sharon on January 16th, 2009

Newspaper ads claiming to offer medical billing jobs are turning out to be nothing but a scam.  The ad says, “Do medical billing at home for doctors” and gives an 800 number.  You get a recorded message…
“You get paid for as many as you do. Four to seven dollars each, depending on the length.  [...]

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sharon on January 5th, 2009

Tired of wasting your time on work at home job leads that turn out to be scams?  Me too.
A big part of what I spend my time doing is looking for new clients who hire telecommuters who will post their job listings on my site.  One way I do that is to search for work [...]

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sharon on December 16th, 2008

It’s bad enough to be one of the growing number of jobless, but to be scammed by a con artist offering a work at home job can mean complete financial ruin.  Most work at home scams fall into one of two categories:  The Phishing/Money Laundering type or the Pay A Fee To Get Started type.
The [...]

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sharon on November 24th, 2008

It’s a shame that there are so many people out there trying to rip off the work-at-home job seeker. It’s even more disheartening to see them targeting the stay-at-home mom, the retiree, and the disabled. But the fact remains; they’re out there trying to capitalize on your desire to stay home and earn [...]

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sharon on January 22nd, 2008

Since every day I receive at least one email from someone asking me whether or not a company is legitimate I thought it would be useful to post some information on how I research a company.
The first place I go is always The Better Business Bureau. It can be a bit tricky to find [...]

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sharon on January 8th, 2008

Remember those chain letters you would get via email (or even by snail mail…but I’m dating myself there so, yeah)? There would be wild claims of how you had an opportunity to have $5 bills, or $10 bills or whatever pouring into your mailbox. There would be a list of names and you were [...]

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sharon on October 31st, 2007

When I need information about identity theft, I can always count on the FTC website. They have a whole section for people who are researching or writing about identity theft. Today I found a nifty tool from OnGuard Online: The ID Theft Faceoff. It’s a quiz that tests your knowledge of [...]

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