Work-at-home scheme
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Not to be confused with Remote work, a legitimate working arrangement.
A work-at-home scheme is a get-rich-quick scam in which a victim is lured by an offer to be employed at home, very often doing some simple task in a minimal amount of time with a large amount of income that far exceeds the market rate for the type of work. The true purpose of such an offer is for the perpetrator to extort money from the victim, either by charging a fee to join the scheme, or requiring the victim to invest in products whose resale value is misrepresented.[1]
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (February 2011) |