business.With all the scams out
there , you are unsure of how to go about finding one that is
not a scam. Before starting a home business, there are many
factors to consider. Many work at home opportunities are honest
and will not rip you off , but also, some are scams. By learning
to research work at home opportunities and the companies will
protect you from the people that are scammers. Many people think
about starting their own home business, but are apprehensive
because they are afraid of being scammed.
You can protect yourself, and find an honest and legit home
based business.The first thing you must do before you make any
decisions about joining any work at home business, is research
the opportunity and the company thoroughly. This will be your
best defense against being scammed. One thing to remember, If it
sounds to good to be true,more than likely it is a scam.
Here is some places that you can check and do research on any
work at home business.If you have been scammed I have listed
where and how to file a complaint.
Research: check for listings with National Fraud Information
Center at:
http://www.fraud.org/
Contact your local Better Business Bureau:
http://www.bbb.org
There you will find a link to locate the BBB in your area. Also
you will find information on work at home opportunities and
scam.
You can also conduct researches on business opportunities on
NewsGroups. If someone has been scammed by a work at home
business, they will most likely post this information on these
forums.
Google Groups
http://www.groups.google.com/
Yahoo Groups
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/
Scam Busters: helps people protect themselves from Internet
Scams.
http://www.scambusters.com/
WorldWideScam: offers funny insight into some of the more
outrageous scams today.
http://www.worldwidescam.com/
The United States Postal Service: has several web pages on their
website about scams including work at home schemes,
multi-level-marketing schemes, and how to file a mail fraud
complaint.
http://www.usps.com/postal inspectors/
The Federal Trade Commission: Find information on work at home
scams,and business opportunity schemes.
http://www.ftc.gov
The National Consumer League's:National Fraud Information
Center: Offers information on pyramid schemes,MLM, and how to
report a fraud.
http://www.nclnet.org/
Remember, You should always research any company or work at home
business before you decide to join.Never jump right in and join
without looking into work at home opportunities, because you may
find that you have been scammed . Not all work at home
businesses are legit, and this is why you need to protect
yourself from them.
If you have been scammed by one of these schemes, here is what
you can do to get your money back and stop them from scamming
anyone else:
1) Contact the National Fraud Information Center at
1-800-876-7060 or visit their website at: http://www.fraud.org/
2)Contact the Attorney General in your local state.
3)File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau in the
fraudelent business's state. You can find contact information
for each state at the BBB website at:
http://www.bbb.org/BBBComplaints/lookup.asp/
4)List them with the Internet Fraud Complaint Center at:
http://www.ifccfbi.gov/
5)Report it to the Federal Trade Commission. Call them at
1-800-876-7060 or visit their website at: http://www.ftc.gov/