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I am looking for income at home suggestions.?

Any suggestions as to what I might look into that does not require any out of pocket? I'm looking for work because I don't have extra money, not because I have money but am bored.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    There are many home based, income generating activities. Carry out a Google Search and it would give you a ton of ideas as to what is available for generating income at home. I work from home myself. Do check out the website below for further information.

  • 9 years ago

    The Top 10 Home-Based Business/Work-At-Home Scams

    Note: These scams are not ranked by dollars lost or people scammed. In fact, there's nothing scientific about the list. It's just the ten home-based business scams we find the most disturbing.

    10. Craft Assembly

    This scam encourages you to assemble toys, dolls, or other craft projects at home with the promise of high per-piece rates. All you have to do is pay a fee up-front for the starter kit... which includes instructions and parts.

    Sounds good? Well, once you finish assembling your first batch of crafts, you'll be told by the company that they "don't meet our specifications."

    In fact, even if you were a robot and did it perfectly, it would be impossible for you to meet their specifications. The scammer company is making money selling the starter kits -- not selling the assembled product. So, you're left with a set of assembled crafts... and no one to sell them to.

    9. Medical Billing

    In this scam, you pay $300-$900 for everything (supposedly) you need to start your own medical billing service at home. You're promised state-of-the-art medical billing software, as well as a list of potential clients in your area.

    What you're not told is that most medical clinics process their own bills, or outsource the processing to firms, not individuals. Your software may not meet their specifications, and often the lists of "potential clients" are outdated or just plain wrong.

    As usual, trying to get a refund from the medical billing company is like trying to get blood from a stone.

    8. Email Processing

    This is a twist on the classic "envelope stuffing scam" (see #1 below). For a low price ($50?) you can become a "highly-paid" email processor working "from the comfort of your own home."

    Now... what do you suppose an email processor does? If you have visions of forwarding or editing emails, forget it. What you get for your money are instructions on spamming the same ad you responded to in newsgroups and Web forums!

    Think about it -- they offer to pay you $25 per email processed -- would any legitimate company pay that?

    7. "A List of Companies Looking for Homeworkers!"

    In this one, you pay a small fee for a list of companies looking for homeworkers just like you.

    The only problem is that the list is usually a generic list of companies, companies that don't take homeworkers, or companies that may have accepted homeworkers long, long ago. Don't expect to get your money back with this one.

    6. "Just Call This 1-900 Number For More Information..."

    No need to spend too much time (or money) on this one. 1-900 numbers cost money to call, and that's how the scammers make their profit.

    Save your money -- don't call a 1-900 number for more information about a supposed work-at-home job.

    5. Typing At Home

    If you use the Internet a lot, then odds are that you're probably a good typist. How better to capitalize on it than making money by typing at home?

    Here's how it works: After sending the fee to the scammer for "more information," you receive a disk and printed information that tells you to place home typist ads and sell copies of the disk to the suckers who reply to you. Like #8, this scam tries to turn you into a scammer!

    4. "Turn Your Computer Into a Money-Making Machine!"

    Well, this one's at least half-true. To be completely true, it should read: "Turn your computer into a money-making machine... for spammers!"

    This is much the same spam as #5, above. Once you pay your money, you'll be sent instructions on how to place ads and pull in suckers to "turn their computers into money-making machines."

    3. Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)

    If you've heard of network marketing (like Amway), then you know that there are legitimate MLM businesses based on agents selling products or services.

    One big problem with MLMs, though, is when the pyramid and the ladder-climbing become more important than selling the actual product or service.

    If the MLM business opportunity is all about finding new recruits rather than selling products or services, beware: The Federal Trade Commission may consider it to be a pyramid scheme... and not only can you lose all your money, but you can be charged with fraud, too!

    We saw an interesting MLM scam recently: one MLM company advertised the product they were selling as FREE. The fine print, however, states that it is "free in the sense that you could be earning commissions and bonuses in excess of the cost of your monthly purchase of" the product. Does that sound like free to you?

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