Work at Home Scams Don't Be the Victim

By Jeff Casmer 

The holidays are near and right around the corner and the work at home scam artists waiting to take your money. As todays economy continues to take a turn for the worst, more and more people are looking to work at home so more work at home opportunities and jobs are turning up on the internet. Its now more important then ever to stay ahead of the scam artists and make sure you are not on the wrong end of work at home scams.

Some of these work at home scams are the same ones that have been around for years. The problem is that people keep falling for them and thats why they dont go away. What these scam artists do is just try a new wrinkle or a new name but its the same old work at home scam.

Listed below are the 5 most common work at home scams that everyone should stay away from:

1. Phishing Scams: These are scams where people are looking to steal your personal information more specific your bank information so they can steal your money. These types of emails come in all kinds of different ways. They can show up in your email box as coming from your bank, eBay, PayPal, etc. They will actually send you emails indicating that your bank account is being hacked or someone is trying to log into your account. They will ask you to click on a link and submit a form which will "look" like your on a site where your account really is but its not. Its a hoax and an attempt to steal vital bank information. You should never click on that link.

2. Processing Payments: This work at home scam has also been around a long time. This is a scam where people ask you to cash a check, transfer money from one account to another or receive and ship packages. These work at home jobs do not exist. You could be involving yourself in some sort of illegal activity so its not worth the risk.

3. Chain letters: These involve sending $5 to 5 different people and then moving each name down the list and putting yours there. These are illegal and you should never get involved in this type of activity.

4. Envelope stuffing: This work at home scam is still and always will be a scam. This scam takes on different forms and you will see it on the internet or in the back of work at home opportunity magazines but there is no such thing as stuffing envelopes.

5. Email Processing: Usually these types of scams require an upfront fee for "training materials". You get these materials and get paid for each email "processed". Usually you see some crazy high number that you would get paid like $2000. When you numbers like this its time to run the other way as its not possible and they are just after your money for the so called "training materials".

Remember this is the time of the year that the work at home scams come out in full force. They prey on desperate people looking to earn extra money or lost their jobs, etc. Be a better person that that and use some common sense when searching for your dream work at home job.

Jeff Casmer is a leading legitimate work at home expert and is a work from home business owner. His "Top Ranked" Workat Home ScamsDirectory gives you all the information you need to Earning Money in the 21st century. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jeff_Casmer