With the popularity of work from home jobs soaring, the opportunity for scams is also on the rise. Creative scammers know how to make websites that look legit, but can take your money in no time, offering nothing in return but an empty wallet. Fortunately, I’ve spent a lot of time researching these kinds of websites. You can’t always immediately tell if a company is a scam, but there are definite indicators common to many scam websites. If you’re ever caught between wanting to believe the claims on a website but not wanting to lose your money, use these … [Read more...]
Scam Reported: Search Engine Evaluating Contract Company
***Update: Response from Liberty Workers 07/31/2015*** I have made contact with Liberty Workers to have a better understanding of these allegations made now by dozens of people. The following is the response I received with Liberty Worker's explanation. Due to this response and learning a bit more about the situation, I would no longer consider what happened a "scam" but rather an unprofessional and unfortunate event. I am sharing the following email with permission from it's sender. Hi Miranda, Thanks for getting in touch. We apologize for … [Read more...]
5 Dishonest Work at Home Job Descriptions on Craigslist
Craigslist can be an amazing resource for people who are looking for work from home jobs. Many legitimate companies use the free resource. Unfortunately, it is also a hub filled with many scams and schemes. The following are the top five, most dishonest job titles on Craigslist. Easy Work at Home - Get Paid Cash Daily This job description is always followed up with some promise that you will make hundreds of dollars a week. Every one of these "Get paid daily" jobs are not really jobs. They are either scams, or some survey-like company where you can earn pennies … [Read more...]
Is Circum News a Scam?
Circum News is an agency, which publishes client articles on a variety of topics, so that viewers can earn money reading them all while driving web traffic to the client's websites. Circum News claims that anyone can sign up and make between $2.00 to $5.00 per article just by reading them. There is a limit of up to 10 articles per day. Circum News began in October 2013 as a way to help their clients drive traffic to their online articles and potential work-at-homers make money reading the articles. On their Facebook fan page, Circum News claims that: "It's a … [Read more...]
Zemandi- Is it a Scam?
If you ever browse Craigslist looking for freelance writing jobs, especially if you have done so lately, it is very possible you have come across the writing site Zemandi.com. On first glance they look like an outstanding opportunity, especially for those new to the writing world. The pay is low but there is opportunity to move up to decent pay. Also, they have a very generous referral program that allows you to earn a percent of what those that sign up under you earn indefinitely. I signed up and promptly began to research online to see what I could find out … [Read more...]
Are Multi-Level Marketing Companies Legitimate?
If you don't mind investing a little money and time, one way you can earn money from home is by working as an independent distributor for a multi-level marketing (MLM) company. Though I personally haven't done this, I do realize that the opportunity is out there. I also realize that there are pyramid schemes that try to make themselves look like legitimate multi-level marketing companies, however - this post will provide information on how to distinguish a legitimate MLM opportunity from a pyramid scheme. What is multi-level marketing? Multi-level … [Read more...]
All Work at Home Jobs are Scams- Work at Home Myths
All Work at Home Jobs are Scams? This common work at home myth is one I see a lot of and one that gets under my skin the most. I have no idea how many times I have shaken my fist at my computer screen as I read those words from advice givers. I know that many of the people who have said "all work at home jobs are scams" are pure in heart with their statement. I too once believed this to be true. However, I am so glad I didn't let that mindset stop me from digging deeper. I hope sites like WAHAdventures.com make the task of finding legitimate work at home jobs a … [Read more...]
The Truth About Mystery Shopping
As the one of the leading sources for flexible job leads, JobProsper.com gets a lot of people asking about Mystery Shopping. Is it a scam? Is it legitimate? Can I really make a living shopping? The answers are: Yes, there are some scams. Yes, there are many that are legitimate. But the most important thing to know is that mystery shopping should be seen as supplemental income. Some retailers hire marketing research companies to evaluate the quality of service in their stores. They want to find pertinent customer service information such as: speed of … [Read more...]
Is The GymPact App a Scam?
GymPact is an app that not only pays you for going to the gym, but charges you for not going. The premise itself is genius. You are much more likely to do something out of the fear of losing money rather than in an effort to earn a few cents. But does it work? GymPact Basics At the beginning of each week you make a "pact" via the app stating how many days you intend to work out and how much you are willing to pay per day if you do not work out. This amount can be between $5 and $50, but the default is $5. At the end of the week the money paid from … [Read more...]
Review of Empower Network- My Experience
Let me begin by saying that I really don't like writing reviews on companies, which I find "questionable", but this one had too many red flags for me. Now, I know that there are a lot of "die hard" Empower Network people, who really believe that this is their ticket to wealth and a better lifestyle. Actually, it was one of those very people who introduced me to the Empower Network. It was a friend of mine, in whom I had great admiration and respect, as well as who attended my church. Now, I knew that she was making money and signing people up with this program, … [Read more...]
Beware of Photo Phishing
While phishing scams are nothing new to us who have been working online from home, the latest phishing scam doesn't seem to be about stealing your identity or information. The latest phishing scam is on stealing your personal photos. The photos that you post of your children or family on Facebook and other social media sites. This includes those adorable photos you took of your children opening Christmas presents or romping outside in piles of Fall leaves. While identity thieves have long been looking online for our personal identification such as the PDF of … [Read more...]
Internet Scammers are Smarter than You
It is unfortunate that I am having to write this post but considering we are here to talk about working online, it is pretty much a requirement to talk about online scams. Internet Scammers are Smarter than You The sooner you begin to think in this way, the safer you are to being one of their victims. Online scams come in many different packages and they are always changing and moving. They are never idle as their scams can only be successful for a short period before someone calls them out and they have to move on. They will always be a step or two ahead of … [Read more...]
Infographic- Don’t get Scammed!
Like this graphic? Get more at DesignByMiranda.com tips from RealWaystoEarnMoneyOnline.com. This infographic was originally posted on Real Ways to Earn Money Online and was designed by yours truly :) It is an interesting and eye catching reminder that Scams DO EXIST and boy there are lots and lots of them. Scamming is a Billion Dollar Industry- Don't be a victim!! … [Read more...]
Beware of Desperation
Written by Deb Knight: Yesterday I told you about my experience with Hurricane Irene. After the power outage and loss of work for 5 days I began to feel that desperate need for cash. I try to avoid feeling desperate since I know it can lead to hasty and poor decisions but I figured since I had the twinge I would look at the internet through those eyes so that I could write from that perspective. I know there are a lot of desperate people out there, especially in this economy, and I want to give them my two cents as an experienced work at home professional. First … [Read more...]
What’s In My Inbox Thursdays- Work at Home United
Believe it or not my years of work at home researching has lead to an inbox full of work at home updates, scams, reminders and so forth. Sometimes I even get emails telling me I have been accepted to jobs I completely forgot I ever applied for. So, I thought I would begin going through my inbox and uncovering not only the scams I see but also the legitimate offers and updates I find. Calling it "What's in My Inbox Thursdays" and I will do this for a while- until I get bored with it ;). … [Read more...]
Not Always Accurate Advice: Never Pay For an Online Job
You have likely seen me say and have read many times by people trying to steer you away from Work from Home Online Scams to never pay for an online job. However, many of us have been guilty of doing just that. Heck, one of my first and best paying home based jobs required me to pay $150 up front! They were and still are very legit and I made that money back within my first week. Therefore, the advice to never pay for work is not always accurate. But it is difficult to explain the distinguishing factors between paying to start your own freelance business with … [Read more...]
Have You Been Scammed Before? I have!
Have you ever been scammed when trying to find some way to make money online and work from home? Whether you have or you have not, one thing is for sure, you need to keep your suspicions high when looking into any work online job. Online scams are constant and the scammers are always looking for new ways to deceive and trick desperate work at home seekers. You think only fools fall for their sneaky traps? You may be right, but I will be included in that list of fools! Let me tell you how I have been cheated out of money by falling for an online scam. Hindsight is … [Read more...]
Ver-A-Fast -Example of the Importance of Investigation
Our customer service representatives work from their homes making customer service calls for our newspaper clients. -Verafast.net Ver-A-Fast fills the needs of companies who need to retain and grow their customer base. Verafast offers a variety of services from customer surveys to data verification. Verafast employs over 250 people to work from their headquarters. In addition they contract over 500 agents to work from home to service their branch of newspaper clients. Verafast at-home-agents handle outbound calling and are offered a flexible schedule. But is Verafast … [Read more...]