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Real Estate Investor Banned From Renting His Property? - Mark Walters
Do you realize that you might be prevented from renting your investment home? Prohibiting property owners from leasing their properties is a trend that is growing increasingly popular with some developers and many Homeowners' Associations (HOA). ...
Knocking The Mythology Out of Affiliate Network Marketing - Isaiah Hull
If you have worked as an Internet marketer for any amount of time, you have probably heard repeatedly that affiliate network marketing opportunities are the most lucrative, cleanest, quickest way to make an income on the Internet. And if you have...
Building Success and Prosperity Exactly - David Cameron Gikandi
Prosperity, wealth, is something that almost everyone in the world seeks, yet find it hard to attain for some ‘strange’ reason. Money issues is what we do much of the time, yet it is not taught in schools. When we are busy doing marketing, web...
How to Prepare your Mind/Body to Give Great Speeches - Sandra Schrift
Sure you have catecholamines – all speakers do. (including Sir Winston Churchill and Presidents Kennedy, Carter, and Reagan.) Those are the chemicals that make you sweat, make your heart beat fast and make your hands shake. Get rid of those...
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How Envelope Stuffing Scams Con
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BB Lee
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Here's a legitimate looking advertisement found in the classified section of a local newspaper.
"Our Company will pay you up to $5 per envelope stuffed! Hurry this opportunity will not last long!"
Most work at home envelope stuffing scams look legitimate. A perfect way to make fast cash!
Now the hard cold facts: It's practically impossible to make several hundred a week stuffing envelopes a few hours a day. This is what the promoters of these misleading ads want you; the unwary victim to believe.
Here's how the scam works: The promoters of the envelope stuffing scam run an ad in a local paper offering great opportunities with their company stuffing envelopes. To get further details about this opportunity they request respondents send in a fee.
They further state the small fee is to separate the serious applicants from the non-serious factor. And they also assure you that you will quickly earn back the money.
Once they mail you the information you realize they were not offering a legitimate work at home job. And you will have to find your own customers/victims!
The fog clears, you realize you've been scammed!
You realize for your "fee" you've received a flimsy brochure and a letter instructing you how to place your own ad in local newspaper describing this great envelope stuffing job. You realize the only way you will recoup your fee or make any money is to recruit more victims for the company!
Avoid Scams-Use Your "Noggin"
Use your head. What company would pay an individual $1 or more per envelope stuffed?
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would much rather purchase a letter folding and envelope sealing machine for a few hundred dollars than to pay you thousands per month for the same task!
Beware of these ads promising unrealistic salaries, amazing profits, without disclosing background information. Like how you will actually be paid. Weekly, monthly, quarterly. Are you considered an Independent Contractor or Company Employee. All very important things to consider.
Be wary of companies that request a fee up front before they will send you information on the opportunity. Most legitimate companies will not request a fee up front.
The Real Deal. The only true way to make money stuffing envelopes is to start your own Direct Mailing Service. Where you are the BOSS and are operating a legitimate business serving other small/home business owners. More on that in a future article.
If you've been scammed contact the following places.
The Federal Trade Commission. www.ftc.gov
Your local Consumer Protection Agency.
Your local Better Business Bureau.
BB Lee (C)2004
BB Lee is editor/publisher of SmallBizBits News. A Home Based
Business Newsletter packed with info on starting a home biz.
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Niche Marketing for a Home Based Business - Aneesh Nat
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7 STEPS TO GET STARTED MAKING MONEY FROM ON-LINE MARKETING (FOR NEWBIES ONLY) - Mus Mahat
WARNING: A bit of experience on using computer is required. Especially, browsing internet. Let's be frank. On-line marketing is challenging for people who would like to try but do not have a single idea what it is all about. Well, sure they keep...
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