On Line Scams

"If you are skeptical about whether a company or website is a scam try the following technique:
Send an email to them asking a general question. Let them know you are interested but you wish to obtain more information before deciding whether to purchase through them. Keep the email short, and wait for their response.
Of course you are going to get a reply. Most likely, you'll get one right away as they want to get you while you're "hot".
Now, once you get a response, email them again. Ask THREE more detailed questions. Ones that aren't so easy to answer or may take time. Wait for a response.
If you don't get one, obviously they don't feel you are worth the time and you should move on. If you DO get one, do NOT sign up/pay into it just yet. Send one more email asking even more questions and DO NOT include the fact that it will be your "last" email and then you will sign up. Don't EVER let them know how close you are to giving in or buying into the offer. Always appear to be cautious and skeptical. This doesn't mean that you should tell them you've been scammed before, or that you are skeptical. Letting a potential scammer know you've been a victim of someone else's before is never a good idea."

** This was the advise I myself read. It is exactly what I did with one of the scams I will list below. I sent this man five emails asking questions and after the fifth email I never heard from him again. So the advice that Catherine Valerie gives (the author of the above article) is very true. I had this man stumped on the questions I was asking him, so he gave up because he knew he would not make the sale with me. If it sounds to good to be true, then it's a scam! You may want to consider signing up for the newsletter and updates at Scam Busters yourself, it is well worth it! If you have been scammed on line, or even suspect a scam submit your complaint to Scam Busters immediately. Help put a stop to these scammers ripping people off.

Work At Home Directories, Guides, Listings?
If you have seen one you have seen them all. 90% of them are free ads you yourself can obtain of the www. Best advice? Don't waste your money. I wasted money on two so called directories out there.

Envelope Stuffing ?
One of the biggest and oldest scams going.

Ad Placing Programs?
Stuffing envelopes
Assemble Products
Stapling Booklets
Name Compilers

Your paid:
$0.25 for each ad typed. ( the ads you type are for the cruddy membership you just bought)

Refer Others & Get Paid BIG MONEY?
Ok! Now I sure hope we all know better then this.

And The List Can Go On!

Companies to avoid (listings)

BEWARE NHCD has changed their name and website URL it is now Global HomeSourcing You can read more about them here.

Worldwide Home Typists
This company pays you .25-cents to place an ad. However, they charge.. get this.. $79.97 to join! Recommended Reading Worldwidehometypists.com
Pro Card and more! Work At Home Diaries

Work At Home Career
UPDATE:The owner of Work At Home Careers has contacted me to let me know they no longer charg foer any list, their listings are now FREE.

Secrets2Success
It is a scam. I paid them and never got one thing from them! I emailed them, called them and nothing they took my $200 and ran with it. I am in the middle of disputing this with my credit card company. DO NOT FALL FOR IT! I reported them to the BBB. I asked them for a refund nothing...no emails no calls no nothing! WATCH OUT! (Submitted by a guest at Direct Fraud)

DN Direct
You have to put ads in the paper that say 'Earn thounsands from home, for info send $1 and SASE to (your address). You keep the persons dollar and in return you send person a flyer from BSN but you can't see flyer from BSN until you prove to them you have placed an ad so you can't even see what you are asking these people to pay for. PLUS many newspapers will not allow ads of this nature - because it sounds like an obvious scam. The L.A. Times would not allow it, for instance. Don't waste your time - it is a big disappointment.

Project2
This is just one of many of these sites. If you run a search you will find plenty of them still in operation.

Home Busines
It is a simple pyramid with a really great flash website. I was directed to it when I answered a work at home ad. You join their group for a monthly fee and then get others to join. You are paid for the ones that join that you refer. There is no way to get a "real job" on their site. (No Longer Active)

SJ Gabel
They claim they deal with big name companies and a worthless diskette of reports who are constantly hiring people to work at home. All they do is send you a list of companies and tell you to refer people and get them to buy the same thing you did. (Not Active, they are being sued)
UPDATE: SJ Gabel was sued by the Attorney General of Washington recently but do not be so nieve as to think she no longer exists. In fact, she continues to use the name "SJ Gabel". However, instead of hosting purely on homestead and angelfire websites, she has several new geocities domains. Her wording has changed to be even more misleading, but the results are still the same. If you send your money into SJ Gabel you will only receive (if anything) an unusable disc that contains nothing more than 200 business start up reports from Brandel Communications. If you have been a victim of the SJ Gabel scam and have not received a refund, you CAN easily obtain one. All you have to do is contact Paypal (or Pay Direct since I believe she only uses these two processing companies) and create a buyer complaint. You can also contact your credit card company and create a chargeback indicating that what you received was NOT what was advertised. Although credit card companies do not like buyers doing this repeatedley, if you feel it is warranted, we advise you to do so. Of course, do not make this a regular occurance. By visiting our website and forums, you will avoid the likes of SJ Gabel and other similiar organizations before it is too late.

Easy Kala
Greg Stout Easy Kala 430 Hookahi St., Ste. 24 Wailuku, Hawaii 96793 easykala@aol.com Duplication of ad. The only time you make money is when someone responds to the ad that you listed.

A.V.I.
A.V.I. Data Processing Center Division of Nationwide Collection Services PMB 105, 7231 Boulder Ave., Highland, CA 92346 Sue Davis. Consider this a scam because the advertisement LEADS you to believe that you will be working directly for a company, when in effect, you source your own work and are paid $20.00 from an outside party. I seriously doubt if you will ever see a bonus from this company as bonuses are dependent on whether or not the company accepts the claim. I also wonder if you have any liability to the third parties concerning the initial $20.00 they paid for the service. Refundable deposit of $175.00.

Movinonup
I have not been able to make any contact since 2 weeks after paying them their fee. (Submitted by guest at Direct Fraud) As of 09/10/02 You can not reach the website.

Home Typing
Selling "business (ILE) software" and a Google search gave me a lot of matches which led to the same source: BCI, Brandel Communications, Inc. Poses as a home job.

Brandel Communications
hometyping1@getresponse.com "For a one-time cost of $10 we will send you our business software and detailed instructions on how to earn unlimited income through redistribution from your home. " "You will be doing light data entry, light typing, form and mail processing. Your work also includes distributing a business software product produced by the Brandel company." Read it very carefully and you realize the light typing is to email to suckers who sign up for this scheme..... They also claim to be in the BBB, but I couldn't get the search engine to find them listed...

CA Associates Home Processors Div.
CA Associates Home Processors Div. 9595 N. Pecos St. #251 Thornton, CO. 80260 9084@hypermall.net Cost: $99.99 When you respond to their add it doesn't say anything about a fee. Than when you request more information about it they send you an email that says you can make $850.00 a week GUARANTEED! I am so sick of these people. Everybody wants to charge a fee. It makes me angry that these people make their money by taking advantage of people who need a job. I am reporting them because I want people to know DON'T send them your hard to come by money. Also I needed to vent. Thanks for providing me with an outlet.

Work at home jobs
Cost: $45.00 For a directory of jobs you can find for yourself on line.

ZWallet
No one ever gets paid. No response's. Unsure about it being a scam but many complints on them not paying their members.

SurveySavvy
Sign up is free but you will never receive any surveys to fill out to make money. Another referal program.

ABI Enterprises
This is the company that I mentioned above that I emailed 5 times and he realized after all of my questions he was not going to sell me on this scam. The site looks great but this is a good example of "not all sites that are set up well are legit" BEWARE!

Money From Home
There programs are all a scam. This site is the biggest rip off I've seen on working at home. They say they are a scam free zone but do not honor their money back guarantees. I've seen numerous complaints on this company since purchasing two of their products. I wish I would have seen these complaints earlier. I urge everyone who has ordered from this company to contact the BBB in Virginia. They also go by http://www.money-at-home.com

Home Typing 101
HEA has recently changed their site design AND dot com address. However, it is still run by the SAME person, they just moved due to the fact to many people know they are a scam. If you have been scammed by the HEA, it is important that you file a complaint with each of the companies below. They have the HEA as a member, and they should be informed of what exactly the HEA consists of. We have already filed complaints on behalf of over 154 people, so PLEASE submit yours as well! http://www.vegasbbb.org
http://www.netcheck.com/
Company Name: HEA, Home Employment Contact Person: S. Marie Surles Address: 3172 No. Rainbow Blvd., Suite # 303 City, State, Zip: Las Vegas Nevada 89108 Phone: 702-656-2472 Fax: 702-656-2472 Email: HEA@hea-employment.com Net Address: http://www.hea-employment.com

HomeBased Typist
HomeBased Typists, Inc. c/o Admissions P.O. Box 327 Spring Lake, NC 28390Duplicate and process scam. You copy the ad that you replied to and the only time you make any money is when someone responds to your ad. Take note: This company often includes an application for you to fill out, making it appear to be legit. The url was: http://HomeBasedTypists.homestead.com/FAQ.html

Cash Mailbox
Envelope stuffing scam

Grant Broker Program
You send the money for the program and then get back a package telling you that you have to purchase booklets to mail out and mailing labels.The minimun to buy is $291.00. They also offer a refund. Yea right!

Moore Enterprises 109
Moore Enterprises 109 Brandon Lane Searcy AR 72143
This company promises a job from home, but does not even reply to its customers after receiving the 'processing fees'. The most a customer can hope for is their lame listing of 'companies hiring'. Want a list? Let Direct Fraud know, and they will give you one FREE! Save your money, and move on. Been scammed by Moore Enterprises? Direct Fraud is currently compiling a section dedicated to this company, so please send them your experiences, both good and bad. They will be happy to help you IF possible.
moore@scamcentral.com

NHES-Illinois, United States
Read the NHES Better Business Report
These guys have made a fortune from the desperation of homeworkers needing to quickly find a job. With promises of clerical work, and data entry positions available through NHES within a specified time period (usually within one week), it is easy to fall prey to their website's offerings. However, NHES is NOT hiring anyone, and in fact, never has. This website is focused on misleading the consumer into believing that a job is waiting, when in fact, their site is constantly changing as it is shut down by online consumer protection groups (including Direct Fraud™). Worse, they will continue to charge your credit card $29.99, time and time again forcing consumers to call their banking institutions to cancel all accounts. Their website changes location, usually because we continue to shut them down whenever they appear. Stay FAR away from this website, its recruiters and anyone else who claims that NHES is a legitimate source for work. Better yet, send them our way! We would LOVE to talk to them :) We currently have over 269 complaints in regards to the NHES website. The massive amount of people that they have scammed leads us to believe that they are one of the more clever scammers, so please be extra cautious when involved with this or any associated company. Chris Sours National Home Employment Services e-mails: HomeJobs@mail.com or Dataentry1@aol.com He asks for bank account information in order to charge the $29.95 (according to BBB $39.95) application processing fee but then never delivers any information. Want to file a complaint against NHES? Fill out the online complaint form found at the "Attorney General's™ of Illinois where NHES resides.
http://www.ag.state.il.us

Guaranteed Jobs - Job Sharks
Box 8700 Ottawa - Canada http://www.guaranteedjobs.com - jobsharks.org
These people have scammed many with their false job offers or lack of payment once a user has paid for work. (which i am still wondering why anyone does??). Please avoid this company and the many ads for them on the Internet.

Easy Pathway
Illinois (Associated to NHES) Easy Pathway 6004 South Cass Avenue Westmont, IL 60559
There is a company called Easy Pathway, Westmont, IL, who claims to outsource data entry services to people. All anyone has to do is pay $50, take and pass a placement test. They are listed as an envelope stuffing, craft assembly firm. Direct Fraud looked into thier BBB report. They have 5 unresolved reports since last July and have an overall rating of Unsatisfactory. Of course everyone will pass this test as it is their way of making money, but there is no job. Please proceed with absolute caution.

Data Pro's
Direct Fraud has been informed that this company offers guaranteed work, but does not produce it. They charge a fee that is nonrefundable, and angry consumers cannot seem to get a response from this company, so please do NOT attempt to sign up for employment. It does NOT exist at "Go Data Pro's". A letter from several consumers all relays the same information. They do not provide the service they guarantee.
One of these letters reads: "Go Data Pros are a bad scam.... I went to a site under the name of Data Pros and they have nothing to do w/ one another. So be sure that I gave the right name.... godatapros@msn.com that is the right one... when I talked to one of the people at the other Data Pros.... he said he received many complaints about them. So they have done this to alot of people. I am sure it is a scam... they ask for 30 dollar fee and take 300. I agree on not letting these people do this anymore.

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