Internet Job Scams

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Tips to Avoid Job Scam on the Internet

There are several types of internet job scams that one comes across on the net. The following are some tips to avoid such job scams:

1. Work at Home Scams: These scams are also known as work from home, earn at home, earn from home, etc., scams. What ever may be the name, their modus operandi is the same. They lure you with free membership and promise you that money starts rolling in the next moment. They encourage you higher commission for increased down line memberships. The basic idea is to have huge captive membership and hire it for a price to internet marketers. Generally, the members are required to put the same ads with which they were lured.

Tip: Even though entries to such scams are free, you will end up doing the same ad posting for the same scam jobs without ever seeing any money for your effort. So, before joining any schemes or programs, try to find out various job forums and message boards to get information on such work at home job scams.

2. Data Entry Scams: These are also work at home type scam jobs. But the difference is that you will have to pay some membership fee to get their schemes or programs. These are the worst types of scams and there are many hundreds of sites that offer instant money for every ad posted (data entry). They also offer form filling jobs which, they claim, fetch instant money, sometimes as much as $100 for each ad posted! You can easily see through their schemes.

Tip: Never ever pay for any data entry job. A genuine data entry opening never demands any upfront payment.

3. Get Rich Schemes: There is a novelty to such schemes. They charge heftily for membership because they portray their scheme as once in a life time investment. They claim that you are only required to visit their site for a few minutes every day, make some clicks for re-setting advertising campaign and viola, you will get your down lines in a jiffy. Once money starts pouring in, you can also take a vacation in Caribbean sipping choicest drinks in your favorite yacht.

Tip: Never fall for such work at home scams. You cannot earn easy money like that. You cannot own your own yacht in such a short span of time, unless lady luck, in the form of huge lottery, smiles on you!

4. Medical Coding and Billing Scam Jobs: Majority of such jobs have proved to be scams. Not only do they charge heavily for entry, they will not pay you for your work.

Tip: Trust only those coding and billing job sites whose physical address can be verified and response is received.

5. Nigerian Job Scams: They originate from Nigeria and have become quickly notorious. They offer jobs in oil companies in various countries. They seek your personal social security details, bank details, etc.

Tip: Do not pay any attention to such Nigerian job scams. Just ignore.

Thanks for the helpful reminders and warnings!!

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They are apparently a criminal org that is being protected either by an existing law or by means of total unregulation.

With everybody desperate top get jobs these days, job scams are becoming out of control.

It isn't only on the internet, but there are other growing trends with real companies.

One scam is to place an advert on the internet or in the papers, etc for a job position such as "assistant" or "web programmer" or "salesperson". usually by small firms.

They get maybe 100 applicants, and choose one based on whether they feel they can sucker this person.

The company hires you on a "contract" basis (not "employed"), and promises a good salary. They avoid a written contract at first.. You know... "We'll sign the contract tomorrow".

So, you start working because you need the money and it looks like a legitimate business.

In your first month, you put in a 40+ hour week and do a lot for the company. You work hard. If it's a sales job, maybe you close new sales for them, or if it's a technical job, maybe you fix problems for them or do a lot of customer installations. If you are an "assistant" you could find yourself doing everything from handling phone calls to mopping the floors, to cooking and running errands (on your own car and fuel), and basically, kissing ass - all at your own expense.

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Then, when it comes time to get paid, the money doesn't show up. You ask about it, and they say they sent it and they will check on it... This goes on for a while.. excuse after excuse. But no pay.

Then one of two things happens..

Either you quit because you don't trust them, or you become aggressive about getting paid - You demand payment...

In the first case (quitting) you lose all chance of getting paid. They just won't do it. The burden of collection is on you.

If in the second case, you become demanding, you get fired because they "don't like your attitude".

In most cases, the company already has another person lined up to take your place the next day.

The benefit to them of course, is that they get FREE labour, the greatest expense to any business. Once in a while, someone threatens to sue, so they pay them a few hundred quid just to shut them up.

otherwise these companies save a bundle by scamming this way. I know many people who have worked and never received payment. In fact, I know companies who use this scam as a matter of policy. The savings outweighs the risks, because the victim usually works less than 2 months without a contract or anything to show for it. It's difficult to sue.. so they get away with it!

What to do
Always check whether an employment offer appears to be "permanent" - the advert NEVER goes away. If you get an interview, demand a written contract before you start, and don't be afraid to ask why their advert is always posted and never seems to go away!!!