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Avoid Home Business Scams

Avoiding Home Typing and Word Processing Employment Scams

 

Over the past few years, the Internet has opened up many opportunities for employment that were never before available. Internet telecommuting (or “work-from-home”) opportunities have made it possible for people to work from home, often while raising families or going to school. While this can certainly seem an attractive option to those who do not wish or are unable to commute, it has unfortunately given rise to many different scams. Typing and word processing jobs often fall into this category.



If a home clerical job is advertised on the Internet by a reputable company, or by one that you can check out, it is probably legitimate. However, some “outsourcing” companies claim to offer these same home typing and word processing positions for legitimate companies. These are the advertisements to watch out for. Oftentimes, the company will claim to have a lot of work, for which they need several employees. The stated responsibilities often include typing, word processing, and data entry, all of which can be performed from your home.
 


The scam comes into play when it is time to fill out the application; you will be asked to make a payment that will serve as an application fee. Some companies will even tell you that this fee will cover certain software programs needed to complete the work. It is important to remember that legitimate companies do not typically charge an application fee, or ask potential employees to pay for software. If one does, it is most likely a scam.
 


Real clerical outsourcing firms do not charge application fees, and most provide software free of charge, or allow you to use programs you already own such as Microsoft Word or Excel. If a fee is charged and you want to find out its relevance, ask that it be deducted from your first paycheck. Legitimate outsourcing firms also accept credit cards, so if one tells you to send cash or a money order, that company is probably not legitimate.
 


These scam companies generally give victims the following timeline: you will fill out the application, make your payment, be sent work that you will complete and return, and then get paid. But oftentimes the work is never sent, and your money is never returned. When the company is questioned about the work that “is to arrive any day,” the victim is told that work will be on the way soon. But it never comes.
 


While these scams are usually offered via the Internet, they are also advertised through the mail. Beware of anyone who charges you fees you would not normally pay. Ask plenty of questions about any fee, no matter how small, before paying a penny.

 

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