I’m sure we’ve all seen the ads: “Earn $1000’s weekly stuffing envelopes from home!” Have you ever been tempted to send in your money for that one? I have. Luckily I didn’t do it, but I know many people have. It sounds so great, doesn’t it? Sit at home watching television while stuffing hundreds of envelopes, and get a nice check every week. If only such a job existed! Don’t fool yourself, it doesn’t. Why? Companies can easily purchase a machine that will not only stuff the envelopes for them, it will also fold, collate and apply postage in many cases. These machines usually cost a few thousand dollars. Why on earth would they pay you thousands of dollars a month to stuff their envelopes, when they could purchase a machine for a one time charge that would continue to stuff their envelopes for years to come? It makes no sense.
Scammers want you to believe. They know you’re desperate to work at home. They know that Moms would do almost anything to be able to stay home with their children and earn a decent income at the same time. They know that college students need extra money, and retirees are living on a fixed...