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Posted By: Sandi Bowman In Response To: Data Entry jobs, etc. - really true? (Chandra M. S.)
Saturday, 21 January 2006, at 6:53 a.m.
> Well, I'm just bringing to the notice of this forum, about these 'Data
> Entry' jobs, a perfect stay-at-home-work and they promise a decent pay of
> $50+ per pop. They promise actual work will be delivered to you by them,
> but compensation comes actually from the recipient company. Of course, all
> these ask for upfront $97 to $149 to register with them to get jobs. Is
> this REAL? Does any one has experience with this?
> These jobs, as the claim goes..., arises either to type/send some emails,
> fillout survey results, or just type in some ad related writings, etc. I
> think this is great, and respectable too! provided it is not -
> too-good-to-be-true !?
> Thanks in advance for all the feedback,
> -Chandra
Well, IMHO, it's too good to be true.
One such deal was to type up a small 'report'(customized with their info) and enclose it in an envelope along with some other materials provided by them, and simply forward it on to the people. Uh-huh. Luckily, I checked with a lawyer and discovered that I'd be breaking SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) rules if I did that seemingly innocent job...unless I was a registered securities broker! OUCH! 5 years in jail and major fines per offense. Is any 'job' worth that? No.
I don't pay for a job. If they need the job done, they hire and pay me...not the other way around.
Chandra, consider this: do you really want to be in the middle when they squabble over whether the job was assigned or not, whether it was done the way they wanted it or not, and a million other potential scenarios? It's a setup...they argue, disagree, can't come to terms and you get caught in the middle. They get the work done for nothing because of the hassle and 'disagreements' over the job. Save your effort and work for someone who's legit. Better yet, go out and get your own 'overflow' work from companies. You'd be surprised how much work is available out there.
I shared my somewhat related experience to alert others that just because someone offers you a 'job' that it isn't always what it seems. Investigate before you invest your time and effort in something, folks...no matter how small or large the payment or job seems.
Sandi Bowman
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