Legit Work from Home Jobs

If you are looking for ways to earn money online working from your home, beware of these extraordinary job opportunities that offer you fast money for very little work - they are scams!

Any job, whether online or offline, will require hard work and determination before you can expect to earn a steady income.  In researching telecommuting jobs, consider the most common types of work from home scams before making any decisions.

While many telecommuting job offers are legitimate, some of them can be scams aimed at getting you to pay a fee in exchange for a great job.  If you are required to pay anything to start a telecommuting job, the offer is a scam. 

Legit work from home jobs do not make you pay a fee prior to being hired.  Home typists, envelope stuffing, payment for reading emails, medical billing, and processing government refunds are a few of the most prevalent work from home scams. You will need to thoroughly research any telecommuting opportunity before applying or taking the job.

If a work from home job offer states that you will earn easy money with little effort, asks for a fee, claims that no experience is necessary, lists a phone number with a 900 area code, or includes testimonials from past or current employees, the job is most likely a scam. 

There are several resources available to you that can give you pertinent information about telecommuting companies and businesses of all types.

Utilize these resources to protect yourself from fraud and financial loss.  While there are legitimate telecommuting job opportunities, a job is still a job and will require effort and tenacity if you expect to earn an income.

Resources to Research a Company:

• The Better Business Bureau
• Web Assured ("Watch List" to see complaints on companies)
• The Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Response Center
• Scambusters - newsletter you can join too
• The National Fraud Information Center
• Whois This will tell you who the registered owner of a website is and when it was first registered, last updated, etc.
• Rip-off Report Check for any reports of being ripped off
• Google.com You can type in the company name with the word scam with it and it'll pull up any information in the search engine about a scam, if there is one.
   

Happy job hunting! Now that you have the resources and information about researching companies get out there and start your job search ;)

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