From safes to front doors, most of us use locks every day, and the risk of a lockout is always present. However, you might want to think twice about which locksmith you hire to help you out. According to the Better Business Bureau, locksmithing scams are on the rise. If you aren’t careful who you … Read more
Reduce your junk mail by Opting Out Four easy ways you can reduce junk mail and marketing phone calls. With DMAChoice, Optoutprescreen, Do-Not-Call lists and Catalog Choice – opting out has never been so easy! This year do something you’ve been meaning to for a long time: put a stop to junk mail and phone … Read more
Many fear online banking, thinking it unsafe. Learn the steps you need to take that can make online banking as safe as visiting your local branch. Is online banking safe? You bet it is. One could even argue that people using online banking are in a better position to detect suspicious activity on their accounts … Read more
Back in Amway days multi-level marketing used to be somewhat respectable but now almost all the remaining MLM programs are scams Many, if not all, of today’s multilevel marketing programs involve some degree of fraud. Either they promise sales and incomes that can never be achieved or they are nothing more than pyramid schemes crudely … Read more
Medical Transcription or other jobs that let you handle a company’s billing from the comfort of home seldom pay the high income promised in their ads. You’ve probably seen classified ads about lucrative medical billing businesses you can operate from home with incomes reaching as high as $50,000 a year and though that sounded very … Read more
Building things at home sounds like a dream job come true but it’s more likely to be a scam designed to build the wealth of a crafty con artist. What could be more perfect, and fun, than making money doing crafts at home? Some of the home assembly offers promise as much as $30 an … Read more
This late-night informercial favorite claims the money will just roll in once you set up your online store and you have to do practically nothing. You may have seen these “turnkey” websites advertised on a late night television infomercial or in a magazine somewhere promising overnight guaranteed success. While that sounds great there are at … Read more
Reshipping fraud can both cost you a lot of money and involve you in an international fencing operation that could land you in hot water! Reshipping packages has become the latest in a long list of home business scams. The scam works when people are promised considerable sums of money for receiving, repackaging and then … Read more
Stuffing envelopes is a bad idea for a home business because it could end up costing you both time and money. The most common work from home scam, according to U.S. Postal Inspectors, is envelope stuffing. Advertising for this scam promises pay for stuffing envelopes at home in your spare time. Sometimes for as much … Read more
A collection of tips, tricks, and advice on how to avoid being conned, scammed or defrauded. Do not under any circumstances give out your date of birth, mother’s maiden name, social security number and other personal information to people or web sites you are not fully comfortable with. Keep close watch on your sign-in names, … Read more