how to avoid work at home scams

Is this Craigslist posting a scam?

October 12, 2015 by Erica Martin Leave a Comment

Found this Craigslist posting this week:

If you’re a college student, single parents or work from home parent, and you have you have some free time for at least ten minutes a day, then I highly suggest you checked out the company I started working for! The wages are awesome and the work is so easy. You must be at at least 18 and have some experience working around a computer!

Please send me a message if you’re interested!

Is This Craigslist Posting a Scam?

October 1, 2015 by Erica Martin Leave a Comment

Found this posting on Craigslist this week:

Is this Craigslist posting a scam?

August 21, 2015 by Erica Martin Leave a Comment

Found this posting on Craiglist and decided to check it out:

WORK FROM HOME (United States)

(google map)

compensation: $5 to $9 per piece
employment type: part-time

Read the news and earn from $5 to $9 for every piece of news you read. You can read about 35 fresh news on the site every day, so you can get a minimum of $250 a day and $2000 a week. There is a referral program on this site. Spread your referral link and get $40 for every partner and get 20% from him/her every day earnings. This is not a get rich scam.

Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
do NOT contact us with unsolicited services or offers
OK to highlight this job opening for persons with disabilities

Is this posting a scam?

August 14, 2015 by Erica Martin Leave a Comment

I’ve decided to begin a weekly “Is this job posting a scam” post on this blog – I see a lot of Cragislist work from home job posts come through on my “work from home” Google Alert, so I decided to check this one out first:

How to Avoid Work at Home Scams

July 15, 2014 by Erica Martin Leave a Comment

Home based job and business opportunities are increasing because of the Internet. Though there are thousands of legitimate companies that offer real work at home jobs to people, there are also a lot of scammers. Because working at home is attractive, false job offers are all over the Internet. This post will provide information on how to identify and avoid work at home scams.