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FIB - Scams 101 - Ye Olde Archives
Posted By: Dennis Bevers <bassco2@bellsouth.net> In Response To: How'd I get here (Blue Boy)
Monday, 28 March 2005, at 7:10 p.m.
Do you live in China, Bangladesh, Honduras or other third world country where your home assembled products can be sold to tourists?
Would you consider 10 cents per piece for home assembly that requires 15 to 30 minutes of your time a good wage?
If live in North America, neither of these apply to you. The home assembly offers in the US are 99.9% scams. And, I haven't found the .1% that isn't a scam, but it's difficult for me to say their isn't someone, somewhere in the US who has found the winner.
There are some here who can give personal testimony to the ripoffs they have encountered.
The closest experience I have in a sister-in-law, who got burnt a decade or more ago. She was like most Americans who look for home assembly - Not looking to get rich, but wanting some home-based income.
She signed up to make stuffed dolls, or clowns. Paid her money up front for supplies, made the necessary samples and submitted them for her trial run. This is a lady who has sewn for years. Her result was a rejection notice that 100% of her work was sub-standard and rejected.
The standard form letter invited her to order more samples, practice her handiwork, and try again. Needless to say, she was smart enough to recognize when she got burnt the first time.
Before you invest more than the cost of a local phone call in any bizopp, take the time to post a request for input here on any bizopp, home assembly, or other opportunity. It won't cost you more than some time. Be prepared for negative responses - Not because we are a bunch of party-pooper nay-sayers, but because we are alert and informed of many of the know scams and schemes floating around the county and the internet.
Be prepared to read comments about "red flags" or statements such as "Hold on to your wallet". We are business friendly, but bullish on warning people about scams and losing propositions. Our fearless leader, Lesley and her alter-ego, MaaMaw have been put through the ringer on bad bizopps. Take the time to read her "Scams 101" to learn what to watch out for.
Best wishes on your successful search for home-based income if that is your ultimate goal.
Dennis Bevers
Real work really works-at least for me and 4000 others with ______!
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