Top 10 Online Business Scams

Envelope Stuffing ~ The Scam:  You won’t be stuffing envelopes. You will be marketing the idea of stuffing envelopes. No one is sitting home stuffing envelopes.

Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) ~ Which is called a Pyramid Scheme. It sounds great but where the money is made is by getting you to pay into it. Your sign-up fee is where they make money on your investment.

Data entry/Claim Processing ~ There is no simple Data Entry job online where you will make a lot of money. There is a legit site called Odesk.com, but they test and check your qualifications and the qualifications you need are what normal employers pay someone $80 to $150 thousands a year.

Work At Home Lists ~ These lists are garbage. Most links are dead and most companies are fly buy night organizations. Stay away.

Pyramid Schemes ~ Many people get suckered into theses. They come in all types of business. Timeshare renting, selling candy, affiliate sites. The basic idea that suckers people in is simple.  Once you signup and get others to signup, you make money off there sales. So you make money from products you sell and money from the products that had been sold from your signups. Its multi level marketing. One Problem. Try to market the products. That’s the hard part.

Taking Surveys ~ Total Scam because these surveys pay small and they take 10-15 minutes to complete. Also you receive 1 to 3 a day. You’re looking at a max of $3 to $5 a day for 1-2 hours of work. Also some of them are scams to buy products. Good Luck

Customer Service ~ There is no company in there right mind that will pay you to answer a phone from the comfort of your home. It just will not happen. Forget them

Instant Online Business ~ There is no online business where you make money instantly. Most online business needs major marketing and work. Stay away from anything that is not long term. It’s a quick money scam.

Medical Transcriptionist/Medical Billing ~ Can you imagine if you had someone at home drink some beers filling out your medical bill for your recent stay at your local hospital. OOPS I just fat fingered a few zeros, oh well I made $10 on filling out the bill.  Good luck with that one.

 Craft Assembly ~ They send you crappy materials, and then you still need to market the craft to it sell. Good Luck