I talk a lot about the scams related to work at home jobs, but that’s only because they’re such a big part of the work at home industry. Too many people are STILL being taken advantage of every day, because they fall for silly marketing schemes and work at home scams and pay good money for nothing at all. I’m going to reiterate the most common types of scams related to work at home jobs, to hopefully help you to avoid them at all costs.

Scam #1: Sell stuff on eBay without touching any product:

This scam works by convincing you that a legitimate person doesn’t have the time or effort to list items to sell on eBay. They ask you to have an account with a good feedback score, so that people are more likely to buy the products. Then, you list the products, they sell, the people pay, and you pay the person you’re listing for. That’s all good and well, but what happens when the people don’t get their stuff? Then you are forced to refund their money, and by that time Mr. “Sell my stuff on eBay” is long gone, and you’re screwed out of a lot of money.
**NOTE: THERE ARE LEGITIMATE SELL ON EBAY JOBS, BUT YOU NEED TO RESEARCH FULLY BEFORE YOU GET INVOLVED BECAUSE IT’S HARD TO TELL THEM FROM THE SCAMS**

Scam #2: Learn how to make millions, doing nothing, with my training package:

You can’t get money for nothing. Really. The people that run these marketing scams will have you pay for their training package, choc full of “secrets to unlimited wealth”… and all for the great price of only $199.99… YEAH RIGHT. There are NO secrets. There is no “magic product”… they just send you the training kit, which teaches you how to scam others into buying the training kits… Sounds dumb, huh? Too bad so many people are still falling for it. It’s not their fault though. Everyone wants to be a millionaire, and if they can do it by just paying a little money, why not? These scam artists are good, so watch out.

Scam #3: Any position that makes you pay a large sum of money for “exclusive leads or information”

If there is a job to be had, you can find it online, free of charge. No one is going to have “exclusive information” or “secret listings” that you have to pay for. Too many people pay $20 to $50 or more each month for “exclusive access” … for no reason whatsoever. If you want to invest in a business opportunity, expect to pay money to purchase the product or business. Otherwise, if you’re just looking for a job, you should never have to pay for it. Would you pay A.G. Edwards to hire you as a financial advisor? I didn’t think so.

There are many more scams related to work at home jobs, but these are the three categories that most of them fall into. If you see something that resembles one of these, report them to the BBB and run the other way. ;-)