How to spot a job scam
Here are 10 tips to spot a working-from-home scam…
- Know who you’re dealing with: The company may not be offering to employ you directly, only to sell you training and materials and to find customers for your work
- The job advert asks for money to get a job: Would any employer ask for money to process an application?
- The email address is a free account: Free email accounts are provided by the likes of Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail and others. Usually a genuine company email account will have the format somebodysname@thecompany.com
- Check references: If the advert contains references or testimonials from people who are already doing this work, ask for their details so that you can talk with them about their experiences. A reputable company shouldn't have a problem giving you this information
- You can’t determine the nature of the job: These adverts are full of enthusiasm about income possibilities doing a job that requires little or no effort, but they never tell you what the job actually involves
- It guarantees an income: Legitimate employers advertise salaries, not “guaranteed income”. Commission-based jobs make clear that monies are earned on an Opportunity To Earn (OTE) basis
- ‘Earn €1000s weekly’: Why would an employer offer you €1000s to do a job for which they could pay a minimum wage and keep the profit themselves?
- ‘No skills or experience are necessary’:There are very few jobs that require no skills or experience
- Don’t believe that you can make big profits easily: Operating a home-based business is just like any other business – it requires hard work, skill, good products or services and time to make a profit
- Get all the details: A legitimate company will be happy to give you information about exactly what you will be doing and for whom
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