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Tips, Help And Advice For Work At Home Jobs
Learn to avoid work at home scams
Tips-

Learn what to avoid in work at home job ads:
  • Ad states that they are only looking for "serious" individuals (who isn't
    serious about a job if they apply?  "Serious" usually means that they want
    someone who is willing to pay a fee for training materials
  • Ads not giving much job description and only states that you need a computer
    to work from home-employers usually give a detailed description of what they
    want in an employee in the job ad.
  • If you ask the company questions and they don't want to answer and/or get
    upset-be wary!  Legitimate companies are usually more than happy to
    answer your questions and concerns.
  • A company's website that does not provide a physical address and phone on
    their website-while this may not mean it is a scam, research to find out if this
    a "real" company
  • Do not believe ads that sound too good to be true!
  • Real work from jobs will want for you to fill out and application or will want a
    resume.  
Keywords To Use When Searching For Work At Home Jobs-

  • virtual work, virtual office
  • computer must meet specifications
  • work independently
  • independent contractor
  • 1099 employee
Helpful Websites To Use For Researching Companies.

  • Check the Better Business Bureau for the company (all companies may not be
    listed there but if a company is listed read the results)
  • Type the company's name in the search bar with the word "scam",look
    through the results and read any information there.
  • Check the online Yellow pages for a company contact information
  • Use whois.com for website information such as when the website was
    created, who owns the website and other important information.  Be careful if
    a website shows up as being newly created.
  • scam.com and ripoffreport.com are two good resources to look up companies.
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                    Signs of a Scam

  • If you are offered a job without an interview!
  • Jobs asking you to ship products. Do not ship products, you can get in
    serious trouble (jail time) for doing this!
  • Jobs asking you to process payments or offering to send you a check
    before you even do work.  Do not do this, you could get in serious trouble!
  • Companies that are brand new -  while all new companies are not
    scammers, please be sure to do your research to make sure that the
    new company is an actual company.  Ask if the company has a business
    license and check where the business is licensed to make sure it is
    indeed a company.
Not all work at home jobs are scams.  There are legitimate companies that will hire
you to work from home but you need to use some caution.   Do not just take a
person's word that a job is legitimate, do some research!

There is also a difference between a work at home job and a work at home
business.  Most work at home jobs will not ask you for a fee but a fee is usually
expected in a work at home at business.  Many times a business may advertise by
saying "Work at Home Opportunity" and jobs don't tend to use this phrase often.  If
you see the word "opportunity" be aware that this may be a business instead of a
job.

If you have a questions about a company (job or business) do not be afraid to ask
questions.  A legitimate company or business should be willing to share information
to you and answer your questions!