Common "Work From Home" Scams

Similar to the above. Once you pay your money, you'll be sent instructions on how to place ads and find other to "turn their computers into money-making machines." You pay a small fee for a list of companies looking for home workers just like you. The list is usually a generic list of companies, which includes companies that don't take home workers, or companies that may once have accepted home workers. For this, you expect to receive state-of-the-art medical billing software, as well as a list of potential clients in your area. What you're not told is that most medical clinics process their own bills, or outsource the processing to firms, not individuals. Your software may not meet their specifications, and often the lists of "potential clients" are outdated or just plain wrong. All you have to do is send the email along plus some money by mail to the top names on the list, then add your name to the bottom. This is a classic pyramid scheme and is also illegal! This is a twist on the classic "envelope stuffing scam" (see below). For a low price ($40) you can become a "highly-paid" email processor working "from the comfort of your own home" . What you get for your money are instructions on spamming the same ad you responded to in newsgroups and Web forums!