Work-at-Home Scams Spread Quickly Online
As the Internet has made working from home easier for more people, it has also led to thousands of people falling prey to work-at-home schemes that can rake in millions for the companies running them, according to federal and state regulators.“If you are home because you are raising children or you’re disabled or you’re retired, there’s a real allure,” said Michael Davis, a Federal Trade Commission lawyer.
Often if it sounds almost too good to be true, it is. In one venture, according to the FTC, a California company received about $30 million from consumers hoping to work at home by operating a surplus goods business over the Internet. Would-be workers paid $4,000 to $7,900 to buy the business venture, including a list of 200 customers, according to the regulators. Most received very little in return.
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