Work From Home Scams

Work from home scams are often conducted through spam emails, or advertisements on noticeboards. Most of these ads are not real job offers. Many of them are actually fronts for a money-laundering scam, an upfront payment scam or a pyramid scheme.

You might receive an email offering a job where you use your bank account to receive and pass on payments for a foreign company. These ‘job offers’ promise that you will receive a percentage commission for each payment you pass on. Transferring money for someone might be money laundering and you could wind up in trouble yourself for taking part in these ‘jobs’. Sometimes, these scammers are just after your bank account details so they can clear out your account.

You might also be offered a ‘job’ doing something like promotions. You will be required to pay for a starter kit or some other product before you can get started. However, once the money is paid, you may receive nothing at all, or what you do receive could just be instructions for conning other people into joining the same scheme. However, just note that not all of these promotions are scams. It just requires research for you to ensure that the job is legitimate.

Another type of work from home scam involves a job putting together or assembling a product using materials that you have to buy from the ‘employer’. After they pocket the money you pay for materials, they may refuse to pay you for some or all or you work because they claim it is not of a high quality.

Another example is where you receive an offer for a work from home job that requires you to pay a registration fee or to send your home address for more information. ;

Tips:
Money laundering is a criminal offence: do not agree to transfer money for someone else.
Do not open suspicious or unsolicited emails (spam): delete them.

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