Work-at-home scam victim: 'It's a blatant lie'
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Here's an important warning for anyone looking to work from home.
Beware of a pitch like this one: "Hi there, my name is Angel Stevens and let me tell you, if you're looking to work at home and make serious money, you're exactly in the right place."
The pitch always touts lots of money and very little work -- processing rebates at home. It sure sounded good to Tiffany Carlton.
"Looked like it was a good deal. Looked like it was fairly simple, straightforward, wouldn't take a lot of time," she said.
So Carlton paid Process at Home $197 to get a guaranteed work-at-home position. But that's not what she got.
"It's a blatant lie is what it is. They are advertising one thing and what they deliver is something completely opposite," she said. "It ended up being this entire process where you have to create an ad - it's really time-intensive - then when somebody clicks on that ad, it links to your information. Then there's processing from there supposedly."
Hundreds of people have complained to the Better Business Bureau about Process At Home and another site called Process Rebate Center. The BBB gives both companies an "F" rating and calls their ads "grossly misleading."
I e-mailed both companies, but neither responded to my request for an interview.
Work-at-home schemes always offer a money-back guarantee. It's a confidence-builder.
But Niki Horrace with the Better Business Bureau of Western Washington says it's often difficult or impossible to get a refund.
"They're giving you the run around. They're hanging up on you. They'll say they'll call you back and you just never see that money back," she said.
The Internet is filled with sites that claim they can help you make big bucks in your spare time. Carlton says don't believe it.
"There may be opportunities out there, but there's more scams than anything else. So be really careful," she said.
So how do you protect yourself? Never give a credit card, debit card or checking account number to any person or company that promises employment. If they want you to pay them for a job opportunity, it's a scam!
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BBB Warns Job Hunters to Steer Clear of Rebate Processing Job Scams
Beware of a pitch like this one: "Hi there, my name is Angel Stevens and let me tell you, if you're looking to work at home and make serious money, you're exactly in the right place."
The pitch always touts lots of money and very little work -- processing rebates at home. It sure sounded good to Tiffany Carlton.
"Looked like it was a good deal. Looked like it was fairly simple, straightforward, wouldn't take a lot of time," she said.
So Carlton paid Process at Home $197 to get a guaranteed work-at-home position. But that's not what she got.
"It's a blatant lie is what it is. They are advertising one thing and what they deliver is something completely opposite," she said. "It ended up being this entire process where you have to create an ad - it's really time-intensive - then when somebody clicks on that ad, it links to your information. Then there's processing from there supposedly."
Hundreds of people have complained to the Better Business Bureau about Process At Home and another site called Process Rebate Center. The BBB gives both companies an "F" rating and calls their ads "grossly misleading."
I e-mailed both companies, but neither responded to my request for an interview.
Work-at-home schemes always offer a money-back guarantee. It's a confidence-builder.
But Niki Horrace with the Better Business Bureau of Western Washington says it's often difficult or impossible to get a refund.
"They're giving you the run around. They're hanging up on you. They'll say they'll call you back and you just never see that money back," she said.
The Internet is filled with sites that claim they can help you make big bucks in your spare time. Carlton says don't believe it.
"There may be opportunities out there, but there's more scams than anything else. So be really careful," she said.
So how do you protect yourself? Never give a credit card, debit card or checking account number to any person or company that promises employment. If they want you to pay them for a job opportunity, it's a scam!
More information:
Work-at-Home Schemes
BBB Warns Job Hunters to Steer Clear of Rebate Processing Job Scams
