Data Entry Job Scams

Grrrr.. I'll never understand why people don't do research and check things out, Google for information, read forums, do some form of due diligence before they plunk down their hardearned cash for ridiculous scams. I did an article on Gather.com a while back that I'm still getting comments on, about rebate processor job scams, from people who did decide to check into it before joining anything and are really glad they did. Rebate processor, data entry jobs and survey database sites that charge you money ARE SCAMS!!!! I'm writing this because in the last two days I've run across three posts from different people saying that they did pay for one of these BS things, and they're a ripoff..which they would have known without losing their money had they done some serious research.

For those who don't know what rebate processor and data entry scams are all about, the jist is this. You pay these scumbags anywhere from 39.00 to 197.00 for access to their "database" or job bank or list of companies that are supposedly willing to pay you for placing ads or proceesing rebates, etc. Once you pay, you get access to their site that tells you how to join Clickbank, pick a product/products you want to advertise ..which they term as the "companies you want to work for"..and you then go to classified ad sites or launch PPC campaigns with Google or Yahoo,etc. and when someone clicks your ad ..aka buys the product you advertised..you get paid. Well, you can join Clickbank, launch a PPC campaign or place ads to sell the products all on your own without paying these sleezebags your money. They do, to be fair, explain a lot about Adwords and how to do a PPC campaign, which can be helpful, but the same info is free all over the internet as well.

How do I know this? No, I DIDN'T pay for any of these scams..I just have talked to people who have been scammed..and did research on my own. This is a list of free classified ad sites you can post ads to, if you do want to join Clickbank, pick some products, and post some ads on your own.

http://www.interking.com/ Kingdom Classifieds
http://www.homeworkads.com/Homework Ads
http://www.bizclassifieds.com Business Classifieds
http://www.classifiedsforfree.com Classifieds for Free
http://www.bestmall.com/class/submit.html Best Mall Classified Ads
http://www.1second.com/freead.htm 1AmericaMall
http://www.theadnet.com/ The Ad Net
http://www.5starads.com/ Five Star Classified

As far as the survey sites are concerned, they are a scam as well. They don't give you any information you can't find on your own on multiple sites for free. One person who signed up for one of them told me that half the sites were BS, a lot of them paid in sweeps or points, and some of them weren't even active anymore..so the site was outdated.. and I think he said he paid 99.00 for this information. I've seen these ads claiming you can make 75.00 and up an hour doing surveys. It's NEVER GONNA HAPPEN!! I have a survey directory right on my website http://www.starrbrite.com/surveys.html, that lists which ones I know actually pay cash, which ones are BS sites pretending to be survey sites, etc. ..you can send your 99.00 to ME at... lol

I know it's marketing, and they do provide information, which they have a right to be compensated for and charge whatever people are willing to pay for the info, but it just irks me to no end because the ads are so deceptive, and they target people who are searching for something to do at home, usually because they're disabled or can't work outside the home and need to support their families..they can't afford to be scammed..and they also encourage them to choose THEIR program as the program they should choose to advertise..which gives them that much more of an opportunity to scam even more people.. !!

If you're looking for LEGITIMATE work at home jobs, try www.westathome.com
or http://www.alpineaccess.com/external/careers/become_an_agent.html.. these two companies hire people to work at home answering phones for things like infomercial calls and taking orders for various companies. I know for a fact these are legitimate, actual jobs and they don't ask you to pay anything.