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Data Entry Scams

Data entry scams are easy to spot if you know what to look for. There are many references to data entry scams on the Internet but the information provided tends to be confusing. Some of the information is deliberately presented in a confusing way so as to leave the reader with the impression that all data entry jobs from home are scams. This is simply not true.

Data Entry Scams - Offline

Data entry scams are not, as you might at first assume, a product of the Internet. Data entry scams have been around for years, but the spread of Internet access and the growing popularity of working from home means that there is more information readily available on data entry scams.

In the days before practically everyone had Internet access, the data entry scam was simple: it consisted of a promise to provide data entry jobs from home in return for a small registration fee. In most cases the fee was so low that even people who suspected the offer of data entry work was a scam, would take the risk and pay up. The applicants did not get data entry work. Some received an outdated list of companies who might (or might not) have employed people to do data entry jobs from home. Some scam victims simply heard nothing back after sending payment to the data entry scammers.

Recovery of the fee was not really an option: the scammers would probably operate from a rented post box address, the Police could not be expected to start a manhunt for a petty criminal and prosecution by private means would be too expensive (and that's supposing the scammer could be located). Scam victims would usually just write off the loss of the small sum.

Typing work from home and data entry scammers were able to get away with this trick because there was no easy central source of information (eg the Internet) for people to learn about these scams. Even if a story reached the newspapers it would soon be forgotten by readers and the scammers could carry on unhindered. Offline data entry and home typing job scams have not entirely disappeared but they have to a large extent migrated to the Internet.

Data Entry Scams - Online

The way data entry scams work has not changed much: data entry scams still promise jobs in return for payment of a small fee, the jobs don't exist and the scam victim receives either useless information or nothing at all.

One thing that has changed is that the Internet allows people to exchange information instantly. This is good in many ways but, unfortunately, this freedom is abused by some individuals and misused by others.

There are people who just enjoy spoiling things for others, they post scam allegations online just because they can. Another source of dangerous misinformation is the handful of persons who have good intentions but a lethally small amount of knowledge about a subject.

Further confusion is caused by data entry scam allegations from people who set themselves up as self-styled gurus, investigators, reviewers or some such important sounding title. These people spread the word that all data entry jobs from home are scams and claim to have gone underground to investigate data entry scams. They happily report that all data entry jobs from home are scams and that if you want to earn money, you should join their "foolproof" money making venture.

Most people who say online data entry jobs from home are scams will quote you the advice that you should never pay for a job. It is true that you should never pay to get a job - in fact, it's TRUE, TRUE, TRUE and I wouldn't want anyone to be in any doubt about that.

The point everyone seems to miss in the excitement of exposing a purported scam is that these online data entry programs are not offering "jobs". The online data entry companies are offering training and advice that will enable you to earn money working at home. You will be working on a self-employed basis, not as an employee. Yes, it is true you are asked for a membership fee but, to be quite blunt, why should these companies help you free of charge? If you take driving lessons, you don't say it's a scam because they aren't free.

If you are looking for home typing or online data entry jobs, you can tell the difference between data entry scams and legitimate home data entry work (nb not "jobs") quite simply by reading the website. Take your time and absorb what the website actually says and not just what it seems to be telling you at a quick glance or what you would like it to say.

You will easily be able to find the legitimate companies because they don't promise "jobs", they offer to teach you a system that enables you to earn money doing data entry. They charge a fee for that service and virtually all of them offer a full money back guarantee.

The ones to avoid are the ones that claim to have a job waiting for you in return for a registration or admin fee. These websites usually show examples of employers who would just love to give you a job. The only way to access the full information is to pay a fee. The fee might be as low as $10 and this is what makes these so-called job finders successful - it's tempting to pay the ten bucks just to satisfy your curiosity!

Don't pay a fee to anyone who promises to find you a job. If somebody wants to employ you, they will pay you. If an employer needs help finding job applicants, they pay an agency to find prospective employees; they would never ask employees to pay them. Think about it: if you went for an interview for an ordinary 9-5 job and the boss asked you to pay him for the privilege of being considered for employment, would you pay? No, of course not and finding work online is no different. If you look at it in the same way as finding an offline data entry job, you won't get caught up in a data entry scam.

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