How to Spot Home Business Scam

If you would spot any of the following within a work-at-home jobs ad, it is more than likely a scam.

Here are some of the list on how to spot an online job scam:

1. Asking for a one-time upfront payment in order to access the services and telling that you will earn $12,000 plus every month if you will follow the steps. If it promises that you'll get rich quick, doubt it. Also, most of the scam sites don't have a refund policy.

2. The site's homepage seems excessively wordy, or perhaps has little or no information on it.

3. The advertisements are usually vague and having lots of grammatical errors. So many exclamation points and capital letters.

4. Exaggerated members' testimonials. Verify those testimonies with outrageous claims and better ask the company if they can provide written earning proofs or ask at least ten references.

5. No Address. They are nowhere to be found. Check if the company has a physical or virtual address and contact number (if yes, ring it to verify).

Please Read: Home Business Scams: An FTC Alert on work-at-home schemes