My SIL did do REAL rebate processing, but it was a local company that handled them for a few major companies on a nationwide basis. However, after her driving to their offices 3 days a week to pick up and drop off, and how low it actually paid - she was promised a certain dollar amount per rebate - she found the rebates took longer to process than she thought, lowering her income. She found she was only making about $2 an hour. Of course, she didn't pay for this job, had to buy no kit and they trained her in their offices - for free.


But for the real horror stories:

ConsumerMan: Work-at-home scams - ConsumerMan- msnbc.com

BBB's warning:
US National BBB.org: News Center

By the way, this will also give you a reason why different posters will spam the same spam to you and online boards, or why the same people spam different ads.

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We all know that SOMEBODY is doing this work, right? Same with rebate processing. But do you really have to purchase a kit or training to do it? How do you get clients even when you learn?

The FTC is issuing a warning:
Medical Billing Opportunities: Worth a Second Opinion

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From FTC - Classic Work at Home schemes:

Work-at-Home Schemes

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In looking for a babysitter through caregiver sites, I found this board of complaints. In it are complaints about WAH schemes. There are pages and pages, but Google Treasure chest has a lot of bad reviews on the first couple of pages. I've noticed a lot of spam from them.

Anyway, take a look at these complaints to know who/what to avoid when looking to make extra income or start a business. I don't let one or two complaints scare me, but when you get a collection of them, and googling for more brings up a rash of complaints, you know to stay away. Look around the site, too to get other info. I plan to when I have more time.

Now off to find that babysitter....

Complaints Board | Work at Home

Another great resource is the Ripoff Report:
Ripoff Report: By Consumers, For Consumers

Save your money!

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If you are considering a work at home opportunity, please google the name of the opportunity with the word scam at the end to see what comes up. I have saved myself many a headache and plenty of money by doing this. Jobs will not charge you to work, but business opportunities will. Be sure you know which are considering.

The best tip is to always check the BBB and read the fine print. Sometimes companies will offer a "free trial" and then charge an automatic monthly fee if you don't cancel in a certain time frame.

I've found this tips very helpful. Below are the red flags of fake home business opportunities:

1. It promises you to be a millionaire in days.
2. All you need to do is sit back and relax.
3. It requires you to send a fee in exchange for information.
4. Your earnings will depend on how much your down lines earn.
5. The business depends on the number of people you can endorse.

You are right, if some site is asking for credit card payments and you are not that sure about them you should not pay.

I have to disagree, there are legitimate companies out there like alpineaccess that have legitimate "job"s from home but may charge a fee for testing, etc. to make sure you are qualified to perform your duties. Even if you go for a job outside the home you are likely to have to buy a uniform or the correct type of clothing, shoes etc. for that position so technically you are investing there as well for a "job".

If you are looking for a work at home business, meaning you don't have a boss and you don't trade time for a set dollar amount,your income is unlimited, I think it's important that the company be backed by the BBB. I also think there shouldn't be a large investment to start your business, and if there is an investment it should be fully refundable for a period of time. I searched for 2 years and investigating several companies before finally settling on the one I have been with for 5 years and they did have a small investment but it was refundable for four months.

Just in case this one has not been mentioned before, the Work at Home for Google scam is still going strong for some 6 months now, a few of months agoGoogle got around to suing 50 companies and a hub payment processing center for practicing this scam.

I have to rant about it a bit after seeing these paid sponsor ads right on the pages discussing WAH scams on an authority site.

Usually using a fake newspaper name in the header of a "news report" detailing a work at home mom earning $6000/mo posting links part time, oddly one current ad shows a $30,000 check from Google which doesn't quite add up. After one pays about $2 shipping charges for an information pack your card is later charged $50 to $79 for which you might receive some useless information. No Google doesn't pay people to "post links".

A few different parties, including the PPC and Network ad services, the merchant account processor and the credit card companies must have been made aware by now through complaints and card chargebacks that these are not legit offers, suggesting they're more than innocent participants.