Work at Home Scams Revealed!

An Inside Look at a New Twist on an Old Scam

"Work at home - ft pay for pt work"

We've all seen an ad like this, or something similar. I knew it was a scam, but I decided to give it a look, just to satisfy my own perverse curiosity. And you shall reap the benefits of my investigation.

As a premise, you should know that I've been unemployed now for the last month or so. In that time, I've spent a lot of time in message boards, forums, employment websites, etc... I'm sure you know that in these types of places, there are scammers lurking around every corner, trying to cash in on your hopes and dreams (or desperation). I'd say that %99 of all scams want some sort of cash payment before you can start "making money".

The particular variation of scam that I'm about to reveal to you, in true medical-school-autopsy fashion, is the internet variation of the "get paid to stuff envelopes" scam that you've probably seen in newspapers, and might have wondered about at one point or another. I knew a guy who looked into that one, so I can tell you that at it's heart, it's the same scam.

If you've ever spent a fair amount of time browsing job boards or free classifieds, like craigslist, then you've seen the following type of ad :

Home Processors - No Exp Nec. - $1000-$2000/wk PT
Position requires internet connection
to process orders from your
computer.
Hours are flexible, F/T & P/T
Opportunities as well.
No Exp. Necessary
Serious inquiries ONLY please.
For more information, please email
clickbling@ sendfree. com

(You can send an email to that address if you want. You'll get automated responses for about 5 days. Completely  harmless.)

Get ready, beacause I'm about to cut this thing open and show you the guts!

So, let's say you decide to look into this particular "employment offer", with it's lofty promises of big money and commuteless days of bathrobe loungery. I just made up that last word.