Envelope Stuffing work from home is the #1 SCAM around!
Does this ad for envelope stuffing work from home sound familiar?:
$300 to $2,000 weekly stuffing envelopes! Ten dollars for each one mailed...Free postage...Free circulars...No newspaper ads...No magazine ads...No bulletin board ads! Paychecks mailed to you every week! Advance paycheck forms included in your package!
Think you'll be living the high life stuffing envelopes????
Many years ago, this was Zelda...She thought she could sit home all day watching the boob tube, eating Twizzlers, and being her own boss, mailing stuff from home... Boy, was she wrong!
Here is some helpful information so you don't get duped like Zelda in her younger days...
Work from home opportunity: Stuffing Envelopes! These ads seem to be everywhere- your mailbox, favorite magazines, television, even in your local newspaper! For a "small fee", you will be told how you can earn big money doing this from home. These ads claim that you will be paid a certain amount of money for each envelope stuffed, resulting in hundreds or thousands of dollars for you each week.
These ads may seem attractive and financially rewarding, especially if you are looking for a home job. But according to the FTC, ads like these don't tell the whole story, because the promoters really aren't offering you a job. What happens is, after you send your small fee, you are likely to get a letter informing you to place the same envelope-stuffing ad in newspapers or magazines, or to send the ad to friends, relatives, co-workers, etc... The only way you'll earn money is if people respond to your ad. In fact, the promoters themselves rarely ever pay anyone.
If you are considering an envelope stuffing opportunity like this, here are some questions to ask the promoters before you send any money or sign up to receive more information:
Who will pay me?
When will I get my first paycheck?
Will I be paid a salary or will my pay be based on commission?
What tasks will I have to perform?
What is the total cost of the envelope stuffing program, including supplies, equipment and membership fees?
What will I get for my money?
The answers to these questions may help you determine whether an envelope stuffing promotion is a legitimate work from home opportunity. It may also help to check out the program with the Better Business Bureau, Attorney General's Office or Consumer Protection Agency in both the area where the business is located and in your local area. These organizations can tell you if they have received complaints or filed any charges against the organization that you are interested in. Remember, just because there are no complaints doesn't necessarily mean that the envelope stuffing work from home business is legitimate. Promoters may settle complaints, change their names, or move to avoid detection. They seem to know all the tricks!
If you have spent money and time on one of these work from home scams, contact the company and ask for a refund. Let company representatives know that you plan to notify officials about your experience. If you can't resolve the dispute with the company, file a complaint with these organizations:
1. The Federal Trade Commission works for the consumer to prevent fraud and deception. Call 1-877-FTC-HELP
(1-877-382-4357)
2. Your local consumer protection offices, or your local Better Business Bureau.
3. Your local postmaster. The U.S. Postal Service investigates fraudulent mail practices.
4. The advertising manager of the publication that ran the ad. The manager may be interested to learn about the problems you've had with the company.
5. Staffcentrix a company that screens up to 5,000 online job offers every week and rates them.
Envelope stuffing work from home is not the way to make extra money!
This current article from ABC News Online is about some people who have been scammed and spoken out!
Are all work at home jobs SCAMS??? No, but according the the above article, only ONE in 54 job leads on the internet are LEGIT!!! Do your homework!!! Don't get scammed!!!
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