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Modern Twist to Old Scams (page 4)
Signs of a Work-at-Home Scamer
A Work-at-Home Scheme Promoter will:
Never offer you regular salaried employment.
Promise you huge profits and big part-time earnings.
Use personal testimonials but never identify the person so that you could check with them.
Require money for instructions or merchandise before telling you how the plan operates.
Assure you of guaranteed markets and a huge demand for your handiwork.
Tell you that no experience is necessary.
Take your money and give you little or nothing in return except heartbreak and grief.
If You Are Victimized
If you become a victim of a work-at-home scheme, ask the company for a refund. If they refuse or give you an evasive response, tell them you plan to notify law enforcement officials.
Keep careful records of everything you do to recover your money. Document your phone calls, keep copies of all paperwork such as letters and receipts, and record all costs involved, including the time you spend. If the company refuses to refund your investment, contact:
Your local Better Business Bureau;
Your local or state consumer affairs agency;
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service;
Your states attorney general's office or the office in the state where the company;
The advertising manager of the publication that ran the ad you answered.
Outside Contacts
To learn more about Work-at-Home Schemes, contact the following:
Your Local Better Business Bureau
Direct Marketing Association
Federal trade commission at 202.382.4357
National Fraud Information Center at 1-800-876-7060
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
* If you find any of the web sites listed above to be inactive, please contact the respective organization. Also, be aware that the above phone numbers may be subject to change without notice.>
3/25/2003
2003 Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.
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