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FIB - Scams 101 - Ye Olde Archives
Posted By: Dennis Bevers <bassco2@bellsouth.net> In Response To: HELP (Brittni)
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, at 9:47 a.m.
Brittni,
At least two people mentioned Lesley's "Scams 101" in their responses to you. This is a free in-depth look at a variety of the current scams being promoted today, both online and off. It digs even deeper on the envelope stuffing and home assembly scams. These people are preying on folks who want to find legitimate work at home.
A local customer of mine has a printing and pre-sort mail service in Lake Charles, LA. His small business with less than 12 employees and about the same number of high speed laser printers, plus another dozen mail handling machines can process thousands of pieces of mail per day, charging the clients less than 37 cents, including the bulk rate postage.
It's like you believe you can make money charging $1 for making copies at your house, rather than going to Office Max or Office Depot and doing it for a nickel. There just aren't that many ways to stuff an envelope that is better than high speed. Even Ed McMahon and the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes know that you have commercial printers and mailers handle the bulk mailing.
I'll list all the legitimate home envelope stuffing businesses I know about below.
1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
I doubt anyone here will fill those blanks.
I stuff and mail over 150 3-lb. Priority Mail envelopes per year, and pay $3.85 postage. No one pays me to do it, and I wouldn't pay anyone else to do it for me. My envelopes are customized for each clients, prospective client, or prospective K & B dealer. I know what I send to each one, and even change the contents according to the customer or prospects region of the US. I also adjust the recruiting packet according to the person's experience (or lack of it) in this industry.
Most business mail is either high speed and bulk, or customize to the recipient. THe envelope stuffing scams you keep investigating rely on your desire to make $1 to $5 for each one you stuff, and you send them the same info that you pay them to stuff in a envelope and send to you. It's an endless loop of suckers fishing for more suckers.
Try fishing in another pond, and you might find something worth keeping.
Dennis Bevers
I apologize in advance for my somewhat harsh response, but the envelope scams are just that.
No hype, low risk, bizopp for long term income!
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