7 ways to avoid a dot con work at home scam

If you are one of millions of people who are looking
to find a work at home job online then you simply
MUST learn to spot a scam. Online work at home scams
are now frequently referred to as “Dot Cons” after
the term “Dot Coms”. When you are desperately
seeking a work at home job, most often that not you
tend to "buy" into an opportunity without doing much
research. Hundreds of dollars later you'll find out
the hard way that you were a victim of a scam! Here
are 7 ways to identify a scam and how to avoid them.

1) Extravagant Claims

Many websites or work at home opportunities will
promise you that you can make "millions" in a matter
of days. Many will display their so called "proof of
income" on their websites, which often turn out to
be touched up pictures of fake checks or bank
statements. Don't fall for these "gimmicks" If you
feel that these claims to riches are extravagant,
then guess what? They are. Get all claims and
promises in writing before you sign up or pay to
join at any of these websites. Remember that if the
claims are real then these companies will have no
reason to deny you real proof on request. If they
refuse, you KNOW it's a scam.

2) Read The Fine Print

Many fraudulent websites bury the fine print in tiny
letters at the bottom or their webpage or on another
page with a link to it that's hard to find. Make
sure that you read these fine prints for any clauses
that can come back to bite you if ever you want your
money back. Click on all the links that provide more
information and make sure you read them completely.
Do not simply assume that the website is legitimate.
Assume that it's a fake and let it prove to you that
it's real.

3) Look For Privacy Information

Many websites collect your personal information like
your name and email address. Make sure that these
website tell you exactly what they intend to do with
it. If they don't tell you what they will do with
it, it's time to move onto another website because
the chances are that your personal information might
be shared - or worse - SOLD to others. Make sure you
don't volunteer information such as your SSN or
Credit card information unless you are absolutely
sure of what the website will do with it.

4) Look For Business Name, And Contact Details.

Legitimate businesses and websites will always
display their business name, address and other
contact information clearly on their websites. If
you do not see any contact information, then be very
skeptical about that site. Shady websites won't
display this information since they don't want you
to contact them. Do you really want to do business
with suck a website?

5) Know What You Are Getting Before You Buy

Many websites refuse to tell you what they will
provide you with until you pay for it. This is
unacceptable. You, as a consumer, MUST know before
hand what you are getting before you buy. I'm not
talking about knowing the exact details of a work at
home job, but you should at least get SOME idea of
what to expect after you pay. If a website does not
clearly state what you will receive once you pay,
you might end up getting scammed. So be weary and
always make sure you know what you are buying.

6) Refund Policies

Some websites clearly provide refund policies. You
should be able to return the goods or ask for your
money back within reasonable terms. Many legitimate
websites will let you get your money back as long as
you ask for it within 30 days. But some plainly
state that you simply WILL NOT receive your money
back. Be weary of these types of web sites. The
reason they are afraid of refunding your money is
because they anticipate many refund requests. This
is a BIG reason for you to NOT do business with this
type of website.

7) Beware of MLM type websites.

MLM or multi level marketing websites are related to
pyramid schemes. These scams can be easily spotted
since their claims to riches are made purely on
mathematical probability and nothing else. These
schemes are almost always a scam and their claims to
riches are simply unrealistic in real life. If a
website depends heavily on mathematical
probabilities of you making money and if that is the
ONLY proof they offer you, you might be about to get
ripped off by an MLM scam. It's time to move on!

The bottom line is that you simply must use common
sense when looking for an online work at home job.
Think of it as looking to buy a new car or a house.
Use the same attitude, even though the price tag is
much smaller. Remember that the risk involved is
almost the same since you are investing your hard
earned money or lifetime's savings on ONE website.
So you better make 100% sure that you aren't the
next victim of "Dot Con" scams.

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