WAH Scams

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SCAMS Be Aware of the WAH SCAMS Doesn't it make you angry that some people make money by lying, deceiving others and being dishonest? We all hate scams. Don't give them a penny of your money. They make all sorts of claims and some even sound legitimate. Don't fall for them! Here are some common scams. Envelope Stuffing- This one has been around for quite a while. But there are still people who don't know about it and who fall for it. These ads are everywhere. They claim you can make thousands of dollars a week just stuffing envelopes. Yeah right! Sound too good to be true? Well it is! Think about it, who would pay you say $35 to stuff and mail an envelope? No one! Here's how it works. They do not tell you exactly how this "business" works. (Red Flag) You pay for the starter kit. The fees range from $25-$100. Then all you get is a letter telling you to pass on the same scam to other people. It gives instructions for placing ads and when someone falls for the scam, they pay you the fee and you pass along the letter to them. Ugly cycle. Email Processing- Unfortunately most ads for email processing and data entry are scams. This is just the internet version of the envelope stuffing scam. Some of these ads are on job sites and some even sound legitimate at first. Here's how it works: You pay a fee for the starter package and just like the envelope stuffing scam, you are just told to pass along the scam to others. Craft Assembly: If you see an ad to assemble crafts at home, don't even think about it. It's a scam. There is only one company that is known to not be a scam and that is Disciple's Cross. These annoying ads are everywhere from craft assembly at home, to magnets, pins, dollhouse furniture, jewelry, etc. Here's how it works: You pay a fee for the supplies. It will probably cost a few hundred dollars. You think you are going to get paid for every craft item you make, but you won't. You spend the money to buy the supplies from the company, the time to make all the crafts and send them back and guess what? They don't meet the standards, the company says. Even if it is perfect, you will not get paid for one craft you made, because it is a scam. Survey Sites: There are sites that claim you can earn a large amount of money completing surveys. You pay a fee which varies by site and you have access to the member's only area where you can look at these sites. Don't do it, it is a waste of money. First of all, all information of survey sites is FREE, so do not pay for it. It's not secret information like these sites will have you to believe. There are lists of these sites out there. Never pay for information. Second of all you will NOT, I repeat you will NOT get paid what they claim you will. Most survey sites do not pay. Instead they enter you in a sweepstakes to win cash or prizes. Some survey sites do pay. However they pay small amounts anywhere from a quarter or dollar or two per survey. And you can not go and do a hundred surveys an hour. You can only do surveys that you qualify for based on the information you sign up with. How it works: They want you to believe you can get big money for completing surveys and that they have privileged info. I saw one ad that said you can make $75 an hour and one site that said $200 an hour. If this were true everyone would be doing surveys for a living. You WILL NOT get paid what they claim, you probably won't even make that much in a whole year even if you do every survey you qualify for. And they are tricking you into buying information that is free and easy to get. Paid Sites: Never pay for a "Job" or to join a site for job listings or information. Legitimate jobs never have you pay for a job. They pay you! Job listings are free, do not pay for them. Do not join a site where you have to pay to be a member for "information". This same information is free elsewhere. Nigeria Email: An email from someone supposedly from Nigeria who needs to quickly put millions of dollars in your bank account for safe keeping has been around for many years. Not only is it a scam, it is illegal. If you get one of these emails, forward it to the ISP it originated from. One lady I know even forwards these emails to the FBI. Even though it would sound suspicious to the average person who never heard of it (Why would a stranger from Africa want to put millions of dollars in your account?) some people have actually fallen for it and were left with an empty bank account. These crooks just want access to your bank account to take everything you have in there. Money Laundering Scams: On some classifieds and jobs sites there will be a "job" listed. You ask for more info or ask how to apply. Then you find out you need to have a bank account, they want to deposit money in your account and you get a percentage of what they put in there. I responded to a legitimate sounding ad on Craigslist and the reply I received was for a "Monetary Specialist." I was required to have 2 bank accounts at big banks, not small country banks. They would deposit money in there every 2-3 days and I would get a percentage of what they deposited. I knew right away it was illegal and a scam. To some people, this may sound like easy money, but don't do it, unless you want the Feds to come knocking at your door. This is illegal and it's called money laundering and the penalties can be harsh, even to innocent people who got caught up in it, who didn't even know what they were doing. Being ignorant of the law is no excuse. Banks are required to report suspicious activity and if you are suddenly getting giant payments wired into your account every few days, that is suspicious, you will be reported, you will be investigated, and you will probably be arrested. If you recieve an email like this, do not fall for it, forward it to the ISP it originated from, and consider forwarding a copy to the FBI with the subject line "Money Laundering".