Envelope Stuffing Scams

There are many work at home scams today, but one of the most common scam is envelope stuffing . You can go to any search engine and do a search on envelope stuffing work at home jobs , and see they all are ran the same way.

How Envelope Stuffing Scams Work

The most common scam offers to pay $3 or $4 per envelope you address or stuff. They ask that you send [to cover the cost of shipping and handling/registration fees] $30, and they promise to send you a list of companies that want to pay you to stuff envelopes for them.

Joining an envelope stuffing program is a bad idea. Think of it this way: Why would anyone pay someone to stuff envelopes, when you can get an envelope stuffing for a few hundred dollars? They wouldn't So many people send off their hard earned money for the "registration fee" in hopes of earning hundreds of dollars a week stuffing envelopes, only to be another victim of this scam.

So you can see, that joining an envelope stuffing program is a bad  idea. Save the money you'd send in for the registration fee, and put it towards a legitimate home-based business, and you'll be happier and more successful. But, before joining any work at home based business, you should thoroughly check them out before spending money. Here is the link to check out any company that you would think about joining.

Better Business Bureau http://www.bbb.org/ 

If you are one of the ones that have fallen for this scam, there are steps you can take to put these scam artist out of business for good: Here is the first thing you should do, I think you should ask them to refund your money and if they refuse let them know that you will report them as SCAM at FTC. To file a complaint visit https://rn.ftc.gov/dod/ or to get free information on consumer issues, visit www.ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261

Here are some resources for getting help, or to stop scammers:

United States Postal Inspection Service
This site has information about envelope stuffing scams, as well as other home-based business scams. http://www.elsop.com/wrc/complain.htm

Better Business Bureau
http://www.bbb.org/
This site you can research a company before joining, or to file a complaint.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tina Barraclough is a stay at home mom and owner of http://best-home-based-business-idea.com. Visit her website for Business Opportunities, free e-books,Business Articles,etc.

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